Behold, your 2009 Connecticut High School Coaches Association Football All-State Teams. These are the real McCoys, folks.
Thanks to Ned from The Day of New London for furnishing these babies. It’s an annual pain trying to find them for media consumption, which, frankly, should be the first order of business when releasing these teams.
Anyway, here they are. (We’ve tried to correct many of the misspellings in the copy we received, but if you notice any others let me know.)
Regional players in bold.
CLASS LL
OFFENSE
| TOM COLLINS | MANCHESTER | OL |
| HAYDEN STANTON | XAVIER | OL |
| LUKE SCINTO | CHESHIRE | OL |
| JOE GHERGUROVICH | GLASTONBURY | OL |
| MARTIN POMYKALA | NEW BRITAIN | OL |
| JAMES UTTON | GREENWICH | OL |
| JULIAN HAYES | XAVIER | RB |
| MATT KELLY | STAPLES | RB |
| BRENDAN RANKOWITZ | STAPLES | WR |
| PAUL PICCIRILLO | SHELTON | WR |
| TEBUCKY JONES | NEW BRITAIN | WR |
| SANTIAGO CUARTAS | STAPLES | PK |
| MIKE LEFFLBINE | GREENWICH | QB |
| GREG PALMER | CHESHIRE | QB |
DEFENSE
| JAVON LADSON | HAMDEN | DL |
| JAMES BARRETT | GREENWICH | DL |
| TOM JORDAN | RIDGEFIELD | DL |
| CONNOR McNAMARA | NEWTOWN | DL |
| ERNEST WIGGINS | BRIDGEPORT CENTRAL | DL |
| JAKE SANTORA | STAPLES | LB |
| DAN SWEENEY | CHESHIRE | LB |
| GRAHAM STEWART | XAVIER | LB |
| CHRIS LINORES | NEW BRITAIN | DB |
| ANTHONY GUESS | HAMDEN | DB |
| COLIN DUNSTER | GREENWICH | DB |
| CHRISTON GILL | BRIDGEPORT CENTRAL | DB |
| PAUL TUSCANO | CHESHIRE | DB |
| STEVE CALITRI | NORWICH FREE ACADEMY | P |
CLASS L
OFFENSE
| DOM DIGLIO | NOTRE DAME-WEST HAVEN | OL |
| FRANK CIVITELLO | WEST HAVEN | OL |
| ZACH BRADLEY | SIMSBURY | OL |
| DAN MARIANO | NAUGATUCK | OL |
| DEAN SAMUELSON | POMPERAUG | OL |
| MIKE HANSON | CONARD | OL |
| KEVIN FOLEY | POMPERAUG | PK |
| MAURICE MORRISON | WILBUR CROSS | WR |
| CONOR KENIRY | NOTRE DAME-WEST HAVEN | WR |
| ANTHONY GIAIMO | MASUK | WR |
| JOHN ESPOSITO | CONARD | RB |
| BEN CRICK | POMPERAUG | RB |
| JUSTIN WILLIS | NOTRE DAME WEST HAVEN | RB |
| PIERRE NARCISSE | WINDSOR | QB |
DEFENSE
| ROB BOWMAN | NOTRE DAME WEST-HAVEN | DL |
| MARQUIS BROWN | HARTFORD PUBLIC | DL |
| BRANDAN WILLIAMS | BASSICK | DL |
| RYAN DELAIRE | WINDSOR | DL |
| TITO SLAUGHTER | WILBUR CROSS | LB |
| DEVANTE CREDLE | WEST HAVEN | LB |
| C.J. ELSER | POMPERAUG | LB |
| PATRICK ATKINSON | STAMFORD | LB |
| KEVIN KUCINSKAS | SIMSBURY | LB |
| DION SMALL | CROSBY | DB |
| ALEX TRUMP | MASUK | DB |
| ANDREW CLEMENT | POMPERAUG | DB |
| RORY KENNEDY | NEW MILFORD | P |
CLASS MM
OFFENSE
| TURNER BATY | NEW CANAAN | QB |
| NICK MERULLO | DANIEL HAND | QB |
| KENDRICK AMAKER | NORTH HAVEN | RB |
| DEVON PRUDEN | WILBY | RB |
| GEREMY GRATE | PLATT TECH | RB |
| CODY NEWTON | NEW CANAAN | WR |
| KEVIN MACARI | NEW CANAAN | WR |
| SCOTT YOUNG | WILTON | WR |
| BYRON JONES | ST.PAUL/GOODWIN TECH | WR |
| CONOR HANRATTY | NEW CANAAN | OL |
| JOSH PAQUETTE | EAST LYME | OL |
| NEIL EHLERS | FAIRFIELD WARDE | OL |
| DEAN TSOPANIDIES | TORRINGTON | OL |
| NEFTALI RAGUENO | WEAVER | OL |
DEFENSE
| CHARLIE KUZE | DARIEN | DL |
| TOM TARANTINO | BRISTOL EASTERN | DL |
| MIKE BABCOCK | EAST LYME | DL |
| JOHN PROTO | NORTH HAVEN | DL |
| WILL CAULKINS | EAST LYME | LB |
| TOM MCNAMARA | FAIRFIELD WARDE | LB |
| TOM NAGY | FAIRFIELD LUDLOWE | LB |
| RYAN PHILLIPS | WILTON | LB |
| ANDREW JIMENEZ | BUNNELL | DB |
| TYRELL HOLMES | BRISTOL EASTERN | DB |
| RONNIE BALZANO | NEW CANAAN | DB |
| BRENDAN MCDERMOTT | EAST LYME | DB |
| WILLIE OUELLETTE | NEW CANAAN | P |
CLASS M
OFFENSE
| CHRIS VALENTI | BETHEL | OL |
| AJ MARSIGLIA | BERLIN | OL |
| MIKE FICORILLO | GUILFORD | OL |
| BEN URBANIK | LYMAN HALL | OL |
| BRIAN HOGAN | BACON ACADEMY | WR |
| FRANK GUARDI | NEW FAIRFIELD | WR |
| NICK RILEY | STRATFORD | WR |
| SPENCER JONES | HILLHOUSE | RB |
| MAX DELORENZO | BERLIN | RB |
| PETE GALLAGHER | BETHEL | RB |
| KYLE MCKINNON | NEW LONDON | RB |
| BOBBY WOOD | NEW FAIRFIELD | QB |
| AUSTIN KICK | AVON | K |
| ROSS MCDONALD | AVON | UTL |
DEFENSE
| MAX BLUM | NEW FAIRFIELD | DL |
| ROBERT MURRAY | BROOKFIELD | DL |
| JAMIE DANIELS | NEW LONDON | DL |
| KUMIEL LOMOTLEY | BRANFORD | DL |
| RICH GONZALEZ | DERBY | DL |
| STEPHAN DANCE | NEW LONDON | LB |
| RENO DUNKLEY | HILL HOUSE | LB |
| ROBERT SANTO | STRATFORD | LB |
| TAYLOR TAVAROZZI | BERLIN | LB |
| BRETT BIESTEK | SHEEHAN | LB |
| HARRISON GOODKIND | BRANFORD | DB |
| JEFF MILLER | STRATFORD | DB |
| ALEX MIHALOV | JONATHAN LAW | DB |
| CORY VINNEAU | JONATHAN LAW | P |
CLASS SS
OFFENSE
| RYAN FURLOW | FORAN | OL |
| AJ WILCOX | LEDYARD | OL |
| KYLE CALASH | MONTVILLE | OL |
| JEFF NOSEK | ST. BERNARD | OL |
| JAKE RICHARDS | WESTON | OL |
| RYAN TAYLOR | ST. JOSEPH | OL |
| MYLO BECKER | WOLCOTT | OL |
