A look at high school football throughout the state
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Levi Jackson team announced
Playoff-bound North Haven High has placed the most players --- five ---on the 24-man Levi Jackson All-Star Team, chosen by area football coaches to be honored by the New Haven Gridiron Club.
The Jackson team is named for a former Hillhouse High and Yale football captain who became a Ford Motor Co. executive and died in December 2000. The athletes will be guests at the Gridiron Club’s annual honors night Dec. 8 at the Cascade Banquet Facility, 480 Sherman Ave., Hamden.
North Haven’s selections all play both offense and defense but were chosen in these roles: Jake Mikos, offensive line; Andrew Savenelli, defensive line; Mark Zurlis, linebacker; Jalon White, running back; and Joe Schwab, defensive back.
Also named to the squad were:
Offensive line – Rennick Bryan, Hillhouse; Kortney Leftridge, Hamden; Greg Purcell, Amity of Woodbridge; Shawn Tarnawa, East Haven.
Receivers – Tahir Manning, West Haven; Mike Washington, Hillhouse.
Quarterback – Tyler Vallie, Amity.
Running backs – Amihr Bess, Notre Dame of West Haven; Harold Cooper, Hillhouse; Ervin Phillips, West Haven.
Defensive line – Josh Delacruz, Wilbur Cross; Ludovic Richardson, Notre Dame; Tom Spencer, West Haven.
Linebackers – Mike Last, West Haven; Anthony Masucci, Notre Dame; Romaine White, Cross.
Defensive backs – Codey Ellison, Amity; Mike Shaw, Hillhouse; Malik Tinney, Notre Dame.
Selections are made from Southern Connecticut Conference teams in New Haven and adjoining communities.
East Haven receiver and linebacker Michael Vessicchio was named winner of the Gridiron Club’s Floyd Little Scholarship.
The dinner on Dec. 8, which also will honor outstanding area college players, is scheduled for 7 p.m. with a social hour at 6. Tickets, at $40 each, should be ordered by Dec. 1 by sending checks to New Haven Gridiron Club, PO Box 32, New Haven 065011. No tickets will be sold at the door.
NEW HAVEN — Sophomore Harold Cooper rushed 13 times for 179 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Hillhouse football team to a 48-12 victory over rival Wilbur Cross Thursday at Bowen Field.
The Academics (7-3), though, fell short of qualifying for a Class M state playoff berth. Hillhouse, the defending champion in that class, finished at No. 10 in the playoff rankings. The top 8 teams advanced to the quarterfinals.
Cooper scored on touchdowns runs of 12, 54, 30 and 65 yards, and was named his team’s offensive most valuable player.
Andre Anderson finished with 86 yards on six carries and one touchdown for the Academics.
Jaylin Fuller caught a 29-yard touchdown pass from A.J. Consiglio for the Governors (1-9), while Joshua Dellacruz scored on a 1-yard run.
Seth Karlins, Branford, football: Senior rushed for one touchdown, threw for another and intercepted a pass for a third touchdown for the Hornets in a 28-21 loss to Ledyard last Thursday.
Honor roll Arkeel Newsome, Ansonia, football: Sophomore rushed for 293 yards and five touchdowns to help Ansonia beat Holy Cross 33-0 and capture the NVL championship last Thursday.
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Harrison Hudson rushed 18 times for 137 yards and four touchdowns for the visiting Panthers in this CSC win over the Condors at Shelton's Finn Stadium.
Anton Graham rushed 14 times for 166 yards and a score for Platt Tech (4-6).
Tom Buckles scored on a 21-yard run for O'Brien Tech (3-7).
All 16 quarterfinals will be played on Tuesday Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the home site of the higher seed (assuming the site meets the minimum qualifications). If the higher seed's facility does not meet those standards they are responsible for securing a facility which does.
All eight semifinals will be held on Saturday, December 3. The sites and times are as follows (the listing of which specific game is in which slot will be posted by noon on Wednesday, November 30 assuming all quarterfinals are completed on Tuesday):
- Middletown HS (one game at 2:00) - Cheshire HS (one game at 2:00) - Bunnell HS (one game at 2:00) - Sheehan HS (one game at 2:00) - East Haven HS (one game at 2:00) - Falcon Field, Meriden (one game at 2:00) - West Haven HS (two games at 2:00 and 7:00)
All four finals will be held at Rentschler Field Friday, December 9th One game at 6:30 Saturday, December 10th Games at 10:30, 1:30 and 4:30
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