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Page 1: Thanksgiving Football 2011

Cover by Laraine Weschler

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2 Friday, November 25, 2011CITIZEN’S NEWS

Peters’ legacy surpasses the test of time By Kyle Brennan, Citizen’s News

or 28 years, Craig Peterswas Naugatuck HighSchool football.

He did it all—he wonleague titles, state titles,awards, top rankings, andled the Greyhounds to the

best seasons in school history. Simply,Peters is one of the greatest coaches in thehistory of Connecticut high school football.

Since retiring after the 2000 season,Peters has quietly stayed away—mostly—from the game he seemingly had perfectedfor decades.

“On a scale from 1 to 10, I’m probablyinvolved about point-five,” Peters says. “Noteven that much. I went to four games so farthis year in Connecticut.”

If Peters is at a point-five, then mostother people in the once-football-crazyValley must be a negative-two. Peters stillloves and longs for football.

“I miss the daily contact with the kids,the daily preparation on the field,” Peterssays. “I miss the competition. I do miss foot-ball.”

Peters still finds ways to quench histhirst for football.

“I have a vacation home in Vermont,”Peters says. “Recently, we went to theVermont state championships at CastletonState College. It just so happened that oneof the teams that we watched ran the wing-T, which is one of the offenses I ran atNaugatuck.”

Peters, now in his mid-60s, might notbe involved in local high school football ona regular basis, but his everlasting coachingmind can still tell the differences betweentoday’s version of the sport and the style hepracticed during his tenure in the Valley.

“I think the teams don’t work on funda-mentals enough and defense enough,”Peters says. “Those are the two things wealways stressed. Offense is fun to coach andfun to do, but you can’t coach that area atthe expense of fundamentals, defense, andthe kicking game.”

augatuck football wasat its height duringPeters’ tenure, whichbegan in 1973. He ledthe Greyhounds toeight Naugatuck ValleyLeague champi-onships—three in the

1970s, four in the ‘80s, and his last title in1993—and made Naugy a state contenderagain.

Naugy won the NVL title in Peters’ firstseason as a head coach. The Greyhounds

also won league championships in 1975 and1979 and also finished No. 8 in the 1977state poll, which was Peters’ first year-endranked squad.

The ‘Hounds won their first state title in1981 with a 28-6 win over Xavier in the ClassL-II championship. That season remainsthe best season in school history, as Naugyfinished 11-0 and was ranked No. 1 in bothConnecticut and New England. TheGreyhounds were also named the 1981Walter Camp Connecticut Team of the Year.

In 1982, Naugy won the NVL champi-onship again but lost to New Canaan, 20-12,in the Class L-II championship. The‘Hounds finished 9-2 and were No. 8 in thefinal state poll. Peters earned the NewHaven Football Foundation Coach of the

Year award after that season.Naugatuck won two more league titles

in 1985 and 1988 before winning both theNVL and Class LL state championships in1993. The Greyhounds demolishedManchester, 34-13, to finish 10-1 and No. 5in the final poll.

Peters’ final year-end ranked teamcame in 1994 when Naugy finished 9-1, los-ing its only game to Ansonia in one of thegreatest Thanksgiving games of all-time.The ‘Hounds were fifth at the end of the sea-son.

After his retirement, partly due to about with multiple sclerosis, Peters washonored as the 2001 Connecticut HighSchool Coaches Association Co-Coach ofthe Year and was inducted to the NaugatuckHall of Fame in 2002.

Peters still has the eighth-most wins instate history, with a 213-75-2 record over 28seasons for a winning percentage of .738.

eters still gets out to theoccasional game. He willsometimes see Naugatuck,the place where he craftedhis legend, and Woodland,where his former player TimShea now coaches.

Shea, who took his first coaching job inthe Valley as part of Peters’ staff in the late1990s, recalls what it was like to play forPeters.

“He was a very intense individual,” saysShea, a 1992 Naugatuck grad. “He knew thewhole game. He could spout off stuff fromthe top of his head about any situation. Wewere prepared every week. Some weekswere harder than others. He had a presenceabout him.”

Peters says Shea always stood outamong the rest of the players.

“Tim was one of the hardest workersthat I had in the offseason,” Peters says.“This was in the days well before offseasonprograms. He used to work very, very hard

on his own. When you call a kid a hardworker, I think he went well behind that. Hewas talented and big and he played a lot ofpositions for us. A lot of kids will play oneposition or two positions, but he had moreof a full understanding of the game becausehe practiced quarterback.”

Since Shea became Woodland’s headcoach in 2008, he has kept his old coach atthe top of his list of resources.

“Whenever I have a question I think hecan help me out on, I’m not afraid to askhim,” Shea says. “After he goes to our games,I usually get a phone call or a questionabout why I called something or what heliked. He’s a wealth of knowledge.”

Shea occasionally invites Peters topractice. That alone brings a different feel-ing to the field.

“Even when he comes to practice now,[Woodland assistant coach and formerPeters player Adam] Schultz and I will standa little straighter when our coach isaround,” Shea says.

Peters appreciates Shea’s effort to keephim involved.

“I feel honored that he values my opin-ion,” Peters says. “I have gone to a practiceor two to watch their kids. He just runs byme general things and philosophies, ormaybe a philosophy behind a certain play.It’s fun for me. That’s part of the game Ialways enjoy.”

ob Plasky, a 1989Naugatuck grad, succeed-ed Peters and has won twoNVL titles in his 10 full sea-sons. Plasky associatesPeters with perfection.

“You knew when youplayed for Coach Peters that you had tohave a workmanship mentality,” Plaskysays. “He demanded discipline, he demand-ed repetition, he demanded perfection. Inone practice, we could have run one play500 times until we got it perfect. He was all

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Naugatuck’s legendary coach Craig Peters led the Greyhounds to their first state title in 1981 with a 28-6 win over Xavier.

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Former Naugatuck head coach Craig Peters has the eighth-most wins in statehistory, with a 213-75-2 record over 28 seasons.

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about hard work.”Peters says Plasky fit in with that men-

tality.“He was very competitive,” Peters says.

“He was a very hard worker.”While Plasky has not specifically used

his former coach for help since taking overin 2001, there are plenty of things he valuesthat were instilled by Peters.

“One of the things I love about him andthat I took, is preparation for a game,”Plasky says. “Scouting and breaking downfilm for the kids, he was great at that and Itook that. The only reason teams will beatus is because they’re better than us.”

Plasky won the 2001 NVL champi-onship and helped Naugatuck back to thestate playoffs for the first time in eight years.He says there was some pressure to main-tain the success that Peters enjoyed fornearly three decades.

“I played for Naugatuck and I know thetradition of a winning program,” Plaskysays. “The pressure was to make sure thatthis program didn’t lose any tradition as inhow we were prepared and how we act onthe field. And of course, to keep the winningthere.”

Even though that championship-win-ning team was filled with seniors whoplayed for Peters, the coach says he had nopart in that title.

“At the time, I was doing what was inthe best interest of myself to get a handle onmy MS,” says Peters, who now has the ill-ness under control. “I didn’t feel a part ofthat at all.”

ven though Peters’ mostmemorable moments hap-pened decades ago, thecoach still can recall hisfavorite Thanksgivinggames with ease. The 1981game, a crucial part of the

best season in program history and Peters’first win over Ansonia, sticks out first.

“The year we beat Ansonia to go to the

state playoffs in ’81, the score of the gamewas 24-20, and they had a great passinggame,” Peters says. “We had a kid namedJim Einik intercept three passes in thatgame.

“The following year we beat them,7-6, on a last-minute score,” Peters says.“I think we had to go 80 yards to do itwith under two minutes in the game. Iwas watching the film later on, and peo-ple were making a mass exodus going totheir cars. On the film, you could seepeople turning around and runningback in.”

Sure enough, a check of the recordbooks shows Peters was spot-on with everydetail of his descriptions.

Peters also recalled former assistantcoach Bob Harrison, who coached all 28years with Peters, as a crucial part of theprogram’s success.

“For all the years that I was there, hewas with me, too,” Peters says. “We used tostress that we may not be playing the tough-est team this week, but we can’t give awaythese opportunities on the practice field toget better. That was my approach to it. Hehad the same philosophy as me. It was veryeasy. I knew it wasn’t doing it alone.”

