Nov 29 6:30pm 42 Hartford Public 0 Sun. Piechota***, Christian 2023 NFHS Network LLC NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. We just said we are going to get better in some way each practice, just one percent better every day. Those who saw the Blue Devils machine knew better. A great run back, Boshea said. The highlight play came immediately before halftime. Jeff is a 10-time Connecticut Sports Writer of the Year and four times has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors as one of the top-10 columnists in the country. She continued her education at Western Connecticut State University where she earned her MFA in Painting. Sarno, Jacob The last time they played on the same team was in high school in New Mexico, when Gunner was a freshman and Garrett was a senior, after the . Help this team get started or use the top navigation to find past season schedules, scores, rosters and more. All rights reserved. Nov 29 6:30pm 42 He is the coolest sophomore around. Five plays and two West Haven penalties later, Shelton was on the board when David Dojlidko scored from two yards out. We knew we had to pass the ball tonight. Jeff's passion for local sports runs the gamut from high school athletics to UConn basketball - he has covered all four UConn men's championships and 10 of the 11 women's titles. He's also covered multiple Olympics, World Series and Super Bowls. West Haven was a stubbed toe vs. Hamden from supplanting the Green Dragons in the Class LL playoffs. The Guardians rushed for 293 yards with Petrone racking up 138 of those yards. Lowman, Christopher RSS Feed. Lewis***, Xzavier The opposing school is 239-miles away, and they January 18, 2023 Esmeralda Sisson, Reporter, The Student News Site of West Haven High School, Connors Coffee Shop: Car Seat Headrest Music Review, What You Need To Know About the West Haven vs Maine Hockey Game, December Fine Arts Performances Photo Collage, The Teachers Pet: Introducing Diablo the Devil- Dog, Connors Coffee Shop: Modern Baseball Music Review, Connors Coffee Shop: The Dear Hunter Music Review. They have a lot of talent. Total Students: 269 Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Our defense, Coach (Pate) Ladas has done an amazing job all year getting our kids to get better every week, Hennessy said after his team held West Haven to 227 yards of offense and improved to 9-2. And to see what coach Boshea is doing with everything he is going through is inspirational.. Boshea was well aware Friday evenings contest against No. We stumbled a little bit in the middle of the year with some injuries. 3:15-5:00pm Unified Sports High School Basketball CIAC (New Britain High School) 3:15-5:00pm Unified Sports High School Basketball CIAC (Manchester High School) 4:00-6:00pm Unified Sports High School Basketball FCIAC (Fairfield Ludlowe High School) 6:00-9:00pm Girl's Lacrosse new officials meeting (Classroom A2) Thu., Mar. Hes never worried, hyper of nervous. Below is an evolving list of Connecticut natives and state prep school football players in the Class of 2023 who have signed letters of intent to play football in college. Theres a romance in it. We have a bond that is forever. Roster - West Haven Blue Devils (West Haven, CT) Varsity Football 22-23 MAXPREPS CBSSPORTS.COM 247SPORTS Football Baseball B. Glastonbury held the ball for all but 1:16 of the fourth quarter in securing the victory. League Head Coach Co-Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Manager 1 Armani Reid, I knew I needed to get him the ball. Sean Patrick Bowley / Hearst Connecticut Media. West Haven held on for dear life, recovering the onside kick and running out the clock for its sixth victory of the season. Perhaps the most remarkable feat was that it sprang from seemingly nowhere. He keeps his head and does great whether its first down, third down, or fourth down. The Guardians allowed only three yards, keeping the Westies off the scoreboard. Nick is level-headed, smooth, Boshea said. Search this site Submit Search. I told the kids what do you want to do in the second half? Going into this game, I knew it was going to be a dogfight, Evans said. The little guy, who swears he weighs more than his listed 139 pounds, turned in the highlight play of the night. The Westies took an early 7-0 lead after an interception by Avian Evans on Glastonburys first possession of the game. West Haven quarterback Nick Conlan races the ball upfield during the first half of their football game with Shelton at West Haven High School in West Haven, Conn. on Friday, October 