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Perfect ending for Glastonbury (13-0) with Class LL title
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NEW BRITAIN, Dec. 6 -- Jordan Brown rushed for 208 yards and 3 TDs, and tight end/linebacker John Pinone had a big game on both sides of the ball to lead top-seeded Glastonbury over No. 3 Cheshire 28-14 in the Class LL championship game at Veterans Stadium before 7,000 fans.
The state title was Glastonbury's first since 1989 and completes an undefeated season for the Tomahawks (13-0). Cheshire, making its first finals appearance since 1997, finished at 10-3.
All the scoring came in the first half. Brown and Cheshire quarterback Billy Ragone exchanged touchdown runs -- Brown from 63 and 19 yards; Ragone twice from 2 -- before Glastonbury opened up a 28-14 lead in the final five minutes of the second quarter. A 38-yard completion from Erich Pfeffer to Pinone set up a 1-yard score from Brown with 5:06 left in the second quarter. Pfeffer ran for a key first down on fourth-and-1 at the Cheshire 28 with two minutes left. That set up a 15-yard scoring pass from Pfeffer to Pinone over the middle with 32 seconds left. Overall, Pfeffer was 7-for-11 for 92 yards.
"I'm so happy for the kids. They did a super job," Glastonbury coach Peter Pfeffer said. "13-0 is a great accomplishment. We're so happy to be where we are and finish up the way we did. We won't forget this."
Ragone, after sustaining a thigh bruise on Cheshire's opening scoring drive, was limited to throwing the ball. He was 23-for-40 for 218 yards, but threw two interceptions and also lost a fumble. The fumble came after Cheshire had driven to the Glastonbury 34 midway through the fourth quarter, ending Cheshire's best bid of the second half, when both defenses dominated.
"He's a big part of their offense. I know we going to contain him the best we could. He threw the ball well," Peter Pfeffer said.
Pinone and Erich Pfeffer had the interceptions for Glastonbury. Pinone's came in Cheshire territory with the score tied 7-7 in the first quarter, setting up Brown's second TD.
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