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Woodland All-Decade Football
Team of the decade: 2004 Undefeated Class SS and NVL champion; No. 6 in final NH Register poll; WRHS records points (437), shutouts (7); 3 All-State picks; 7 All-NVL picks Player of the decade: Pat Krakowski All-State (2004); NH Register All-Area (2004); All-NVL (2003-04); WRHS records career touchdowns (66), points (412); only 3-year captain in team history Offense QB Jared Katchmar... »
Naugatuck All-Decade Football
Team of the decade: 2001 Best record of the decade (10-0 regular season, 10-1 overall); NVL champion; last NHS team to beat Ansonia and qualify for Class LL Tournament; 7 All-NVL picks Player of the decade: Matt Gomes All-State (2003); New Haven Register All-State (2003); All-NVL (2002-03); 59 receptions, 1,040 yards, 11 touchdowns (2003); New Haven County All-Star (2004) Offense QB... »
Football playoffs expand, season extends
The path to Connecticut high school football playoffs—the most exclusive postseason in the state—will get a little wider next fall. The CIAC has unveiled a new playoff format and divisional alignment that will increase from 24 to 32 the total number of teams that participate in the state tournament. Until now, four teams from each... »
The Other Thanksgiving Football Game
BEACON FALLS — Thanksgiving football is one of those traditions that binds families together through generations. Like every year, there were plenty of games to choose from Wednesday night and Thursday morning—Woodland-Seymour, Naugatuck-Ansonia, Holy Cross-Wolcott, and dozens more. But this year, there was one, more family-oriented Thanksgiving game, but this tilt featured only one... »
Ansonia ups Turkey Day streak to 8 over NHS
NAUGATUCK — There was no time left on the scoreboard clock as Ansonia raced off the field, heading to the locker room at the half. The referees ruled the clock should have stopped because Naugatuck had gained a first down, leaving one second before the break. Naugatuck quarterback Tyler Conklin is tackled by a... »
Hawks crush Cats, end Thanksgiving drought
SEYMOUR — Finally. In one of the most incredible showings of offensive production in Woodland history, the Hawks ended a five-game losing streak to Seymour with a dominating, 55-32 win over the Wildcats on Thanksgiving Eve at DeBarber Field. A pair of all-time performances paced the Black and Gold—both junior tailback Jack DeBiase and senior... »
The Burning of the Shoe
The fire everyone knows about, the one that’s the flaming hub of a spirited Thanksgiving Eve pep rally, will take place Wednesday night, just hours before the Greyhounds host rival Ansonia. The one that players and alumni know about, the one that’s the flickering center of a pensive gathering, will take place just a... »
A Team to Call Their Own
Lou Poeta and Paul Brennan are lifelong residents of Beacon Falls. They remember the days when Woodland Regional High School didn’t exist. Heck, there was no consideration of a high school being built anywhere near Beacon Falls when they were in school. Back then, kids from town went to Laurel Ledge... »
Hounds hope beginning, end are memorable
People remember the beginning and the end but not the middle. If that old nugget of wisdom actually contains a nugget of truth, the Naugatuck High School football team has a chance Thursday to make the 2009 season pretty memorable—in a good way. Opening night was storybook: The Greyhounds, coming off a 3-8 campaign, coached... »