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New Canaan Maloney

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The Maloney (Meriden, CT) varsity football team lost Sunday's neutral playoff game against New Canaan (CT) by a score of 11-8.

This game is a part of the "2023 Connecticut High School Football Playoff Brackets: CIAC - Class L" tournament.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
New Canaan	0	0	0	11	11
Maloney	8	0	0	0	8

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Box Score Stats

New Canaan (23-24)		Maloney (23-24)
55	Total Plays	45
13	First Downs	8
4	Penalties	6
35	Penalty Yards	40
23:22	Possession Time	24:38

Game Stats

New Canaan (23-24)

New Canaan

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	5	10	49	.500	9.8	30	64.2
3	Luke Reed (Sr)	1	1	13	1.000	13.0	13	137.5
12	Luke Robinson (Jr)	4	9	36	.444	9.0	30	55.8

New Canaan

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	45	251	5.6	65	1	1
3	Luke Reed (Sr)	5	20	4.0	7	0
4	Thomas Garcia (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3	0
6	Alex Benevento (Sr)	17	160	9.4	65	1	1
7	Michael Smith (Jr)	5	7	1.4	4	0
10	Alex Russey (Jr)	5	40	8.0	31	0
12	Luke Robinson (Jr)	3	-5	-1.7	1	0
20	Cooper Smith (Sr)	7	26	3.7	13	0

New Canaan

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	5	49	9.8	30
5	Will Langford (Sr)	2	11	5.5	7
7	Michael Smith (Jr)	1	13	13.0	13
14	Andrew Esposito (So)	1	30	30.0	30
20	Cooper Smith (Sr)	1	-5	-5.0	-5

New Canaan

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	1
7	Michael Smith (Jr)	1
12	Luke Robinson (Jr)	1	1

New Canaan

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	251	49	10	25	335
2	Ryan Barnard (Sr)			10		10
3	Luke Reed (Sr)	20				20
4	Thomas Garcia (Sr)	3				3
5	Will Langford (Sr)		11			11
6	Alex Benevento (Sr)	160			8	168
7	Michael Smith (Jr)	7	13			20
10	Alex Russey (Jr)	40				40
12	Luke Robinson (Jr)	-5				-5
14	Andrew Esposito (So)		30			30
20	Cooper Smith (Sr)	26	-5		17	38

New Canaan

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	251	49	49	300
3	Luke Reed (Sr)	20	13		33
4	Thomas Garcia (Sr)	3			3
5	Will Langford (Sr)			11	11
6	Alex Benevento (Sr)	160			160
7	Michael Smith (Jr)	7		13	20
10	Alex Russey (Jr)	40			40
12	Luke Robinson (Jr)	-5	36		31
14	Andrew Esposito (So)			30	30
20	Cooper Smith (Sr)	26		-5	21

New Canaan

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	45	19	64	7.0
2	Ryan Barnard (Sr)	7	1	8
4	Thomas Garcia (Sr)	4	2	6
6	Alex Benevento (Sr)	4	1	5	1.0
7	Michael Smith (Jr)	3	2	5
9	Luke Bopp (Sr)	4	1	5
13	Owen Lydon (Sr)	2	7	9
14	Andrew Esposito (So)	1	0	1
15	Simon Tchakarov (Jr)	4	0	4	1.0
20	Cooper Smith (Sr)	1	0	1
21	Connor Mazza (Jr)	2	1	3	1.0
24	Trey Walker (Jr)	1	0	1
28	J. Moultrie (Fr)	2	2	4
36	Grayson Ladley (So)	0	1	1
44	Ryan Axon (Sr)	1	0	1
52	Walter Schmitz (Sr)	2	1	3
76	Miles Chisholm (Sr)	7		7	4.0

New Canaan

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD
	Team Totals	2	1
6	Alex Benevento (Sr)		1
7	Michael Smith (Jr)	1
9	Luke Bopp (Sr)	1

New Canaan

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	90	45.0	46	0
28	Tucker Stevens (Jr)	2	90	45.0	46	0

New Canaan

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	6	188	31.3	52
3	Luke Reed (Sr)	6	188	31.3	52

New Canaan

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	10	10.0	10	4	25	6.3	17	35
2	Ryan Barnard (Sr)	1	10	10.0	10					10
6	Alex Benevento (Sr)					2	8	4.0	8	8
20	Cooper Smith (Sr)					2	17	8.5	17	17

New Canaan

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	2	3	11
6	Alex Benevento (Sr)	1	6			6
10	Alex Russey (Jr)			2		2
28	Tucker Stevens (Jr)				3	3

New Canaan

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals				1	2	.5	37	3
28	Tucker Stevens (Jr)				1	2	.5	37	3

New Canaan

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
6	Alex Benevento (Sr)	1						1

New Canaan

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		1	1
10	Alex Russey (Jr)		1	1

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Maloney (23-24)

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Recap Video

Recap: New Canaan vs. Maloney 2023 420 views 2:34

Game Story

Connecticut High School Football - Maloney tipped by New Canaan

December 3, 2023: New Canaan, CT 06840

The Maloney Spartans football team (Meriden, CT), was tipped 11-8 in Sunday's non-league challenge with the host New Canaan Rams (New Canaan, CT)

The Rams (11-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Darien (Darien, CT). The Blue Wave come into the non-league challenge with a 9-3 record. In their last challenge, Darien nipped Newtown (Newtown, CT), 21-0, in a non-league challenge.

