We start every new football season looking back on the season that preceded it, transferring what we remember from the December before and planting it in September. Week by week, we readjust our preconceptions from there.
Teams are never what they were the season before. A team may feature the same names and duplicate its predecessors accomplishments, but, really, it’s never the same team. The kids you knew grow older, bigger, faster over the course of 12 months. New players bubble up through the depth chart. You may not notice them at first, but they eventually make their contributions.
We began 2011 trying to cut through the Masuk-Xavier No. 1 debate from 2010, hoping we could somehow get closer to ending the debate. And we went through the season like that. Masuk? Xavier? Masuk. Xavier.
But, of course, these weren’t the same teams from a year ago. Masuk 2011 wasn’t Masuk 2010. Xavier 2011 wasn’t Xavier 2010. This was a new season with new players, improved players and new stars.
As we all found out, Masuk 2011 wasn’t as good as Masuk 2010. Not even close. As we all found out. Xavier 2011 was better than Xavier 2010.
We also found out Hand-Madison had a damn good football team. An incredibly dominant one.
And we discovered the exponential improvement of the Ansonia team that fell a few touchdowns short in 2010.
So now with four new state champions crowned and the 2011 season’s curtain coming down like an anvil, we ask you now to develop an acute case of amnesia. Erase, once and for all, the memories of 2010 and take a look at August until last Saturday.
Who was the best team in the state?
Xavier, of SCC Division I West, which finished 13-0, bludgeoned all opponents by an average score of 43-8, including three playoff games by a combined score of 131-27. Xavier allowed under 400 total yards in the state playoffs and crushed the FCIAC champion 42-7 in the title game. Xavier showed it could win every which way this year. It only trailed once all season, 7-6 to Norwalk in the Class LL semifinals vs. Norwalk. Staples coach Marce Petroccio endorsed them for No. 1.
Hand, of the SCC Division I East, which also finished 13-0, beat its opponents by an average score of 37-10. Hand had tremendous offensive balance, with both a first-year quarterback Henry Foye, and outstanding offensive players Nick Vitale and, later in the season, tailback Kevin Frey, who torched Masuk for 155 yards and New Canaan for 211. Hand’s defense allowed just 127 points all year. They won a title in, arguably, the toughest of the four state playoff divisions. They got New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli’s vote for No. 1.
And finally, you have Ansonia, the first 14-0 team in state history which boasted the Nation’s top tailback, Arkeel Newsome, who finished with a state-record 3,763 yards rushing and record 62 total touchdowns. Ansonia’s defense allowed just 154 points all season, usually in the late-stages of games, and scored a state-best 624 points. Ansonia also defeated Class S champion Holy Cross twice, 45-13 in the regular season and 33-0 in the NVL championship game.
To me, I think it’s a no-brainer. But, as we’ve seen from the comments on the previous post, there’s plenty of other opinions out there.
So… Who’s No. 1?
What’s your Top 10?
The final polls will be unveiled today and we’ll wrap the whole season up shortly and start picking our all-star teams, which will be unveiled around Christmastime.
Many of you have already posted your No. 1 and your final Top 10 (or 5) on the previous post. Since the comments might have been buried, feel free to repost here and make your case for No. 1.
1) Xavier
2) Hand
3) Ansonia
4) Staples
5) Masuk
Xavier is #1. No weaknesses. Tough schedule. Depth at every position. You know it’s a great team when most people in the state couldn’t tell you the names of their top 3 players. I don’t see this program going away any time soon.
Hand is #2. Played a tough schedule (including a dominant performance in the most highly anticipated game this year). Physical defense. You can’t help but root for Nick Vitale. It’s not often that the smallest kid on the field is the one that opponents are the most afraid of.
Ansonia #3. Even diehard Charger fans don’t genuinely believe that we’re better than Xavier (Hand, that’s another story). This year’s product played Ansonia football to a T. Smothering defense. Relentless running attack. It doesn’t hurt to have the NATION’s rushing leader, either.