| TYLER GIRARD-FLOYD | MONTVILLE | RB |
| JACK DEBIASE | WOODLAND | RB |
| NATE TEMBI | ELLINGTON | RB |
| CASEY OLAYOS | ST. JOSEPH | PK |
| JOE DELLA VECCHIA | ST. JOSEPH | QB |
| RICKY FESTA | FORAN | WR |
DEFENSE
| ZEKE TORRES | LEDYARD | DB |
| JOE CAVALLARO | ROCKY HILL | DB |
| JESSE SOUTHERLAND | MONTVILLE | DB |
| BRANDON FOWLER | WOODLAND | DB’ |
| RICKY FORTE | MONTVILLE | LB |
| SHANE SULLIVAN | LEDYARD | LB |
| JOE CARDUCCI | ROCKY HILL | LB |
| TYLER MATAKEVICH | ST JOSEPH | LB |
| SEAN BERGLUND | WOLCOTT | LB |
| CHRIS WILSON | SEYMOUR | LB |
| JACOB DROZD | SEYMOUR | DL |
| BRENDAN ZANGARI | TOLLAND | DL |
| TANNER YOUNG | HOLY CROSS-WATERBURY | DL |
CLASS S
OFFENSE
| JOSH FORTIN | KILLINGLY | WR |
| MARTY LAWLOR | ANSONIA | WR |
| DAVE COGGINS | SACRED HEART | WR |
| DENZEL JONES | BLOOMFIELD | QB |
| DEVEN DIAZ | OXFORD | RB |
| ANTHONEY TETREAULT | KILLINGLY | RB |
| MONTRELL DOBBS | ANSONIA | RB |
| KEVIN TIRELLA | NOTRE DAME-FAIRFIELD | OL |
| JUSTIN WALZER | IMMACULATE | OL |
| GERSHAWN RICHOM-ODOI | NORTHWEST CATHOLIC | OL |
| JIM DESAUTELS | EAST CATHOLIC | OL |
| MATT DAIGNEAULT | PUTNAM | P |
DEFENSE
| MIKE PALMQUIST | ANSONIA | PK |
| COLLIN BILOIN | KILLINGLY | DL |
| BOBBY KINNEBREW | ANSONIA | DL |
| ROB FAIRWEATHER | HYDE | DL |
| JUSTIN WILSON | HYDE | DL |
| JUSTIN STRID | NORTHWEST CATHOLIC | LB |
| BRODY BRANDSTATTER | NOTRE DAME-FAIRFIELD | LB |
| ADDISON MORAN | OLD SAYBROOK /WESTBROOK | LB |
| JALEN HILL | BLOOMFIELD | LB |
| JACK HAYES | NORTHWEST CATHOLIC | DB |
| KEVIN MANNING | PRINCE TECH | DB |
| JAQUEN PRUDE | BLOOMFIELD | DB |
| BRENDAN BADER | IMMACULATE | DB |
Wow, you wonder why CT High School Football gets a bad name… I mean come on this is not an all state team this an all conference team. I mean kids go on to college saying they were all state and then they can not make a Div. III team. Please CT you were doing so good but to end on this note…. come on Sean you must have something to say about this. You got to change the playoffs…let’s see what you can do about this. Don’t go getting all upset because it might hurt the kids feelings because that is not what I am trying to do. I bet these kids all worked hard and do deserve honors but all-state should mean just that all-state.
I have enough problems picking my own team. I don’t know how they pick these outside of nominations and ballots from coaches
Please correct Class S – Immaculate High School, OL – is Justin Waltzer not Justin Walker.
Please correct.
Thank You,
David Waltzer
Absolutely. Done.
man,this was gonna be my bathroom reading for the next half hour,smh something better than nothing tho thnks spb
Next year will give us more representative all state teams when the divisions are cut from 6 to 4.
this is absolutly ridiculous…come on Sean. I mean you have 200 kids that make these b.s. teams. when i played in high school and made the all state teams there were 24 kids for the entire state 11 offense with one utility player and 11 defense with a punter. that again was 24 for the entire state of Connecticut. i had made coaches poll, writers poll, nh redgister, consensus, conn post…all of that good stuff and it was basically the same 24 kids on each team. i mean this is just silly and it makes the entire state look bad…when did football become about making everyone happy. life is not fair and no matter how much its forced upon us the bottom line is the best kids make the team not every marginal player. its a good point when someone said that half of these all state players couldnt play D-III football. Makes the state look so much worse then we are.
Why would a someone make it at a position he didn’t play?
Bordy Brandstatter is a regional player, the kid is from ansonia
All State Offense:
QB Casey Cochran (Masuk)
QB Mike Lefflebin (Greenwich)
RB Tyler Matekevich (St. Joseph’s)
RB Ben Crick (Pomperaug)
RB Matt Kelly (Staples)
WR Cody Newton (New Canaan)
WR Marty Lawlor (Ansonia)
WR Conor Keniry (ND West Haven)
WR Kevin Macari (New Canaan)
OL Hayden Stanton (Xavier)
OL Kyle Calash (Montville)
OL Connor Hanratty (New Canaan)
OL Chris Valenti (Bethel)
OL Dom Diglio (ND West Haven)
K Santiago Cuartas (Staples)
All State Defense:
DL Tom Jordan (Ridgefield)
DL Rob Bowman (ND West Haven)
DL Ernest Wiggins (Bridgeport Central)
DL Jacob Drozd (Seymour)
DL Mike Babcock (East Lyme)
LB Tom Nagy (Fairfield Ludlowe)
LB Jake Santora (Staples)
LB Jalen Hill (Bloomfield)
LB C.J. Elser (Pomperaug)
DB Colin Dunster (Greenwich)
DB Christon Gill (Bridgeport Central)
DB Alex Trump (Masuk)
DB Ronnie Balzano (New Canaan)
DB Andrew Clement (Pomperaug)
P Rory Kennedy (New Milford)
This is what the All State team should have been
where are the 2nd team lists?
