Football Game Preview: Killingly Redmen vs. Sheehan Titans

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 11:13am

Football Preview: Killingly Redmen vs. Sheehan Titans

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The Killingly Redmen will face off against the Sheehan Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Killingly's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past East Lyme 49-0 at home. Given the Redmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Vikings are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Among those leading the charge was Quinn Sumner, who threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Hayden Allard, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.

Meanwhile, Sheehan narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Xavier 31-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.

A big part of Sheehan's victory came down to the chemistry between Jake O'Brien and his top target Jayden Dougherty. O'Brien threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns while Dougherty picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Sheehan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tucker Larson.

Killingly's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Sheehan, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.

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