Stats: Here is a player that nobody talked about before the season and boy did everyone miss him. Next came 10 years at The Citadel, followed by two seasons at Georgia Tech. 5 (Trovarelli) is unbelievable. Westport Area Job Openings: Check Out The Latest, MoCA Westport Announces Its Annual Benefit - The Surrealist Soire, 5 New Properties For Sale In The Westport Area. Im just sponge in everything. Ansonia leads the all-time series 77-35-10. Image. The Naugatuck school board, which next meets Feb. 14, must approve Bruno's appointment. It was killing our drives, Ansonia coach Tom Brockett said. Pete Paguaga/Hearst Connecticut NAUGATUCK [VITALS] COACH CHRIS ANDERSON (2nd season, 9-2) HOME Veterans Field, Naugatuck HS PLAYOFF CLASS L CONFERENCE NVL Division I Well, Clark has proved he is just as talented on the football field. Bruno, 44, played at Bunnell in the 1980s and was elevated to head coach in 2001 to replace his mentor, Bob Mastroni. Submit an item for our social media through the following links: Star Student Nomination: Know a student who went above and beyond? Football. He has thrown for 13 touchdowns and just two interceptions, while completing 68 percent of his passes. Coaching Staff Naugatuck High School: Football (Fall) Freshman Coaches: Junior Varsity Coaches: Copyright 1999-2022 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic . Naugatuck High football coach Craig Peters and his captains sit down with Valley Cable to preview the 1990 season. Hunt often said he never planned on staying more than five years as head coach. This year, there were so many worthy players we expanded it to 10. Were always sharing ideas. Seymour police investigating football incident that led to head coaching change. We knew we could throw the ball, we showed it at the end of last year. Killingly coach Chad Neal on GameTimeCTs Meat Grinder Podcast. Bunnell's Head Coach Craig Bruno gives instructions to a player during a game against Pomperaug. Several sources also said Johnson did not know he was doing anything that could have been in violation of CIAC rules. Thats how you play football.. Quarterback Thomas Dreibholz of Killingly throws a pass during the CIAC Class M semfiinals. Official Results Meet Info Posts Teams Team Scores Schedule Entries. Valley Independent Sentinel | Naugatuck Football Coach Resigns Below is an evolving list of Connecticut natives and state prep school football players in the Class of 2023 who have signed letters of intent to play football in college. F) (203) 720-5444 . He was tough as heck. Notre Dame-West Haven coach Joe DeCaprio said after his team played Bunnell. Ive always been impressed with Naugatuck. Longtime Naugatuck High School football Coach Rob Plasky has resigned from the position as an continues into whether he violated CIAC rules by giving money to the mother of two possile transfers. The halftime feeling was simple. 11/30/2021 | Watch Live & On Demand. Victories in the Gator Bowl and the Peach Bowl. Just before Thursday's game, booster clubs from both Ansonia and Seymour High School announced the creation of a Jack Hunt/Paul Sponheimer trophy named after the two Valley football coaching legends, according to John Sponheimer. Still the QB followed his coach's orders, handed the ball off and watched the back get stopped short, enabling Derby's 30-26 win. Contact Host. "I mean that sincerely, I've been blessed. 1 Darien in the Class LL semifinals Sunday, 12:30 p.m. at Darien. What they say: The kid No. Bruno brought his own brand of football to the state. I've told my players so many times, `You will never play there again without playing under the past history of winning a state championship.'". One receiving touchdown, 23 carries for 170 yards and two scores, and the first-down conversion to seal the victory. Sollazzo then spent one season at Villanova and four at UMass. Im a Westie through and through, he said. His players thrived. Official Tue, Apr 25, 2023 Seymour HS. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. It's 10 minutes away from my home and I'm excited about a new professional challenge.". Ansonia Quarterback Christopher Kaminski (#10) is chased out of the backfield by Naugatucks Michael Deitlebaum (#38) during the Thanksgiving Day high school football game between Ansonia and Naugatuck high schools, Thursday, November 24, 2022, Naugatuck High School, Naugatuck, Conn. Kaminski was tackled behind the line of scrimmage and fumbled the ball for a turnover. Im fully cooperating with the investigation, and I dont want to jeopardize that, he said. Sean has won numerous national and regional honors and is best known for his innovative and comprehensive coverage of Connecticut high school football. Hernandez has rushed for 1,017 yards (203.4 yards per game) and 14 touchdowns. He has 506 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, rushing for 100 yards in three games so far this season, he has caught nine passes for 93 yards. A look at the Ansonia football program and the multi-generational reach it has, during a game against Wilby in Ansonia, Conn. on Friday November 11, 2011. Here are some top priorities. ", Johnson said the position would be posted immediately. Im an old-school guy, and I believe in coaching fundamentals, technique and toughness. CT man accused of Seymour sex assault gets suspended sentence Boshea says Manes is involved with the West Haven youth coaching circles. This is a carousel. By far they are one of the top programs of all-time in Connecticut. Height: 6'0" Weight: 180 Age: 19 Prim. The phrase was never uttered Wednesday, but memories of