Veterans

Day

celebration

DANIELSON — A ceremony honoring veterans, including the presentation of Wartime Service Medals, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 11, at Quinebaug Valley Community College’s Danielson campus.

The  ceremony will include the dedication of 39 new bricks in the Veterans Garden walkway, each of which honors a veteran. 

More than 400 bricks already lie in the garden, which was created in 2010 with the goal of having a place where local veterans could be honored and remembered. 

Since then, the garden has grown from a simple brick walkway, to plants via horticulture advice from Masters Gardner Service, and a memorial bench. 

This year new flags will be raised in the garden. Representative Joe Courtney and State Senator Mae Flexer will be among the speakers.

Nov. 14, the Veterans Connection photo exhibit will open in the college’s Spirol Gallery. 

The very personal photo exhibit, which honors veterans from the QVCC community, was conceived two years ago as a way to recognize and honor military service. 

Each year new photos are added to the exhibit, which provides a tangible way to show the student body that the college has pride in its military family members. 

The opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 17 in the gallery. The exhibit runs through Nov. 30.

The Veterans Day ceremony, photo exhibit, and reception are open to the public.

 

 

Football Wrap-up

Killingly wins

again as end 

of season in 

sight

By Ron P. Coderre

The Killingly football offense came to life with a big win as the Redmen appear to be the only northeastern Connecticut team with the postseason in its future.  Killingly raised its record to 7-1 with two games remaining in the regular season, easily disposing of East Lyme.  The victory likely will solidify the Redmen’s position in the Class M CIAC postseason point rankings.

Plainfield picked up win number five on the season with an out-of-conference victory over CREC Co-op.  The Panthers are a solid football team who with a couple of breaks could easily have a much better record.  

Woodstock, facing a true test in determining who they are, lost to Eastern Connecticut Conference Griswold.  Once again the Acads demonstrated that they could score but the holes in the defense were the difference. 

Struggling Quinebaug Valley Pride fell hard once again, dropping to 1-7 on the season.

Pomfret in its unique 8-on-8 four team football league rolled over Forman School.  The win puts the Golden Griffins in the initial league championship contest against Gunnery School, a team that’s beaten them twice this season.    

Killingly Romps Over East Lyme

Following last minute victories in its last two games, Killingly wasted little time in easily disposing of the East Lyme Vikings 56-6 in a game played on the road.

The Redmen jumped out to a 35-0 halftime advantage forcing officials to play the second half of the game under the “running clock” rule.  Led by Spencer Lockwood, who regained his early season running prowess, Killingly showed the form it had displayed in the initial portion of its schedule in racking up the victory.

Lockwood scored four touchdowns, on runs of 8, 12 and 36 yards and on an aerial touchdown of 31 yards from quarterback Kyle Derosier.  On the evening Lockwood amassed 199 yards on 26 carries.  He now has 1,393 yards in eight games.

Signal caller Derosier also had a rebound performance, passing for 96 yards on a 6-for-10 evening.  In addition to his touchdown toss to Lockwood, he also found big tight end Jake Gauthier on a 5-yard touchdown hookup.

Bret Long, who is emerging as coach Chad Neal’s secret weapon, opened the scoring with a 17-yard TD scamper.  On the defensive side of the pigskin, Long then tallied on a 38-yard pass interception.  The last Killingly score came in the final stanza when Dylan Sanford raced to the end zone on a 40-yard run.  Place kicker Luke Desaulnier enjoyed a perfect evening, converting on 8-of-8 PATs.

The win lifts Killingly to 7-1 on the season with two games remaining.  On Friday the Redmen entertain the visiting 3-5 Fitch Falcons under the arcs in a 6:30 p.m. contest.  The final game of the season for the Redmen is on Thanksgiving morning against the Quinebaug Valley Pride.

