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2002 Nutmeg League standings Team Lg. Over. x-Berlin 10-0 11-1 St. Paul 7-3 8-3 NW Catholic 7-3 7-4 East Catholic 6-3-1 7-3-1 Middletown 6-4 6-4 Enfield 6-4 7-4 Farmington 5-4-1 5-4-1 Rocky Hill 3-7 3-8 Vinal Tech 2-8 3-8 Avon 1-9 1-9 Plainville 1-9 1-10 x-clinched conference title Co-operative teams: Vinal Tech/Coginchaug; St. Paul/Goodwin Tech; East Catholic/Cheney Tech CIAC playoffs Semifinals: Tuesday, Dec. 3 Class M New Canaan 35, Weaver 0 Finals: New Canaan 21, Ledyard 0 |
YEAR IN REVIEW AVON, Dec. 1 -- Avon (1-9) may not have had much success on the gridiron in 2002 when it came to wins and losses, but the season was still a special one to Joe Friedhoff and his teammates. "We're a group of guys who like to play football," he said. "Everyone on this team likes to play football, hit hard and work hard." Friedhoff earned All-Nutmeg League honors as a defensive back. Off-season news Quinion takes over Falcons AVON, June 5, 2003 -- Brett Quinion was named the new head coach of the Avon High football team in mid-May. He is the seventh head coach in the program's history. Quinion, a former AHS player in the 1970s under Glenn McLellan, has spent the past four years working as an assistant coach at Bristol Eastern High. Spring workouts began on June 2 and last two weeks. Ed Swicklas, a former Eastern head coach, will be Quinion's defensive coordinator. Sean Coles, David Olsen and Bill Brown comprise the remainder of the staff. Jamieson honored as Scholar-Athlete SOUTH WINDSOR, May 10, 2003 -- Dan Jamieson was honored as a Scholar Athlete at the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's 37th annual Northern Connecticut chapter Scholar-Athlete dinner in South Windsor. He was one of 14 boys to be honored. St. Paul will be back BRISTOL, May 19, 2003 -- St. Paul/Goodwin Tech will field a football team this fall but boosters need to raise $32,000 to keep the program going, the Hartford Courant reported. The Falcons have seven games lined up at the moment but St. Paul coach Joe Cefaratti said opponents are working to fit St. Paul back into their schedules. St. Paul will compete as an independent. St. Paul drops football BRISTOL, March 19, 2003 -- St. Paul has dropped football the school's athletic director confirmed Tuesday. The Bristol school ran a co-op program with Goodwin Tech but low numbers and no commitment on funds from the state, which funds Goodwin Tech, helped accelerate the demise of the program. Feshler steps down as coach AVON, Feb. 6, 2003 -- Avon's Tim Feshler has stepped down as coach of the Falcon football team for the second time to spend more time with his family. He was 9-22-1 during the past three years with the Falcons, including a 1-9 record this past fall. Feshler also coached at AHS in 1992 and 1993, when he led the Falcons to a 6-4 record -- the best mark in past 13 years. He finishes with a career record of 16-24-1 in Avon. Feshler had previously coached at Xavier-Middletown. FARMINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Farmington's Brandon Willard, who ran for a state single-game record of 508 yards last week against Plainville, rushed for 169 yards on 31 carries and scored 2 TDs as the Indians (5-4-1) outlasted Avon in the rain and mud at FHS. Ben Lerer had a 19-yard interception return while Joe Friedhoff had a 31-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter for the Falcons (1-9). AVON, Nov. 21 -- Avon forced five Farmington turnovers, including a 49-yard interception return by Mike Puglielli, as the AHS Developmental team beat the Indians, 22-8 in the season finale. Avon (8-2) won four of its final five games. The Falcons beat NW Catholic for win No. 7 by a 35-0 score as Chris Prudhomme threw 3 TD