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Shoreline
Teams Take 3 out of 5 from MidConn
State Championship Playoff Results and Schedule can be viewed
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States
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Championships
Semi-Finals
Week 8
Week 7
Week 6
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
Jamboree
CT State Finals
11/14: The 6th Grade Indians had to travel to Brian McMahon High School in Norwalk to face the undefeated CVL Champion Bridgeport Chargers for the State Championship. The rainy, gloomy conditions
were a dark omen of things to come as the Chargers won the coin toss and deferred their choice to the second half. The Indians took the kickoff and moved to midfield before turning the ball over
with a punt. The Chargers took over and repeatedly pounded the ball up the middle until they were in the end zone with a touchdown. Bridgeport's kicker successfully made the PAT
kick to make the score
8-0.
North Haven took the next kick and could not make a first down. Mike Montano's punt was then blocked, and the Chargers were set up with a short field. After making a first down, the second
quarter began and the Chargers fumbled it and North Haven recovered. But the Indians could not move the ball,
however, as their game plan was to use their outside speed to
gain yardage. But Bridgeport's linebackers were
daring them to pass while they were cheating up on the line. When the play was
headed to the outside, the line backers broke through and cut things off before they could
get to the outside. A defensive struggle
ensued, and neither team could score as the Chargers took an 8-0 lead into halftime.
Bridgeport took the second half kickoff and ate up most of the 3rd quarter with a 70 yard drive that culminated with a short touchdown run
to increase their lead to 14-0. Neither team would come close to scoring again
until the end
as they each move the ball but could not crack the other's end zone. After forcing the Chargers to punt for the first time late in the game, North Haven was given the gift of a short field when
a 7 yard punt was downed at Bridgeport's 30 yard line. Connor Suraci gained some yards on the ground and completed a pass to Nick Ponzio to get the ball in close, but time ran out after several passes
into the end zone fell incomplete.
With the loss, North Haven's Youth Football season now comes to a close. The 6th grade Indians finish their season with a 10-1 record while Bridgeport
improves to 12-0 and will advance to the North East Regionals next Saturday.
CT Semi-Finals
11/8:
The 6th Grade Indians traveled to Falcon Field in Meriden to take on the Meriden Raiders who were the 6th Grade Champions of the MidConn Youth Football League. In dominating fashion,
the Indians whipped the Raiders with their suffocating defense, the pounding up the middle runs by Nick Ponzio and Mike Montano
and the outside speed of Emadi Okwuosa, Conner Suraci and Mike McKenna. Meriden could only make 1 first down in the first half and only a handful in the whole game. Only
twice did they make it across midfield in the game. Despite their lack of success at it, the Raiders tried all game to run the ball up the middle, and failed. When they finally changed
their approach and went to the outside, the quick Indian linebackers beat them to the corner almost every time.
North Haven won the toss and deferred their choice to the second half. Meriden wanted the ball, so the Indians kicked off. The Raiders receiver picked up Mike Montano's bounding kick and took off
through the middle for a 65 yard touchdown. The Raiders added the 2 point PAT kick to open a quick 8-0 lead. Not to be outdone, Nick Ponzio took the next kickoff for North Haven and smashed his way
through tacklers and busted his way down to the 1 yard line. On the next play, Ponzio finished his mission when he broke into the endzone for a touchdown. Montano added the 2 point PAT kick
to tie the score at 8. The Raiders couldn't make a first down on their first possesion so they had to punt. Jeremy Imperati blocked the kick and Ponzio picked it up and rumbled 35 yards into
the end zone for a touchdown. Montano added another 2 point kick and the Indians were in front to stay at 16-8.
Meriden's next possession ended when they went for a 4th and 4 from their own 42 yard line and thrown for a loss. A couple plays later, Emadi Okwuosa took a direct snap and went around the left
side for a 24 yard run down to the 1 yard line. Montano slammed his way through
the middle for the touchdown and then hit his third straight 2-point kick for a commanding 24-8 lead. Another failed Raider drive gave North Haven the ball once again before the half. Conner Suraci
broke off a long 50+ yard touchdown run and the Indians were rolling into halftime with a 30-8 lead.
North Haven took the second half kickoff and moved across midfield. Once they did, the ball spent the rest of second half in the Raiders end until the last play of the game.
Neither team could score in the half, though North Haven made it inside the Raider's 10 twice before turning the ball over on downs. The two teams kept turning the ball back over to each other on
downs as the time ticked away. On the last play of the game, one of the Raiders broke lose for a 50+ yard touchdown to close out the scoring at 30-14.