RamAlum, I don’t disagree with your point, but there have been coaches “all-state” by class for at least 20+ years. I think it used to be done with the Hartford Courant, and they did just ‘S’, ‘M” and ‘L”. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
The “real” all-state team is the one chosen by the New Haven Register, but like Ray B said it is sometimes a politicized sham. Steve Young and Bill Romanowski were left off in favor of guys no one remembers from Seymour and Branford.
SPB, Willie Ouellette: Class MM All-State Punter! Is that a misprint? He might have punted in three(8 total punts)games? He was not even the the best or “starting” punter on NC. Please give some insight on how this happens.
It might be a misprint (this list was rife with them) … but sometimes the punter position is used to get somebody deserving on the team. I don’t have any insight on this particular matter.
In response to Fan:
i am against second team lists, unless it is for the league. this is the all state team. either you are on it or you are not. no politics just the best players in the state on an all-state team.
In response to Roto:
i understand what you are saying and i believe you are correct. like i said when i played at New Canaan i had made about 7 different all-state teams. there should be one or two, and the best players should most likely be on both. i dont want all state teams for different divisons becuase it cheapens the title of all state….too many kids. my team i made up in my opinion has the best kids in the state and should be what the ALL-STATE team looks like.
There is a huge oversight on this All-state team and I don’t know who’s fault it is. I have seen every top high school team play this year and the best player in my opinion is the QB from Glastonbury. I believe his name is McQuillen. He plays offense, Defense, punts and kicks extra points. He never comes off the field. Glastonbury at one time this year was the top rated team in the state and it was because of him.
Sean, can you look into this for us…maybe his head coach did not nominate him for personal reasons or maybe the coaches did not like him. There has to be some reason this tremendous player was omitted from the team.
Yeah, McQuillan is a noticeable omission.
Speaking of which, all of these kids deserve their all-state honors. If you want to talk about omissions, be my guest.
SPB do you realize that 160 kids made all state. thats crazy. CT is too small of a state for that…i did alittle research and texas had 187 kids make all state…California 234…and Florida 197. We should have based on our size about 40 or 50 tops.
actually on my all-state team i have 30 kids and i think its perfect…maybe add 2 or 3 more kids but besides that it has everyone truly deserving of being there. nothing against the other kids…maybe all those other kids should have been all-county, but certainly not all-state.
RamAlum I respect your opinion but you can’t put kid’s in positions they didn’t play at all during the year.
RamAlum – I don’t necessarily disagree with you, but if you are doing a single list a second team would help for some of the “just missed” players.
On another note, I haven’t seen much football outside of our area, but I think your list might be somewhat biased. Out of 30 players 4 (13%) are from NC, 14 (47%) are from the FCIAC, and all but 4 are from the CT Post coverage area.
Maybe there should be two “all-state” teams…with the players selected composing the rosters in the all-star game.
Everyone has an opinion and everyone has an agenda, except for 4 or 5 kids you can interchange 100 kids for the rest of the spots. How did the Top Recruit in the State miss out on making the All State and Mr All State Ram Alums team, because he missed 2 games? He did pretty well in the other 8.
I agree with Randy the Ram-
The FIRST thing that jumped out to me was thatc Willie Oullette was an all-state punter! He punted 2.5 games and made just 7 punts on the season!
It sounds to me like the NC coaches wanted to give Willie “props” for moving from QB to WR to make room for Baty. They threw him a bone as All-State punter, even though he was probably the 16th best punter in his conference and the 2nd best at his school!
Politics!
These all-state teams reming me of that movie “Meet the Parents”….when Ben STiller holds on to his 9th place ribbon he won somewhere. Everyone HAS to win nowadays; and it’s only gonna get worse.
Also, can we see Willie’s stats as a “punter”? Good football player? Yes. Great teammate? Absolutely. All-state? NO!
Well thats it, no room for debate, we got his credentials, his team is perfect the Mel Kyper of CT High School Football. What did you do study tapes so you saw everyone in the state. Give me a break.
my boy murr dogg made all state hahaha thaats awesome.
where did i put a kid at a position he didnt play all year
the top recruit in the state of CT is either Tom Jordan of Ridgefield or Conner Hanratty of New Canaan. The only reason we were talking about Khari Forte were because those two kids were Juniors. Not too mention Khari Forte did nothing all year. As a matter of fact watch some Stamford film…tell me if you can even find Khari on any tape, he is easily missed, but he did have a supposed knee injury so maybe thats why he did nothing. and dont tell me he played well in 8 games dds, because his stats say otherwise. im not saying my list is correct in everyones eyes, all i was saying is that based on what i saw all year those were the kids that i thought were the top in the state, you can say i am wrong or i missed people, and i would agree, there could be up to 20 kids i may have missed, but that would still only put my list at 50 kids total on an all state team, there is no way you can tell me that there are 130 kids i missed when making my team. there are not 160 all-state caliber players in CT. Now could i have missed another 20 or so kids? Sure. I still believe that my list is alot more realistic then what was the actual list.
Also you say i am biased, maybe so, becuase i am an alum of New Canaan, but from watching alot of games this year, and i do mean alot, you tell me who in the state was better then Cody Newton or Kevin Macari at WR and also who was better then Connor Hanratty at OL, i threw Balzanno in there because i thought he looked very good all year, maybe that was overboard. The FCIAC is the most Dominant League in the State, hense more all state players coming from there.
The kid Atkinson was much better than Fortt this year — glad he did not get snubbed in favor of his teammate…
And if you don’t think there are coaches statewide cutting backroom deals with each other to vote for each other’s kid, you’re nuts….
RamAlum,
DeLorenzo of Berlin had 267 carries for 2,154 yards. He outgained Matakevich by 747 yards and Kelly by 922 yards. He also had 26 touchdwons.
He is a perfect example of how moving to 30 players would exclude players you believe to be all-state (Tyler or Matt). I think both of them deserve the honor, but neither has the stats over DeLorenzo.
IF Oullette did make All-State as a punter someone needs to answer for that one. I am sure there is a player in the state who actually punted for his team. Oullette sounds like a good kid but his name should not be anywhere near an All-State list.
