SPB's High School Football

Typically you get a lot of offensive fireworks at the annual Masuk at Shelton scrimmage.

This year? Not so much. Both offenses sputtered like one of those silly Black Cat fireworks set on a rainy Fourth of July.

This year, the pyrotechnics came from defense.

Defense.

And more defense.

And Masuk was the star of this display.

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About two years ago, I apparently wrote a column on how Clear Channel Radio’s move of ‘The Coach’ George DeMaio’s Friday Night Football Extravaganza show from its home station WELI to sister station WAVZ was going to be the death knell for the long-running local program.

I say “apparently” because I don’t remember writing the column. But it was read to me verbatim by The Coach on the phone. “It says right here: With this move from WELI to WAVZ, the high school football show will ultimately fade away.”

There was a giddy tone to George’s voice this time around. He was calling to tell me that, ultimately, I was wrong.

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St. Joseph seems to be the trendy FCIAC pick this season, which is completely understandable for a couple reasons:

A) The Hogs return Tyler Matakevich and Joe Della Vecchia and basically everybody else save for Jason Mawicke (now at Staples) and some linemen. B) Picking the usual suspects kinda gets boring.

Anyway, St. Joe looked pretty dominant in this scrimmage vs. Pomperaug on Wednesday afternoon in Southbury. Matakevich was running wild, Della Vecchia was throwing darts and the defense pretty much controlled the line of scrimmage all afternoon.

It’s an impressive, impressive show by Joe D’s kids as you’ll see in a moment.

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