North Branford Football Starts State Tourney Play Tonight

It’s time for postseason football–a time when all the records go out the window and teams are playing to extend the 2011 season just a little bit longer.

North Branford heads into the Class S State Tournament with an impressive 9-1 record, having most recently . The T-Birds take on Northwest Catholic tonight, Nov. 29, on their home field at the high school at 6:30 p.m. in their first state-tournament appearance since 2008.

Looking at Class S

There is one perfect team in Class S–Capital Prep/Classical Magnet, with a 10-0 record, which takes the No. 1 spot. 

Holy Cross (No. 2), Valley Regional/Old Lyme (No. 3) and North Branford (No. 4) each hold 9-1 records, while Northwest Catholic (No. 5), Rocky Hill (No. 6), Haddam-Killingworth (No. 7) and Cromwell (No. 8) all went 8-2 in the regular season.

Check out the rankings on the CIAC website to see how each team earned its seed. See the photos to see other match-ups.

How Does North Branford Stack Up?

While the T-Birds’ regular-season record is 9-1, the only game standing in the way of perfection was the opening contest against 7.

Valley’s one blemish came in the last game of the season, a 6-0 loss to Haddam-Killingworth, a team the HK’s other loss was to Cromwell (42-20), .

North Branford faces Northwest Catholic at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Nov. 29. NWC also had a solid offensive season, outscoring opponents 340-66. NWC held opponents scoreless in half of its regular-season contests.

The T-Birds also showcased a strong offense this season, besting opponents by a combined 396-149 with 88 points being scored by teams that also qualified for states (Valley, HK and Cromwell). The defense earned three shutouts in the 2011 season.