Ram if you just say the players you chose are the one’s that had the best years from the one’s you’ve SEEN then we have no discussion. Instead you say this is the perfect team and the best players in the state hands down, because I guarantee you there are a hell of a lot more kids that are tremendous football players in other parts of the state that aren’t on any list because either the team was bad or their coaches didn’t help them get acknowledged. But like I said before, beside the big kids on the OL and DL you can pretty much mix and match another 80 kids at all the other positions. Also, 1 of your LB’s never played a down at LB he is a DE and FCIAC over SCC?
I think the NCAA have National 1st & 2nd teams, but could be wrong on that…I know the Big East conference has 1st & 2nd “All Big East” teams…I agree with everyone else that “All State” by each class is too many players, but I’d be for a 1st & 2nd team, regardless of class size…That would limit the number to around 50 players, instead of 160…Also, are there “All Conference” teams for each conference in the state?…I think I saw an “All SCC” team last week, but I don’t know if every conference does that…
I looked at MaxPreps for the QB, McQuillan, from Glastonbury, but the Glastonbury coach never entered any stats for any of his players all season…Maybe that’s why he didn’t make it?…It’s hard for me to believe that voters for this don’t at least rely somewhat on statistics, especially for the players they didn’t see…
I will be curious to see on signing day how many of these “all state” kids get a free ride to play college ball and how many that did not make the “all state” team sign with schools. I would bet more non allstate kids will be receiving scholarships. These list are very subjective…but congradulations to the kids on the list.
i followed all of CT football this year.
went to every game i could, filmed all the others.
followed stats, took stats, took pictures, watched film all day everyday.
i love ct football.
and i have a strong oppinion in the fact that Ryan Mannion should be on this list.
look at his ’08 stats.
the kid is an absolute ANIMAL.
RamAlum, I’d take Tebucky Jones Jr. over any of the NC receivers. UConn did.
Also, I don’t see how the FCIAC is the most dominant league in the state considering the #1 and #2 teams and Class LL and Class L champs came from the SCC.
RamAlum,
“The FCIAC is the most Dominant League in the State, hense more all state players coming from there.”
I think the SCC proved to be “the most Dominant League in the State”…
You have no one on that list from Cheshire or Hamden…
Also, having seen all three running backs, Hayes from xavier is 10x better back than Matekevich or Kelly.
I understand your outraged at all these teams RamAlum, but do some research before you publish your FCIAC all star team
RamAlum – for anyone who missed it you may want to let everyone know again that you made all state 7 times and multiple other awards. You are obviously a very important person and more qualified than the dozens of coaches who work with these kids every day. You sound a little like Al Bundy still talking about your four touchdowns in one game…..
sorry – i was making a joke that there are two many all-state players
obviously, there is no need for a 2nd team
Huh, How did the SCC prove to be the most dominant league in the state?
League is pretty darn good. They have bragging rights: beat unbeaten Staples, beat 12-0 Pomperaug. State titles in Class LL and L.
Staples beat Xavier. FCAIC teams(NC,St. Joes) won Class MM and SS State Titles. Ridgefield,Central and Greenwich can also compete with any teams in CT.
huh?
I was with you until the “10x better than Matakevich” comment. I saw Matakevich a few times this year, and did not see Hayes. Can you elaborate a bit?
Their rushing stats seem fairly even, but Matakevich also has 500+ yards receiving.
http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/5xboWlOUXECzfXDLCi9f1g/football-fall-09/stats-julian-hayes.htm
http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/e732CnqvLkKmDRYGPwOqjQ/football-fall-09/stats-tyler-matakevich.htm
Spb…..Without McQuillen there is no ALL_STATE team. He was the best all-around player I have seen this year and I have seen them all.
Who is the RB Esposito from Conrad ? He has no stats on Max Prep’s.
jjs,
McQuillen is a good player but he isn’t nearly as good as a all-around player as Matakevich and Crick. He is good though and probably deserves to be 2nd team
jjs,FYI Crick made all-state last year as a DB and if he didnt have ridiculous numbers on offense he would have made it on defense again,he had another 6 ints this year. On top of that he returned punts,Kicks,covered on kicks,and was the holder on PAT/FG
Did Willis play in the state game againsy Pompy ?
How many yards did he have rushing ?
I watched say 40 different teams play this year. Watched New Canaan play six or seven times. The best three wideouts that I’ve seen all year are not on this list. The best QB I saw this year isn’t on this list. Two all state defenders from last year who had outstanding seasons are not on the list but in their place at the same position they put a kid from the same conference who was at best average on that side of the ball but a beast on the side of the ball he didn’t get it for.
Awful list IMO.
Big Guy: Willis had 72 yards on 18 carries, Crick had 114 yards on 11 carries…Hmmmm?
Hi,
His name is almost correct now, please fix one more time; it’s Justin Waltzer (with a “t”) He is OL for Immaculate.
Regards,
David
Does anyone know if any of these “All State” senior players have received any big time college interest?…I think the hard recruiting starts next month, but by now all the best players have been scouted, and probably know who is interested in them…The only one I’ve really heard of is Fortt from Stamford going to Penn State…I’ve read a few posts over the last weeks that have mentioned possible top college interest, but nothing concrete…Maybe it’s against NCAA rules until next month to announce anything?…I don’t know…I’m just curious, so I can look for them at the next level…I like to follow every CT kid who can make a big time D-1 school in Football, Basketball, or Baseball, and especially if any make the Pros…
Esposito ran for 1992 yards (a new school record) 29 touchdowns(new school record) and was also a standout on defense (all-conference linebacker). Recorded three 300+ rushing games
according to the film of the ND-Pomp game Willis had 18 carries for 60 yds,Rose had 15 carries for 43 yds and 2 tds,Goldrich had 6 carries for 3yds,#3 the punter had 1 for 22yds,and #30 had 1 for -1.
total of 40 carries for 127yds
Crick has 12 carries for 132yds 1td(had 6 carries called back by penalty for another 50yds),clements 12 for 88yds,Maxen 3 for 10yds 1 td,Elser 4 for 13 1fumble,#47 1 for 1yd
total of 32 carries for 244yds
I started this blog out and this should be the last statement. Stop with the crying about having a second team and how there have always been this format and so on… I have played good high school football and have seen good football players in this state. Let’s put this old tradition of mediocore high school football to bed. Let’s bring it to a new level where kids are striving for something. lets make it mean something to be all-state in CT. I know there is talent in this sate but it is people out there that want to be fair to all the kids. Well guess what sometimes life is not fair and you get passed over for a job that you should have got. It happens I am soory but it is reality. Let’s go Sean, I think you did a hell of a job this season and I can’t wait for next year. Kudos to you, we will cross paths one day and I will tell you personally you do a hell of a job. Good Night….