The legendary coach doesn’t pointto his eight league championships, twostate titles, or multiple awards as thedefinition of his legacy. Instead, heprides himself upon a more intangibleimpact.

“I just think back of how hard weworked and got better as a football teamfrom day one until the end,” Peters says.“We never overlooked an opponent. Weworked hard and came up with goodgame plans. The kids were dedicated. Iwould hope that the kids who I coachedwould take that with them after football.If you work hard, no matter what hap-pens, you’re going to succeed in theend.”

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Coach Craig Peters talks things over withJohn Lynn (82) during the 1981 statechampionship gameversus Xavier.

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wo years ago, Jake Yourisonstared potential paralysis inthe face. His injured backwas threatening to not onlyend his football career, butforever change his life.

Yourison played hissophomore season with his L5 and S1 verte-brae at risk of fusing together to form a sin-gle joint in his lower back. If they were suc-cessful in doing so, doctors told Yourison hewould be paralyzed in his lower body.

“I knew that if at any moment if I took awrong hit, I could be down for the count,”Yourison says. “But I knew the team neededme so I kept playing.”

And so epitomizes one of the toughestNaugatuck Greyhounds of the last decade.

Luckily, the threat of paralysis dimin-ished as Yourison grew into his body, but hesuffered a new round of injuries during lastyear’s Naugatuck Valley League champi-onship-winning season.

“I hurt my shoulder in week three of theseason and I also hurt my other shoulder inthe Ansonia game,” Yourison says. “I hadtwo separated shoulders by the end of theseason.”

So heading into his senior season, inwhich he would be heavily involved on bothsides of the ball, Yourison knew he had totake care of himself to make it through thelast year of his career.

“I tried to overcome my injuries by off-season lifting,” Yourison says. “I needed tokeep my body in better condition so Iworked out a lot during the offseason.”

Naugatuck coach Rob Plasky sawYourison’s effort to return to the gridiron fora final time.

“We thought he’d never be able to playanother football game,” Plasky says. “Withhis hard work and perseverance, he was ableto get back on to the football field.”

Despite the injuries, Yourison has man-aged to stay on the field for the majority ofthe last three years, including last season’shistoric run.

“Last year was a lot of fun,” Yourisonsays. “We had so much talent. We couldbasically do whatever we wanted on offenseand defense. We made a lot of memorieswith those people.”

But this season was bound to be differ-ent as most playmakers from both sides ofthe ball graduated. Yourison knew he had totake the slack and drape it over his shoul-ders.

“I knew I was going to have to step upbig time,” Yourison says. “There weren’tmany people with varsity experience so Ihad to show them. The speed of the game

changes. It took a while for everyone to get itgoing.”

Yourison’s contributions to this year’steam don’t even start on the field, according

to Plasky.“Jake offers a lot of leadership, just by

his example of hard work,” Plasky says. “He’salways there. His commitment and his hardwork speak for themselves.”

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Leader of the pack Yourison overcomes injuries to become Naugy’s top dog

By Kyle Brennan, Citizen’s News

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player, Yourison saw some time at runningback and was the leader of Naugatuck’sdefense at middle linebacker. But withYourison being the only proven offensiveplayer entering this season, Plasky put moreof the burden on him.

“The fact that he had a great offensiveyear for us this year is something,” Plaskysays. “I always thought of him as a tradition-al middle linebacker at Naugatuck High

School. We needed him to do more this yearand he did it. He single-handedly beatDerby. He almost single-handedly beatTorrington.”

Even though Yourison has individuallyhad a fantastic senior season, the teamstruggled through a three-loss stretch in themiddle of the year to evaporate to theGreyhounds’ chances of repeating last sea-son’s success.

“The toughest part has been trying tostay focused and to keep pushing forward,”Yourison says. “We had those three losseswhen going in we were undefeated. Wewanted to keep our goals and finish with awinning record.”

Naugatuck clinched consecutive win-ning seasons for the first time since 2005-07and will try to beat Ansonia in consecutiveseasons for the first time since 1985-86.

“It’s going to be a crazy day,” Yourisonsays. “It’s going to be our last senior gametogether. We’re going in there focused. Wewant to win this game.”

But to Plasky, Yourison’s legacy won’t bedetermined by what happens onThanksgiving.

“You can’t really explain,” Plasky says.“He loves football. Those types of kids, youdon’t get many of them. He’s a special kid.”

A Jake of all tradesYourison has been all over the field

for Naugatuck this season. Yourison leads all Greyhounds on

the ground with 1,215 yards on 184 car-ries and 18 touchdowns.

As a passer, Yourison has completednine of 29 attempts for 185 yards, twotouchdowns and three interceptions.He’s also shown off his hands this year,hauling in three catches for 42 yards.

On the defensive side of the ball,Yourison has notched one sack and aninterception.

Yourison is no stranger to specialteams either, returning a kickoff for atouchdown against Torrington.

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The Hawks’ heart beats in the trenchesBy Ken Morse, Citizen’s News

The body of a football team is assem-bled with diverse parts that make up thewhole unit. The quarterback is the head,while the running backs are the legs thatchurn the body forward to move the chainsand pick up crucial first downs.

The arms of the team are the fleet-foot-ed and sure-handed wide receivers, haulingin passes with fearless bravado as thedefense bears down on them. The backboneis the defense that holds opponents incheck, allowing the offense to work itsmagic.

It’s a total team effort. But the heart ofthe team beats across the line of scrimmageand that honor is reserved for the guys inthe trenches.

Most football teams have players to fillthe skill positions, but the differencebetween success and failure falls squarelyon the shoulders of the guys on the frontline of battle.

The Woodland football team came intothe season with two players thrust into thespotlight with first-year starting sophomoreTanner Kingsley at quarterback and seniorrunning back Matt Zaccagnini, who earned

All-Copper Division honors at linebackerlast season.

The fortunes of the Hawks season rest-ed on the performances of these two playerswho had to try to replace the output of JackDeBiase, who ran for 1,577 yards and 14

touchdowns and threw for 948 yards and 11touchdowns on last year’s playoff squad.

But Kingsley and Zaccagnini neededsome help, and the Hawks returned a veter-an line led by senior captain Tom Gendreaualong with seniors Vigan Mulahu, DaveAlves, Ryan Wilkinson and junior JeremyClark.

“Tom is a three-year starter and one ofour captains,” Woodland head coach TimShea says. “The line is a cohesive unit andthey all started last year. Offensive line

coach Chris Moffo has done a great job withthem and we knew going into the seasonthat they would be the strength of theteam.”

How well did the line play as a unit?Kingsley had enough time in the pocket to

throw for 1,249 yards and 13 touchdowns.Zaccagnini rushed for 1,093 yards and 12touchdowns while the team compiled 1,403yards on the ground and 16 touchdownstotal in the rushing game.

The Hawks have averaged 28 points pergame and topped the 40-point mark threetimes.

“Having guys up front that had theexperience that we had was a tremendousconfidence builder for the offense,”Gendreau says. “I’m sure Tanner and Matt

would have gained the yards no matter whowas up front. But our experience put us at adifferent level right from the start.

“We worked real hard together inthe offseason to get ready for this year,”Gendreau says. “We are a close-knitunit and we can see different fronts andspot the blitzes coming because of ourexperience.”

At one point, Woodland had a 4-1record, outscoring the opposition, 154-81.Then came the tough part of the schedulewith Torrington, Naugatuck, Holy Cross andWolcott, in which the Hawks went 1-3 to fallto 5-4 overall.

“Every week teams would load up thebox to try and stop the run and put pressureon Tanner,” Shea says. “But these guys ledby example. They helped Tanner get accli-mated at quarterback and helped Matt toestablish the running game. The leadershipthat they showed helped all the youngerplayers to step up.”

One thing for sure is the Thanksgivingeve game in Seymour will be decided in thetrenches, and the Hawks have a solid unit tolead the way.

