Playoff time for pair of UConn commits

This weekend one UConn commit will look to keep alive his state championship dreams while another one will go after championship glory.

Offensive tackle Bryan Cespedes is up first as his New London High team plays at Brookfield today at 2 p.m. in the CIAC Class M-Large semifinals. The game will be available at  http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/ciac.

Tomorrow kicker Michael Tarbutt's undefeated Canisius High School team will play Archbishop Stepinac in the inagurual New York Catholic state championship. The game is set for 2 p.m. on Sunday  at Mitchell Field in Uniondale.

Tarbutt is 8 of 14 on field goals with a long of 52 and 53 of his 73 kickoffs have been touchbacks.