I guess I was last on the other thread.
1. Xavier
2. Hand
3. Ansonia
4. Staples
5. New Canaan
6-10. Windsor, Masuk, Holy Cross and anyone else you want in any order you want.
Xavier is hands down #1. They had the bullseye on their backs all year and rolled over everyone, facing as tough a schedule as any team has ever seen. Hand is #2 for being very good, although not nearly as dominant, agaisnt a similar schedule and two brilliant play-off performances. Ansonia is #3; not the same quality of victories, but they rolled over all they faced.
Next year, that Staples team will be a year older and have a major chip on its shoulder off of Saturday. And Ansonia is, well, Ansonia. X and Hand will be very good, too. For the X-Men, it will be nice to return to the role of underdog, at least for awhile.
XAVIER
HAND
ANSONIA
MASUK
STAPLES
WINDSOR
HOLY CROSS
NEW CANAAN
NORWALK
NEWTOWN
Top 5 are SOLID and how they should be voted, after that purely subjective
1. Xavier
2. Hand
3. Masuk
4. Ansonia
5. Staples
6. New Canaan
7. Windsor
8. New London
9. NDWH
10.North Haven
Remmy has it correct, and I’m a huge Hand fan.
1. Xavier
2. Hand
3. Ansonia
4. Staples
5. New Canaan
6. Masuk
7. Norwalk
8. Windsor
9. Greenwich
10.Holy Cross
@jeb- I think you just lost yourself some credibility on here. Masuk #3?? Get real. I have no problem with them at #4, but there is a big drop-off from 3 to 4 in the state this year. I don’t think anyone with a brain is disputing the fact that Hand, Xavier and Ansonia are at the top and everyone is else is just filling up the polls.
@Remmy,I guess you were at the afternoon games by your top 5.Any different views now that you saw Hand,X up close?Please no Ansonia comments just want to know what you thought of the two SCC Big Dogs?Thanks for being honest with your top two.Hopefully more of your NVL followers saw the afternoon games.Xavier comes around every 20 years.
You have to give it to Xavier for #1 if that is where they started this year.
If Ansonia rode #3 all year I certainly think they deserve to make a strong case for #2 once Masuk lost a game.
Hand was great, and made mincemeat of NC and Masuk. They obviously are a great team as well (though I find their championship flags carried onto the field in poor taste).
I give credit to their fanbase for justifying the use of the Rent for a game. I think Hand and Ansonia can fight it out for #2 and #3 and really, if your not ONE….who cares who is #2 vs. #3. And really, it’s all paper pushing and hearsay.
You play 10 games a year and you try to win on thanksgiving and if your real lucky you get a shot at one of FOUR titles. Until we can figure out how we get 2 more games (S v. M and L v. LL, then winners for the real #1) we are really just wasting time talking about imaginary nothing.
Lastly on the whole Ansonia could be Xavier thing…..sure. Maybe?
Here is the thing. Teams play in the conference they are stuck in. Other than Masuk/Shelton to the FCIAC, I don’t hear much chatter about switcheroos. So you play the team’s your schedule allows. You also play in the division the CIAC tells you to.
While there a few Ansonia guys who need to hit the Lemko club tonight and just ENJOY what they have, the defense mechanism the Xavier and Hand guys are using (you don’t play anyone, you only play S and M schools) is also kind of silly.
Xavier and Hand SHOULD play larger schools predominately. I know Ansonia goes hunting for challenges each year and the NVL allows 1 out of conference game. I challenge Xavier/Hand to step up and make the call to Ansonia (and vice versa). If they don’t take the game, call SPB and let him open the floodgates for your guys to rip on the soft schedule.
SCC D1 is chock full of powerhouses. D2? Come on guys, you get to beat up on those guys for 3 weeks every year. If your going to wrap yourself in the toughest schedule flag, I think the SCC should drop the crossover games (you can still beat up on Prep and Hamden). Then when you come on here and say you play the toughest schedule it will be 100% true.
