Tag: Thanksgiving Football
Thanksgiving Leftovers
High school football and I have a whole lot in common.
We’ve both been built with tradition at our foundations. We’re both cornerstones of Small-Town...
Naugy faces stiff challenge
The Naugatuck Greyhounds come into the 116th Thanksgiving Day meeting with Ansonia facing its biggest challenge in eight years.
Most fans don’t give Naugatuck (5-4)...
Seniors seek to make their mark on rivalry
Rivalry games are a commonality in the world of high school football. The buzz and intensity of the Thanksgiving game has become almost as...
A constant force
Sistrunk carries Greyhounds through transition
At the start of the Greyhounds’ season there were a lot of questions as to how the Garnett and Grey...
Making plays
Ilunga steps up as Greyhounds’ playmaker
The name Etty Ilunga has become synonymous with playmaker on the Greyhounds’ sideline.
On plenty of occasions the senior receiver...
Humbly running down history
McAllen etches his name in Woodland football lore
Anyone who has followed Woodland football the last few seasons more than likely knows the name Sean...
Woodland’s unsung hero
Bobbie epitomizes meaning of team player
What makes a team player? Someone who will do anything he or she can to help the team in...
Determination drives Vaccarelli
Woodland senior captain Coby Vaccarelli, a vital offensive cog and defensive pillar for the Hawks, has physically overcome more than most twice or three...
Playoff hopes on the line
Woodland and Seymour will be playing for more than bragging rights when they meet for the 13th Thanksgiving eve battle on the gridiron.
The annual...
Kicking history
Charette becomes first female football player for Woodland
Editor’s note: This article appears in the special Thanksgiving football section published the week of Nov. 28,...