With the win, North Haven improved their undefeated record to 10-0 and will travel to Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk
this Saturday at 3pm to take on the CVL Champion Bridgeport
Chargers to
compete for the CT State Championship.
Championships
11/1:
North Haven's 6th graders dominated a previously unbeaten Madison Bengal squad
to win the Shoreline Youth Football Conference Championship,
improve their own unbeaten record to 9-0, and advance to next
week's State Championship games in Meriden. The Indians won the toss
and elected
to receive, but the Bengals recovered an onside kick at midfield in what was the
only thing that went right for them all day. From there they moved backwards 14
yards before giving the ball back with a 6 yard punt. North Haven used the short
field to their advantage when Emadi Okwuosa scored a 21 yard TD around the left
side and Mike Montano added the 2 point PAT for an 8-0 lead. The rest of the
half was played in Madison's end as each team kept turning it back over to the
other on downs. Madison moved into North Haven territory for the only time after
taking the second half kick, but turned it over on downs. On the next play,
Montano shot through a hole in the middle and took off on a 58 yard romp for a
TD and a 14-0 lead. After another stalled Bengal drive in their own end, Conor
Suraci had three nice runs while adding a 3rd touchdown to make the final 20-0.
11/1: North Haven's 8th Graders
lost to Guilford 30-6 in their Championship game today in
Guilford. Things looked good early as North Haven took the
opening kick and moved into Guilford's side of the field, but
ultimately were forced to punt. On the next play, Guilford's Andrew Meoli
took to the near sideline and was gone for a 75 yard touchdown.
The kick that followed made it 8-0. In the second quarter, North
Haven botched a punt and gave Guilford the ball in close. A
couple of plays later KC Horton ran in a 10 yard TD around the right
side to build up a 14-0 halftime lead. Guilford's first drive in
the second half stalled, and their punt that followed was
blocked. Micahel Siwek picked it up for North Haven and ran it
back 42 yards for a TD to cut the lead to 14-6. Meoli
would add a 50 yard TD run shortly after getting the ball back
to open a 22-6 lead after the PAT kick. For good measure, Meoli
scored on a 42 yard run on 4th and 8 in the 4th quarter to make
the final 30-6.
11/1: North Haven's 5th Graders
lost a heartbreaker in their Championship game in Guilford 13-12
to East Haven. The Indians won the toss, took the opening kick
and went right down and scored as Bowen Brennan was taking snaps
and directing the offense with power runs up the middle and
Tommy Dodge around the ends. Brennan drove through the middle
for a 1 yard touchdown. Tommy Dodge connected with Carson
Tebbetts with a pass for an apparent extra point which was
negated by a penalty. The second attempt failed so the score was
6-0. The Easties answered back in the second, capitalizing on a
Dodge fumble to score a touchdown on a 7 yard pass to tie the
score at 6 at the half. The game stayed tied until the last play
of the third when East Haven pulled a double reverse and #27
took off for a 40 yard touchdown. A pass completion netted the
extra point that turned out to be the difference in the game,
putting the Easties up 13-6. Late in fourth, Tommy Dodge
completed a pair of passes to Micahel Gagliardi to help North
Haven get down close as time was running out. With 12 seconds
left, Dodge rolled out and then threw a 7 yard TD to Brennan,
but his run for an extra point that also went to the left side was
stopped and East Haven won this game 13-12.
Playoffs - Week 2
11/1/09: North Haven 4th
Graders 27, North Branford 4th Graders 0
11/1/09: East Haven 5th Graders 13, North Haven 5th Graders 12
11/1/09: Guilford 8th Graders 30, North Haven 8th Graders 6
11/1/09: Madison B 7th Graders 25, North Haven 7th Graders 13
11/1/09: North Haven 6th Graders
20, Madison B 6th Graders 0
Playoffs - Week 1
10/25:
North Haven's 8th graders defeated #1 seed Madison 18-0 at the Surf Cub to advance to next week's SYFC Championship game against Guilford. The Indian defense, led by Dominic Valentino, Michael Millard
Michael Siwek dominated the Tigers allowing only a few first downs and also came up with a pair of turnovers. The game was played almost entirely in Madison's end as the Tiger offense
could not crack the 50.
North Haven took the opening kick in the 3rd quarter and scored a few plays
later on Christian Black's 50 yard touchdown down the left sideline. This score held up
until midway through the fourth quarter when the
Tigers tried to convert a 4th down from their own 45 but came up short. The Indians went right down scored again on Black's 2nd TD from 7 yards out to go up 12-0. Another turnover on downs in the Tigers
end provided a short field for Ethan Suraci to score from 7 yards out to close out the scoring.