Robinson Leads Panthers Over CREC

Plainfield quarterback Marcus Robinson enjoyed a banner day as he led the Plainfield Panthers to a 34-12 win over CREC Co-op in a game played in Enfield.  The win puts the Panthers at 5-3 on the season with its Thanksgiving showdown against archrival Griswold looming in the future.

Robinson, who threw for three touchdown passes, opened the game with a 15-yard scoring toss to Chris Peasley.  Before the first quarter ended Robinson went to work again with a 25-yard scoring strike to runningback Cam Gonzales.  Robinson and Gonzales would hook up again in the final stanza on a 12-yard aerial connection.

Sandwiched in between the two Robinson to Gonzales tallies, the Panthers had touchdown runs of 15 and two yards from Kegan Marcoux and Devin McGale.

The Panthers next game is a Veterans Day encounter at home against a very competitive 5-2 Waterford team at 6:30 p.m. under the lights.

Woodstock Falls to Griswold in High Scoring Affair

Woodstock Academy fell to the Griswold Wolverines 35-22 at home despite the fact that the ECC visitors were whistled for 157 yards on 13 penalties.  Although Griswold was heavily penalized, it managed to go off with a 28-8 halftime advantage.

Woodstock played the entire second half without two of its standout performers, Kameron Janice and Jared Bouten.  Janice, who had a touchdown on a 13-73 day, came off the field with an undisclosed injury.  Bouten was replaced by sophomore Derek Thompson late in the first half.

Thompson justified his coach’s trust in him by completing 13 of 24 attempts and 204 yards.  He had second half touchdown tosses to Mason Defocy of 66 yards and Caleb Bowen of 48 yards.

The loss levels Woodstock’s record at 4-4.  On Saturday, the Centaurs travel to Windham for another tough contest.  The Whippets are 5-2 on the season.   

QVP Loses Big-time to Cheney Tech

The Quinebaug Valley Pride traveled to Manchester for a contest against Cheney Tech and was beaten 39-6.  The Pride played Cheney even in the first quarter before the Techsters opened the floodgates, scoring three second period touchdowns.  From that juncture on it was “Katie bar the door.”

The lone bright spot in the game for the Pride was an 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Jacob Talbot late in the game.

The loss drops the Pride to 1-7 on the season as it prepares to entertain visiting Wilcox Tech on Friday in a 6 p.m. encounter under the lights.

Pomfret Closes Out Regular Season with Big Win

Pomfret School fell behind Foran School 6-0 in the early going of the game in Torrington but then responded with 46 unanswered points in a 46-6 lopsided victory.  The win gives Pomfret a 4-2 log in the initial season of the unique eight-man football league.

Quarterback Jack Paulson (10-18-133) threw for one touchdown and ran for another.  Thos Kuffour, who had five catches for 62 yards, was on the receiving end of the TD toss.  Paulson’s touchdown tally came on a run of 62 yards.  Owen McDevitt had a great ground game for the Golden Griffins, rushing for two scores.

 

 

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Top: In East Woodstock. Left: Fothergilla ablaze. Bottom: In Woodstock.

 

 

 

WOODSTOCK — A Putnam man was arrested on heroin charges Oct. 24.

Seth Daley, 20, of 77 Chapman St., Putnam, was charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin with intent to sell.

Members of the Troop D Quality of Life Task Force were conducting surveillance in an unmarked vehicle in the parking lot of Sherwood’s Bar and Grill on Rt. 171 after receiving complaints of narcotic activity occurring in the parking lot.  While in the parking lot police said they saw Daley approaching vehicles.  That detectives assigned to the QLTF know Daley through previous police involvement as a “drug runner” for a local heroin dealer. Daley admitted to police he had heroin in his possession.  Numerous bags of heroin pre-packaged for sale was then seized from his pants pocket. Daley was then taken into custody without incident.

Members of the CT State Police are committed to combating drug activity in the “Quiet Corner” and anyone with information regarding the illegal sale of narcotics and /or synthetic marijuana are encouraged to call the Troop D Anonymous Tips Hotline at 860-779-4950 or directly message this Facebook account.