The Hand football team won its 15th state title and broke Killingly’s 25-game win streak, with a 37-13 victory in the Class SS state championship game on Saturday morning at Veterans Stadium in New Britain.
Lucca Boyce and Diego Portley each had two touchdowns for second-seeded Hand (12-1), which led 10-7 at halftime. Killingly (12-1) went ahead on 5-yard run by Hayden Allard, 13-10 but that was the last time the Trailblazers would score.
Boyce had 24 carries for 177 yards.
Boyce had his second touchdown on a 5-yard run to put Hand up and senior lineman Tim O’Malley extended Hand’s lead with an 20-yard interception return late in the third quarter and Portley scored twice in the fourth quarter.
Class SS
Veterans Stadium, New Britain
Hand 37, Killingly 13
Hand 7 3 14 13 – 37
Killingly 7 0 6 0 – 13
First quarter
H-Lucca Boyce 4 run (Anthony Bowe kick)
Second quarter
K-Joseph Mackie 1 run (Cooper Logee kick)
H-Bowe 26 FG
Third quarter
K-Hayden Allard 5 run (kick failed)
H-Boyce 5 run (Bowe kick)
H-Tim O’Malley 20 interception return (Bowe kick)
Fourth quarter
H-Diego Portley 55 run (pass failed)
H-Portley 17 run (Bowe kick)