Academic Excellence; Hillhouse Rallies to Clinch Share of Division Crown

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With the football game tied midway through the fourth quarter, Hillhouse senior Marvin Batts made a play a captain should. Batts, a defensive back, intercepted a pass to set up the Academics at the Branford 33-yard line with 6 minutes, 22 seconds remaining. The clutch defensive play withstanding, it was what Batts did on the next series that eventually left the biggest impression.

Batts, who doubles as a wide receiver, caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from fellow senior, quarterback Keerome Lawrence, that capped an improbable comeback for Hillhouse in a thrilling 26-20 Southern Connecticut Conference Division II West victory Friday at McVeigh Field.

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Academic Excellence; Hillhouse Rallies to Clinch Share of Division Crown

"We were down one (at halftime) and the mindset was that there was a lot of time left," Batts said. "We knew we had to pl...

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