passes. Puglielli scored 2 TDs and Travis Bracken had 2 TD catches, FHS game now at night FARMINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The season-ending clash at rival Farmington has been moved to Friday night, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. FHS has just completed installation of permanent lights at the high school and will host three night games this fall. It will be the fifth game of the season under the lights for the Falcons. NW Catholic 33, Avon 20 WEST HARTFORD, Nov. 16 -- On a cold, wet Saturday morning, Tim Bourdon completed 14 of 26 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns as Northwest (6-4, 6-3 Nutmeg) defeated visiting Avon. Bourdon also ran for 70 yards on 12 carries. Max Martinez caught a pair of TD passes in the fourth quarter for Avon. MIDDLETOWN, Nov. 8 -- Dave Francis scored two TDs, including one on a 51-yard pass from Todd Manjuck to lead Vinal Tech/Coginchaug to a 16-10 win Friday night at Palmer Field. Vinal (1-7, 2-7) took over after recovering a punt that deflected off an Avon player. Tom Canty had a 29-yard TD run for the Falcons, who also received a 25-yard field goal from Chris McLellan. Vinal intercepted five Avon passes. AVON, Nov. 2 -- Plainville scored three touchdowns in four minutes to earn its first victory of the season. A blocked punt, interception and fumble doomed the Falcons in that span. QB Ben Lerer completed nine passes for 134 yards. Max Martinez caught 4 passes for 86 yards. Matt Friedhoff had one interception for AHS. AVON, Oct. 26 -- The visiting Dragons may have been missing three starters suspended earlier during the day but Middletown still had 11 players on the field for each play when they squared off against Avon. And on the field is where the game was decided. Avon forced five Middletown turnovers, including a 37-yard interception return by Max Martinez, to stun the Dragons, 18-13 and win its first game of the season. Avon's Joe Friedhoff scored a pair of touchdowns (4 yards, 1 yards) as Avon beat Middletown for the first time since 1983, breaking a 10-game Dragon win streak over the Falcons. The Middletown High coaching staff did the right thing by suspending 3 starters hours before its game with Avon, even though it probably cost the Dragons a victory. (Middletown Press, 11/1) ROCKY HILL, Oct. 19 -- Mike McMann scooped up a fumble and returned it 54 yards for the game's first touchdown but the Falcons couldn't add anything else in a hard-fought loss to Rocky Hill in the first game ever between the two schools on Saturday night. The game was tied 6-6 late in the second quarter before the Terriers took the halftime lead on a late touchdown. Four second-half turnovers hurt the Falcons, who were led by halfback Joe Friedhoff (11 carries, 105 yards). AVON, Oct. 5 -- Joe Friedhoff ran for a hard-earned 72 yards and scored on a 15-yard touchdown run with 1:01 left in the fourth quarter but East Catholic/Cheney Tech spoiled Homecoming with a 35-6 Nutmeg League victory under the lights. He also returned three kicks for a total of 39 yards. It was Avon's first night home game since 1997 when they beat Tolland, 16-12, on Oct. 10, 1997. AVON, Oct. 2 -- Friends of Avon Football have developed a Web site that includes action photos from selected games this season. Enfield 14, Avon 7 AVON, Sept. 28, 2002 -- Ben Lerer had two interceptions and Tom Canty played well on defense but the Falcons (0-3) couldn't get their offense on track. Lou Shavell scored the only points for Avon on a 65-yard fumble return late in the fourth quarter. Chris Kauffman had a game-high 183 yards and one TD for Enfield (1-2). AVON, Sept. 21 2002 -- Berlin QB P.J. Sanzo threw two touchdown passes and completed 5 of 7 for 139 yards to lead Berlin (2-0). Matt Powell scored two touchdowns and rushed for 93 yards on 12 carries. Avon (0-2) was held to minus 18 yards rushing. Matt Friedhoff had a 20-yard interception return for the Falcons while QB Tony Casorio completed seven passes for 66 yards. Jared McNeill caught 4 passes for 19 yards. NEW BRITAIN, Sept. 20 -- In a classic high school clash, No. 1 New Britain topped No. 3 Bloomfield, 42-35. Click here for full game coverage. BRISTOL, Sept. 14, 2002 -- Tony Casorio came off the bench to complete 15-of-22 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown but St. Paul/Goodwin Tech outlasted Avon, 19-6 in the season opener for both teams Saturday night. Final team statistics Lg. Overall PF PA Avon 1-9 1-9 79 244 Individual statistics (FINAL) RUSHING Att.-Yds. TD J. Friedhoff 85-349 5 Canty 24-79 1 Brown 17-20 0 Cotto 2-10 0 Bracken 1-5 0 McNeill 2-4 0 Dew 2-0 0 M. Friedhoff 2-3 0 Martinez 2 (-1) 0 Lerer 33 (-11) 0 Casorio 24 (-90) 0 Team totals 194-368 6 (FINAL) PASSING Comp-Att-Int. Yds TD Casorio 34-80-3 309 3 Lerer 39-124-15 470 0 Canty 1-2-0 3 0 Team totals 74-206-18 812 3 (FINAL) RECEIVING Catches-Yds. TD Martinez 18-241 3 M. Friedhoff 13-87 0 Jamieson 8-131 0 Canty 9-162 0 J. Friedhoff 10-77 0 McNeill 8-76 0 Brown 3-8 0 Vanderbeek 1-8 0 Team totals 74-812 3 (Final) SCORING TD Conv PAT FG Total J. Friedhoff 5 0 0 0 30 Martinez 4 0 0 0 24 Shavell 1 0 0 0 6 McCann 1 0 0 0 6 Canty 1 0 0 0 6 McCellan 0 0 2 1 5 M. Friedhoff 0 1 0 0 2 Team totals 12 1 2 1 79 |
2002 Avon High football schedule Sat. Sept. 14: @St. Paul/Goodwin Tech 19, Avon 6 Sat. Sept. 21: Berlin 46, @Avon 0 Sat. Sept. 28: Enfield 14, @Avon 7 Sat. Oct. 5: East Catholic/Cheney 35, @Avon 6 Sat. Oct. 19: @Rocky Hill 27, Avon 6 Sat. Oct. 26: @Avon 18, Middletown 13 Sat. Nov. 2: Plainville 27, @Avon 0 Fri. Nov. 8: @Vinal/Coginchaug 16, Avon 10 Sat. Nov. 16: at NW Catholic 33, Avon 20 Fri. Nov. 22: at Farmington 14, Avon 6 |
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2002 Avon High football schedule Sat. Sept. 14: @St. Paul/Goodwin Tech 19, Avon 6 Sat. Sept. 21: Berlin 46, @Avon 0 Sat. Sept. 28: Enfield 14, @Avon 7 Sat. Oct. 5: East Catholic/Cheney 35, @Avon 6 Sat. Oct. 19: @Rocky Hill 27, Avon 6 Sat. Oct. 26: @Avon 18, Middletown 13 Sat. Nov. 2: Plainville 27, @Avon 0 Fri. Nov. 8: @Vinal/Coginchaug 16, Avon 10 Sat. Nov. 16: at NW Catholic 33, Avon 20 Fri. Nov. 22: at Farmington 14, Avon 6 |
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Farmington 14, Avon 6 Avon (1-9) 0 0 0 6 -- 6 Farmington (5-4-1) 14 0 0 0 14 First quarter F: Brandon Willard 13 run (kick fails), 4:16 F: Willard 6 run (Willard run), 0:32 Fourth quarter A: Joe Friedhoff 31 run (run fails), 3:44 Avon Farmington First downs 1 9 Rushes-Yards 20-38 48-192 Passing 1 0 Comp-Att-Int 1-8-0 1-9-1 Punts-Avg. 7-31.7 4-27.5 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 4-1 Penalty yards 2-20 4-45 Sacks by-yards 1-10 2-24 RUSHING: Avon -- Ben Lerer 5-minus 15, Tony Casorio 2-minus 8, Joe Friedhoff 12-62, Tom Canty 1-minus 1; Farmington -- Todd Marsh 8-0, Brandon Willard 31-69, Jeremiah Carnelli 1-minus 1, Roosevelt Terry 1-0, Matt Hancock 2-8, Adam Golab 5-16 PASSING: Avon -- Lerer 1-7-1, 1 yard; Casorio 0-1; Farmington -- Marsh 1-9-1, 0 yards RECEIVING: Avon -- Matt Friedhoff 1-1, Farmington -- Hancock 1-0 NW Catholic 33, Avon 20 Avon (1-8) 0 6 0 14 -- 20 NW Cath. (6-4) 2 12 12 7 -- 33 First quarter NW: Safety (Avon QB Ben Lerer tackled in end zone) Second quarter NW: DeShaun Walker 4 run (pass failed) NW: Walker 6 run (kick failed) A: Joe Friedhoff 2 run (kick blocked) Third quarter NW: Joe Robinson 4 run (kick failed) NW: Ari Barnett 40 pass from Tim Bourdon (kick failed) Fourth quarter A: Max Martinez 9 pass from Tony Casorio (Matt Friedhoff run) NW: Barnett 