FINAL 12/08

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Recap
Box Score
Team Stats
Scoretracker
Matchup

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
HCHS	7	0	0	0	7
BHS	14	7	14	14	49

Final score provided by S. Sleeves.

Team Totals

Holy Cross	Stat	Berlin
0	Total Plays	51
0	First Downs	18
0	Penalties	4
0	Penalty Yards	35
-	Possession Time	24:54

Crusaders

Redcoats

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Offense - Passing

	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
#11 C. Puzio	3	7	78	.429	26.0	1	0	38	123.8

Offense - Rushing

	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
#2 B. Sadowski	4	14	3.5	5	0
#5 C. Rio	1	12	12.0	12	0
#7 N. Balicki	6	27	4.5	11	0
#10 R. Lavender	7	65	9.3	15	0
#11 C. Puzio	16	114	7.1	20	1	4
#18 E. Rice	6	135	22.5	51	1	1

Offense - Receiving

	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
#2 B. Sadowski	1	38	38.0	38	1
#5 C. Rio	1	4	4.0	4
#7 N. Balicki	1	36	36.0	36

Offense - All Purpose Yards

	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
#2 B. Sadowski	14	38			52
#5 C. Rio	12	4		27	43
#7 N. Balicki	27	36			63
#10 R. Lavender	65				65
#11 C. Puzio	114				114
#18 E. Rice	135				135
#25 N. Foster			0		0
#51 J. Long			5		5

Offense - Total Yards

	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
#2 B. Sadowski	14		38	52
#5 C. Rio	12		4	16
#7 N. Balicki	27		36	63
#10 R. Lavender	65			65
#11 C. Puzio	114	78		192
#18 E. Rice	135			135

Defense - Tackles

	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
#2 B. Sadowski	1	3	4
#5 C. Rio	3	2	5
#6 G. Dixon	1	2	3	.5
#7 N. Balicki	3		3	1.0
#9 L. Carrubba	1		1
#10 R. Lavender	5	3	8	3.5
#18 E. Rice	1	1	2
#21 C. Lavoie	1		1
#22 T. Motta	2	2	4	2.0
#25 N. Foster	1		1
#54 S. Granger	2	1	3	1.0
#56 B. Kelly	3		3	1.0
#58 W. Balicki	3		3	2.0
#70 A. Arcila		1	1

Defense - Sacks

	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
#2 B. Sadowski			1
#6 G. Dixon			1
#7 N. Balicki	1.0	12
#10 R. Lavender	1.0	9
#54 S. Granger	1.0	1
#56 B. Kelly			1
#58 W. Balicki	1.0	12	1

Defense - Defensive Statistics

	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk FGs
#5 C. Rio	2	27	13.5	3
#6 G. Dixon					1	0
#7 N. Balicki					1	0
#10 R. Lavender				1
#22 T. Motta				1	1	0
#25 N. Foster				1
#56 B. Kelly								1
#58 W. Balicki							1

Special Teams - Kickoffs

	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
#18 E. Rice	8	267	33.4	60	1

Special Teams - Punts

	P	Yds	Avg	Lng
#21 C. Lavoie	2	47	23.5	37

Special Teams - Kickoff and Punt Returns

	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
#25 N. Foster	1	0	0.0	0	0
#51 J. Long	1	5	5.0	5	5

Scoring - Points

	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts
#1 C. Sullivan			7
#2 B. Sadowski	1	6
#7 N. Balicki	1	6
#11 C. Puzio	4	24
#18 E. Rice	1	6

Scoring - PATs and Field Goals

	PAT	Att	%	Tot Pts
#1 C. Sullivan	7	7	1.0	7

Scoring - Touchdowns

	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	Total
#2 B. Sadowski		1		1
#7 N. Balicki			1	1
#11 C. Puzio	4			4
#18 E. Rice	1			1

