Football Wrap-up

Soggy

weekend 

doesn’t alter 

gridiron 

action

By Ron P. Coderre

The weather man was somewhat of a pain in the backside for local high school and prep school football action last weekend.  But like the proverbial mailman, the games went on despite the somewhat rainy, chilly, soggy conditions.

The Killingly Redmen, following a disappointing outcome in their game against New London last week, rebounded in convincing fashion against the Griswold Wolverines.  Griswold came in on a high after a strong offensive victory over North Branford the previous week.  The Redmen easily disposed of Griswold 48-12.  Killingly improved its record to 3-1 with the win.

The young Quinebaug Valley Pride continued its downward spiral losing at home to Capital Prep/Achievement First 48-6.  The loss drops coach Joe Asermelly’s team to 0-4 on the season.

Woodstock Academy did something it hasn’t done in many years, winning its second game of the year.  The Centaurs elated the home crowd by beating visiting CREC Co-op.  The win levels Woodstock’s record at 2-2. 

In the preps, Hyde-Woodstock picked up its second win of the season, making the long trek to Holderness, N.H., worthwhile.  Pomfret School, playing in the newly created 8-man football league, travelled to New York and came back with a victory.  It was the Golden Griffins first game in the new league, first game of the season and first win of the year.

Killingly Back on Winning Track

Killingly jumped out to an early lead on Eastern Connecticut Conference Division III foe Griswold but saw the advantage dissipate before getting their act together and running off with a 48-12 victory.  

The Redmen opened the scoring parade when Kelsey Rhines bolted over from 2 yards out.  Rhines would score again later in the contest in the second period on a 35-yard scamper.  Overall he had 44 yards on four carries in the game. 

Killingly’s second score came from its defense when Jeff Ward scooped up a Griswold fumble and raced to paydirt putting his team on top 13-0.  Griswold than struck back for a pair of scores on the complacent Killingly defense. 

Spencer Lockwood then reignited the offense when he ran in from 3 yards out for a TD to close out the first half scoring.  Lockwood had another banner evening on the ground, racing for 149 yards on 23 carries.  Lockwood now has 787 yards from scrimmage in four games.  The Redmen went off at halftime ahead 27-12.

The second half belonged to the Killingly team as the defense and offense went to work in earnest.  The D held the Wolverines scoreless over the final 24 minutes of play.  

On offense Zach Caffrey had a pair of second half scores on runs of 18 and one yards.  Bret Long was the other Redman to score as he tallied on a 30-yard aerial connection from quarterback Kyle Derosier.

The win puts the Redmen at 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in the ECC Division III.  The Redmen enjoy a week off in the schedule before resuming action on Friday, Oct. 14 at home against Montville in a 6:30 p.m. game. 

Pride Offense Remains in Hiding

Capital Prep/Achievement First rolled into Putnam on Friday night and steamrolled the Pride in front of a small crowd of hardy fans.  The Preppers opened the contest scoring 28 points in the initial stanza.  They continued the surge, tallying 20 more markers in the second period.  Capital Prep/Achievement First went into the locker room at intermission with an insurmountable 48-0 lead.

The second half witnessed the visitors using many of their substitutes against the young tri-op team.  The final 24 minutes were scoreless until late in the contest when William McGlynn broke over from 14 yards out for the 0-4 Pride.  The Pride is off this weekend.  They play again on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Bullard Havens in a noon showdown.  

Centaurs Win at Home

Woodstock Academy rallied in front of the home folks for a stunning 32-26 win over visiting CREC Co-op.  The Centaurs were led by runningback Cameron Janice who ran for 116 yards on 18 totes of the pigskin.  Two of his carries resulted in touchdowns.

Devin LeRoy electrified the crowd with an 88-yard kickoff return as part of a Woodstock 16-0 run of unanswered points.  Quarterback Jared Bouten was 8-16-41 and also ran in for a score.  The Acads converted 3-of-4 two point conversions, which proved instrumental in the victory.

The victory gives coach Darryl Daleen’s charges a 2-2 record on the season as they move through their independent schedule.  The Centaurs entertain Woonsocket (RI) High School on Saturday, Oct. 8 in a 3 p.m. contest.

Hyde-Woodstock Slips by Holderness

The Hyde-/Woodstock Wolfpack of coach Sean Saucier slipped past Holderness School 17-14 in a game played in New Hampshire.  The winning score came on a dramatic 22-yard field goal by Jakob Robinson with a mere 10 seconds remaining in the contest.

The Wolfpack’s two other scores came on an Ian Ricketts two-yard touchdown run and a 66-yard pass-run connection from quarterback Jake Vasapoli to Aaron Petion.  Jordan Knight had a key interception late in the game to seal the win.  Knight had 89 yards on offense on 23 carries, while Ricketts finished with 30 yards on eight attempts.

The Wolfpack move to 2-0 on the season with the victory.

Pomfret Eight Wins First Game

Pomfret sojourned to Millbrook, N.Y., for an eight-man contest, the first in its long football history.  The Golden Griffins returned to Connecticut with a satisfying 42-8 victory.

Thos Kuffour was the show for Pomfret, scoring four touchdowns in a tremendous one-man show.  Kuffour tallied on runs of 8, 2, and 33 yards in addition to scoring on a kickoff return of 75 yards.  The stellar runningback posted 125 yards on 11 carries for his day’s work.

Owen McDevitt, who ran for 56 yards on six carries, added touchdowns of 5 and 3 yards for the 1-0 Griffs.

 

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