1. Xavier
2. Ansonia
3. Hand
4. Staples
5. Masuk
6. New Canaan
7. Windsor
8. Norwalk
9. New London
10.North Haven
1.Xavier
2. Hand (most fundamentally sound and well coached team in state)
3. Ansonia
4. Staples
5. Masuk
6. Windsor
7. Norwalk
8. New Canaan
9. Holy Cross
10. New London
Xavier best team is the best team in the state.
Hand, “An incredibly dominant” team who played the game of their lives, against Masuk and dominated and totally outclassed NC in the final is #2.
Ansonia, that last of the undefeated #3
Masuk 2011 tied at the half with Hand (through 24 minutes everyone saying “what a great game!”), and down 7 at the end of third quarter. So Masuk 2011 wasn’t good as 2010, no s@%t (“holy jump off the bus!”), but still a very, very good team is #4
Big drop to Staples and NC at #5 and #6.
1. Xavier
2. Hand
3. Ansonia
4. Masuk
5. Staples
6. New Canaan
7. New London
8. North Haven
9. Windsor
10.Norwalk
Xavier is obviously #1, can’t go wrong at #2 either with eithe Hand or Ansonia…here’s a (classy) quote from Coach Buonocore in Norwich Bulletin that could describe all 3 of our top teams:
I do think the score was a little misleading, I would like to say we competed with them,” the Ledyard coach said. “But at the same time, God, that’s a heck of a football team. They’re big, they’re strong, they’re fast and physical, they’re well-coached. You don’t walk away saying anything but they’re a better football team right now. My hats off to them, that’s a phenomenal football team.”
Copyright 2011 The Bulletin.
@ #9 Big Dog –
Hand and Ansonia are a toss-up for the #2 spot.
Hand is an awesome team, both offensively and defensively. Do I think Ansonia can beat Hand? Certainly. But the thing that separates the two (no matter how many people want to argue about it) is Hand’s ability to throw the ball rather successfully. Too bad these teams will never play against each other. Hand gets the QB out into space, to avoid a good rush, and he makes plays. He’s often the unsung hero on offense, but very effective. And witnessing Hand’s last two games of this season (vs. Masuk, vs. NC), those kids all swarm to the ball on defense it seems, every play. The corners also made some outstanding open-field tackles against the Masuk wide-outs, who are great skill kids.
And that’s why I chose Hand over Ansonia at #2. I just think the more-versatile offense is the separator.
After seeing New Canaan and Masuk in person this season, I have to say New Canaan is more overrated than Masuk was, in my opinion. New Canaan’s defense would not be able to stop Masuk’s O. I thought Hand couldn’t have faced two more-perfect teams than Masuk and New Canaan, who both love to throw the ball. That played right into Hand’s strengths – rushing 3 or 4 good defensive lineman and playing 7, sometimes 8, defenders in the flat/secondary. Outstanding game-planning by that staff.
Xavier was just flat-out big and dominant. QBs are athletic. The line was very physical. And I don’t think I’ve seen a running back of Mastroianni’s talent-level (nothing against the kid – I thought he was outstanding this year and last) accomplish so much on the field. No-brainer as the #1 team in the state this year.
1. Xavier
2. Hand
3. Ansonia
4. Staples
5. Masuk
6. New Canaan
7. Norwalk
8. Windsor
9. Holy Cross
10.New London
1. Xavier-Totlally dominant on both sides of the ball.
2. Hand-Best pass defense in the state.Tough to run against as well.
3. Ansonia-Not their fault but they don’t have a signature win.
4. Staples-Not certain,but probably moved the ball better than anyone
against Xavier this year and still could only score 7 points.
5. Masuk-Hand shut them down in 2nd Half but none of the teams below
and not even sure Staples and Ansonia could but Ansonia won M and
Staples played in LL Championship so Masuk lands here.
6. New Canaan-Reached L final by finding a way to beat 2 good teams
New London and Windsor.
7. Windsor-Undefeated Regular Season, beat NDWH in playoffs and lost
a heartbreaker to New Canaan.