HSfootballfan09, I suppose you got those stats from watching the 10 minute film on the NVL blog? Anyway, if Crick was so good (I thought he was), the coaches should have gotten him the ball more during the game to give Pomp a chance of winning.
Hey Hmm…Just curious, but who are these players who make you so outraged, that “in your opinion” are not on “the list”?…I mean come on, it’s easy to throw a comment out there like that without naming any names on who you feel deserves it better…That’s just dumb…
It will all come out by the Spring…What seniors go to what colleges…In the end, the college scouts are the best at evaluating high school talent…That’s how they make their living…And, it’s not all on field stats…It’s more the size & speed of the player, with off field character checked, too…And when they do look at a player’s stats, you can be sure they are also looking at the level of competition they played against…
Other misspellings have been corrected… anyone else?
roto,
thats the actual game film that i watched from a parent of NDWH, we work together.
And you double-checked the rushing yardage of each play with this parent? Just for fun?
You are a dedicated neutral third party observer, HSfootballfan09.
The whole process is a Joke. How can coach’s vote when they do not see most of the teams? This is all by politics not by pure talent!
Thanks Litle Guy.
ghsgrandpa,
I am not outraged as you say, but the way these teams are set up, two of the best players in the state were left off. Pierre-Louis and Silas Redd from King. They did play HS football in CT! Pierre-Louis was the gatorade player of the year in CT and is not on an all-state list…is that not a joke. Silas Redd in the running for player of the year in the COUNTRY..but not all-state in CT. Is that not a joke. As I said…congradulations to all the kids who were picked, but the list does not truly name the best kids in CT. I believe the college coaches have already spoke on both of these kids!
Hopefully ghsgrandpa my comment is now not so dumb!
Roto have you ever played or coached a football game? As a coach and a former player it is easy to understand that sometimes in a championship game you need to find way to utilize your other weapons. i am sure they would have loved to use Crick more, but perhaps they were stacking the box against Pompy. Believe it or not even Adrian Peterson has a bad day when teams put 9 guys in the box. Sometimes you need to find other ways to win. I think the original point was spot on though. there need to be 50 all-state players tops in CT
Sean, the kid from Hamden’s name is Jo-Von Ladson
CraigD, I was thinking the same exact thing! Why don’t we forget talking about all these stupid high school kids and switch this to a discussion about the heroic high school exploits of RamAlum?? id you know that when he made All State, there were only 3 players on the team? All State Offense- Ram Alum. All State Defense- Ram Alum. All State Special Teams- Ram Alum
Also, Randy the Ram is the best name on the site haha
HSfootballfan09…
I’m only offering my opinion about McQuillen. I follow the Fciac and Scc more than any other conference so I have no hidden agenda here. I just think he was the best player that I have seen this year. Others feel differently and thats find with me.
Note to Ram Alum…. this is about high school football RIGHT NOW, not back in the 40′s when you played with a leather helmet. Your 51 All-State titles are impressive but right now it isn’t even enough to get you a small cup of coffee anywhere.
Like anything, politics are involved. Just the way it is. Besides that, there really isn’t a way to put together a true All State team other than guess. It is an honor but not the ball all and end all and certainly does not present who is best at every position.
The ONE thing it does accomplish…. as proven here…. it is great material to provoke a debate. Got to love the hash slinging. One last question for Ram Alum…. were you the guy who used to perform The Triple Lindy?
Redd and Pierre Louis aren’t in an official CT leauge so congrats that you think they should be on this list but they don’t partisipate in the CT HS State playoff confrences therefore they cannot be on the all state team…
i am actually the ghost of vince lombardi…by ram alum i mean fordham ram alum…i was one of the seven blocks of granite. the point i was trying to make was that CT shouldnt have 160 all-state players. you parents make it so everyone wins an award and its silly and pathetic. there should be 50 kids thats make all-state in our state. if you disagree or have another arguement lay it out. if not then just sit at your cubicle and think of some new witty things to say. im sorry that you guys werent very good when you played football and need to now live vicariously through your children, but its not an honor to be put onto a list with half of the state on it. if you think differently give me one good reason why we have 160 all-state players.
Sorry I started the whole RamAlum criticism. Based on his stats I did a little research and was able to track him down. I will be uploading the video shortly of him connecting, to himself mind you, on a 89 yard completion to win the FCIAC championship game. A lesser man would have been too tired to then kick the PAT, but he was able to pull it off.
These all-state teams are for CIAC schools.
To answer a question. Rob Bowman from NDWH has turned down a few D1 full offers because he was not interested in the schools. He plans to attend D1AA University of New Hampshire on a full ride. I think BC also looked at him. So some player do have offers. I am not sure how many yards Willis had against Popy but he did play hurt.
It was mentioned early on but probably should be repeated – the NH Register All State team consists of the theoretical “top” 26 players in the state. The coaches team is just that – a forum for coaches to recognize their top players and the top players on other teams within their class – all among the best in the state. We really can’t compare CT football to Florida, TX or CA in any respect. In NY, RI and Mass there are coaches teams as well as sportswriters teams, and they all have comparable #’s. The NY team goes by class (AA, A, B and C) and actually has a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team for each class, and a 4th team for AA (total of 242). In RI there are 6 state champions and all state teams.
roto,
why do you have to attack everybody? yes I am a nuetral third party and love to watch HS football. I work with a parent and he mentioned he had the film. He lent it to me to watch(I wanted to really see the PI on film)and yes I went over every play,why would that be so hard to believe? I have said in previous posts that ND deserved to win,but thought Pomp was the better team. ND took advantadge of mistakes and thats what good teams do.
jjs, no problem he is a good player and i wouldnt have a huge problem with him making it as a “punter” LOL ;)
RamAlum the more you write the more I think you were an All State tackling dummy at NC. If you stopped writing about yourself long enough you would see that most of us agree that 6 all state teams is too much, but how can a coach from the SS vote on a player he hasn’t seen from LL, thats why I believe the CHSCA has 6 teams. I also don’t believe any of us parents had anything to do with it. Lastly, moron, a lot of us had our time and we had our fun we just choose not to talk about it like you do and most don’t live through their kids, we let them enjoy the game on their own. My kid played LB on a very bad LL team, he still has gotten calls for tape from 1 1AA school as well as Div 11 and 111 schools and he didn’t make the All State team, he said the kids chosen deserved it. Sounds like the right attitude to me. BTW weren’t you the one the Heisman was modeled after?