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Thanksgiving Stat Chat: It’s all meat and potatoes

NNaauuggaattuucckk vvss.. AAnnssoonniiaa44 Years since 1900 in which Naugatuck and Ansonia didn’t play each other;there was no game in 1911, 1915, 1918, or 192455 Sacks by Naugatuck’s Aaron Echevarria in last year’s game, a 38-20 Naugy win1111 Number of meetings before both teams scored in the same game; the first 10contests were shutouts before Naugy won, 15-5, in 19073311 Yard field goal nailed by Mick Pernell in the first half of last year’s contest110055 Rushing yards by Ansonia star running back Montrell Dobbs lastThanksgiving; Naugatuck held Dobbs to his lowest production of the season115599 Receiving yards by Naugy’s Tyler Conklin in last season’s meeting; Conklinalso caught two touchdown passes228899 Yards passing, along with three touchdowns, by Naugatuck’s ErichBroadrick in the 2010 win; Broadrick also ran for two scores11996600ss The last decade in which Naugatuck put up a winning record againstAnsonia; Naugy won six of 10 meetings from 1960-6911998866 The last time in which Naugatuck won a second consecutive game againstAnsonia; Naugy won in 1985-86 and will try to win a second straight this year44,,000000 Estimated fans watched last year’s game at Jarvis Stadium

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WWooooddllaanndd vvss.. SSeeyymmoouurr00 Games in series history have been shutouts; the winner has scored at least 20points in every game while the loser has scored at least seven00 Times in series history has Woodland won three straight meetings; Seymourwon five in a row from 2005-0855 Years, of eight so far, in which the winner of the Woodland-Seymour gameadvanced to the state playoffs; neither team will make the postseason this year55 Meetings between the schools at DeBarber Field after this season1100 Overall meetings between the schools after this season; this is the eighthThanksgiving eve game, as one was a Friday afternoon and one was a playoff2200 Seconds into last season’s game before Woodland took the lead on a 34-yard touchdown run by Jack DeBiase4400 Points by which the Hawks beat the Wildcats last year, the largest margin ofvictory on either side in series history4477..44 Seconds remaining when Jeff Jones scored on a 12-yard touchdown passfrom Jared Katchmar to lead the Hawks to the 2004 NVL championship in a 27-22 victory7799 Yards rushing by Matt Zaccagnini as Woodland’s third running back last sea-son against the Wildcats999933 Total yards gained by Woodland against Seymour over the last two years

Erich Broadrick ledNaugatuck last year to itsfirst win over Ansoniasince 2001.

Jack DeBiase and the Hawks struck quicklast year with a 34-yard touchdown runless than 20 seconds into the annualThanksgiving Game.

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Naugatuck Schedule and Results

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75 Watkins Devon 11 OL DL

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‘Hounds eying back-to-back wins over Ansonia By Ken Morse, Citizen’s News

t’s no secret that as soon as a Naugatuck footballplayer puts on the Garnet and Grey uniform, theultimate goal is to win on Thanksgiving Day againstthe Greyhounds’ century-old nemesis: Ansonia.

This season marks the 112th meeting betweenthese two Valley rivals in one of the oldestThanksgiving games in the country. This year’s edi-

tion will be at Naugatuck’s Veterans Field, where Naugy hasn’tbeaten Ansonia since 2001. The Chargers hold a 64-37-10edge in the holiday matchup, and the rivalry has seen itsshare of battles that have stood out.

Last season, Naugatuck won the Naugatuck ValleyLeague championship, defeating Ansonia, 38-20, at JarvisStadium to earn a trip to the state playoffs for the first time innine years. The last time the ‘Hounds left Ansonia with a vic-tory on Turkey Day was 1986.

That was also the last time Naugatuck had a repeat inThanksgiving victories. In 1981-82 and again in 1985-86 theGreyhounds managed to repeat in the holiday classic. In fact,the last time the Greyhounds were on a roll was when theywon five straight from 1968 -72.

Season Summary This year, Naugatuck comes into the game with a 6-3

record while the Chargers are 9-0 in the regular season. The‘Hounds were 4-0 on the season before they stumbled, drop-ping three in a row to drop out of contention for another NVLtitle and a state playoff bid.

Naugatuck has regrouped, winning the last two games toregain a little momentum heading into the Turkey Day classic.

“Winning the last two games the way we did gives us a lit-tle bit of momentum coming into the Ansonia game,”Naugatuck senior captain Jake Yourison says. “It certainly haskept our emotions up and has added to our confidence level.We are expecting to come out and give them a good game.”

Despite the bump in the road, Naugatuck head coachRob Plasky and the coaching staff has been able to right theship prior to the Thanksgiving showdown.

“I think the biggest thing is the attitude,” Plasky says.“We got a few wins under our belt and winning solves every-thing. There is a no-nonsense approach and we are preparingthe team like we are playing for a championship. I told thekids, you never disrespect the game of football. You come outand leave everything you have out on the field.

“In football and life you are going to have your ups anddowns but you need to pick yourself up and do things right,”Plasky says. “This has been a huge lesson for everyone on thisteam to come out and get the job done.”

Ansonia has been dominant since the first snap of theseason, topping the 50-point mark three times and scoring atleast 40 in every game except against Woodland, which was aconvincing, 36-6 win.

The keys to this game will separate thewinner and loser as Naugatuck looks to fin-ish out a proud tradition with a 7-3 mark andAnsonia would like to close out an undefeat-ed regular season.

Running GameAnsonia has always held the edge in this

facet of the game and this year they boast areal workhorse in sophomore ArkeelNewsome, who has rushed for 2,201 yardsand 36 touchdowns. He has been prone tofumbles when hit hard, but he is rarely hitand rarely tackled.

Naugatuck has a go-to guy in Yourison,who has with 1,215 yards and 18 touch-downs. The ‘Hounds have several otherbacks that have had touches but injurieshave kept them inconsistently in the lineup.A healthy core of backs would do the Garnetand Grey wonders.

Advantage: Ansonia.

Passing GameAnsonia quarterback Elliot Chudwick is

29-of-60 for 644 yards and 10 touchdowns.The Chargers use the passing game to try tomix it up and keep defenses from focusingon Newsome, which would not happen evenif they pass 50 times a game. Zac Mercerstarted out the season on fire for theGreyhounds but leveled off and is 37-of-70for 680 yards and six touchdowns. Yourison,Matt Harris and Ricky Plasky have also seentime in the pocket and Naugatuck will gowith the hot hand.

Advantage: Naugatuck.

Defense and Line PlayThe Chargers have all the horses in the stable. Matt Hall,

Hakeem Martin, Tyler Williams and Dylan Vano make up oneof the best lines in the state. They have opened up more holesthan a screen door for Newsome to run through. But thedefense has allowed early touchdowns that have put theChargers behind on the scoreboard against Holy Cross,Watertown, and Seymour.

Naugatuck has a little bit of experience at the line ofscrimmage relying on Tim Woodland, Nikko Cari, MikeGiugno, Kevin Mariano, and Kevin Ugalde. They have protect-ed well in the pocket and have been a force on the defensiveside of the ball as well.

Advantage: Even.

Special TeamsAny time a guy like Newsome receives punts and kick-

offs, it could make for an early night. Arthur Kwaskiewicz hasbeen very consistent in the kicking game, another edge forthe Chargers. The return team hasn’t exactly lit the fire forNaugy but Kevin Tousignant has a very capable and accuratekicking leg to spell the difference.

Advantage: Ansonia.

CoachingTom Brockett took over the Ansonia football team in

2006 when Jack Hunt retired. A seven-year veteran of thecoaching staff and a five-year offensive coordinator, Brockettstepped in and Ansonia didn’t miss a beat. In six seasonsBrockett has compiled a 66-7 mark with three NaugatuckValley League titles and three state championships. Plaskyhas a 68-46 ledger with two NVL titles and two state playoffappearances. He also has shown a penchant for getting themost out of his team.

Advantage: Ansonia.

PredictionThere will be no final game score or outrageous pre-

diction. Ansonia can run the ball through a brick wall. Itcan score 50 points at will. But it can also allow earlytouchdowns to put itself in a hole, and if Newsome fum-bles, mistakes could dictate the outcome. Naugatuck fum-bled in the first series in each of its three losses. TheGreyhounds also gave up an interception for a touchdownthree weeks in a row. Mistakes will tell the tale in the finaloutcome of this game.

