Archive for December 12th, 2012

2013-14 SWC-NVL Challenge matchups released

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 by:Sean Patrick Bowley
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The SWC and the NVL have announced their crossover arrangements for WEEK SIX of the expanded high school schedules in 2013 and 2014.

The SWC release was simple and to the point. The NVL (which didn’t email us. Send to hssports@ctpost.com or spbowley@ctpost.com, thanks) sent a more involved release expressing its excitement for the crossover matchups to the Republican American.

According to the SWC, the match ups were determined after examining the win/loss records for 2011 and 2012 season, with the home teams determining the date and time of games.

Unlike the FCIAC-SCC challenge, which didn’t quite get everyone on board due to Amity’s scheduling of Seymour in Week 1 and the subsequent backlash from the FCIAC, the NVL-SWC challenge is pretty straightforward.

Here we go. Remember, these matchups fill the 11th game in Week 6.

2013

Masuk at Ansonia | Newtown at Wolcott | Holy Cross at Weston | Woodland at Pomperaug | Barlow at Torrington | Bunnell at Naugatuck | Seymour at Oxford | Derby at Bethel | Brookfield at Wilby | New Fairfield at Sacred Heart | Watertown at New Milford | Kennedy at Stratford | Notre Dame-Fairfield at St. Paul | Immaculate at Crosby.

2014

Wolcott at Masuk | Ansonia at Newtown | Pomperaug at Holy Cross | Weston at Woodland | Naugatuck at Barlow| Torrington at Bunnell | Bethel at Seymour | Oxford at Derby | Sacred Heart at Brookfield | Wilby at New Fairfield | Stratford at Watertown | New Milford at Kennedy | Crosby at Notre Dame-Fairfield | St. Paul at Immaculate.

NVL votes ‘no’ on adding Bridgeport schools (updated)

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 by:Sean Patrick Bowley
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The Naugatuck Valley League won’t be bringing Bridgeport’s public school athletic teams into its midst any time soon.

The league’s athletic directors voted down a proposal to invite Central, Harding and Bassick, according to Bridgeport Citywide athletic director Neil Kavey.

Kavey didn’t remember the exact date, but was told “sometime last week.” A call placed to NVL president Tom Pompei of Naugatuck was not yet been returned.

“We thought we had a nice block of support, and we did,” Kavey said. “But there wasn’t too much of a block, I guess.

“We’re disappointed. But we’re anxious to move forward. The FCIAC guys are really going out of their way to helping us beef up our programs and help us work things out.”

Kavey said the NVL gave Bridgeport “a list of a couple of things we have to do if we every think about talking to them again, like adding or shoring up some sub-varsity programs and so on.”

“That was pretty much it, they didn’t go into anything else,” Kavey said. “Tom Pompei was very nice and very candid. We’re hoping to improve our programs.”

Bridgeport has been a member of the FCIAC since 1993. But other than boys basketball, its sports programs have had little success in the Fairfield County league.

Before the NVL, Bridgeport also reached out to the SCC, but was also rebuffed, according to a source from that league. But Kavey denied that the Bridgeport ever talked with the SCC.

2012 All-NVL teams

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 by:Sean Patrick Bowley
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The NVL Football Blog, your place for all things NVL of course, published the 2012 All-NVL teams, including the photos of each individual squad.

Here are the teams. Visit their site for all the extras.

All-NVL Offense

QB — Mike Nicol (Wolcott)
RB — Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia), Mick Pernell (Naugatuck)
WR — Andrew Matos (Ansonia), Anthony Scirpo (Woodland)
TE — Raeshaun Finney (Ansonia), Brandon Kuczenski (Naugatuck)
OL — Jeremy Clark (Woodland), Zach McNutt (Torrington), Jim Nelson (Wolcott), George Smith (Holy Cross), Jh’mel Trammell (Ansonia)
UT — Tanner Kingsley (Woodland), Jai’Quan McKnight (Ansonia)

All-NVL Defense

DL — Dan Bonney (Seymour), Phil Bresson (Torrington), Andrew Kalach (Watertown), Gerron Pendarvis (Holy Cross)
LB — Bryan Burnette (Holy Cross), Hezekiah Duncan (Ansonia), Levi Fancher (Woodland), Matt Nicolari (Derby)
DB — Mike Conlan (Seymour), Dillon McMahon (Derby), Ryan O’Connor (Ansonia), Jaquan Overbey (Sacred Heart)
K — Arthur Kwaskiewicz (Ansonia)