Willis did play hurt.He does not cry and make excuses about his game.It is a sad day when all you can do is talk bad about the players who did make all state.How many of you know it all coaches play D-1 football? How much play time did you get on that team?Did you go pro?High school football and college are different.Get over it.Try going to Maxprep and check the stats for all games played not just one.
ut oh! that was your first mistake: relying on maxpreps for accurate stats
I think we need to stop jumping on RamAlum here. At least he was the only one ballsy enough to make a list of who he thought was the best players in connecticut throughout the classes. I haven’t seen anybody else attempt this. Have at it guys, what are your all-state teams?
fan,
NOBODY said that Willis wasnt a good player!!!!!!!! he is a very good player,I was just answering somebodys question about how many yards he rushed for ,why so defensive? They still won the game whats the big deal,and he made 1st team
HSfootballfan09, you dismissed McQuillen as a first-team all stater, then made another post stating your case for Crick (which I have no problem with, again I thought he should have had more than 11 carries vs. ND).
Two minutes later, someone asks a question about Willis’ stats in the Class L title game, something that has been discussed here and is easily found on MaxPreps. And in reply you post your own stats, different from the ones published in this newspaper and on MaxPreps, that show – surprise! -that Willis gained even fewer yards.
Forgive me if I am skeptical about your home stat-taking hobby. I’ve heard of people scoring baseball games at home, but never anyone auditing stats on tape for high school football games in which they have no personal connection.
RamAlum, Did your create the same magic on the college gridiron that you you did while wearing the red and black of NC? How about NFL? USFL? Candian Football League? “Randy The Ram” is begging you to change your “name” and/or stay off the blog. Its embarrassing. I will give you an A for delusional self-promotion and perpetuating stereotypes of pompous New Canaanites.
roto,
hey whatever you want to believe is fine with me,I could care less. Somebody asked the question so I researched it,you dont like it,tuff crap. I do have personal connections to both teams but I didnt root for either one,instead I was cheering for players whose fathers I know well. Sorry to disappoint your conspiracy theory
Hey Curious/Hmm…I just got back on this blog (I work weird hours when I work at all)…Anyway, sorry if I was a little harsh on you in my post #57, and thanks for naming the players you think deserve honors over the others…That’s all I wanted to know…Where you were coming from…I guess it’s King, a private school from Stamford…You must be the read(something) from the past…Geez, I wish I knew enough about computers to do the “Invisable Man” thing with the blog handles…Anyway, I wouldn’t put too much faith in the “Gatorade” award…Let’s see how your boys Pierre-Louis, and Silas Redd end up in big time college football, ok?…BTW, Didn’t King get crushed by someone in their last game?…I think so…Heck, even Brunswick from Greenwich (another elite & expensive private school) almost beat King, and Brunswick can’t beat Greenwich High’s freshman team in a scrimmage…lol
Ballsy enough to create a list???? Nothing against the kids on Ram’s list, but it appears he just took the players who get the most ink in the CT Post and regurgitated it back out! Of the 4 non-CT Post area players, one is from Montville, one is from East Lyme, one Bloomfield and one from Xavier, which means they played states games against teams from the area – which means he really didn’t have to leave his couch.
I think it is also truly the sign of the times when the kid from Immaculate’s FATHER writes to this message board about his son’s name being spelled wrong! No other player…only his!
I can’t imagine my father doing this 30 years ago…..I would be embarassed as hell.
Theo, I actually asked for people to help us correct the list. We want to get it right and thank him for his input.
I’ve seen 33 of the 160 kids on that list thats why I’m smart enough not to do a list and say its perfect. He didn’t see everyone, thats why he put a DE at LB where he never played. Also, grandpa take your metamucil, those kids from King are pretty damn good football players why you be hating? Last I looked you don’t beat 2 players you beat a team.
just wondering…just so you know fairfield ludlowe runs a 3-4 defense with 3 down linemen two middle LBs and 2 outside LBs. Meaing Nagy was a Linebacker. An outside Linebacker or an OLB not a defensive end. as a matter of fact the only time you have a true defensive end is in any kind of even front defensive in which there is a 3 technique takcle a 1 technique tackle and two 5 7 0r 9 technique defensive ends. DE also put their hands down in a three point stance. and OLB, which Nagy is, has both hands off the ground in a two point stance, and acts as botha rush and coverage LB. So shut your lips with the non sense you speak, because you do not know what you are talking about. i put together a list. obviously that was a mistake because there are lots of moms and dads who disaproved with it. its embarrassing to have 160 all-state football players in CT period. Make a better list and we can go by yours. Mine was an example. everyone on these blogs are experts and are also very witty. but few of you know what your talking about and you sound foolish when you make ridiculous statements.
Randy the Ram i do not know who you are but you rarely make a good point on these blogs. but you were correct when you said that i embody the stereotype of a pompus New Canaanite, and for that i apologize. I should never have pushed my accolades on this blog, but i did it to make a point that the parents are ruining the prestige of being called all-state. Not everyone is a winner at the end of the day. You are giving all of our children a false sense of accomplishment and intitlement by trying to make everyone special.
WHAT’S THE MATTER THEO – YOUR KID DIDN’T MAKE THE TEAM ?
All I know is that Matt Daigneault is probably the most underrated player on any of the teams. This is a kid that played at Putnam High School, who only had 19 players. On game day they would be lucky enough to have 15 healthy, varsity-ready players. I went to everyone of Matt’s games and he did not come out one play the whole season. He was the starting quarterback, free safety, punter, place kicker, and he would even play a little linebacker. Matt also has the talent to be an All-State QB if he had the talent around him and was maybe an inch or two taller. The kid has a lot of heart and really deserves this honor.
crazy how not one person from bullard havens made the list
I have to agree with Theo—parents care more about getting their OWN last name in the paper than the kids do!
There is one misconception that I have seen in multiple posts and that is the implication that only college football-worthy players should be on an all state team. There are plenty of undersized and too slow by college standards (even D-III) high school athletes who are tremendous high school football players. Furthermore, we aren’t in Texas and Florida where it takes a college level player to rise above his peers. Texas sends over 400 players a year and Florida over 300 players to D-I and CT has maybe 15 to 20. Ct does better than almost all of its New England counterparts, some of whom may not send a single player to D-I in a given year, so by some standards that I’ve seen printed here I guess those states shouldn’t have any all state teams.
RamAlum- a few points:
-I am not a parent – just an alum like you.
-This is not a Parents poll, it is a coaches poll.