10/25: North Haven's 6th Graders cruised into the
SYFC Championship with a 30-6 win over Clinton. The Indians' swarming defense
held Clinton without a first down until there was less than a minute left in the
game, while four different players scored touchdowns. After a
first quarter where both teams kept turning the ball over on
downs at midfield, The Indians finally got going with nice runs
by Patrick McKenna and Paul Brockamer to help them move in close
before Jeremy Imperati bowled in for a touchdown and a 6-0 lead. After Mike Montano's kickoff pinned Clinton deep in their own end, and
the Husky's could only move backwards, their punt was then blocked by Davey Mikos to set up the Indian's on the 2 yard line.
Mark Montano carried the ball in for the last 2 yards and then
also kicked the 2 point conversion to make it 14-0.
After a Husky fumble with under a minute in the half, North Haven threw a pass that was intercepted and returned to their 15. On the first play,
Clinton scored on a broken play when their coach called time out and the North Haven kids quit on the play. Without an indication of a whistle, the Husky runner
picked up the ball off the ground and continued into
the end zone for a touchdown to make it 14-6. Emadi Okwuosa scored a short third quarter touchdown, Nick Ponzio ran one in from 49 yards out in the fourth and Mike Montano made both kicks to make the final 30-6.
Playoffs - Week 1
10/25/09: North Haven 8th Graders 18, Madison 8th Graders 0
10/25/09: North Haven 7th Graders 28, Branford 7th Graders 0
10/25/09: North Haven 5th Graders
26, Madison B 5th Graders 18
10/25/09: North Haven 6th Graders 30, Clinton 6th Graders 6
10/25/09: Amity 4th Graders 19, North Haven 4th Graders 0
Week 8
Congratulations to North Haven's 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th Graders for qualifying for the SYFC Championship Playoffs!
10/20:
If you missed the first half of the game, don't feel bad - nothing happened. Neither
8th Grade team could mount any sort of drive, and neither came close to scoring.
North Haven kicked off to Branford to start the second half. After stopping the Hornets cold and forcing a punt, the Indians moved across midfield and came
up against 4th down. Deciding to go for it, Ethan Suraci took a direct snap and broke through the right side and went 40 yards before fumbling the ball
forward from the 2 into the endzone. Michael Siwek recovered for a touchdown and then Patrick Mikos lined a 2 point conversion kick through the bottom left
corner of the uprights for an 8-0 North Haven lead.
10/20: Branford took the next
kick and also scored following a long pass from TJ Linta to Vic Raffone down the far sideline, a facemask penalty and
some short runs before Raffone out leaped his defenders to haul in a short TD pass from Linta. Branford's trick play while lined up for a kick was stuffed,
so the score was 8-6.
North Haven's next drive moved across midfield and when it got to be 4th and 4, they again eschewed the punt, and this time Suraci went breaking through tackles
all the way for a 48-yard touchdown run. The kick was no good, so the score was 14-6 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
10/20: Starting the 4th
quarter, John Tondalo's kick sailed over the first row of Hornets and rolled untouched along the
far sideline, before the Indians covered it up to retain possession. North Haven then pounded the ball down, alternating runs by Christian Black and Suraci before Black went spinning across the goal line for
a touchdown. A fumble occurred as Black crossed the plain, which was again recovered by Michael Siwek, but the ball was already ruled across. Patrick Mikos kicked another
PAT to put North Haven up 22-6, which ended up being the final score.
With the win, North haven improved their record to 5-3 and claimed the 4th and final spot in this year's 8th grade SYFC Championship playoffs.
10/18: The 5th Grade Indians lost
thier first game of the year in a hard fought battle with the
Madison Tigers. This game was played on the turf at Daniel Hand
High School in a steady rain and 30+ mile per hour winds. For
the most part, neither team came close to scoring for most of
the game because of the conditions and the tenacious D on both
sides. But the Tigers had one scoring drive, and it came at the
start of the second half. And that one touchdown was the only
score in a 6-0 game. Pictured above is Tommy Dodge, struggling
to gain a yard.