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Coach Rob Plasky and quarterbackZac Mercer will look to make it twowins in a row over the Chargers.

Nate Franklin and the ‘Hounds havetheir sights set on snatching anotherwin from the Chargers onThanksgiving.

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Sept. 15 Sacred Heart W 41-18

Sept. 23 Ansonia L 6-36

Sept. 30 Law W 48-10

Oct. 7 at Kennedy W 32-0

Oct. 15 at St. Paul Catholic W 27-17

Oct. 21 Torrington L 29-44

Oct. 28 Naugatuck W 40-14

Nov. 7 at Holy Cross L 7-34

Nov. 12 Wolcott L 22-31

Nov. 23 at Seymour 6 p.m.

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Pride on the line when Hawks, Wildcats duel By Kyle Brennan, Citizen’s News

or weeks, it looked like this year’sThanksgiving eve game between Woodlandand Seymour was going to have a Class S stateplayoff berth on the line. The Hawks andWildcats were both 5-2 and on a collisioncourse for the most important game in theirrivalry since 2007.

But both teams faltered in November. Woodland lost toHoly Cross and Wolcott while Seymour fell to Derby andWatertown. Now, there will be no postseason aspirations—only a winning record for the victor will be on the line whenthe teams meet for the 10th time at DeBarber Field.

But Woodland head coach Tim Shea says there doesn’tneed to be league championships or playoff trips on the linelike this game has so prominently featured in the past.

“It’s Woodland-Seymour—Thanksgiving in the Valley,”Shea says. “That alone should answer any questions or anydoubts. It shouldn’t take anything to get ready to go. I prom-ise, they’ll be ready to go.”

The Wildcats still hold a 6-3 series lead—5-3 in theThanksgiving rivalry, plus a win in the 2007 Class SS semifi-nals—but Woodland has won the last two games convincing-ly. This year’s Seymour squad, however, is markedly betterthan the teams that combined to go 1-19 during coach TomLennon’s first two seasons.

Seymour senior quarterback Luke Grabowski is one ofthe top dual-threat players in the Naugatuck Valley League.He is 71-of-51 for 1,037 yards, nine touchdowns, and 12interceptions while he has also rushed 110 times for 496yards and seven scores as the team’s second-leading rusher.

“We have to stop Grabowski,” Shea says. “He’s a prettygood athlete.”

Senior running back Jon Wilson leads the Wildcats with923 yards on 151 attempts. He’s scored 12 times and had a 96-yard rushing touchdown earlier this month againstWatertown.

The running game is powered by Seymour’s veteranoffensive line, which includes players like Josh Tilton, DylanSadick, and Zach Sirowich.

“Wilson’s a pretty good back, and their linemen are toughSeymour kids,” Shea says. “They’ll be ready to go for us.”

Season Summary For Woodland, offense hasn’t been a problem in most

games this season. Sophomore quarterback Tanner Kingsleyhas been solid in his first season, going 106-of-177 for 1,407yards, 16 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.

Senior running back Matt Zaccagnini has carried 232times for 1,266 yards and 14 touchdowns. On the outside,junior wide receiver Anthony Scirpo has 35 catches for 513yards and eight scores while senior wideout Kyle McClintickhas 28 receptions for 370 yards and four touchdowns.

But the Hawks’ issues have come lately due to turnoversand big plays against their defense. Woodland allowed three30-plus-yard pass plays against Wolcott and turned over theball three times against Holy Cross.

“We have to play a complete game,” Shea says. “We haveto minimize our mistakes, capitalize on theirs, and play greatphysical football. There will be a lot of emotions in the game.Seymour’s dying to win on Thanksgiving just like we are. Iknow they want to stop us from winning a third in a row.”

The Hawks have never won three straight games in therivalry, but Seymour won five in a row from 2005-08. Lastyear’s 47-7 beating by Jack DeBiase and Woodland was themost lopsided beating in series history. But another gamelike that is unlikely with the evenness of these squads.

Running GameSince both teams run fairly balanced offenses, each

team’s running game benefits from the threat of an aerialattack. Zaccagnini is on pace for one of the top-five single-season rushing performances in school history. Moreimpressively for Zaccagnini, he has been virtually the onlyplayer gaining significant carries for the Hawks, gaining over75 percent of Woodland’s yards on the ground. Meanwhile,Seymour has no 1,000-yard rushers but has four players withat least 180 yards, including Wilson and Grabowski.

Advantage: Even.

Passing GameThe other side of each team’s balanced offense is the

passing attack. Seymour is led by a senior who hasn’t thrownfor as many yards as Woodland’s sophomore has run for 500more yards. Kingsley likes short throws on slants, outs, andscreens while Grabowski will often take his shots over themiddle of the field and down the sidelines. Grabowski hasbeen more prone to interceptions throughout the season butKingsley has been picked off several times over the last fewweeks.

Advantage: Even.

Defense and Line PlayBoth squads have long prided themselves on strong play

in the trenches and on defense. In their wins this season, thathas indeed been the case. But in their losses, both teamshave given up a lot of yardage and points to opponents whilegenerally losing the battle up front. Woodland and Seymourboth have lines full of multi-year starters, so the competitionat the line of scrimmage could be intriguing. The Hawks’defense has allowed 22.7 points per game while Seymour’shas given up 27.6 a game. In addition, Woodland has moresacks (20) than the Wildcats (11) although Seymour hasforced five more turnovers.

Advantage: Woodland.

Special TeamsGrabowski has been one of the best punters in the NVL,

averaging 37.1 yards per punt, including a 57-yarder againstWatertown. Wilson has also been a dangerous kick returnerwhile Adam Merritt has been consistent in the kicking game,converting on 20 PATs and a field goal. Zach Plourde averagesjust less than 28 yards per punt and has also made 20 PATs. Inthe return game, McClintick and Scirpo make a good combi-nation but recent mistakes have hurt.

Advantage: Seymour.

CoachingLennon is on the verge of his first winning season at

Seymour, but he needs to gain his first victory over Woodlandto clinch it in his third attempt. Shea is 2-1 against theWildcats as head coach and has led the Hawks to their twolargest victories in series history. Both have intense stylesand pride themselves on physical football.

Advantage: Woodland.

PredictionThere has not been a one-score game in this series since

the Fog Bowl in 2007 when Seymour beat Woodland, 36-35.The 10th meeting between the two teams could very well bejust as close with two very evenly matched squads. Hopefully,the fog stays away from DeBarber and doesn’t hide the gamefrom fans.

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History’s ScoreboardWoodland-SeymourSeymour leads, 6-3

2003 Seymour 41, Woodland 142004 Woodland 27, Seymour 222005 Seymour 28, Woodland 202006 Seymour 20, Woodland 72007 Seymour 36, Woodland 352007 Seymour 46, Woodland 282008 Seymour 27, Woodland 102009 Woodland 55, Seymour 322010 Woodland 47, Seymour 7

Naugatuck-AnsoniaAnsonia leads, 64-37-10

1900 Ansonia 5, Naugatuck 01901 Naugatuck 6, Ansonia 01902 Ansonia 18, Naugatuck 01903 Ansonia 5, Naugatuck 01904 Naugatuck 22, Ansonia 01904 Ansonia 5, Naugatuck 01904 Naugatuck 0, Ansonia 01905 Naugatuck 17, Ansonia 01905 Naugatuck 5, Ansonia 01906 Naugatuck 0, Ansonia 01907 Naugatuck 15, Ansonia 51907 Naugatuck 5, Ansonia 51908 Naugatuck 5, Ansonia 01909 Naugatuck 30, Ansonia 01910 Naugatuck 0, Ansonia 01911 No game1912 Naugatuck 13, Ansonia 71913 Naugatuck 22, Ansonia 01914 Naugatuck 26, Ansonia 131915 No game1916 Naugatuck 3, Ansonia 01917 Naugatuck 14, Ansonia 61918 No game1919 Naugatuck 0, Ansonia 01920 Ansonia 25, Naugatuck 01921 Naugatuck 0, Ansonia 01922 Naugatuck 7, Ansonia 21923 Ansonia 7, Naugatuck 01924 No game1925 Ansonia 20, Naugatuck 01926 Naugatuck 20, Ansonia 131927 Naugatuck 42, Ansonia 71928 Naugatuck 73, Ansonia 01929 Naugatuck 13, Ansonia 01930 Naugatuck 0, Ansonia 01931 Ansonia 13, Naugatuck 71932 Naugatuck 26, Ansonia 61933 Naugatuck 33, Ansonia 01934 Ansonia 25, Naugatuck 01935 Ansonia 13 Naugatuck 01936 Ansonia 79, Naugatuck 0