Team summary

Total TDs

HCHS

BHS

Sacks

HCHS

BHS

4.0

Interceptions

HCHS

BHS

Passing TDs

HCHS

BHS

Receiving TDs

HCHS

BHS

Rushing TDs

HCHS

BHS

Caused Fumbles

HCHS

BHS

Fumble Recoveries

HCHS

BHS

QB Hurries

HCHS

BHS

Completion Percentage

HCHS

BHS

.429

QB Rating

HCHS

BHS

123.8

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Offense

Passing

Att

Yds

.429

Avg

26.0

Lng

QB Rate

123.8

Rushing

Car

Yds

367

Avg

9.2

Lng

100+

Receiving

Rec

Yds

Avg

26.0

Lng

All Purpose Yards

Total

477

Total Yards

Total

445

Defense

Tackles

Solo

Asst

Tot Tckls

TFL

11.0

Sacks

4.0

Ydl

Hurs

Defensive Statistics

Int

Int Yds

Avg

13.5

Fmb Rec

Caus

Blk FGs

Special Teams

Kickoffs

Yds

267

Avg

33.4

Lng

Punts

Yds

Avg

23.5

Lng

Kickoff and Punt Returns

KO Rets

Yds

Avg

2.5

Lng

KR Yds

Scoring

Points

TDs

TD Pts

Kick Pts

PATs and Field Goals

PAT

Att

1.0

Touchdowns

TD Rush

TD Rec

TD FR

Connecticut High School Football - Berlin trounces Holy Cross

December 8, 2025: Berlin, CT 06037

In Monday's non-league match, the host Berlin Redcoats football squad scored a decisive 49-7 triumph over the Holy Cross Crusaders.

The Redcoats (12-0) will now prepare for their match against Brookfield (Brookfield, CT). The Bobcats come into the non-league match with a 10-2 record. In their last match, Brookfield routed St. Joseph (Trumbull, CT), 6-3, in a non-league match.

Coaches summary

First Quarter

Berlin (9:37) Cody Puzio 3 yard TD run
Berlin (9:37) Collin Sullivan (XPA Kick Good)
Berlin (7:17) Nick Balicki Fumble Recovery in End Zone for TD
Berlin (7:17) Collin Sullivan (XPA Kick Good)

Second Quarter

Berlin (2:14) Cody Puzio 12 yard TD run
Berlin (2:14) Collin Sullivan (XPA Kick Good)

Third Quarter

Berlin (9:59) Brandon Sadowski 38 yard TD reception from Cody Puzio
Berlin (9:59) Collin Sullivan (XPA Kick Good)
Berlin (3:24) Cody Puzio 4 yard TD run
Berlin (3:24) Collin Sullivan (XPA Kick Good)

Fourth Quarter

Berlin (11:45) Cody Puzio 2 yard TD run
Berlin (11:45) Collin Sullivan (XPA Kick Good)
Berlin (2:10) Eli Rice 51 yard TD run
Berlin (2:10) Collin Sullivan (XPA Kick Good)

1st Quarter
Check In
7 - 14 The scorer has checked in. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 14

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2nd Quarter
7 - 14
End of 1st Quarter
Holy Cross 7, Berlin 14

@ 6:49 PM
Check In
7 - 14 The scorer has checked in. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 14

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1st Quarter
Check In
7 - 14 The scorer has checked in. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 14

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Game Attendance
Attendance Hundreds

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Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Cold

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7 - 20
Rushing Touchdown
Berlin - Rushing TD. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 20

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7 - 21
Made Point After
Berlin - PAT Good. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 21

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7 - 14
Score Correction
Score correction for Berlin in 1st Quarter. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 14

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2nd Quarter
7 - 14
End of 1st Quarter
Holy Cross 7, Berlin 14

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7 - 21
Score Correction
Score correction for Berlin in 2nd Quarter. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 21

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Halftime
7 - 21
Halftime
Holy Cross 7, Berlin 21
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3rd Quarter
7 - 21
Start of 3rd Quarter
Holy Cross to kick off to Berlin.

@ 8:01 PM
7 - 21
Update
Berlin - 1st down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on Holy Cross' 38-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 21

@ 8:02 PM
7 - 27
Passing Touchdown
Berlin - #11 Cody Puzio 37 Yd pass completed to #1 Collin Sullivan for a TD. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 27

Collin Sullivan

Cody Puzio11 - QB, WR

@ 8:03 PM
7 - 28
Made Point After
Berlin - PAT Good. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:03 PM
7 - 28
Possession Update - Kickoff
Berlin kicked off to Holy Cross. Holy Cross has the ball on their own 20-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:04 PM
7 - 28
Update
Holy Cross - 2nd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 20-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:05 PM
Commentary
Timeout Berlin

@ 8:05 PM
7 - 28
Update
Holy Cross - 3rd down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on their own 19-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:07 PM
Commentary
3rd and 11

@ 8:07 PM
7 - 28
Long Pass
Holy Cross - #12 Brady Lombardo with a long pass to #3 Aaden Hall. Holy Cross has the ball on Berlin's 42-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