8. New London-1 strange loss during Regular Season and a 1 inch loss
to New Canaan.
9. NDWH-lost to 3 undefeated teams. 4 good wins against LL and L
schools.
10. Holy Cross- S State Champions. Don’t think they could beat any of
the above teams. But hey, they have a State Championship so they
don’t care where I rank them.
9700 @ The Rent ,look like CIAC got it right,and all the “whiners” on this blog got it wrong, thats a great crowd!
1-X
2-Ansonia
3-Hand
4-Staples
5-Masuk
Remmy – nice analysis.
I can’t believe I am arguing over the bottom of the Top 10 on the internet, because as has been pointed out it doesn’t really matter…but here I go.
How can North Haven be ranked ahead of ND-WH? ND beat North Haven.
Yes, ND had three losses. The three teams ND lost had a combined record of 37-1 and included the #1 and #2 teams in the state.
ND gave Hand their closest game of the year and gave Xavier a closer game than either Staples or Norwalk (which isn’t saying much, granted).
1 Xavier 2 AHS tie with HAND 3 Staples 4 NC 5 Windsor 6 Norwalk 7 Masuk 8 Holly Cross 9 Nort Haven 10 Ledyard. As for johnnyribbs AHS fans go to the Noorwoods not the lemko. Im an Ansonia fan who thinks that Xavier is 2tds better than AHS and Hand. Some of the SWC stuff on here makes me nuts. You try to put yourself as a powerhouse league. Masuk was overated. Newton ok. Bunnell has no line and can’t play d. Your not the SCC or the FCIAC. Stop it. Your not as good as the NVL or the CCC. Your on par with ECC. So stop your chater.
1) Xavier
2) Hand
3) Ansonia
4) Masuk
5) Staples
6) New Canaan
7) Windsor
8) NDWH
9) North Haven
10) New London
Big drop off from #1, 2 and 3 would be pretty close to one another, 4 is still better than the vitriol would suggest and would likely blow away 5, who in turn should be, along with 2 and 3, the preseason favorites for ’12.
1 XAVIER
2 HAND
3 ANSONIS
4 STAPLES
5 MASUK
6 NEW CANAAN
7 NEW LONDON
8 WINDSOR
9 NOTRE DAME
10 HOLY CROSS
Thanks for a great year SPB.
1. Xavier
2. Hand
3. Ansonia
4. Staples
5. Masuk
6. New Canaan
7. Windsor
8. Holy Cross
9. Norwalk
10. either North Haven or New London
ANSONIA AND HAND ARE VERY CLOSE,ID GIVE ANSONIA 2 SPOT STRICTLY ON THE FACT THEY HAD 14 WINS
If they don’t give it to Xavier this post will last until next Sept. Ok lets hear it from the SCC fans? And who I think should get it is………..ANSONIA! Don’t get me wrong both Xavier and Hand are top noch programs but Ansonis has better stats all the way around.
@Master Legend, In all honesty do you really think that Ansonia would beat Masuk? i am not a Masuk fan but cmon.
Jeb, are you really serious here?? You have lost all credibility.
Yea they got 14 wins against weak competition. And those stats are against weak cometition.
Yea they got 14 wins against weak competition. And those stats are against weak competition.
Take these to the bank!
1. Xavier – No question
2. Hand – No question
3. Ansonia – Not as tough a schedule as the teams above; gotta do it on the field
4. Staples – Only loss was to Xavier and moved ball on them pretty well
5. Masuk – They did a bit better than NC against Hand and only had one loss
6. New Canaan – Big playoff wins
7. Windsor – Lost to NC
8. New London – Good season and beat Greenwich
9. Norwalk – Only two losses, and to teams ranked higher. They deserve more respect.
10. Holy Cross – They won their class; NDWH and North Haven did not.
You answered your own question. Hand won the title in the toughest of the four divisions. Hand number one. Well balanced, best defense in the state and the best receiver in the state, Vitale.