10/14: North
Haven's 8th graders scored on their second drive in the first
quarter when Evan Manameit fired a 40+ yard touchdown pass to
Michael Halloran. The PAT kick was blocked so their lead stood
at 6-0. Cheshire spent most of the second quarter trying to
score as they moved into the red zone and then turned the ball
over on downs twice. North Haven punted it back twice, but on
their third try, the Rams finally scored on a short pass to tie
the game and then added the 2 point kick to take an 8-6 lead
into halftime. The Indians took the second half kickoff and
moved down to the Rams' 5 yard line with some impressive runs by
Ethan Suraci and
Christian Black, but then turned the ball over on downs. On
Cheshire's first play from scrimmage, they fumbled it away and
the Indians recovered. Suraci took the first snap and punched it
in through the right side from 10 yards out and then Patrick Mikos
drained the 2 point kick through the uprights to put North Haven
up 14-8. In the fourth quarter when Cheshire was driving, Freddy
Sanchez out leaped the Ram's receiver and intercepted a pass at
the 15 yard line. North Haven then repeatedly called on Suraci to make first downs and eat up the clock. The first of
which came when it was 3rd and 10 from the 15 and the Rams were
looking for a pass. Suraci took a direct snap and busted through
the left side for an 11 yard gain. A 75 yard Indian drive ate up
most of the 4th quarter before a fumble gave the Rams the ball
back with just over 4 minutes to go, but 90 yards of field
remained ahead of a potential tying score. The Rams passed their
way out near midfield before turning the ball over on downs, and
North Haven basically ran out the clock and won this game 14-8.
Week 8
10/14/09: North Haven 8th Graders 14, Cheshire 8th Graders 8
10/18/09: North Haven 6th Graders 27, Madison A 6th Graders 0
10/18/09: Madison B 5th Graders 6, North Haven 5th Graders 0
10/18/09: Cheshire 7th Graders 33, North Haven 7th Graders 13
10/20/09: North Haven 8th Graders 22, Branford 8th Graders 6
Week 7
10/11: North
Haven's 6th grade Indians improved to 6-0 with a 33-13 win over
Amity. Emadi Okwuosa got things started with a 30 yard run in
the first for a 6-0 lead. Robert Ralston and Mike Montano had
2nd quarter TD runs and the Indians had a 19-0 lead. Amity
scored on a long run to make it 19-7 at the half, but North
Haven opened things up in the 3rd when Conner Suraci had a nice
run for a TD and Mike Montano kicked the 2 point PAT. Shortly
thereafter, Tony Miscio carried one in and the Indians were up
33-7. Amity added a late TD to close out the scoring.
10/11: Jake
Tantorski took took a first quarter snap and zig sagged through
traffic for a 24 yard TD and the 5th grader Indians went up 6-0
on Branford. Tommy Dodge scored a pair of second quarter TDs,
the first on a 58 yard punt return around the right and down the
far sideline, and the second on a 23 yard TD run through the
left side. Bown Brennan ran in an extra point and Dodge threw a pass to Vincent Anastasio for
another to open a 20-0 halftime lead. North Haven took the second
half kickoff and moved down to the Hornet goal line behind the
runs of Kyle Melillo, Bowan Brennan and Jack Steinman. Melillo
had a 4-yard run for the touchdown, which upped the lead to 26-0.
Branford put together a nice drive and scored a touchdown in the
3rd to cap the scoring at 26-6. The win improved the 5th graders
record to 6-0.
10/4: Christian Black (31
yards) and Ethan Suraci (77 yards) ran for first quarter
touchdowns to put the 8th
grade Indians up 12-0 in the first quarter. Evan Manameit threw
a 25 yard TD pass to Brandon Carfora in the second and North
Haven had a 18-0 lead at the half. In the third quarter, Black scored his second
touchdown with a 15 yard run (above) to increase the Indian
lead to 25-0. North Branford scored a
late touchdown with a long pass down right sideline to close
out the scoring at 25-6.
10/4: The 7th grade Clinton
team scored first after taking the opening kickoff and
driving down to score and then added the 2-point PAT to open
an 8-0 lead. JB Boggs took the kickoff that followed all the
way back for a TD, but the PAT was blocked so North Haven
was down 8-6. After stopping Clinton's next drive, the
Indians drove down and scored when Boggs passed to Thomas
Gallagher for a short TD and then Johntavious Jones ran in
an extra point on a fake kick to give the Indians a 13-8
lead. But Clinton would go on to score a pair of TDs to take
a 22-13 lead into the 4th quarter before Jones had an
amazing 91 yard TD run in the pouring rain to make the final
22-19.
