Connecticut high school football: CIAC Week 8 schedule, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders

Key Connecticut high school football games, computer rankings, statewide stat leaders, schedules and scores - live and final.

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Oct 24, 2023, 9:30am

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The 2023 Connecticut high school football season continues this week. Here's what you need to know heading into and during this weekend's prep football slate in the Constitution State.

Week 8 Schedule and Live Scores

Statewide Schedule & Scoreboard (Live & Final)

Top 25 Scoreboard

MaxPreps State Rankings: Divisional

This week's Connecticut MaxPreps computer rankings based on classification. All teams ranked.

* Class LL State Rankings

* Class L State Rankings

* Class MM State Rankings

* Class M State Rankings

* Class SS State Rankings

* Class S State Rankings

MaxPreps State Rankings: Overall

This week's Connecticut MaxPreps computer rankings regardless of classification. All teams ranked.

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	CA (Cheshire)	5-0	17.9	--
2	CRHS (Wallingford)	5-0	-6.7	--
3	North Haven	5-1	3.9	+4
4	New Canaan	5-1	5.4	--
5	Greenwich	6-0	4.9	+3
6	Cheshire	6-0	-2.7	--
7	West Haven	5-1	8.0	-4
8	Avon Old Farms (Avon)	5-1	4.7	--
9	Shelton	4-2	12.4	--
10	Newtown	6-0	-13.1	--
11	Windsor	5-1	-2.9	+1
12	Staples (Westport)	5-1	0.5	-1
13	Maloney (Meriden)	5-1	-4.7	+1
14	BS (Greenwich)	3-3	15.9	--
15	Berlin	5-0	-7.4	+1
16	Bloomfield	5-0	-20.9	-1
17	Darien	5-1	1.9	+3
18	HHCD (Hamden)	5-1	-8.8	--
19	Masuk (Monroe)	5-1	-5.9	-2
20	Naugatuck	6-0	-24.5	+1
21	Hand (Madison)	5-1	-10.4	-3
22	Hall (West Hartford)	5-1	-1.3	+3
23	Wilton	3-2	-1.1	+1
24	Southington	4-2	-3.1	+4
25	St. Joseph (Trumbull)	4-2	1.0	-2
26	Ansonia	5-0	-24.0	--
27	NDCHS (Fairfield)	6-0	-16.6	+13
28	Bunnell (Stratford)	4-2	-1.6	+5
29	SS (Salisbury)	3-3	9.0	--
30	Ludlowe (Fairfield)	4-2	-4.8	--
31	SA (Suffield)	2-4	11.8	--
32	LCS (Windsor)	3-3	7.0	--
33	New Milford	4-2	-3.1	-4
34	Taft School (Watertown)	1-4	15.3	--
35	Xavier (Middletown)	5-1	-15.1	-4
36	SMSABCM (CO-OP) (Hartford)	5-1	-16.9	+11
37	FP (Fairfield)	0-6	22.3	-2
38	Rockville (Vernon)	4-1	-19.4	-16
39	Hamden	3-3	3.9	-5
40	Enfield	4-1	-12.5	-2
41	Trumbull	3-3	-0.1	-5
42	Stamford	3-3	-5.6	+3
43	Guilford	5-1	-29.5	+3
44	CPHS (CO-OP) (Cromwell)	5-1	-18.0	-5
45	Pomperaug (Southbury)	4-2	-13.8	+9
46	Notre Dame (West Haven)	2-4	2.7	-4
47	Fitch (Groton)	5-1	-14.6	+14
48	Holy Cross (Waterbury)	4-1	-13.2	+1
49	CS (New Milford)	4-1	-11.6	--
50	Manchester	4-1	-15.2	+12

State Stat Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	C J DiBenedetto - Sr Southington (CT)	1819
2	Tyler Hilgert - Sr Guilford (CT)	1399
3	Ben Roden - Sr Northwest United co-op [Wolcott RVT/Litchfield/Nonnewaug/Shepaug Valley/Wamogo] (Torrington, CT)	1162
4	Drew Caouette - Jr Holy Cross (Waterbury, CT)	1105
5	Max Keppler - Jr Ridgefield (CT)	1040
6	Emanuel Sampel - Jr Manchester (CT)	1024
7	Ethan Nedinsky - Jr Maloney (Meriden, CT)	1023
8	Joey Gagliardi - Jr Foran (Milford, CT)	1021
9	Caleb Smith - Sr Staples (Westport, CT)	993
10	Jayden Cordova - Sr Newtown (CT)	983