Aaden Hall3 - WR, DB

Brady Lombardo12 - QB

@ 8:08 PM
7 - 28
Update
Berlin - 2nd down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on their own 43-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:08 PM
7 - 28
Update
Holy Cross - 3rd down, ~10 minutes to go, ball on Berlin's 37-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:09 PM
7 - 28
Fumble Recovery
Berlin recovered a fumble by Holy Cross and has the ball on their own 37-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:10 PM
7 - 28
Update
Berlin - 2nd down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on their own 50-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:11 PM
7 - 28
Long Run
Berlin - #7 Nick Balicki with a long run. Berlin has the ball on Holy Cross' 39-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

Nick Balicki7 - TE, MLB

@ 8:12 PM
7 - 28
Update
Berlin - 1st down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Holy Cross' 26-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:13 PM
Commentary
Face mask on Holy Cross

@ 8:13 PM
7 - 28
Red Zone Alert
Berlin is inside Holy Cross' 20. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:13 PM
7 - 28
Update
Berlin - 1st down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Holy Cross' 9-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

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7 - 28
Update
Berlin - 2nd down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Holy Cross' 5-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

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7 - 28
Update
Berlin - 3rd down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Holy Cross' 4-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 28

@ 8:15 PM
7 - 34
Rushing Touchdown
Berlin - #11 Cody Puzio with a 4 Yd Rushing TD. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 34

Cody Puzio11 - QB, WR

@ 8:15 PM
7 - 35
Made Point After
Berlin - #1 Collin Sullivan PAT Good. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

Collin Sullivan

@ 8:16 PM
7 - 35
Possession Update - Kickoff
Berlin kicked off to Holy Cross. Holy Cross has the ball on Berlin's 46-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

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Commentary
49

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7 - 35
Update
Holy Cross - 1st down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on Berlin's 38-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

@ 8:20 PM
7 - 35
Update
Holy Cross - 2nd down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on Berlin's 38-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

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7 - 35
Update
Holy Cross - 3rd down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on Berlin's 38-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

@ 8:20 PM
7 - 35
Big Play - Tackle For Loss
Berlin with a tackle for loss. Holy Cross has the ball on Berlin's 44-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

@ 8:22 PM
Commentary
4th and 16

@ 8:22 PM
7 - 35
Turnover on Downs
Holy Cross has turned possession over on downs. Berlin has the ball on their own 44-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

@ 8:22 PM
7 - 35
Long Run
Berlin - #10 Ryan Lavender with a long run. Berlin has the ball on Holy Cross' 41-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

Ryan Lavender

@ 8:24 PM
7 - 35
Update
Berlin - 2nd down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on Holy Cross' 40-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

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7 - 35
Update
Berlin - 3rd down, Under a minute, ball on Holy Cross' 38-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

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4th Quarter
7 - 35
End of 3rd Quarter
Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

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7 - 35
Long Pass
Berlin - #11 Cody Puzio with a long pass to #7 Nick Balicki. Berlin has the ball on Holy Cross' 3-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

Nick Balicki7 - TE, MLB

Cody Puzio11 - QB, WR

@ 8:27 PM
7 - 35
Red Zone Alert
Berlin is inside Holy Cross' 20. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 35

@ 8:28 PM
7 - 41
Rushing Touchdown
Berlin - #11 Cody Puzio with a 3 Yd Rushing TD. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 41

Cody Puzio11 - QB, WR

@ 8:29 PM
7 - 42
Made Point After
Berlin - #1 Collin Sullivan PAT Good. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

Collin Sullivan

@ 8:29 PM
7 - 42
Possession Update - Kickoff
Berlin kicked off to Holy Cross. Holy Cross has the ball on their own 42-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

@ 8:31 PM
7 - 42
Long Pass
Holy Cross - #12 Brady Lombardo with a long pass to #1 Dae'sean Graves. Holy Cross has the ball on Berlin's 47-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

Dae'sean Graves1 - WR, FS

Brady Lombardo12 - QB

@ 8:32 PM
7 - 42
Long Run
Holy Cross - #6 Nathan Craft with a long run. Holy Cross has the ball on Berlin's 36-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

Nathan Craft6 - RB, MLB

@ 8:33 PM
7 - 42
Update
Holy Cross - 1st down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Berlin's 26-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

@ 8:34 PM
7 - 42
Update
Holy Cross - 2nd down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Berlin's 26-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

@ 8:34 PM
7 - 42
Red Zone Alert
Holy Cross is inside Berlin's 20. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

@ 8:35 PM
7 - 42
Update
Holy Cross - 3rd down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on Berlin's 19-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