Kudos also to Ansonia’s impressive OL play and to OL coach Len “Butch” Marazzi, who was previously an asst. at NDWH (SCC) and head coach at Amity (SCC). Since his arrival at AHS in ’06 he has contributed greatly to steady player development and improved line play. Thank you Coach Marazzi!
Speed Kills. HAND IS THE #1 TEAM IN STATE. They have the best offensive player in the state in #21, I haven’t seen a receiver as good as him since CT’s own David Reed who now plays for the Ravens. They can get you with the run game, and the QB has a cannon for an arm. They man-handled Masuk, who went undefeated for 24 games, dominated New Canaan and their defense is the best in the state, the only points scored on them was when 2nd and 3rd string took over before the half. Hands-down its HAND.
I’m old. I played for a pretty good HS team in the 70′s. I’ve seen dozens of CT high school football games since then.
Xavier is one of the few teams I’ve watched that can beat an opponent before the opening kickoff.
IMO the 2011 Xavier team, bad night or good, was two touchdowns better than ANY other team in the state.
Those who left Notre Dame out of the top 10 definitely do not reward teams who play a challenging schedule.Not only that their 3 losses to Xavier/Hand and Windsor a combined 37-1 but have more quality wins than a few mentioned top 10 teams.Say what you will but West Haven,North Haven and Shelton were all as good or better than Holy Cross and Norwalk to name a few.
X is a freckin all star team, CIAC has to start to look at a open division format. NJ is doing it.
Congrats to all the state champions!!!
To all the old men and water boys: yadda yadda, blah blah, hizzah hizzah.
17 titles since 1976, 14 wins in a season, rushing attack from hell, a domnating offensive line (way to go Butch, you make the old lavender proud!), and a rock ribbed defense with a shut out in the finals……..
all the rest is just white noise
GO Lavender! GO Blue! GO Chargers!
Ansonia you have been invited to be in the SCC Conference as the 20th Football team in their conference, Step up! You would be in Division I. You can stay in the NVL for all other sports, if you have any other sports. I believe you would be competitive but not dominate. You could still win State Championships, but you may be the 8 seed in Class S with a couple of loses. If you go undefeated in the SCC and win your Class. Your #1, it’s that simple. If you asked your players, they would love the challenge. Ansonia is tough and they would welcome the challenge. Administrators make the move, the offer has been on the table.
Next year would be a great year to do it because Ansonia is LOADED! They will be the first team to finish 15-0.
Nvl with 2 top ten teams again. Wow. How good were the other nvl teams then that played these two decently. Pretty good league. Im very impressed.
SCC guys, worry about the one thing you beat and stay out of the NVL. We have a good league as well. Nvl= oldest and most consistently high performing league on state. Ask Coach Cochran!
This season is over on to 2012 folks, Arkeel 4,000? Now of Xavier goes 7-3 next year will you all still say they need to form their own private school league?
Maybe Ansonia can bump to L? Losing a big line but have another huge line coming in. The offense will be better than last year!
Hats off to Xavier, go get Andrew Luck’s autograph it will be worth a good amount someday! And if you see Marcus Allen, hand him a drink he’s better to talk to buzzed!
Newsome player of the year, but NHR always does the right thing going with a senior so Cochran will get it! Heard a guy on here say something like Hand would shut down Newsome cause they shut down cooper! Ha! There’s 2.000 yards separating the talent there!