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Soren Rief - Sr Killingly (CT)	1235
2	Jermaine Sheppherd - Sr Platt RVT (Milford, CT)	1154
3	Antwan Davis - Sr Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield, CT)	1064
4	Rowan Johnston - Sr Trumbull (CT)	1000
5	Brady Rossacci - So Sheehan (Wallingford, CT)	955
6	Bryan Mclean - Sr Derby (CT)	939
7	Yaxier Rivera - Jr East Hartford (CT)	928
8	Tommy Hansen - Jr North Branford (CT)	871
9	Nikolai Meltser - Jr Avon (CT)	772
10	Jett Hall - Sr Naugatuck (CT)	762

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Rashard Williams - Sr Southington (CT)	634
2	Josh Smith - Sr Foran (Milford, CT)	536
3	Jake Jahnige - Sr Guilford (CT)	500
4	Joe Mugovero - Jr Manchester (CT)	495
5	Kyle Colsey - Sr Ridgefield (CT)	487
6	Maxim Copeland - Sr Windsor (CT)	484
7	Davien Kerr - Sr Bloomfield (CT)	463
8	Stanley St. Victor, Jr. - Sr Bullard-Havens RVT/Kolbe-Cathedral (Bridgeport, CT)	439
9	Jack Nye - Sr Morgan (Clinton, CT)	433
10	Jordan Pierce - Jr Bunnell (Stratford, CT)	411

Leaderboard - Player Total TDs
1	Jason Champagne - Sr Masuk (Monroe, CT)	21
2	Soren Rief - Sr Killingly (CT)	19
3	Rowan Johnston - Sr Trumbull (CT)	17
4	Davien Kerr - Sr Bloomfield (CT)	16
5	Jermaine Sheppherd - Sr Platt RVT (Milford, CT)	16
6	Drayvn Roberts - Jr East Hartford (CT)	16
7	Tommy Hansen - Jr North Branford (CT)	15
8	Jahiem Daniels - Sr McMahon (Norwalk, CT)	14
9	Brady Rossacci - So Sheehan (Wallingford, CT)	13
10	Davion Kerr - Sr Bloomfield (CT)	12

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Brandon (boots) Payne - Sr Foran (Milford, CT)	93
2	Nicholas Fox - Jr Masuk (Monroe, CT)	92
3	Aiden Avenia - Sr Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic (Winsted, CT)	82
4	Mason DiMauro - Sr Berlin (CT)	81
5	Nick Pelletier - Sr Bunnell (Stratford, CT)	80
6	Aaron Borkowski - Sr Southington (CT)	78
7	Jeremiah Febus - Sr Crosby (Waterbury, CT)	76
8	Jack Brewster - Sr Cheshire (CT)	72
9	Angel Cruz - Sr Bullard-Havens RVT/Kolbe-Cathedral (Bridgeport, CT)	71
10	Ryan Lavender - So Berlin (CT)	71

Leaderboard - Player Interceptions
1	Elias Rodriguez - Jr New Britain (CT)	5
2	Alijza Harris - Jr Stamford (CT)	5
3	Michael Smith - Jr Law (Milford, CT)	5
4	Toby Lavender - Sr Berlin (CT)	5
5	Sam Dejesus Jr. - Sr Edwin O. Smith (Storrs, CT)	4
6	Malachi Hymes - So Northwest Catholic (West Hartford, CT)	4
7	Jake Hull - Sr Trumbull (CT)	4
8	Stanley St. Victor, Jr. - Sr Bullard-Havens RVT/Kolbe-Cathedral (Bridgeport, CT)	4
9	Jon jon Morales - Sr Berlin (CT)	4
10	Sam Petrosino - Sr Staples (Westport, CT)	4

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