-Unless you are over 40 years old the coaches all state included 140+ players when you were lauded with honors. You sound 15.
-You really do not know what you are talking about football-wise, based on your definition of “defensive end”. On that subject you sound like as much of a blow hard as on your other posts. Once again, you read and regurgitate. Defensive ends are only defensive ends if they are in 3-point stances? I think you are a cheerleader.
Maybe Putnam will fair better with all state when the join the Tech league with Bullard Havens…Then you can really put up some great numbers against some outstanding football teams
ghsgrandpa,
No where did you see me praising Kind High saying how good they were, because they re not that good. I was talking about 2 kids..who high level division 1 coaches feel they can play at that level. Even if they bomb at that level..they showed enough to get a shot at that level. Just saying private school or not…if this is an all-state list than it should have the best in CT on it.
-I guess your upset because 160 kids a year can say they are All State and now everybody is one not just you.
-Unless your Bill Parcells I don’t want to hear any of your Wikipedia coaching explanations. Check out last years USC defense you can learn about the stand up DE.
-I didn’t want to use any names because I know the kid and he is a very good player and a TREMENDOUS person, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it is a duck and that duck contained the end and rushed the passer and didn’t drop into coverage and did get down in a 3 pt stance depending on where he lined up against the tackle.
-Again no one disapproves of your list it’s your know it all attitude ” This is the perfect list and I’m the expert and the rest of you don’t know what your talking about” that we don’t like because almost everyone of those kids could be replaced two or threefold with someone of equal talent.
-The Ct Coaches Assoc set up 6 All State Teams because how would a coach from New Canaan know about a player from Griswold and be able to compare him to someone he’s seen around here, he can’t.
-Lastly the parents are ruining awards thing is a little old and is from little league and Pop Warner thats where they have a say not in High School.
-Do you still wear your letterman sweater? Get over yourself!
Dave…
-im happy your an alum not a parent, where did you play your football (High School and College) Because i played both as a linebacker for Boston College and i like to think that my knowledge of the game of football, specifically pertaining to defensive front and positions is probably more indepth then yours. What are your credentials?
-Thanks to the internet i was able to go back and look at the All-state teams from when i played football in CT. There were only 52 players on the coaches all state poll…so where are you getting your information im curious?
-i agree its a coaches poll and not a parents poll, so i have no basis to argue with you there
-3-4 defense (which ludlowe runs has OLBs) 4-3 defense (which greenwich runs has DEs) Nagy was an OutSide-Line-Backer…should i give you a definition of the difference
I AGREE Without McQuillen there is no ALL_STATE team. And I also agree with he was the best all-around player I have seen this year. According to rivals.com article he is going to prep school and being offerd by PennState, after turning down five scholarship offers from Division 1 colleges this year including Temple and Buffalo. All state should be the BEST in CT that is why the omission of Mcquillen is a BIG BIG oversight by coaches.
dear randy the ram,
i just have a couple things to say.
1. whose parents hate them that much to name them randy?? must be yours
2. i dont know anyone named randy from new canaan so you must be a scrub from another town whose just hating.
3. (this is actually a question) are you actually a ram?
4. in response to number 3, can i purchase you with farmville coins?
5. do you have horseshoes?
6. do you know darren, because he is a shephard and he would kindly herd you.
7. on a more serious note, you must not know many punters because young willie ouellette replaced a man who goes by the name of Feagles (jeff feagles is the punter for the new york football giants) so thats saying something.
8. willies jersey number
9. is actually 3 squared
10. divisible by 5 to create 2
11. prime number and the number of a former trinity legend, where i will be attending next year playing the position only 1 man can play, playmaker
12. i dont know why you are writing all of this balogna because willie deserves to be on the all-state team due to what he has gone through thanks to he who shall not be named.
13. how am i at 13, because i got stuff to say.
14. turners number. he’s sooo dope
15. this state team clearly isn’t that legit considering khairi didnt make it (PSU anyone???)
16. i didnt have the season i was hoping for becuase half of the time i wasnt wearing my contacts so i couldnt see the ball and i still stopped fools.
17. im failing to understand why you would underestimate young willie’s foot because his average punt was longer than your AARP number.
18. im watching Matrix (the third one) on DVR and it’s FIYAHHHH
19. thats really all i have to say but quit chirping because if you are in high school, you probably didn’t make it and you are jealous of the fine athletic abilities of a very respectable man.
20. my number, probably the most baller number, or maybe second to 11 and we all know why. get at me, i’ve gotten some stuff off my chest in this post. catch me at trinity next year rockin the vapor jets and the str8jackets sooo hard out on that field. PEACE
RamAlum, Take it easy. I dont want you to bite my nose off.
Sztorc aka Toast, The problem is Oullette did not DESERVE to be on the all-state team. He already had been giving the gift of starting at receiver. Granito was the starting punter for NC fyi. Again it sounds like Oullette is a good kid and dont want to make it about him personally. It makes the all-state team a joke to put him on it as some sort gift for what I am not sure.
Your both right about the DE’s at Ludlowe but their main responsibilities were that of a DE, they would drop into coverage occasionally. Ramalum saw an 80yd int for a TD against NC and Maranelli (God in NC) loves the Kid so thats where ramalam is getting his info. The kid will tell you he is a DE but you can list him either position, I would take him in either spot on my team. Please, no more, you really do sound like Al Bundy.
ive blogged this before——greenwichs steve young did not make all-state———-enuff said
Bullard havens is bad and play even worse teams, that would be the reason that not one guy from the team made the list therefore it is not “crazy”
TECH SCHOOLS DON’T BELONG IN THE PLAYOFFS!!! they should have a tech title and let them have their fun.
Cowboy Jack-don’t think RamAlum’s teeth are that sharp…but has a big mouth!