@jeb- I never said Ansonia would definitely beat Masuk. But polls aren’t based on who would win in a mythical matchup. They’re based on what you actually did on the field with the opportunities you were given. Ansonia didn’t lose. Masuk did. How can they be higher? 14-0 trumps 12-1 (unless its 12-1 in SCC Div 1 and 14-0 in Pequot)
Titletown, you and Ray are such unbiased well-informed individuals, firstly, Hand didn’t even play Hillhouse this year or last. And Hand and Xavier play against a little better competition than the beautiful city of Ansonia. Yea I know, those ND-FFLD, Cromwell in like its 2nd year of varsity, Weston, and Putnam were big-time obstacles on your way to 17 state titles! Go Ansonia, we’re no. 1 in something!
perspective, you need to regain some perspective
@perspective-No sense trying to argue with the Valley people…I call it tunnell vision…Don’t you know by now its Ansonia vs the world.They compliment no one…Everyone stinks…BTW-Great points on their road to 17….I think you might of missed North Branford and Griswold along the way…..
big dog and perspective, isn’t it ironic that you are both equally as biased in the opposite direction….I don’t have time for a ksoldra-type post but I do know from memory that one of the state championships perspective disses was Ansonia’s 56-6 win over Putnam in 1984. That was also the year AHS beat Holy Cross 34-0 – a Holy Cross team that lost the Class L state championship that year 3-0….just some added context for all the ansonia haters who see only what they believe.
here’s another one I’m pretty sure of…the year ansonia beat Woodrow Wilson, Middletown in Class S they lost to Naugy in one of the most exciting and competitive games I’ve witnessed in my lifetime (24-20)….Naugy went on to dominate the Class L title game that year (beat Xavier 28-6)…. another example that the years Ansonia wins championships they can play with anyone.
Did we really jus have a refence to 1984 and Woodrow Wilson High School? That is great. Lets argue a point in 2011 with games that were played in 1984. I remember 1909 when Yale won the NCAA national championship. That just shows you that when Yale is good they can play with anyone
It was in response to post #44, moron. Perpective brought up past-championship foes of Ansonia to discredit a true tradition of excellence.
Ansonia is a great team and the best in their class but PLEASE don’t tell me they are a better football team than Masuk. Ten days ago many people were saying that Masuk is as good or better than Xavier and then when they lose to a great Hand team now they are no good. Did Ansonia have a better record? Yes Did they get farther in the tournament than Masuk? Yes. So did Ledyard. This is no knock on Ansonia. I’m just telling it like I see it.
@Garf, Roy you were quite the player, if I am not mistaken you earned a scholarship to play for TCU, I am quite knowledgeable and well-versed in the history and pageantry of Valley football. However, I am not meaning to denigrate the storied history of Ansonia, rather I feel compelled to point out that the accumulation of 17 titles is in some, not all, in part due to the small class size they participate in. You Valley guys always feel the need to remind everyone of your superiority but don’t you think it is not merely coincidence that no LL program has even near double digits in titles, while St. Joe’s, who also competes routinely in S is tied for second behind Ansonia. Does anyone with a brain and knowledge of the history of CT h.s football consider Hand of Madison, with “only” 10 titles, to be any less of a program than Ansonia, even though they have seven less titles? I don’t find anyone from Madison knocking you guys for your accomplishments, I am merely sick of the Ansonia people on here knocking teams like Xavier and Hand for being inferior programs simply because they play against superior opposition in their respective leagues and therefore are unable to punch a ticket to the playoffs year in year out, even when you lose to Griswold, N. Branford, Cromwell, NW Catholic etc. You guys are a tremendous program along with Hand, New Canaan, et al.
It may have been Xavier, not Hand. And yes, although I’m not unbiased, I’m bias towards Ansonia. I played for them and live in the city. So why wouldn’t I have a bias towards them? That’s a real shocker isn’t it?
I know we have a good team religiously, you almighty SCC people think you’re so good, which very year in that 20 team league you have 2 good teams. So what’s that 10% of your teams are good? Add that to the fact you probably have 10x the size of a school we have but yet we still can compete with you.
Do you know how many times after we one it in 2006, how we would have been destroyed by Greenwich, we beat a very very good HC team who finished #3 that year and beat an SWC Stratford team hose RBs were supposed to be so great 40-0.
You will never get any respect from me cause all you rich people don’t know how to give it. In the valley, maybe you guys can learn a lesson, you gotta give respect to get it. Look at our State MVPs Alex, Montrell, Kenny Tinney, Steve Coughlin and look at their teams. They were easily the best player in the state that year and on the best teams. Ansonia is good, scary good, that is when we our good
Perspect, who did u play ball for? Where does your allegiance lie?
