By Ron P. Coderre

On the eve of the start of the 2015 high school football season, Killingly coach Chad Neal and Woodstock head mentor Clay Killingsworth announced the captains for their respective teams.

The Centaurs will be led by senior Cahan Quinn and junior Mason Defocy.  Quinn is one of seven seniors on the team.  He’s a 6-foot, 1-inch, 220- pound offensive lineman and linebacker on defense.  Quinn, who was a captain at Woodstock as a junior, is one of two Quinn brothers on the 51-man Woodstock roster.  His brother, junior Conor Quinn, an offensive and defensive lineman, checks in at 5-10 and 205 pounds.

Defocy, who scales in at 6-2, 183-pounds, is a wide receiver on offense and corner back on defense.

Killingly, which boasts a roster of 45 players is led by a dozen returning seniors.  The Redmen will be led by senior quad-captains this season.  Two of the leaders, Austin Caffrey and Matt Cavallo are serving as captains for the second successive season.  They are joined by Chace Wood and Justin Lasher.

Caffrey is a 5-8, 195-pound fullback and linebacker.  Cavallo is injured to start the season.  Wood is a wide receiver on offense and safety on defense.  He’s 5-9 and 170 pounds.  Lasher, who anchors the offensive line from his center position scales in at 6 feet and 210 pounds.  He’s a linebacker on defense.

Killingly and coach Neal enjoys the luxury of having seven assistant coaches, five of whom are former Redmen.  Gary Brine, Trevor Larrow, Chad Caffrey, Jack Weaver and Josh Fortin are all Killingly grads.  The other two assistants are Matt Summ and Kevin Marcoux.

Assisting coach Killingsworth at Woodstock are Will Fleeton, John Green, Henry Large and Rob Sadwick.