10/4: The 6th grade Indians
built up a 20-0 lead through 3 quarters before Mike Montano
broke through the line and ran for a long TD to increase that
lead to 26-0. Cheshire quickly scored a long touchdown to
make it 26-6, but then Conner Suraci ran the kickoff back for
a North Haven touchdown and Montano kicked the 2 point PAT to make the
score 34-6. #21 for Cheshire scored his second long TD
shortly thereafter to make the final score 34-12.
9/30: The 8th
grade Indians played their hearts out in a thriller of a game tonight versus
Madison at Vanacore Field. The Tigers won the toss and elected
to receive. Madison's strong opening drive, kept mostly on the ground, ended when
Jack Bertolini carried it around the left side for a touchdown.
A line drive PAT squeaked through the bottom left corner of the
uprights to put the Tigers up 8-0.
9/30: The score
remained tied for the rest of the first half as neither side
could mount any sort of drive as each team's defense flexed
their muscle and punts went flying. North Haven received the
second half kickoff and went right down and scored as Ethan
Suraci and Christian Black each had big runs. Suraci ultimately
weaved his way across the goal line to complete the drive with a
touchdown. The PAT kick was blocked, so Madison had an 8-6 lead.
9/30: Back and forth, up and down
the field, each team moved the ball but could not score. North
Haven stopped Madison's last drive and took over on downs just
outside their own 20 with a little over 2 minutes to go. A nice
Indians drive moved across midfield before an interception was
returned the other way for a Tiger touchdown which
made the final score 14-6.
Week 6
9/30/09: Madison 8th Graders 14, North Haven 8th Graders 6
10/4/09: North Haven 4th Graders 24, OSW 4th Graders 0
10/4/09: North Haven 8th Graders 25, North Branford 8th Graders 6
10/4/09: Clinton 7th Graders 22, North Haven 7th Graders 19
10/4/09: North Haven 6th Graders 34, Cheshire B 6th Graders 12
Week 5
9/26: The 8th
grade Indians played their game today versus East Haven at the
Yale Bowl and won handily behind two rushing TDs by Ethan Suraci,
and one by Christian Black. Chris Brocket caught a TD pass as
North Haven built up a 29-0 lead through 3 quarters. The Easties added a
pair of scores in the last quarter to close out the scoring at
29-13.
9/27: Nick
Ponzio took the opening kickoff and bowled his way down for a TD
and then ran for 2 more in the first quarter as North Haven
built a 19-0 lead. Davey Mikos returned a fumble for a second
quarter TD and North Haven's 6th graders rolled to a 25-7 win in
Branford.
9/28: Tommy Dodge made it around
the left end and sprinted for a long TD to give the 5th grade
Indians an early 6-0 lead. But Cheshire took the ensuing kickoff
back to the 1 and scored a few plays later to tie. From there,
North Haven took over and scored 3 unanswered TDs. Two by Bowen
Brennnan and another by Dodge in the third to cruise to a 25-6
win and a 5-0 record.
Week 5
9/26/09: North Haven 8th Graders 29, East Haven 8th Graders 13
9/27/09: North Haven 6th Graders 25, Branford 6th Graders 7
9/27/09: Tri-Town 7th Graders 27, North Haven 7th Graders 18
9/28/09: North Haven 5th Graders 25, Cheshire A 5th Graders 6
9/29/09: North Haven 4th Graders 12, Amity 4th Graders 6
Week 4
9/20: The 7th
grade Indians built up an 18-0 first half lead and then held off
Branford's 2nd half flurry to preserve a 24-14 win and improve
their record to 4-0. Johntavious Jones (above) rushed for all 4
touchdowns for North Haven.
9/20: The 6th
grade Indians scored quickly, when Nick Ponzio returned the opening kick off for a touchdown.
On Tri-Town's next possession, Emadi Okwuosa (above) intercepted a pass
and returned it for a touchdown, and then Mike Montano kicked
the 2 point kick to give North Haven an early 14-0 lead.
9/20:
Mike Montano had a 51 yard TD run in the 3rd quarter, but North Haven's offense was led by the hard running of Anthony Miscio
(above) and Chris Gaiser up the middle and Patrick McKenna on the outside
as the 6th graders won handily, 28-6 to improve to 3-0.
Week 4
9/20/09: North Haven 8th Graders 29, OSW 8th Graders 13
9/20/09: North Haven 7th Graders 24, Branford 7th Graders 14
9/20/09: North Haven 6th Graders 28, Tri-Town 6th Graders 6
9/20/09: North Haven 5th Graders 20, North Branford 5th Graders 0
9/20/09: Madison A 4th Graders 6, North Haven 4th Graders 0
Week 3
9/13: The 7th Grade team defeated North Branford to imrove
to 3-0. JB Boggs ran for 3 touchdowns (including runs of 45 & 55 yards)
as the Indians built a 20-0 lead through 3 quarters. After
the Thunderbirds cut the scoring to 20-15 in the 4th, Boggs
connected on a 47 yard TD pass to Tommy Gallagher to cap the
scoring at 27-15.
