Platt High School Eliminated from Football Playoffs

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Quarterfinal action got underway Tuesday night in the CIAC state football playoffs, and in none of the four classes did the top four seeds all emerge victorious.

Platt High School bowed out of the Class L playoffs, falling to fourth-seeded Middletown, 56-36.

Here are results from Tuesday's contests; all semifinals are scheduled for Monday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Class LL
No. 1 Darien 29, No. 8 Greenwich 3
No. 4 Southington 35, No. 5 Norwich Free Academy 22
No. 7 Ridgefield 28, No. 2 West Haven 21
No. 6 Shelton 55, No. 3 Newtown 21

semifinals:
No. 4 Southington at No. 1 Darien
No. 7 Ridgefield at No. 6 Shelton

Class L
No. 1 Windsor 52, No. 8 Harding 0
No. 4 Middletown 56, No. 5 Platt 36
No. 2 New Canaan 31, No. 7 Masuk 28
No. 6 Notre Dame-West Haven 44, No. 3 New London 7

semifinals:
No. 4 Middletown at No. 1 Windsor
No. 6 Notre Dame-West Haven at No. 2 New Canaan

Class M
No. 1 Valley Regional/Old Lyme 30, No. 8 Berlin 12
No. 5 St. Joseph 48, No. 4 Wolcott 21
No. 2 Hillhouse 27, No. 7 New Fairfield 14
No. 3 Killingly 27, No. 6 Bunnell 7

semifinals:
No. 5 St. Joseph at No. 1 Valley Regional/Old Lyme
No. 3 Killingly at No. 2 Hillhouse

Class S
No. 8 Seymour 35, No. 1 Capital Prep/Achievement First 12
No. 4 Rocky Hill 56, No. 5 Bullard Havens 8
No. 2 Ansonia 48, No. 7 Stafford/East Windsor/Somers 0
No. 6 Cromwell/Portland 28, No. 3 Bloomfield 14

semifinals:
No. 8 Seymour at No. 4 Rocky Hill
No. 6 Cromwell/Portland at No. 2 Ansonia

Photo credit: Tim Jensen