The Governor’s Cup all-star roster for Connecticut has been announced, two weeks after a 150-man combine in New Haven.
The 14th-annual Rhode Island-Connecticut senior all-star game won’t be played until June 30. The game is returning to Rentschler Field after being played last year at Southington’s Fontana Field.
Here’s the quick rundown from reporter Chris Brodeur, the Team Connecticut roster, which we’ve broken up into positions.
And, of course, your thoughts below.
QUARTERBACKS
Pat D’Amato, Xavier
Henry Foye, Hand
Anthony Morales, Cromwell
RUNNING BACKS
Leaon Gordon, Brookfield
Brandon Lytton, Torrington
Kyle McKinnon, New London
RECEIVERS/ENDS
Michael Antonio, Cromwell
Aaron Berandino, Windsor
Brett Director, Cromwell
Ian Dugger, Hall
Sebastian Little, Cheshire
Ryan Lumpkin, Windsor
A.J. Pascuzzo, Sheehan
Jason Piontkowski, Masuk
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
Shaun Bowman, Cheshire
Nicholas Colasante, Glastonbury
Timothy Farina, East Lyme
Evan Foster, Bunnell
Hakeem Martin, Ansonia
Khamil Rangolam, Hillhouse
Maleek Riley, Northwest Catholic
Dylan Vano, Ansonia
Zach Voytek, Trumbull
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Jose Forestier, Bulkeley
Wesley Hopkins, Northwest Catholic
Jamar Johnson, Bloomfield
Emir Kuljancic, Wethersfield
Sean Marinan Jr, Xavier
Genois Nelson, Maloney
Ludovic Richardson, Notre Dame-West Haven
Austin Wezenski, Xavier
Brandon Williams, Bassick
LINEBACKERS
Brian Birdsell, OLB, Bethel
Ben Compton, OLB, Windsor
Matt Corcoran, LB, Stamford
Matt Duignan, LB, Masuk
Daniel Palmer, LB, Hartford Public
Robert Rose, LB, Shelton
Jovan Santos-Knox, OLB, Xavier
Dallas Smith, OLB, Ledyard
Isaiah Thomasson, LB, Maloney
Giovanni Viven, OLB, New Britain
Jonathan Ware, OLB, RHAM
Billy Wayrauch, LB, Cheshire
Tyler Wood, LB, Ansonia
CORNERBACKS
Jevon Elmore, New London
Jimmy Fairfield-Sonn, Old Lyme
Brandon Martin, Notre Dame-West Haven
Devon O’Reilly, Glastonbury
SAFETIES
Jawad Chisholm, Bunnell
Chandler Foster, Stamford
Vance Giarratana, Hand
Tommy Undercuffler, Berlin
SPECIAL TEAMS
Matt Paola, K, Pomperaug
Ardian Sahinovic, P, New Fairfield
Can the coaches for this years all star team think slightly out of their tony franklin dvds and actually provide the fans with real high school football. Get rid of the sideways passing and zone read. It’s too cookie cutter now.
LOL, if the Franklin system wasn’t available 9 out of 10 coaches in the state wouldn’t have jobs. Masuk and Cromwell master that offense and prove it works, then again I saw Weaver on a Thurs night attempt to run it and set CT Football back 50 years. I’m sure with 10 minutes and no legs a gymnastics team could have gained more yards. Yikes
masuk sophmore class has some kids that can play… they will suprise some people
#3 I think we are done with Masuk, don’t you!!!
They need to add some more Linebackers.
They need to stop running a student cookie cutter offense bought off a set of dvds. Why not have a computer system call the plays?
Are there any open dates in Connecticut on October 19th-October 20th??
Masuk needs a change. Murphy should pack it in and let someone else get in there. Would love to see Gueli at the helm. New blood might just be what that program needs
The Tony Franklin system is just as it sounds…a system that teaches concepts in the spread passing and screen game…not sure what you guys mean by cookie cutter? Many teams run it in CT not just Masuk…i don’t hear people calling for New Canaan to change their offense and they won back to back to back state titles running the same system (Franklin). St Joe’s won a state title with it…Hand’s spread game is based in Franklin concepts as well. Most successful programs in this state have used the system as a whole or parts of it.
Yea Masuk needs a change. The program has really struggled under Coach Murph. Remember what a big power they were before he got there? O wait they were nothing. Look at his record. 15 years, 7 league titles, 7 times in the State Championship, 11 times in the playoffs. Yea they need a new guy to pick this up.