@ 8:35 PM
Commentary
4th and 3 from the 26

@ 8:35 PM
Commentary
From.the 21

@ 8:36 PM
7 - 42
Big Play - Sack
Berlin - #7 Nick Balicki with a sack. Holy Cross has the ball on Berlin's 36-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

Nick Balicki7 - TE, MLB

@ 8:37 PM
7 - 42
Turnover on Downs
Holy Cross has turned possession over on downs. Berlin has the ball on their own 32-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

@ 8:37 PM
7 - 42
Update
Berlin - 2nd down, ~6 minutes to go, ball on their own 35-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

@ 8:38 PM
7 - 42
Update
Berlin - 1st down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on their own 44-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

@ 8:39 PM
7 - 42
Update
Berlin - 2nd down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on their own 49-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 42

@ 8:39 PM
7 - 48
Rushing Touchdown
Berlin - #18 Eli Rice with a 51 Yd Rushing TD. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 48

Eli Rice18 - RB, DB, K

@ 8:40 PM
7 - 49
Made Point After
Berlin - #1 Collin Sullivan PAT Good. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 49

Collin Sullivan

@ 8:40 PM
Commentary
Rice had a nice 17 yard run just befor the TD.

@ 8:41 PM
7 - 49
Possession Update - Kickoff
Berlin kicked off to Holy Cross. Holy Cross has the ball on their own 42-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 49

@ 8:42 PM
Commentary
It's on the 43

@ 8:42 PM
7 - 49
Update
Holy Cross - 2nd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 43-yard line. Holy Cross 7, Berlin 49

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Final
7 - 49
End of Game
Holy Cross 7, Berlin 49

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This game is a part of the 2025 Connecticut High School Football Playoff Brackets: CIAC - Class M tournament

Holy Cross @ Berlin Football Game Info

Mon., Dec. 8, 2025 @ 6:30p

The Berlin (CT) varsity football team won Monday's home playoff game against Holy Cross (Waterbury, CT) by a score of 49-7.

Player stats

Rushing Yds/G

HCHS

N. Craft90.4

BHS

C. Puzio62.0

Passing Yds/G

HCHS

B. Lombardo245.8

BHS

C. Puzio72.9

Receiving Yds/G

HCHS

D. Graves101.8

BHS

C. Rio38.7

Total Yds/G

HCHS

B. Lombardo250.7

BHS

C. Puzio134.9

Tackles/G

HCHS

N. July7.1

BHS

R. Lavender6.6

Sacks/G

HCHS

Petrokaitis0.3

BHS

S. Granger0.9

Points/G

HCHS

D. Graves13.5

BHS

C. Sullivan1.6

Team comparison

Rushing Yards/G

107.9

226.2

Passing Yards/G

239.7

83.1

Receiving Yards/G

261.8

83.1

Total Yards/G

347.6

309.3

Tackles/G

55.9

50.8

Sacks/G

0.9

2.2

Points/G

36.1

5.3

Pancake Blocks

Scoring averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Holy Cross	7.9	11.5	8.7	5.6	33.7
Berlin	11.8	12.8	7.3	7.4	39.4

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Season recap

Overall record

8-4

12-0

League

4-2

2-0

Non-League

3-1

8-0

Head to Head

0-1

1-0

Home

3-2

6-0

Away

4-2

5-0

Neutral

1-0

Playoff

1-1

2-0

In-State

8-4

12-0

Out-of-State

0-0

Win %

.667

1.000

League %

.667

1.000

404

473

283

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Rankings

Division M

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Check In

End of 1st Quarter

Check In

Check In

Game Attendance

Field Conditions

Weather Conditions

Rushing Touchdown

Made Point After

Score Correction

End of 1st Quarter

Score Correction

Halftime

Start of 3rd Quarter

Update

Passing Touchdown

Made Point After

Possession Update - Kickoff

Update

Commentary

Update

Commentary

Long Pass

Update

Update

Fumble Recovery

Update

Long Run

Update

Commentary

Red Zone Alert

Update

Update

Update

Rushing Touchdown

Made Point After

Possession Update - Kickoff

Commentary

Update

Update

Update

Big Play - Tackle For Loss

Commentary

Turnover on Downs

Long Run

Update

Update

End of 3rd Quarter

Long Pass

Red Zone Alert

Rushing Touchdown

Made Point After

Possession Update - Kickoff

Long Pass

Long Run

Update

Update

Red Zone Alert

Update

Commentary

Commentary

Big Play - Sack

Turnover on Downs

Update

Update

Update

Rushing Touchdown

Made Point After

Commentary

Possession Update - Kickoff

Commentary

Update

End of Game