And on top of it a kid named Tajek Bagley whose been in Ansonia his whole life and is a monster of a player (RB) is going to Fairfield Prep, can’t wait to watch him torch the league, thanks to another SCC private school
What do SOME of the Ansonia guys have to call people idiots or morons when someone questions them?
Sorry…meant Why? typing too fast
I’m not Roy but I do agree with your post for the most part. Believe it or not, the vast majority of Ansonia fans do respect the other great programs. A lot of what you despise (the chest thumping) is in response to being constantly undermined by weak league/small school/one-dimensional talk (which is not just on blogs but has been heard for decades among many fans and even some coaches, refs, and sports writers).
sorry, What!!, should have referred to you as contextually unaware.
No one is knocking Xavier or Hand we say we can play with them, how is that knocking a program? Look how mad you little spoiled rich brats are getting. Ansonia hears this EVERY year! Grow up, we have to deal with it so YOU DEAL WITH IT! So what someone said something bad about your program or sad they arent good, not to repeat myslef but we hear this every year, stop being such a baby about it
whatt!enjoy high school football this year?
@perspective- Let me try to put our situation into a metaphor, so as to give you a different perspective, if you will.
Ansonia is a young man out on the town. Because he is not a wealthy man, he is not allowed into the large, uppity bars that charge a $30 cover and make you get bottle service. He is forced to hang out in the smaller dive bars. However, there is an upside! Because he is such a talented, smooth talking guy compared to the rest of the yokels in the bar, every week he walks out of there with the hottest lady in the joint.
Another young guy out on the town, LL, is a trader and has plenty of money to throw around. He gets VIP booths at the hottest nightclubs and the managers all love him. However, he has rivals in the club. They are lawyers and doctors. Every weekend, they all get adjoining booths and try really hard to get the girls to come to theirs. The problem with this particular nightclub is that, for one reason or another, there is only one hot girl in there every week. They all blow money trying to woo her, but only one of them gets to take her home.
Moral of the story- Ansonia would rather take a girl home every night than wait until next week.
Actually Ray I did. Thanks for asking. Overall it was a solid season for CT fottball. Really enjoyed watching the Masuk games down the stretch. I would have gone and checked out some of Ansonia’s game as I thought they would be good this year but didn’t really feel like watching the play a bunch of mediocre teams. That’s not a knock on Ansonia only their opponents and road to the playoffs. For having a great team it’s a same they didn’t play anyone very good. Holy Cross was mediocre. I went to the S game. Entertaining, but that was the same Cromwell team that lost to Valley/Regional and you and I both know Ray that Valley/Regiional isn’t good. Enjoy the holidays and your 17th state championship Carl. I really mean that.
@garf “contextually unaware”…you really are smart. I don’t care what they say about you Ansonia guys
I really want to focus on the “nations top tailback” comment. Please explain to me that you are not saying that Ansonia’s TB is in the same league as Jonathon Gray or Alex Ross. This my be over your head but do some research it will most definitely help you in the future. Sean Bowley if you don’t know who these kids well they are two of the Top players in the country. They put up similar up similar numbers in TEXAS HS football. My man get a clue………………………Kids like that would put up 6000 yards a year in the NVL. I don’t care if the kid’s a sophomore, he’s running against midget football teams. He also get’s 40-50 carries a game. i am in no way trying to insult the young athlete but it is guys like you and your twin from the NH register that put these Ansonia kids in positions they don’t have any right being in. You really have no idea what a D1 TB is…………….Montrell Dobbs………not even close………..Alex Thomas 50-60 carries a game against teams SCC freshman squads could beat. BTW didn’t Thomas lose his job @ Yale. That league would have trouble being the best in Vermont. Please use discretion when you make statements like you do. Do you even follow HS football across the country? Have you ever taken a Saturday to watch college football. I just wish that you had a little more knowledge of the game………….It’s sad and border line comical how little you know and I mean that in a non insulting way. Why did you choose this profession if you don’t have the first clue about? One more question……..Have you ever played the game? Please respond to this via email as I am more than qualified to educate you on this matter. I eat, sleep, and breath football. That’s what makes me so irritated with you and these clueless bloggers. Someone needs to explain to these people that 1. Football exist outside of Jarvis field and 2. There school and players can’t compete with top talent. Really Bowley it’s getting old now. Not for nothing Ansonia would have trouble with North Haven. Please respond asap
Bruce “AOC” Durst
@Bruce Durst- Can you please give us a quick biography of yourself and your esteemed football background?