Legenza on the sidelines will live on in this community, which prides itself on a great sports tradition which Legenza played a key role in building. The ball is just out of the reach of Naugatucks Cayden Martin (#13) while being defended by Ansonias Paul palmer (#11) in the Thanksgiving Day high school football game between Ansonia and Naugatuck high schools, Thursday, November 24, 2022, Naugatuck High School, Naugatuck, Conn. Ansonias David Cassetti (#3) cuts through a hole in the Thanksgiving Day high school football game between Ansonia and Naugatuck high schools, Thursday, November 24, 2022, Naugatuck High School, Naugatuck, Conn. 2023 Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC, Ten to be inducted into CHSCA Hall of Fame May 11, Top 10 Softball Poll (May 1): North Haven joins, Newtown to No. I think you had more respect for him as you got older, Grabowski said. To go from playing Stratford every year to playing Ansonia is a bit of a change. All-Time Roster - Naugatuck Greyhounds Football (Naugatuck, CT) They recorded three first downs on their last drive to kill off the last 4:31. It also presented a new challenge. "The school is committed to football and I'm looking forward to the opportunity to build new era for myself and new career and help a new school move into a direction we want to go. Stats: The junior has a nose for the end zone, after all he has scored at least one touchdown in every game this season for the 4-1 Gaels. 4 Darien boys lacrosse rallies to defeat No. While Hall has been injured and Deitelbaum could have found himself on this list, Martin has been the one who has led the way for the Greyhounds on the ground. They like the Xs and Os. That dedication and his impressive football background earned him a unanimous vote of confidence from the 10-member head coach search committee at Naugatuck High School, and on May 13 the Board of Education appointed him the Greyhounds' new head coach. Bunnell's Michael Trovarelli runs the ball during their Thanksgiving eve football game with cross town rival Stratford at Bunnell High School in Stratford, Conn. on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. 10 Weston in double overtime, Fridays roundup: No. We have rough kids at West Haven and this is what we do, he said. He caught the game-winning 70-yard touchdown pass with 1:12 left to beat Trumbull. August 7, 2018. Naugatuck's Jett Hall runs the ball during a football scrimmage at St. Joseph High School, Trumbull on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Legenza was cremated and Wednesdays church service was the one chance for locals to say goodbye. He has thrown for just 445 yards and four touchdowns, but has done his damage on the ground. I am tired of hearing about it A changed man, living She survived Thirteen stab wounds, a broken neck, Baseball notebook: Strong arms spur Holy Cross, Seymours no-hit pitcher didnt know until game was over, Saturdays lacrosse roundup: Pomperaug girls down Lauralton. Stats: Though it is only at midseason, Dreibholz is on his way to having the best statical season for a passing Killingly quarterback under Chad Neal. Theres a lot of years of experience here and weve all been involved in a lot of football games. Greenwich boys swimming wins 52nd FCIAC title in 53 years, Roundup: Top seeds advance to CHSGHA girls ice hockey semifinals, No. He then traveled to Maryland, where he spent the next 10 years as the defensive line coach and later the recruiting coordinator for Ralph Friedgens Terrapins. Theres no way to take on the legacy of mass incarceration other than to undo it, one step at a time. Naugatuck High School football coach Rob Plasky is on paid leave as borough officials investigate whether he violated CIAC rules by giving money to the mother of standout players who wanted to. CT. 06770. Alumni Stories:Help us inspire our students by showing them all the possibilities that await them after graduation! He succeeds 2020 interim head coach Ollie Gray, who didnt coach a game last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the replacement for Dave Sollazzo. Pompei said he could not comment at this time when reached by phone Thursday evening. Johnston has exploded onto the scene with 878 rushing yards and 19 rushing touchdowns to lead Trumbull to a 4-1 record. "I'm actually really honored," Hunt told the New Haven Register in accepting the honor. He was a defensive lineman at The Citadel from 1973-76. Plasky, a 42-year-old Naugy alum who has been head coach at NHSsince 2001, is alleged to have given $2,000 to a mother who complained of trouble paying bills. Ray Legenza, longtime Naugatuck High football and baseball coach, died Sunday at age 80. Were always saying what we picked up from this clinic, or what we picked up from this coaching staff. Sprinkled in with established program guys like 15-year veteran Tim Nixon and Boshea, whos been with the program from the early days of the McCarthy era, and the additions of assistants Mark Manes (Law) and Tom Touisgnant (Naugatuck), and you get a formidable brain trust capable of matching wits with the best programs in the state. The Greyhounds went 6-4 under interim coach Shawn Kuczenski. Boshea says he was relaxing on beach when he heard Ecke was available and had what he called an epiphany. Would Ecke, who was dismissed at Cheshire following the 2011 season, even consider being an assistant for his former rivals? Bruno takes over at Naugatuck after a tumultuous 2012, which saw the school embroiled in a recruiting scandal involving former coach Rob Plasky and Sacred Heart receiver David Coggins.