1937 Ansonia 38, Naugatuck 01938 Naugatuck 7, Ansonia 71939 Ansonia 12, Naugatuck 01940 Ansonia 14, Naugatuck 01941 Ansonia 39, Naugatuck 01942 Ansonia 26, Naugatuck 131943 Ansonia 27, Naugatuck 01944 Ansonia 41, Naugatuck 141945 Ansonia 51, Naugatuck 01946 Ansonia 65, Naugatuck 201947 Ansonia 33, Naugatuck 01948 Ansonia 59, Naugatuck 71949 Ansonia 13, Naugatuck 71950 Naugatuck 6, Ansonia 01951 Ansonia 27, Naugatuck 01952 Ansonia 13, Naugatuck 01953 Ansonia 32, Naugatuck 71954 Naugatuck 19, Ansonia 131955 Naugatuck 13, Ansonia 71956 Naugatuck 27, Ansonia 01957 Ansonia 13, Naugatuck 01958 Ansonia 24, Naugatuck 01959 Ansonia 16, Naugatuck 61960 Naugatuck 41, Ansonia 141961 Ansonia 14, Naugatuck 81962 Naugatuck 8, Ansonia 01963 Naugatuck 26, Ansonia 81964 Ansonia 22, Naugatuck 81965 Ansonia 17, Naugatuck 61966 Naugatuck 12, Ansonia 121967 Ansonia 12, Naugatuck 71968 Naugatuck 33, Ansonia 61969 Naugatuck 9, Ansonia 61970 Naugatuck 14, Ansonia 141971 Naugatuck 46, Ansonia 131972 Naugatuck 19, Ansonia 141973 Ansonia 26, Naugatuck 141974 Ansonia 10, Naugatuck 61975 Ansonia 28, Naugatuck 01976 Ansonia 56, Naugatuck 281977 Ansonia 18, Naugatuck 01978 Ansonia 14, Naugatuck 71979 Ansonia 21, Naugatuck 141980 Ansonia 33, Naugatuck 151981 Naugatuck 24, Ansonia 20

1982 Naugatuck 7, Ansonia 61983 Ansonia 28, Naugatuck 121984 Ansonia 39, Naugatuck 81985 Naugatuck 33, Ansonia 281986 Naugatuck 34, Ansonia 61987 Ansonia 45, Naugatuck 61988 Ansonia 28, Naugatuck 81989 Ansonia 14, Naugatuck 71990 Ansonia 20, Naugatuck 141991 Ansonia 38, Naugatuck 91992 Ansonia 30, Naugatuck 61993 Naugatuck 22, Ansonia 01994 Ansonia 28, Naugatuck 211995 Ansonia 7, Naugatuck 01996 Ansonia 51, Naugatuck 221997 Ansonia 25, Naugatuck 141998 Ansonia 28, Naugatuck 01999 Ansonia 28, Naugatuck 62000 Ansonia 15, Naugatuck 122001 Naugatuck 14, Ansonia 132002 Ansonia 43, Naugatuck 92003 Ansonia 49, Naugatuck 02004 Ansonia 41, Naugatuck 202005 Ansonia 33, Naugatuck 72006 Ansonia 25, Naugatuck 02007 Ansonia 42, Naugatuck 02008 Ansonia 20, Naugatuck 02009 Ansonia 56, Naugatuck 202010 Naugatuck 38, Ansonia 20

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Seven years ago, Cody Kingsley was amember of the Woodland freshman footballteam. Today, Kingsley is still a member ofthe freshman squad. The only difference isnow he leads it.

Kingsley, a 2008 Woodland grad, hasreturned to be the head coach of the fresh-man program along with assistant coachesand former classmates Bob Spickle and EricBrown.

The former quarterback who led theHawks to the first-ever Naugatuck ValleyLeague Copper Division title in 2007 says hehas enjoyed his first season as a head coach.

“It’s been a lot fun,” Kingsley says. “Ilike the kids. They’ve been a good group of

kids. It’s been a good experience.”Kingsley was originally supposed to be

an assistant varsity coach but when his dad,Mike, decided to step down from the fresh-man program, Cody wanted the reins.

“He said, ‘I want to be the freshmancoach,’” Woodland head coach Tim Sheasays. “It takes a certain person to want torun the freshman program.”

The Hawks freshmen put together a 4-6 record this season, but Kingsley says theteam was much better than the recordappears.

“We lost some tight games,” Kingsleysays. “We were down by 20 against Kennedyin the fourth quarter and almost came back

to win the game. We battled all season andjust came up a little short in some games.”

Kingsley pointed out several plays thathe expects have a chance to see the varsityfield next year—lineman Max McSperrin,wide receiver Dylan Abarzua, and quarter-back Jason Rodrigues.

“Max McSperrin is a big offensive line-man that I think can contribute at the varsi-ty level next year,” Kingsley says. “DylanAbarzua is a wide receiver who has goodsize. My quarterback, Jason Rodrigues, is anathlete. I think they’ll find a spot for himnext year.”

Other players, including Joe Poeta,

Kevin Gabianelli, Chris McDonald, andmore, also can compete next season,according to Kingsley.

“There are definitely some good play-ers,” Kingsley says. “Whether they cancontribute to varsity next year, it’s up tothem. Whether they put in the work in theoffseason to make it happen is up tothem.”

Shea feels confident that Kingsley isleading the freshmen in the right direction.

“He’s been through the program andknows what we expect,” Shea says.“Anybody who plays quarterback here, tome, knows the game of football. We havetotal faith in him and expect that his guyswill be ready next year.”

But just as important as knowingfootball, Kingsley had other items on hisagenda.

“We had to teach them what it meansto be a Woodland Hawk and what it’s like tobe a student first and an athlete second,”Kingsley says. “We focused on making suretheir grades were up. We wanted to showthem into the program without putting toomuch on their plate. We had to show themthe ropes for next year.”

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Young ‘Hounds are building blocks to success

Kingsley returns to show young Hawks the way

Success can’t always be measured bythe immediate outcome. The NaugatuckGreyhounds football program took years tobuild a solid foundation that led to the 2010Naugatuck Valley League championship.

That foundation starts with a freshmanprogram under the direction of head coachJeff Scanlon and assistant coach BruceKosa. The freshman ‘Hounds have compileda 28-6 record over the last four seasons.

Those teams featured the likes of JakeYourison, Nikko Cari, Mike Giugno, MickPernell, Nick Kosa, Nate Franklin, RyneGriesenauer, Ricky Plasky and KevinMariano. All of these players have playedkey roles in this year’s 6-3 season for the var-sity Greyhounds under head coach RobPlasky.

“My goal every year is to get the kids tobuy into the Greyhounds tradition,”Scanlon says. “I want it to really meansomething to them when they put that jer-sey on for game day. I combine this withgetting them ready quickly for the varsitylevel. I love being a part of this and it’s justso rewarding to watch these boys grow upand excel in this program.”

Four years ago, Naugatuck began itsown Pop Warner football program and theresults of that effort led by league directorPaul McGrath is starting to manifest itself in

the current group of Greyhounds.“What is so great about having a Pop

Warner program in town is that some of thehigh school coaches come in and help toteach these kids early on the same plays andthe terminology used at the high schoollevel,” Pop Warner coach Frank Johnsonsays. “It gets them acquainted to theGreyhounds tradition. Jeff is doing such agreat job with the freshman not only teach-ing them the varsity system, but an awful lotabout winning.”

The team ran into a few stumblingblocks right at the start of the season.Running back Donnie Costa broke his col-larbone and starting quarterback JasonBradley was sidelined with shoulder ten-

dinitis.“Those two kids are exactly the type of

players Naugatuck needs,” Scanlon says.“They are true leaders in every sense of theword. In spite of being injured they nevermissed a practice or a game, always there tosupport their teammates and that’s what it’sall about.”

