Ansonia High School dominated its Week 10 matchup against Derby, securing a 43-6 victory at Jarvis Stadium on Friday night.
The win improved the Chargers to an 8-1 record, as Tymir Taylor rushed for 162 yards on 14 carries, according to Yahoo Sports.
Taylor opened the scoring with a 50-yard touchdown run and later added a 7-yard score to help his team extend its lead in the all-time series against Derby to 66-28-8.
Chargers quarterback Mykah McNeil contributed significantly to the offensive effort, scoring on a 1-yard run and throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to his brother, Kyrhan McNeil.
Additional scoring for Ansonia came from Antonio Pinto and Jacob Branch, who each recorded 3-yard touchdown runs.
Derby, which fell to 2-6 on the season, managed its only points of the evening on a 49-yard touchdown run by quarterback Abner Barillas-Rivera during the first quarter.
In other regional football action, Wolcott defeated Nonnewaug 36-7, bolstered by the performance of Daniel Polkowski.
Polkowski threw two touchdown passes, including a 14-yard completion to Wade Thornton, as reported by CT Insider.
Rockville also enjoyed a productive night, routing CREC 64-8 behind a balanced offensive attack.
Kayden Boland led the Rockville scoring effort with two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown from quarterback Luca Houle.
The win brought Rockville to a 7-2 record, while CREC fell to 0-7.
Meanwhile, Farmington edged out Middletown in a narrow 17-14 victory.
Tyler McMahon proved vital to the Farmington win, scoring a 1-yard rushing touchdown and successfully converting a 21-yard field goal.
The result moved Farmington to 6-3, while Middletown dropped to 7-2 on the season, per the outlets.
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