WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. - Hartford football closed its schedule Friday night with a 20-34 loss to Fair Haven at home.
The Hurricanes put up 20 points for the second time in three games, but Fair Haven pulled away and improves to 6-2. The loss was Hartford’s fourth in a row.
The offense did pick up as the season went on. After being held to 14 points or fewer in three of its first four games, Hartford scored at least 20 in each of its last three, including a four-point loss, 26-30, to Lyndon on Oct. 15.
Hartford finishes 1-7. Its win came on Sept. 25, a 21-6 victory over Brattleboro. The Hurricanes scored 126 points and allowed 225 over eight games, a schedule that included unbeaten Burr & Burton.
It is a big weekend for Hartford athletics. Boys soccer, the top seed in its bracket, hosts Lyndon in a quarterfinal Saturday at 2 p.m., girls volleyball hosts Montpelier in a quarterfinal at 4 p.m., and field hockey plays at top-seeded U-32 in the semifinals next week.
Other relevant play on Friday, October 23:
Essex (4-4) 16 at Burr & Burton (8-0) 44 Burr & Burton, which beat Hartford 48-14 on Sept. 19, stayed unbeaten.
Mount Anthony (6-2) 40 at Brattleboro (0-8) 8 Mount Anthony, which beat Hartford 34-20 on Oct. 9, won at Brattleboro, the team the Hurricanes beat for their lone win.
Middlebury (4-4) 21 at Rutland (4-4) 22 Rutland edged Middlebury by a point. Both teams beat Hartford this fall.
That wraps up the day for Hartford High School sports. We’ll see you next time!