Matt Grillo and Ricky DeJesus filled inat running back while Kyle Pyshna did anadmirable job taking over for Bradley atquarterback.

Fullback Maleek Brooks and widereceiver Josh Aviles have teamed up withtight ends Kevin Robinson and ChrisQuarles to help the young ‘Hounds get outto a 6-0 start before a late-season loss.

Will Paul, Jack Reardon, P.J. Murphy,Dave Kloc, James Brewer and Ryan Martinanchor the offensive line. Soccrattes Illungahas been a key contributor on defense atlinebacker along with Brooks, Grillo,Robinson and Pyshna. Leading the defen-sive backfield is C.J. Wahl.

“This is C.J.’s first year of football,”Scanlon says. “He seems to have fallen inlove with the game. Once he really starts toget comfortable playing this game he canbecome a very good player.”

Aviles is the team’s kicker and ChrisYacovone, Rafael Felix, Spencer Dreher andAnthony Mazzadra all contribute on specialteams.

Scanlon was particularly impressedwith the team’s response to extenuating cir-cumstances.

“Between the Hurricane and the freaksnowstorm we missed so many practices,”Scanlon says. “It could have really gottenus off track. I told them flat out, we can sithere and make excuse after excuse andnothing would get done. Or we could dothe one thing that we can control and thatis to work hard every single day and everysingle snap to get better. They chose thelatter and we are closing in on anothergreat season.”

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Naugatuck tops Ansonia,captures NVL crown

ANSONIA — The NaugatuckGreyhounds are the 2010 Naugatuck ValleyLeague champions after throttling Ansonia,38-20, at Jarvis Stadium on Thanksgivingmorning. An estimated crowd of 4,000 fanswere on hand to witness one of the mostcomplete team victories by the Greyhoundsin almost 30 years.

Naugatuck senior quarterback ErichBroadrick turned in one of the most out-standing performances in the history of thisgame, accounting for all five of theGreyhounds’ touchdowns to earn theClarence Fortin Award as the game’s MVP.

The quarterback was 14-of-19 passingfor 289 yards and three touchdowns and ranthe ball seven times for 42 yards and twomore touchdowns to lead the Hounds tovictory.

“I have learned a lot in the past threeyears,” Broadrick said. “The one thing I’velearned is you have to keep working hardand look where we are at now.”

“Erich showed what kind of leader he istoday,” Naugatuck coach Rob Plasky said.“He put the team on his back and played anoutstanding game.”

For as well as Broadrick played, theycould have handed out about six more MVPawards the way the Greyhounds stepped upin the biggest game this team has everplayed.

Ruben Berger carried the ball 10 timesfor 57 yards, caught four passes for 93 yards

and threw a pass out of the wildcat forma-tion for a 22-yard completion.

Tyler Conklin hauled in five passes for159 yards and two touchdowns and AaronEchevarria had five sacks to lead a defensethat shut down the mighty Chargers’ run-ning game.

“Since the start of the season all wewanted was an NVL championship,”Echevarria said. “Now we have it and it feelsjust great.”

Ansonia running back Montrell Dobbscame in as the top rusher in the state with2,290 yards and 30 touchdowns. The‘Hounds held Dobbs to only two long runsand 25 carries for 105 yards.

Naugatuck pushed the lead to 14-0when Broadrick punched it in from a yardout with 5:10 left in the first quarter. Itmarked the first time Naugatuck had a two-touchdown lead over Ansonia in 20 years.

Ansonia tied the game before MickPernell split the uprights on a 31-yard fieldgoal to put the Hounds back on top, 17-14,at the half.

The Broadrick-to-Conklin connectionproduced two, 60-plus-yard touchdownsthat electrified the Hounds’ crowd andhelped them pull away, and the team’s ninesacks sealed it.

“The guys in the trenches were relent-less,” Plasky said. “They never took a playoff. You win championships with defenseand that’s what we had today.”

A look back at Thanksgiving 2010

By Ken Morse, Citizen’s News

Hawks strike early andoften to tame Wildcats

BEACON FALLS — Just 20 seconds intoWednesday night’s Woodland-Seymourgame in Beacon Falls, the contest’s outcomeseemed assured.

Jack DeBiase scored a 34-yard touch-down just one play after Zach Plourdeforced a fumble and the Hawks neverlooked back, dominating the Wildcats, 47-7,to lock up a berth in the Class S playoffs.

“That’s exactly what we wanted,”DeBiase said of the opening sequence. “Wecame out fired up. Usually in the first halfwe come out sluggish but tonight wepunched them right in the face and scored.”

From that point forward, Woodlandturned in the most impressive and decisivevictory in the eight-year history of theseries, outgaining Seymour by almost 300yards (447-156) and not allowing the ‘Catsto score a touchdown against the Hawks’first-string defense.

The game was well in hand by the endof the first half, as Woodland led, 27-0, heldSeymour to just 32 yards of offense, andforced two turnovers.

“We went back to basics,” Woodlandcoach Tim Shea said of the Hawks’ strongdefensive effort. “We didn’t try to reinvent thewheel. We really stressed on making tacklesand I think tonight we did that very well.”

While the defense did its thing,Woodland’s offense kept piling up thepoints almost exclusively on the ground—and not entirely with DeBiase’s legs.

DeBiase’s last encounter with the end

zone came halfway through the first periodwhen he hooked up with Ian Bures for a 2-yard touchdown to put the Hawks up, 14-0.

DeBiase racked up 127 yards in thegame (all in the first half), but the spotlightshifted from the quarterback to Woodland’sother running backs, including MattZaccagnini and Craig Genz.

“We’ve preached all year that we’remore than No. 10,” Shea said Woodland’soffensive diversity. “Today a lot of thoseother kids got a chance to show it. Thosekids work just as hard as anyone else andthey deserve their chance in the limelight.”

Zaccagnini rushed for 79 yards on 12carries while Genz scored two touchdownsin the second quarter on runs of 12 and 5yards and tallied 89 yards on 17 carries inhis final game against the Wildcats.

“In the locker room I was thinking thiscould be my last game and probably is mylast game at my own field,” Genz said. “Iwanted to go out with a bang.”

This senior class is the first inWoodland history to beat Seymour twiceand have cut the ‘Cats series lead to 6-3.More importantly, though, the win put theHawks in the playoffs for the first time since2007 and the fourth time in the last sevenseasons.

“It’s everybody’s dream,” DeBiase said.“It’s what we work for all summer. All theblood, sweat, and tears were worth it to getthere.”

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Hawks build winning way from the ground upBy Kyle Brennan, Citizen’s News

little more than 10 yearsago, a new place calledWoodland Regional HighSchool was about to open,smack dab in the heart ofthe Naugatuck Valley.

The Valley, of course, issynonymous with a lot of things, but fewthings are more closely associated with itthan high school football. So for Woodlandto really become part of the Valley, it neededto have a football team—and it needed to begood.

Principal Arnold Frank and athleticconsultant Rich Calabro hired Derby Highgraduate Chris Anderson to start the pro-gram, and Anderson brought in othercoaches from the Valley, including AnsoniaHigh grad Tim Phipps.

They, with the rest of the staff and thestudents who first populated the school in2001, began work on what is one of thegreatest Valley football stories of them all.

Summer 2001As construction at Woodland finished,

Anderson’s freshmen and sophomoresbegan practice in the open field at LaurelLedge Elementary School. Nothing wasthere except an equipment trailer and somedirt. Needless to say, it was not all roses.

“Our first sets of pads were Pop Warnerpads,” Phipps says. “Our first locker roomwas actually a classroom. Our first goalpostswere PVC pipes anchored in 10-gallonbuckets of concrete.”

Jared Katchmar, who became a three-year starting quarterback and is on theMount Rushmore of Woodland greats,remembers the chaos of the first sub-varsityseason.

“About 20 kids quit that season, so wedidn’t know what was going to happen,”Katchmar says. “The next season,[Anderson] wanted us to go varsity and wewere getting killed. I was like, this guy iscrazy.”