21, 2022. Having outscored opponents by 196 points, the Westies, ranked fifth in the GameTimeCt Top 10 poll, worked to post five wins to open the season. Calmly scooping up a short-hop snap, he threw a 23-yard pass to Aedan Coe in the second quarter. Shelton's David Dojlidko, left, and Benjamin Hoponick tackle West Haven receiver Armani Reid during the first half of their football game at West Haven High School in West Haven, Conn. on Friday, October 21, 2022. Evans, Ralph By all accounts, that enthusiasm has carried over into this season. SCHEDULE. The Blue Devils finished the season with a 34-0 whitewash of Jonathan Law, ranked No. Toussaint, Brendan He went 72 yards with the pick six with 12 seconds left to make it 22-8. West Haven's stats have been entered for the 21-6 loss @ Fairfield Prep on 11/23/2022 6:00 PM. 5 West Haven holds off furious comeback from No. Nov 29 6:30pm Football 42 Hartford Public 0 Sun. 35 Wheelbarrow Lane, East Haven, Connecticut 06513 Tel: (203) 468-3261. The Westies got to the Glastonbury 33, but the drive stalled, marking the fourth time the Westies were inside the Glastonbury 35 but failed to produce any points. You have to take your hats off to Glastonbury.. The best high school football team in Connecticut history is a subjective debate and a question that can never be answered. This was a big Friday night at Ken Strong Stadium for West Haven football. A bunch of football folks thought Shelton was the states best team. Its hard to believe hes a sophomore.. I wanted it so much coming into this game. WEST HAVEN - Glastonbury head coach Eric Hennessy preaches to his team about getting better every day. David G. Whitham / For Hearst Connecticut Media wh GTCT Master list: CT high school football season previews 2022 WEST HAVEN [VITALS] 5 West Haven holds off furious comeback from No. Spring 2023 Football Roster # Full Name Pos. West Haven appears in the national high school football record book for most touchdowns per game (8.1, second all-time), most points scored in a half (60, eighth all-time), most total yards of offense per game (487, 10th all-time) and most rushing touchdowns per game (5.66, fourth all-time). "I figured we had a real good club, but we were aiming at a winning season," McHugh said shortly after the '68 season ended. Thats my QB, Eady said of Conlan. Oct. 22, 2022 Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 6:42 p.m. 8 WEST HAVEN The young guy, who wears the number his grandfather did more than a half century ago, made the biggest play of the night. Hes a natural leader, great student. Oral Roberts brings back star guard Max Abmas and a handful of rotation pieces from the 15-seed that made the Sweet 16 in 2021, and the Golden Eagles also trot out 7-foot-5 Arkansas transfer Connor. West Haven did not waste time taking an early lead, taking nine plays to move 66 yards for a 6-0 lead on the games opening possession. We knew we were faster. The most recent updates will appear at the top of the wall dating back to prior seasons. Volunteer Help the coach manage this team. The defense, meanwhile, will revolve around the play of seniors Preston Denno, who starred there after moving over from QB, and Connor Holy at the linebacker spots. This could be the year the Westies write some more history. We have a such a great group of kids and they have really given him a little more strength to get through this.". Mr. Thomas teaches 3rd grade at Washington. Keonig, Dylan 5 team nationally. The Westies, making their first postseason appearance in five years, had one final opportunity to get closer but quarterback Nick Conlans pass on fourth down was knocked away, allowing the Guardians to run out the final 3:40 of the game. Mrs. Colon teaches Art at Seth Haley. Ortiz, Max His grandfather did.. Despite an early cushion, Boshea proved to be right. The 1968 Westies were voted the No. WINTER 2022 WEST HAVEN SCHEDULE (FULL SCHEDULES HERE) Monday, February 13, 2023 Fairfield Prep at West Haven boys hockey 5:30 p.m. West Haven girls basketball at Sacred Heart Academy 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Notre Dame (WH) at West Haven boys swimming 4 p.m. Ridgefield/Danbury/Immaculate at West Haven/SHA girls hockey 5:30 p.m. Conlan was 12-for-19 passing for 203 yards and two touchdowns and ran nine times for 44 yards. (); : Student and parent technology support is available v Our kids, give them credit. Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. 