9/13: The 4th
Graders improved to 3-0 with an 18-0 win over Cheshire.
Nick Perillie opened the scoring with a 3 yard QB sneak. Mark
Montano caught a 20 yard TD pass from Perillie and Gabe Martinez
capped the scoring with a 10 TD yard run.
9/13:
The 8th graders dropped to 0-2 after losing to Amity 24-16 in their home opener. North Haven scored on a 50 yard run by Louie Cavalier and a 40 yard pass from Evan Manameit to Ethan Suraci. John Tondalo made both of his attempts for the 2 point kicks
to make this game close at 18-16 late in the 4th quarter.
Pictured above is Christian Black returning the opening kickoff.
Week 3
9/13/09: North Haven 6th Graders 27, East Haven 6th Graders 6
9/13/09: North Haven 7th Graders 27, North Branford 7th Graders 15
9/13/09: North Haven 4th Graders 18, Cheshire A 4th Graders 0
9/13/09: North Haven 5th Graders 24, Milford 5th Graders 0
9/13/09: Amity 8th Graders 24, North Haven 8th Graders 16
Week 2
9/6: The 5th Graders scored a
pair of TDs in the second quarter and took a 13-0 lead into half
before Madison's Cougars mounted a long drive in the 3rd quarter
and scored a TD of their own to cut the Indians lead to 13-7. A
strong 4th quarter saw the 5th graders pull away and win this
one 27-13 to improve to 2-0. Above Tommy Dodge is tackled after
a long run in the second half.
9/6: The 4th
Graders dominated a one sided matchup with Tri-Town's Warriors,
scoring 3 touchdowns in the first half and then cruised to a
22-0 win to improve to 2-0. The Indians stopped the Warriors
first possession cold and then Mark Montano set the tone for the
day by returning a punt 40+ yards for a touchdown. Seen above is
Zach Orth as he beats a Warrior pursuer to make a nice gain.
9/6:
The 6th graders finally got their season started and did so in
grand fashion pushing across four touchdowns in a dominating
24-0 first half performance. Guilford made a game of it in the
second half by passing their way to three touchdowns, but North
Haven was able to withstand the furious comeback attempt to win
this one, 31-20. Seen above is Patrick McKenna, who took off for
a 40+ yard touchdown run on the last play of the first half.
Week 2
9/6/09: North Haven 5th Graders 27, Madison A 5th Graders 13
9/6/09: North Haven 7th Graders 12, Madison Bengals 7th Graders 0
9/6/09: North Haven 4th Graders 22, Tri-Town 4th Graders 0
9/6/09: North Haven 6th Graders 31, Guilford 6th Graders 20
Week 1
8/30: The 7th Grade North Haven
team dominated Guilford today, scoring 3 quick touchdowns in the
first period. A pair of long plays for TDs sandwiched around
Zack Kastenhuber's strip and return the other way for a long
score highlighted the game's only scoring. Pictured above is
North Haven QB Jordon Fredericks breaking thru for the game's
third TD.
8/30: North
Haven's 4th Grade team was playing a close game in the first
half as they wrapped a pair of TDs around Guilford's 2nd quarter
score to build up a 12-6 lead. But when Guilford was driving for
a late 2nd quarter score, North Haven stopped them cold and took
over on downs with 19 seconds to play in the half - 60 yards
away from their own end zone.
8/30:
On their second play, QB Nick Perille zipped a perfect pass
(above left) to Mark Montano (above) who ran along the sideline
for a TD. The extra point kick gave North Haven a commanding
20-6 lead at the half. A 3rd quarter TD upped the final score to
26-6.
8/22: The 4th Grade North Haven
team started the morning by opposing the Durham/Middlefield Falcons.
Pictured above is the run after a successful pass play that went for
a big North Haven gain.
8/22: Up next,
the 4th graders pitted themselves against the team they open the
season against - Guilford. Defense took center stage as these
two teams couldn't move much against the other.
8/22:
The final team the 4th graders played was the Clinton Huskies.
There were several successful rushing plays from each side, but
neither team code get in the end zone.
Shoreline
Teams Take 3 out of 5 from MidConn