September 2002Crazy or not, Woodland prepared to

play a full varsity schedule with zero seniorson the roster. Katchmar didn’t much care forAnderson’s no-nonsense practices.

“The practices were awful,” Katchmarsays. “Every good player never really likedpractice. We all wanted to get out. He madeus practice a lot. We were working like dogs.That team wasn’t really that talented. Thatwas the farthest thing from it. He justworked us so hard.”

The Hawks traveled anywhere theycould get a varsity contest, as they weren’tset to join the Naugatuck Valley League in

football until 2003. They earned their firstwin at St. Bernard in Uncasville.

“It was an important win because thekids were unsure,” Anderson says. “Westarted something like 18 sophomores inthat game. They realized they could win at ayoung age.”

Those sophomores—Katchmar, PatKrakowski, Matt Dorosh, Tim Hutvagner,Eric Moraniec, Mark LaFortune, and severalothers—only tasted victory twice more thanseason en route to a 3-8 record, whichremains the worst in program history.

September 2003Woodland’s first season as a full varsity

member of the NVL didn’t begin with aleague game but instead with a gameagainst New London, a perennial statepower. The Hawks beat the Whalers, 35-20,and earned more than a victory.

“That team is a great program everyyear,” Katchmar says of New London. “Afterthat, we knew we could compete with any-body.”

The following week, Woodland finallyprepared for its initiation into the NVL witha game against Holy Cross, a 26-12 victoryfor the Hawks.

“I remember how intense that was,”Phipps says. “We came into an NVL that wasvery, very strong.”

“The NVL was good,” Katchmar says.“But the guys who were on our team hadplayed together forever. We knew we couldplay.”

Oct. 31, 2003Woodland and Naugatuck were meant

to be rivals. For years, students from Region16 had no high school of their own, so manyof them headed to the borough. But the newschool on Back Rimmon Road gave BeaconFalls and Prospect a chance to competeagainst the town that lies between them.

Anderson calls it “amazing.” Katchmarsays it was “euphoric.” But Phipps may bestsummarize the importance of Woodland’scomeback 40-37 win over Naugatuck thatnight.

“I think that was our program game,”Phipps says.

Woodland entered the game 5-2 andwas coming off a disappointing, 26-19 lossto Wilby. More importantly, Katchmar was-n’t even sure if he could play against the 6-1Greyhounds.

“I sprained my ankle in the Watertowngame two weeks before,” Katchmar recalls.“I didn’t play against Wilby. It really was bad.I was on crutches two days before theNaugatuck game. [Trainer] Ray Donaghyhad me in there getting constant treatment.I was skipping class to get treatment, andthe teachers were good with it as long as Imade up the work.”

Thank goodness for those teachers orelse the Valley would not have seen one ofthe most impressive efforts by a quarter-back in NVL history.

Katchmar finished 23-of-44 for 437yards, four touchdowns, and no intercep-tions. His effort inside the last two minutesof the game, in which he threw touchdownpasses to Jay Kymer and Krakowski less thana minute and a half apart, remainsingrained in his mind.

“We ran Hail Marys and all that stuff,”Katchmar says. “The plays that were run, Ijust ask myself, ‘Did that happen?’”

While still in a state of some disbeliefeight years later, Katchmar is able torecount the exact details from that fourthquarter, including the moment-by-momentdescription of what happened on his game-winning, 16-yard touchdown pass toKrakowski on fourth-and-10 as timeexpired.

“Pat was all mad,” Katchmar says,describing how he switched Krakowski’sroute with the pattern Matt Trzaski wouldusually run. “He didn’t want to run up themiddle, so I put him on the outside. Hemade the play and it was pandemonium. Iloved it.”

“That was important because it showedthe kids they could compete against a Valleyfootball team,” Anderson says. “Naugatuckhas 100 years of tradition. To be able to beatthem at that young stage of the programreally set the tone that we could go far.”

Nov. 26, 2003Valley football and Thanksgiving go

together like turkey and cranberry sauce. Sofor Woodland to be a real Valley footballteam, it needed Thanksgiving.

It just so happened that Seymour didn’tusually play on Thanksgiving. Two plus twoequals four.

“I remember being excited because wehad a Thanksgiving game that was a legiti-mate Valley football game,” Phipps says.“Growing up as a kid you were either atAnsonia-Naugatuck or Derby-Shelton. Thatwas my hope that people would eventuallysay they were going to the Woodland-Seymour game.”

But the first game of the rivalry atDeBarber Field wasn’t a storybook ending toa fantastic first NVL season. Injuries, illness-es, and the Wildcats’ talent added up to a41-14 mauling, which ended the Hawks’season at 8-3.

Anderson considers that loss the mostimportant in school history.

“Sometimes you have to lose in order towin,” Anderson says. “We learned a lotabout ourselves and what we needed to doto get to the next level. It was good in a waythat it happened.”

Sept. 16, 2004With most starters returning, the 2004

season held historic potential. But the viewfrom the outside was different than the onefrom the inside.

“The offseason was insane,” Katchmarsays. “A bunch of stuff was happening. Wedidn’t look too good. We were supposed toroll Watertown [in the first game], and theycome out and went up, 7-0.

“But then we put on a show.”After the Indians’ first-quarter touch-

down, the Woodland defense played 24straight periods of scoreless football.

“They were so good,” Katchmar says ofthe defense, which allowed just 66 points allseason and pitched seven shutouts. “Weknew the defense was going to carry usthrough.”

A Woodland head coach Chris Anderson is dousedby his team after beating Seymour in 2004 towin the Hawks’ first NVL championship.

Quarterback Jared Katchmar led theHawks to a 21-0 win over Ansonia in2004 that would set the pace forWoodland’s championship season.

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Nov. 12, 2004Woodland carried an 8-0 record into

Ansonia’s Jarvis Stadium to meet the state’smost successful program in history.

“Leading up to that game, I told them,‘You’re not somebody until you beatAnsonia,’” Anderson says. “The biggestthing was that those kids were not afraidgoing into that atmosphere. I think it wasbecause they played varsity at such a youngage. They had experienced a lot of adversity,so they didn’t care who we were playing.”

Katchmar recalls one particularAnderson tactic to help the team preparefor the biggest game in school history tothat point.

“Before the season, he took us to everyplace we would play,” Katchmar says. “Wewent to the fields and took dirt and grassfrom each of the fields. Then we wouldbring it back to the weight room. We weredriving up and down the Valley. It wascrazy.”

That Friday night was a miserable,rainy, cold evening that saw Jarvis’ grassturn to mud. It was exactly like legendaryChargers coach Jack Hunt wanted it.

“We wanted to call off the gamebecause it was pouring and it was around 30degrees,” Katchmar says. “Jack Hunt knewwe wanted to throw the ball so he wanted toplay that night. We wanted to play them ona nice day because we would have beatenthem, 48-0.”

Woodland had to settle for a 21-0 win. Itwas the first time Ansonia was shut out inan NVL game since Naugatuck beat theChargers, 22-0, in 1993.

Nov. 26, 2004In just their second season as members

of the NVL, the Hawks were going to hostthe league championship game againstSeymour.

“For us, a lot of our guys went toSeymour prior,” Anderson says. “I don’tknow if we believed we could beat Seymour.Coming into that game after suffering theloss that we did the year before, there mighthave been some doubt in their minds. Butwe believed without any evidence.”

Despite the game being moved fromWednesday night to Friday afternoon, fansflocked to Woodland like they never hadbefore and never have since. At least 4,000spectators filled the low-rise bleachers,lined the entire circumference of the fencethree- or four-deep, and packed the grassysouth hill to the top.

The teams traded the lead several timesthroughout the game. Seymour took an 8-0lead, then Woodland scored 21 straightpoints to grab a commanding edge. But theWildcats rallied with scores at the end of thethird and beginning of the fourth to earn a22-21 advantage.

“It was one of the greatest games I’veever been associated with,” Anderson says.“Two heavyweights were slugging it out.There were so many momentum changesback and forth. Really anybody could havewon the game.”

Woodland drove down the field late inthe fourth quarter and Katchmar hit ShaneKingsley on a 74-yard completion down theright sideline. But Kingsley had the ballknocked away from behind and theWildcats recovered.

