Comments on: It’s Tom Shea at Fairfield Prep

By: mon78

mon78 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:36:17 +0000

Hamden head football coach out.

By: ghsgrandpa

ghsgrandpa — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:53:22 +0000

Big Guy…Since I had little to do, I went to MaxPrep and saw that 12 CT High School football players have signed with D-1 schools…It takes a few minutes, but if you go thru their “recruits” by state, you’ll get there…Of the 12, only 3 players that I could see were from a public High School…Khari Fortt from Stamford High (Penn State), Tebucky Jones from New Britain (UCONN), and Tyler Murphy from Wethersfield High (Florida)…All the rest were from private schools in CT…Two of them I’m sure you know already…Silas Redd from King (Penn State), and Kevin Pierre-Louis from King (Boston College)…BC also signed 2 other guys from Chesire Academy, and 1 from Hotchkiss (Litchfield County)…Two big guys were signed by Florida State from The Salisbury School (Litchfield County)…

By: Sean Patrick Bowley

Sean Patrick Bowley — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:49:57 +0000

Big Guy: Sorry, you’re disappointed. I have hundreds of other daily responsibilities as sports web editor.

By: Big Guy

Big Guy — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:57:38 +0000

SPB – Great follow up as to where the kids are going to college. To much work to send a e-mail to the coaches and ask the question ??

By: fciacfootballfan

fciacfootballfan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:52:22 +0000

Hey Sean — what do you hear about the Stratford job??

By: Johnny boy

Johnny boy — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:45:45 +0000

It’s funny when you look at the middletown postings on ciac website. Everyone but the HC is listed. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Sal M from Cromwell end up there.

By: Sean Patrick Bowley

Sean Patrick Bowley — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:02:48 +0000

No idea at Middletown.

By: dds

dds — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:16:35 +0000

That about says it all

By: coach88

coach88 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:56:09 +0000

Sean check the CIAC site this morning, looks like Middletown High is starting to clean house. Who do you think is next in line?

By: Mike DiDio

Mike DiDio — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:20:17 +0000

First to call those kids Waterpistols is wrong and insulting. Yes, there were only a handful of Seniors and Juniors (5 or 6) that were physically and athletically ready to play in that Division but everyone of them came out and played hard every game and never backed down, even though there were 14 and 15 yr olds playing against 17 and 18 year olds. There is no draft or recruiting in High School so you play with the hand your dealt.

Now for coaching..same as above..you play for the coach your dealt. Right or wrong Pinto was the coach (Harris?). When those 2 coaches quit on him (more accurately they quit on the kids)it put the team behind the eight ball right off the bat then the sniping started from the parents about the way these coaches looked and smelled and it was all downhill from there. Also Johnny Ballgame asked was it Pinto’s fault they lost the 10 games? Partially,that team did lose kids to concussions and injuries, but truthfully with a change in the offense that they finally made on Thanksgiving (thanks Coach Lee) they had at least 2 or 3 wins in them.

Finally, winning puts a cherry on top, it shouldn’t make your High School Football experience, going to battle with your buddies every fall for 4 years does and I hope thats what these kids remember not all the bulls..t from the parents and the coaches. Me on the other hand….