Alex Thomas did not lose his job at Yale. He eventually split carries, but who cares, he got a degree from Yale. And you’re knocking him?? Your comments are so off base that I know I shouldn’t get mad at them, but I did.
Is it possible to tell someone that they know nothing about the sport that they write professionally about and mean it “in a non insulting way”?
Why should we in CT give a flying f@*k who Jonathon Gray or Alex Ross are??
Why do you need the response asap?? What’s the urgency? You haven’t posted on here all year, now you do and SPB is supposed to drop everything and answer your retarded tangent. Sounds reasonable.
AOC = A$$hole On Call?
(rolls eyes)
Master Legend you just answered all my questions. Just another idiot from the Valley. Roll your eyes little boy…….if you call this NVL blog professional writing. What a joke!!!!!!So legend go back to Jarvis field on Friday night’s with your flask in your pocket and dream about you useless glory days. I will be on the sidelines with Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer watching real football……………….and yes you should care who those players are moron………..THEY ARE THE NATIONS BEST………………there getting 60 carries to break records against St Paul and Torrington………………..ROLLS EYES what a joke……NVL please
@Bruce – Nobody’s suggesting Arkeel’s rushing stats are anything but what they are: nation’s highest. That’s it. Nobody’s saying he’s the nation’s top recruit, or a future No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft or a future hall of famer. It is what it is: a nice accomplishment.
Great season by Newsome but he won’t be #1 in 2 days: a RB in TX still has one game to play (UT recruit incidentally)
You didn’t answer the first question. What makes you such an expert? And if you spend your weekends rubbing elbows with the elite in college football, what draws you to this pathetic high school football blog?
P.S. watching high school football with a flask in your pocket is the only way to do it!
“it is guys like you and your twin from the NH register that put these Ansonia kids in positions they don’t have any right being in. You really have no idea what a D1 TB is…………….Montrell Dobbs………not even close”
Bruce Durst
Very good point Boss Blog… Ansonia players are promoted wayy too much and they end up not turning out. Why don’t we market other top players that will play and make it academically as well as on the field.
Ansonia has a history of sending kids to the next level and succeeding! My point was that he is a D1 tailback! One bad apple doesn’t spoil the bunch.
@Boss Blog, Where exactly are the players that Ansonia has sent to play college football that are so successful?
Thomas- no, mediocre at the very best
Kurazcea- no,got kicked out of Uconn and was to lazy to.play for CCSU
Bass- who?
Tinney- well everyone knows that saga
Rowley- never finished URI
DeGenarro-nope
Lawlor-nope couldn’t make it thru one year at CCSU. I had a class with him,can’t believe he made it into college.
OK how about any former players play at least four years in Div II or III? not that anyone knows of
Now Tristan Roberts and Dobbs may be the exception Roberts had a good year and hopefully Dobbs does some things at Temple.
This year they don’t have any college players except for a soph and maybe that big OL,and I haven’t heard where he is going,anyone(crickets)
Lets just start talking about players that actually go to college and do their work as well as play on the field. Ansonia has struggled to prepare anyone for that. In advance, lets not waste our time talking about a 17 yr old soph at Ansonia going on to college at any level. There is a reason why you are 17 and a soph.
anti-nvl you must have taken some serious ass beatings from that team,you know every players history—how bout yours?