Still, the Hawks’ defense—whichallowed over a third of the points it gave upall season to Seymour—made three straightstops, each accompanied with a timeout,on the ensuing drive to give Katchmar andWoodland one more shot starting at theirown 46-yard line.

Katchmar, who was 17-of-25 for 340yards and two touchdowns, connected fourtimes with Jeff Jones for all 54 yards, includ-ing the game-winning, 12-yard touchdownpass with 47.4 seconds remaining to seal theprogram’s first NVL championship with a27-22 win.

“Being the no-huddle offense that wehad, it didn’t faze us to get down the fieldquickly,” Anderson says. “Fortunately, wemade the plays and it went down in history.”

Nov. 30, 2004The Hawks earned the No. 1 seed in the

Class SS playoffs and opened with No. 4Hartford Public on Tuesday night, just fourdays after winning the NVL title.

“We didn’t have any time to celebratethe NVL championship,” Anderson says.“Credit the kids for getting refocused forthat game. Going from not thinking they’dbe able to beat Seymour to beating them,you would think it could go to a young kid’shead.”

In perhaps the most physical, so-ugly-that-it’s-pretty game in program history,Woodland snuck out a 13-6 victory thanksto an early Katchmar touchdown run and alate scoring toss to Trzaski.

“That Hartford Public game shouldhave been the state championship,”Katchmar says. “They were nasty. We proba-bly shouldn’t have won the game. We werenever losing, but they were a good footballteam.”

Dec. 4, 2004In just their third varsity season, the

Hawks were playing for a state champi-onship. To make it even sweeter, they werefacing rival Holy Cross at Trumbull’sMcDougall Field.

After a sloppy first few minutes,Woodland routed the Crusaders, 35-0. TheHawks scored in each quarter as Krakowskiran for 175 yards and two touchdowns whileKatchmar threw three touchdown passes toJones, who earned the game’s MVP award.

“It was kind of like the perfect ending toa perfect story,” Anderson says. “We beatHoly Cross, which was another school thattook our boys and girls from Region 16 foryears, and how appropriate to play them. Itwas just a wonderful ending.”

The celebration on the field was onlyexceeded by the unprecedented support ofcars and fire trucks that greeted the busesonce they took Exit 23 on Route 8 North.

“It was crazy,” Katchmar says.“Disbelief a little bit. We knew we worked sohard since day one. You can’t piece togethereverything from practicing at Laurel Ledgeto having our own school to our own lights.It was like a town effort. There were so manypeople that nobody ever talks about. Theymade the road so much better.”

Nov. 17, 2005The road was still being paved late into

the 2005 season. New quarterback AlexDorosh and the crop of seniors led byKingsley, Jones, Mike Stankus, and JeffTemple helped stretch Woodland’s winningstreak to 21 entering the NVL championshipagainst Holy Cross.

The Hawks took a 7-0 lead on a second-

quarter touchdown run by Jones. Woodlandheld that lead into the fourth quarter untilthe Crusaders tied it with 9:53 to play.

Later in the fourth, an interception-return touchdown gave Holy Cross a 14-7lead with 5:17 left. Woodland squanderedthe ensuing possession and gave the ballback to the Crusaders inside their own terri-tory with less than three minutes to go.

Enter Kingsley, who came up with per-haps the most Herculean play of his careeron defense.

“You have a player like Shane Kingsleywho understands he didn’t just need to stopthem, but he needed to get the ball,”Anderson says. “We executed a stunt thatwe called a stinger stunt where we sent thefree safety through the A-gap. He timed itperfectly and was able to dislodge the balland give our offense a chance.”

With just 29 seconds to play, Dorosh hitPaul Brewer with a 29-yard touchdown pass.Justin Hilton’s PAT tied the game at 14 andsent it to overtime before Ryan Lewispunched in the game-winning touchdownfrom 3 yards out to give Woodland a 21-14win.

“Credit our kids because they neverbelieved that the game was over,” Andersonsays. “Those kids played until the end nomatter what the score was.”

Dec. 3, 2005Woodland had its 22-game winning

streak snapped by Seymour onThanksgiving eve, and the Hawks wereforced to the road for their Class SS semifi-nal. After an easy, 27-7 win over NorthBranford in the semifinal, Woodland pre-pared for a second-straight state title gameagainst Brookfield.

The Hawks never trailed in the gamebut had to make a final defensive stand topreserve a 19-13 lead on Brookfield’s lastdrive. Inside the final minute, Kingsleymade his second interception of the nightjust in front of the Woodland goal line toclinch the back-to-back state titles and earnthe game’s MVP award.

“It was really surreal,” Anderson says.“You don’t realize what happened. Evennow, I’ll step outside the boxes and look atwhat we accomplished and it’s like a dream.You can’t believe all that happened like itdid. The seniors from ’05 wanted to leavetheir mark. The seniors from ’04 had doneit, but they graduated and then people said,well now what can you do.”

Nov. 21, 2007Not every great game in which

Woodland took part went down in thebooks as a win for the Black and Gold. Inwhat will forever be known in the Valley asthe Fog Bowl, Seymour won its third-

straight Thanksgiving eve game in a wild,36-35 game.

Jon Murren had one of the best single-game rushing efforts in school history with247 yards and three touchdowns. But afterhis final touchdown, a 33-yarder to bringWoodland to within one, the Hawks failedon a two-point conversion attempt.

“I remember [Seymour coach Paul]Sponheimer came up to me and said, thatwas a classic Valley football game,” Phippssays. “I agreed with him, but I rememberwishing we were on the other end of it.”

Woodland qualified for the Class SSplayoff for the third time in four years butlost to Seymour again. That playoff loss wasthe final game at Woodland for Anderson,who resigned to become a coach at theUniversity of New Haven.

he Hawks’ unprecedentedsuccess in the first six yearsof the program came as aresult of several factors, butone stands out above all.

“It comes down to ChrisAnderson,” Phipps says.

“That’s how it happened. He was a trueleader. He was a person who knew how totake a group of individuals, mold them, andlead them in a common direction.”

“We were like the old Oakland Raiders,”Katchmar says of the 2004 squad, in partic-ular. “We were Black and Gold instead ofBlack and Silver. We played defense and wehad some crazy guys on that team. AndAnderson was like Al Davis. His attention todetail is almost not human. He pulls out thecraziest things and he’ll fine-tune it. Weknew that if we could just play, he wouldwin us a state title.”

But the players from the program’sinfancy deserve just as much credit.

“Those kids back then were just differ-ent,” says current Woodland head coachTim Shea, a Naugatuck High grad whojoined the staff in 2002. “They went throughso much when we went varsity and theirfirst year when we didn’t have a locker roomor a weight room. That group was so tightthat they had this dying belief that theywere going to come out on top, no matterwhat. To this day, they’re still that tight. Theywere the ones who got us to where we arenow.”

“We pulled from kids whose parentsplayed at Naugatuck and Seymour,” Phippssays. “To have their own thing, that meantsomething to those kids. I think about JaredKatchmar and the Kingsley family and TimHutvagner. You could tell it meant somethingto have your own school. It was special.”

ow, as Woodland’s 10thvarsity season con-cludes, is as good a timeas ever to evaluate thelegacy of this firstdecade, which includesmore winning seasons,

great players, and a fourth playoff berthunder Shea’s leadership.

“I’ve always had a lot of love for Valleyfootball,” Phipps says. “To be a part of thatand hopefully live up to that standard, tosay we slugged it out against the big boys iswhat I want. I hope when we look back onall of this people say, Woodland playedValley football. They lived up to theAnsonias and the Seymours and theNaugatucks of the past.”

“After all these years, the communityfinally has a team to call its own,” Shea says.“We’re battling against 100 years of traditionthere, 100 years of tradition there. We’veaccomplished a lot in 10 years. By no meansare we satisfied with where we are. But asthe years go on, when our players have kidsand they want to play at Woodland, that’swhen you really have a program.”

And all the memorable moments, crazyrallies, and historic victories combine tomake it a decade that will live forever in theminds of those who coached, played, orwatched them.

“They were all special,” Anderson says.“They were all pieces in different scenarios.I love them all.”

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FREE 16 oz. COFFEEwith 8 gallon fill-up

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