6 Shelton, National Signing Day 2022-2023: Connecticuts signing list. It was amazing, said Phil Banks, who broke the legendary 50-yard touchdown run with 38 seconds remaining at Kennedy Stadium in Bridgeport in 2002. West Haven's first-stringers were dominant; it's second team may well have gone undefeated, too. Paine, James Assistant Superintendent: Jennifer Murrihy. The defense held Shelton on its next possession with a combined sack by Connor Holy and Kadear Dembele, before West Haven embarked on a 10-play, 51-yard drive which was capped by a 1-yard scoring run by Trevor Tompkins.]. 6 Shelton was going to be anything but easy. She went to Quinnipiac University where she majored in History and received her Masters in secondary education. 2 Darien tips No. I dont lie about heights and weights, Boshea said. COACHES. Butcher, Michael Conlan, who has thrown for 800 yards and 12 touchdowns on the season, threw a 41-yard strike to an open Demarco Eady on the first drive of the game. Nov 12 6:00pm 20 Shelton High School 16 Thu. 12, Boshea said. They are never going to go down by a lot.We told our team it was going to be a great game and Shelton was going to fight until the end, which they did. We knew they had athletes all over the place. That was the only lead for the Gaels in the opening half as West Haven answered immediately with a 7-play, 70-yard drive which saw West Haven overcome four penalties on the drive. "Did we run it up this time?" Thursday, the Golden Eagles beat Central Catholic, ranked No. The recovery by Evans was his second defensive gem in the last two possessions as he returned a Michael Kinik interception 72 yards for a score right before the half. Home; Join The Rostrum; Even if we lost, it would not have been because of our effort. West Haven wideout Armani Reid breaks a tackle by Shelton's John De Camps on a touchdown drive in the first half of their football game at West Haven High School in West Haven, Conn. on Friday, October 21, 2022. I thought the guy was out of bounds, Conlan said. After holding the Westies on three plays, Kinik hooked up with Ricky Feola for a 54-yard scoring strike to get within seven points with 3:26 left in the third quarter. West Haven's stats have been entered for the 17-7 loss vs. Glastonbury on 11/29/2022 6:30 PM. She is a lifelong Westie who attended Southern Connecticut State University and received her Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education & Liberal Studies with concentrations in Child, Family, Community Studies & Psychology. News. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. This was a wild game. We are fortunate to have, who I feel is the best player (Petrone) in Connecticut. The win over Law vaulted them past New London into the top spot in the Register Top 10 poll. West Haven is a big town, but its still a town and so many of the goods folks are salt of the earth townies. I have faith in them. Four of the games touchdowns were more than 40 yards. One shouldnt forget that Shelton, now 4-2, was No. Nicks grandfather, Harry, quarterbacked West Haven to one of the most prolific scoring offenses in state history. Many ancient pipes in CT aren't up to the task of draining storm water, yet officials just seem to shrug. The official 2021 Football schedule for the Notre Dame High School Green Knights. 3 in the GameTime poll after three games. 1 in first CT Coaches Poll of 2022. at Notre Dame-West Haven, Sept. 9, 7 p.m. We just couldnt give them opportunities like that. Go Blue Devils! Well see if hes on the field with his teammates at halftime in 2042. jeff.jacobs@hearstmediact.com; @jeffjacobs123. I think my confidence comes from last year, Conlan said. This is her third-year teaching preschool, having taught previously at Waterbury and Head Start. Watch this highlight video of the West Haven (CT) football team in its game Recap: West Haven vs. Fairfield College Prep 2022 on Nov 23, 2022. Yes, there is Southington, Greenwich and a few others in Class LL, but on this night West Haven proved to be dynamic, multi-dimensional and ultimately resilient in holding off a Shelton rally. Watch highlights of Notre Dame High School Boys Varsity Football from West Haven, CT, United States and check out their schedule and roster on Hudl. The 2022 team, led by Rich Boshea, gallantly coaching through chemo treatments for throat cancer, entered with a 5-0 record and having outscored opponents, 244-48. ); : We are here to win. Kyle, Charlie Conlan, who threw his first two interceptions of the season in the opening half, converted a big third down pass when he hit Eady in stride for a 41-yard touchdown strike just 4:46 into the game.