The Spartans now sport a 10-2 record.

Coaches Summary

First Quarter

Maloney (9:56) Donte Kelly 5 Yd. RUSHING TD
Maloney (9:56) Armani Ortiz 2 POINT CONVERSION PASS from Donte Kelly

Fourth Quarter

New Canaan ( 11:47) Alex Benevento 65 Yd. RUSHING TD
New Canaan (11:47) Alex Russey 2 POINT CONVERSION PASS from Alex Robinson
New Canaan (0:00) Tucker Stevens 37 Yd. FIELD GOAL

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. New Canaan 0, Maloney 0

Posted @ 12:17p
Game Attendance
Attendance At least 1,000

Posted @ 12:17p
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Wet

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Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Rainy

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0 - 0

Start of Game
New Canaan1st Quarter
New Canaan kicking off to Maloney.

Posted @ 12:40p
0 - 6

Passing Touchdown
Maloney1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Maloney - #3 Ethan Nedinsky 23 Yd pass completed to #2 Donte Kelly for a TD. New Canaan 0, Maloney 6

Posted @ 12:40p
0 - 8

Two Point Pass Completed
Maloney1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Maloney - #3 Ethan Nedinsky pass completed to #2 Donte Kelly for a 2Pt Conversion. New Canaan 0, Maloney 8

Posted @ 12:40p
0 - 8

Big Play - Other
Maloney1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Maloney with a big play. New Canaan 0, Maloney 8

Posted @ 12:55p
0 - 8

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
New Canaan 0, Maloney 8

Posted @ 12:55p
0 - 8

Halftime
Halftime
New Canaan 0, Maloney 8

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Posted @ 1:24p
0 - 8

Start of 3rd Quarter
Maloney3rd Quarter
Maloney to kick off to New Canaan.

Posted @ 1:44p
0 - 8

Big Play - Other
New Canaan3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
New Canaan with a big play. New Canaan 0, Maloney 8

Posted @ 1:57p
0 - 8

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
New Canaan 0, Maloney 8

Posted @ 2:02p
6 - 8

Rushing Touchdown
New Canaan4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
New Canaan - #6 Alex Benevento with a 65 Yd Rushing TD. New Canaan 6, Maloney 8

Posted @ 2:05p
8 - 8

Two Point Pass Completed
New Canaan4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
New Canaan - Pass completed for a 2Pt Conversion. New Canaan 8, Maloney 8

Posted @ 2:06p
11 - 8

Field Goal
New Canaan4th Quarter Under a minute
New Canaan - 37 Yd Field Goal. New Canaan 11, Maloney 8

Posted @ 2:39p
11 - 8

End of Game
Final
New Canaan 11, Maloney 8

Posted @ 2:39p

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Rankings & Records

New Canaan (23-24)

CT	Class
4	1

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
12-1	7-0	6-0	4-1	2-0	.923	1.000	474	138

Maloney (23-24)

CT	Class
15	4

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
10-2	6-0	5-1	5-0	0-1	.833	1.000	397	147

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
New Canaan	14.0	13.7	2.9	4.8	7.0	36.5
Maloney	5.8	9.8	6.8	6.0	-	33.1

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Team Stat Comparison

New Canaan		Maloney
169.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	78.8
93.8	Passing Yards Per Game	142.4
262.8	Total Yards Per Game	221.3
63.5	Tackles Per Game	49.4
2.6	Sacks Per Game	2.0
35.8	Points Per Game	26.8

Team Leaders

New Canaan		Maloney	National Avg.
#20 Cooper Smith35.9	Rushing Yards Per Game	#25 Donald Highsmith42.8	20.6
#12 Luke Robinson81.2	Passing Yards Per Game	#3 Ethan Nedinsky187.0	50.5
#12 Luke Robinson93.0	Total Yards Per Game	#3 Ethan Nedinsky183.3	36.9
#7 Michael Smith7.9	Tackles Per Game	#25 Donald Highsmith8.3	2.7
#15 Simon Tchakarov0.6	Sacks Per Game	#13 Trevoy Marrow0.8	0.2
#6 Alex Benevento7.8	Points Per Game	#2 Donte Kelly14.0	2.1

Record Breakdown

New Canaan (23-24)		Maloney (23-24)
12-1	Overall	10-2
7-0	League	6-0
2-1	Non-League	3-1
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
6-0	Home	5-1
4-1	Away	5-0
2-0	Neutral	0-1
3-0	Playoff	1-1
12-1	In-State	10-2
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0

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