Offense-
QB Casey Cochran (Masuk)
QB Turner Baty (New Cannan)
RB Matt Kelly (Staples)
RB Julian Hayes (Xavier)
RB Ben Crick (POMPERAUG)
WR Tebucky Jones (New Britain)
WR Cody Newton (New Cannan)
WR Brian Hogan (Bacan Academy)
WR Conor Keniry (ND West Haven)
OL Connor Hanratty (New Canaan)
OL Dom Diglio (ND West Haven)
OL Hayden Stanton (Xavier)
OL LUKE SCINTO (CHESHIRE)
OL Chris Valenti (Bethel)
K Santiago Cuartas (Staples)
Defense-
Dl Ernest Wiggins (Bridgeport Central)
DL Martin Pomykala (New Britain)
DL Jacob Drozd (Seymour)
DL Rob Bowman (ND West Haven)
LB Tito Slaughter (Wilbur Cross)
LB Patrick Atkinson (Stamford High)
LB Brody Brandstatter (Notre Dame-Fairfield)
LB Corey Gallagher (Bacon Academy)
DB Christon Gill (Bridgeport Central)
DB Anthony Guess (Hamden)
DB Dion Smalls (Crosby)
DB Alex Trump (Masuk)
DB Andrew Clement (Pomperaug)
P Rory Kennedy (New Milford)
Now this is my team and im tired of all you guyz hatin on connecticut well u will see the actuall 26 members of the connecticut team at champions banquet in january!!!!
how can sutherland get all state for db when he had 2 ints and Dylan Robinson from stonington had 8 ints look it up on the westerly sun website for stats
in class ss offensive linemen mylo Becker of wolcott is actually Myles Becker thanks
you forgot about wolcott’s sean berglund for linebacker he is an animal I play with him and his shoulder pops out twice a game and he still plays through it still demolishing people.
oh and in class ss offensive lineman mylo Becker of wolcott is actually Myles Becker if you could please change it thanks !!!
Senior Player in CT, Cant have an all-state team without Tyler Matekevich on it. The kid played at an all-state level on O and D. He was the MVP of a state champ team at St. Joes.
Enough with all the casey Cochran nonsense he did not even make the coaches poll all state team. Enough said.
Aaron Berardino had outstanding year against some of the best teams in the state.! Even though he’s a sophmore there wasn’t a Cornerback that can cover him ask LINORES from NB and PRUDE from Bloomfield. Pierre and Aaron were the best qb & wr combo in the state.
(Point Blank.)
I guess all state is all about pre season hype or the name you have. The best reciever in the ccc was that kid from Windsor Berardino . Every game was a highlight reel put NB Jones stats up with his and I am sure the young sophmore out played him. Not only a great reciver but he was the number one punt returner in the state. So let’s stop picking kids for the preseason hype and pick them for there on field preformance.
In class MM LB, The spelling is William Calkins, there is NO “U”
Thanks
In class L DL. The spelling is Brandon Williams theres an O not an A. Thanks
how can you leave a kid off of the all state team that lead the hold s class or s div in rushing and 17 in the state in rushing with only 91 carrys the other 16 player had betwwen 250 -191 carrys do you not put the best kids on this list or is BS all state mean the best
THIS KID IS FROM HYDELEADER HIGH SCHOOL #5 JOE LAMBERT check his status on MAXPREP
This list is a joke! I agree with all other comments as this is more like all conference. Also these are coaches favorites in most cases as opposed to best players.
Come on….have the players on class SS defense team wouldn’t start on most teams.
Exactly which ones wouldnt start Mr. coach?
Class MM OL the spelling is Neil Ehlers…it is an I, not an A. Thanks
What a joke………..its disrespects all the TRUE ALLSTATE players from the past……
Hi Mr. Bowley,
I could not find your e-mail so this was the next best I could find on your blog.
Not sure who this should go to, I would like to know if someone can correct my sons name. He is under CLASS S Killingly RB.
It is spelled wrong on the internet.
His name is spelled Anthoney with the “e” at the end.
I am curious to know the criteria for this All State selection process. Are coaches illiterate?
It’s definitely not about having the best stats or being a champion.
Take Class S for example. Where do Diaz and Tetreault rate being All State being rated 24 and 31 respectively in the RB category? Dobbs isn’t even in the top 100.
The number 1 running back and S Division Leader in Rushing is Joe Lambert, also his team Hyde won the S championship with Joe turning in a stellar performance.
He is #1 and a champion. Who else can claim that?
I guess no one reads these comments. As I made one and nothing was done about the spelling of my son’s name. I asked for it to be changed and as I can see it is still spelled wrong.
Thanks,
Dawn
how bout any ideas for some of the top players for next season besides cochran. i think dontay long from wilbur cross has loads of potential but is very raw. with alot of work he can be player of the year.another very talented kid is dobbs from ansonia. who battled injuries and a lack of passing game that hindered his production. ive spoken to coaches at the southern camps and they agree all of the players i mention are top 50 Ct players.
The QB and RB from St Joe’s are studs. Pomperaug will have an excellent QB and WR. Bethel will have a Div 1A OL
I agree with some of what (kidding me) said because when i was in high school (1999) there were just 2 allstate teams period the 1st and 2nd team and that was it there was no third team or honorable mention if you didnt make it you just didnt make it. I mean there where plenty of talented athletes and ct did not get all the respect it deserved, but those were the breaks and as athletes we understood that. Now the allstate basketball 1st team has 12 kids on the 1st team, it used to be a total of ten players all together on the 1st and 2nd team only 5 each. Not to get off the subject of football but damn if our state wants respect for its athletes it has to be earned!!
how can sutherland get all state for db when he had 2 ints and Dylan Robinson from stonington had 8 ints look it up on the westerly sun website for stats
Wolcott will run the table in the NVL this year…14 returning starting position players including all state center myles Becker …one of the best d ends on the state in CJ Monroe and a four year starting QB in Dom gambino look out
Yep its a little different in CT now. For some time CT just went with 11 on Offense and 11 on Defense for the first team. And then of course a second team as mentioned. Only one All State first team 22 players.
Not sure when/how we arrived at a completely diffent team for each class. And being in a class with less boys in a school, certainly wouldn’t stop a deserving athlete from making the team.
Seems CT bounce’s back and forth with this thinking. I’ve seen it both ways in the past also.
Listen I’m sure under this situation they are all deserving athletes. But its a seriously watered down version of what it should be.
When you asked how a coach from M could vote on a player from LL? Its no different than today. For example the only teams a M team will really know, is the teams it plays thus scouts. So in other words voting for one player or another is no different than it is now. I’ve also seen S and M teams win state championships in CT. MOF its very common. Just look at Ansonia and Derbys history? Ansonia played independant for years before jumping to the NVL. Both have won multiple state championships
For many years there was also a top-ten in CT. And again school size had nothing to do with ranking.
Anyway, it is what it is. Have a great season, BTW I wouldn’t roll the carpet out for Wolcott just yet, they have to go down and play Ansonia in Ansonia. Thats a rough place to walk away with a win.
I saw one comment worth reading above–the one about judging a high school player on high school talent. Why are you talking about
Div 1 College or Div III College. A high school player may be the best player in the State of CT but never make it to college because either he doesn’t want to play in college or he is too small or the college he chooses doesn’t have a football team.
Come on guys! Get over yourselves. This comment section is sickening. Tell your kids to do some studying. Obviously THAT will get them where they want to go in life more than football will.