By Ron P. Coderre

The local high schools and prep schools were involved in only four games this week but squeezing in the contest amidst the rain and forecasts of a hurricane possibly approaching Southern New England kept those who saw action playing a guessing game.

Two of the high school teams enjoyed a bye week in the schedule.  Woodstock Academy, winless on the season probably enjoyed the break in the action.  It gave the Centaurs an opportunity to heal some injury wounds and regroup.

Killingly, coming off a big win over Waterford, used the time to prepare for the remainder of its rugged schedule.  The Redmen don’t have any patsies in their final seven games.

On Saturday Killingly is at undefeated Bacon Academy for a noon encounter with the Bobcats.  Woodstock has the unenviable task of entertaining the Windham Whippets who come to Woodstock sporting a perfect 4-0 record.

In action that was played, the Quinebaug Valley Pride traveled to Meriden and got back on the winning track with 22-6 victory over Wilcox Tech.  Plainfield playing in soggy conditions lost a home game to Windham 12-2 in a score that resembled baseball more than football.

The Hyde-Woodstock Wolfpack, playing only its second game of the season looks like they’re for real again this year.  The Sean Saucier-coached team won for the second week by an identical score of 40-7, this time the Holderness School was the victim.  Pomfret School, struggling to find a winning combination, lost for the second time in a row.  The Golden Griffins were beaten by Tabor Academy at home 33-14.

Pride Combines Air and Ground 

Attack in Win

The Quinebaug Valley Pride scored in every quarter as they as they picked up a 22-6 road win over Constitution State Conference opponent Wilcox Tech.  The pride got on the board in the first quarter when quarterback Chuckin’ Charlie Innes hit Saige Louis for a 64-yard pass-run play that set the tone for the evening.  Louis had three catches for 82 yards, while Kyle Loomis had one reception for 30 yards.

Innes enjoyed a good night hitting on 4-of-12 attempts in the air for 112 yards.  On the ground the game belonged to Jeremee “Buddha” Perez and Sebastian Ruiz.  Perez rushed for 116 yards on 18 carries.  He posted a four-yard touchdown run in the final quarter to go along with a 27-yard second period field goal and a point-after kick.  Ruiz toted the pigskin 13 times for 126 yards.  He enjoyed an electrifying 75-yard touchdown scamper in the third stanza.

The Pride defense was spearheaded by Jacob Anderson who had a key fumble recovery and a pass interception for the 3-1 Pride, who host CSC foe Cheney Tech on Friday in a 6:30 p.m. meeting under the arcs at the St. Marie-Greenhalgh Sports Complex in Putnam.

Plainfield Falls to 2-2

Windham fullback Seiji Arzuaga was too much to handle for Plainfield as the Panthers fell 12-2 to the Whippets in a game played under sloppy conditions.  Arzuaga, a rugged fullback built like a fire plug, was solid on the ground, racking up 185 yards on 30 carries and a touchdown.

The Panthers scored on a first period safety when Windham snapped the ball over the head of its punter and through the end zone.

The Panthers enjoy a bye week before resuming action on Friday, October 16.

Wolfpack on Offensive Rampage

Hyde-Woodstock’s Jordan Burney continued his offensive assault on opponents as he led the Wolfpack to a 40-7 victory over the Holderness School in a game played in Woodstock.  Burney amassed 203 yards on 21 carries and accounted for three of his team’s six touchdowns.

Burney opened the scoring in the first period with a 50-yard touchdown run.  He also opened the scoring in the second half with a 23-yard TD run and closed out his day in the final stanza with a seven-yard score.

The Wolfpack also had offensive touchdowns from Marcellius Piper (1-yard run) and Teddy St. Louis, who hooked up with quarterback Reese Norton on a 67-yard pass run touchdown in the third period.  

Daylon Wiggins was once again the defensive standout for Hyde-Woodstock.  He had a pair of interceptions, running one back 20 yards for a touchdown.  The victory gets the Wolfpack off to a 2-0 start after outscoring their opponents 80-14.

Pomfret Remains in Search of First Win

Pomfret School took a 14-13 lead to the locker room at intermission against visiting Tabor Academy but couldn’t sustain the momentum in the second half.  The Griffins lost for the second week in a row, falling 33-14 to the visitors.

The Griffs got first half scoring from Chris Rovero and Papa Sekeyre.  Rovero, who had 31 yards on 11 carries, tallied on a 44-yard punt return to start the second quarter.  Sekeyere, Pomfret’s leading rusher with 112 yards on 31 carries, scored prior to intermission on a 10-yard run.