All-NVL Brass Offense

QB — Mike Kreiger (Derby)
RB — Tyrae Small (Derby), Jacob Thomas (Wilby)
WR — Matt Cyr (Wolcott), Jon Mitchell (Watertown), Christian Thurmond (Seymour)
OL — Dave Ahearn (Derby), De’Cuan Digsby (Crosby), Mike Lombardi (Watertown), Blair Mitchell (Derby), Matt Simon (Ansonia)
UT — Roshawn Gainey (Crosby), Joe Lynch (Wolcott)

All-NVL Brass Defense

DL — Brian Ballenilla (Wilby), Nygel Gladney (Crosby), Tom Longo (Wolcott), Antone Mack (Ansonia)
LB — Jack Briggs (Seymour), Ephraim Collins (Ansonia), Saiheed Sanders (Ansonia), Zach Sirowich (Seymour), Paulo Villanueva (Watertown)
DB — Anthony Chacho (Watertown), Chris Petillo (Wolcott), Brandon Sierra (Wilby)
K — Joe Keeley (Wolcott)

All-NVL Copper Offense

QB — Logan Marchi (St. Paul)
RB — Adrian Brown (Holy Cross), Jerome Love (Naugatuck)
WR — Desmond Langs (Torrington), Kevin Kalosky (Holy Cross), Rahmi Rountree (Woodland)
TE — Brian Zaccagnini (Woodland)
OL — Kevin Brennan (Woodland), Mike Gugliotti (Holy Cross), Jordan Perna (Kennedy), Ernie Tracy (Torrington), Devon Watkins (Naugatuck)
UT — David Coggins (Sacred Heart)

All-NVL Copper Defense

DL — Matt Carda (Naugatuck), Eric Collodel (Woodland), Rourke Phalon (Holy Cross)
LB — Nick Brown (Woodland), Guen Park (St. Paul), Dan Schebell (Torrington), Xavier Woods (Sacred Heart)
DB — Nate Franklin (Naugatuck), Edgar Gonzalez (Torrington), Adam Grantmeyer (Torrington), Davon Humbles (Kennedy), Shyquan Thompson (Sacred Heart)

All-Waterbury Offense

QB — Javon Martin (Sacred Heart)
RB — Adrian Brown (Holy Cross), Roshawn Gainey (Crosby), Jacob Thomas (Wilby)
WR — David Coggins (Sacred Heart), Edward Ellis (Crosby), Kevin Kalosky (Holy Cross)
TE — Tom Rinaldi (Holy Cross)
OL — De’Cuan Digsby (Crosby), Mike Gugliotti (Holy Cross), Alex Guzman (Wilby), Jordan Perna (Kennedy), George Smith (Holy Cross)
UT — Dashaun Abdul-Lateef (Kennedy)

All-Waterbury Defense

DL — Damon Atkinson (Wilby), Brian Ballenilla (Wilby), Nygel Gladney (Crosby), Tim Lamadeleine (Kennedy), Gerron Pendarvis (Holy Cross), Rourke Phalon (Holy Cross)
LB — Bryan Burnette (Holy Cross), Parris Wolfe (Sacred Heart), Xavier Woods (Sacred Heart)
DB — Davon Humbles (Kennedy), Jaquan Overbey (Sacred Heart), Brandon Sierra (Wilby), Shyquan Thompson (Sacred Heart)

Special Awards

Jimmy Lee Top Senior — Mike Nicol, Wolcott
Top City Offensive Player — Davon Humbles, Kennedy
Top City Lineman — George Smith, Holy Cross

Walter Camp weighs in: Hand is No. 1

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 by:Sean Patrick Bowley
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Hand has won the the Joseph R. Kelly Award for being the No. 1 team in the state, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Wednesday.

It’s no big surprise, since the Walter Camp Football Foundation goes along with the No. 1 vote in the NHR Poll.

The winner of the Kelly Award will be honored at the Walter Camp national awards banquet on January 12 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven alongside the All-America college team.

The Walter Camp Foundation will also announce its 2012 All-State team within a few weeks.

Carry on.

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