20 pass from Bourdon (Chris Oaks kick) A: Martinez 17 pass from Casorio (pass fails) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING -- Avon: Casorio 6-minus 15, Canty 3-8, Matt Friedhoff 1-2, Lehr 4-minus 3, Joe Friedhoff 3-9 PASSING Avon: Casorio 6-10-1, 89; Lehr 5-6-1, 18 RECEIVING Avon: Martinez 6-42, Matt Friedhoff 2-0, Joe Friedhoff 2-11, Tom Canty 1-54 Vinal Tech 16, Avon 10 Avon (1-7) 0 10 0 0 -- 10 Vinal Tech (2-7) 0 10 0 6 -- 16 Second quarter VT: Jason Dubowsky 25 FG, 11:06 A: Tom Canty 29 run (Chris McLellan kick), 8:37 VT: Dave Francis 35 run (Dubowsky kick), 4:23 A: McLellan 23 FG, 0:25 Fourth quarter VT: Francis 51 pass from Todd Manjuck (kick blocked), 10:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING -- Avon: Ben Lerer 4-10, Joe Friedhoff 8-37, Tom Canty 5-39, Tyler Dew 1-0, McNeill 1-1, Casario 1-3, Matt Friedhoff 1-1; Vinal: Dave Francis 24-81, Mike Cabellis 10-28, Todd Manuck 8-minus 5, Jason Santiango 12-34 PASSING -- Avon: Lerer 3-16-5, 118 yds; Casaorio 0-2-0; Vinal: Manuck 4-9-0, 83 RECEIVING: Avon: Canty 2-65, Jamieson 1-53 Plainville 27, Avon 0 Plainville (1-7) 0 21 6 0 -- 27 Avon (1-6) 0 0 0 0 -- 0 Second Quarter P: Andy Morse 3 blocked kick return (kick failed), 11:44 P: Nick Colagiovanni 24 pass from Craig Vincelette (Vincelette run), 8:09 P: Vincelette 2 run (Vincelette kidk), 7:44 Third Quarter P Will Hungerford 5 run (pass failed), 5:43 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Plainville -- Will Hungerford 28-98, Craig Vincelette 6-21, Eric Soto 1-4, Nick Colagiovanni 1-3. Avon: Joe Friedoff 11-11, Ben Lerer 5-minus 35, Max Martinez 1-13, A.J.Brown 1-0. PASSING -- Plainville: Craig Vincelette 7-19-1, 83 yds. Avon: Ben Lerer 9-28-2, 134 yds. RECEIVING -- Plainville: Nick Colagiovanni 4-60, Will Hungerford 3-23. Avon: Max Martinez 4-86, Joe Friedoff 2-16, Jared McNeill 1-28, Matt Friedoff 1-5, Tom Canty 1-minus 1. Avon 18, Middletown 13 Middle. (4-3) 6 7 0 0 -- 13 Avon (1-5) 6 6 0 6 -- 18 First quarter A: Joe Friedhoff 4 run (rain fails), 7:13 M: Vincent Jordan 6 run (kick fails) 3:17 Second quarter M: Catrell Simmons 19 run (Seb Fazzino kick), 6:54 A: Max Martinez 37 interception return (kick fails), 1:20 Fourth quarter A: Friedhoff 1 run (pass fails), 6;21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING -- Avon: Friedhoff 16-42, Ben Lerer 9-15, A.J. Brown 2-2; Middletown: Hamp Watson 13-48, Corey Wright 12-56, Vincent Jordan 13-32, Katrell Simmons 4-6. Totals 42-142. PASSING -- Avon: Lerer 8-15-1, 55 yards; Middletown: Jordan 2-9-3, 5 yards RECEIVING: Avon: Friedhoff 4-34, Dan Jamieson 3-11, Martinez 1-10; Middletown: Simmons 1-8, Wright 1-minus 3 Rocky Hill 27, Avon 6 Avon (0-5) 6 0 0 0 -- 6 Rocky Hill (2-4) 6 7 7 7 -- 27 First Quarter A -- Mike McCann 54 fumble return (kick failed), 10:01 RH -- Adam Todaro 1 run (kick failed), 2:54 Second Quarter RH -- Eric Fritz 1 run (Chris Tyler kick), 0:11 Third Quarter RH -- Adam Todaro 95 run (Chris Tyler kick), 6:51 Fourth Quarter RH -- Brent Towle 62 pass from Jeff Courneen (Chris Tyler kick), 11:44 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING -- Avon: Joe Friedhoff 11-105, Ben Lerer 6-18, Tom Canty 4-0, A.J. Brown 1-1, Tyler Dew 1-0. Rocky Hill: Adam Todaro 17-154, T.J. Green 12-48, Brent Towle 5-15, Eric Fritz 3-(-12), Jeff Courneen 1-7, Jorrell Rush 1-3, Mark Fritz 2-8, Nana Poku 1-0, Craig Phoenix 1-2. PASSING -- Avon: Ben Lerer 4-20-3, 57 yds. Rocky Hill: Eric Fritz 4-11-0, 104 yds.; Jeff Courneen 1-1-0, 62 yds.; Brent Towle 0-1-0, 0 yds. RECEIVING -- Avon: Danny Jamieson 2-36, Tom Canty 1-14, Joe Friedhoff 1-7. Rocky Hill: Jeff Courneen 2-45, Eric Szczygiel 1-52, Brent Towle 1-62, Adam Todaro 1-7. East Catholic/Cheney 35, Avon 6 E. Catholic (3-1) 14 7 7 7 -- 35 Avon (0-4) 0 0 0 6 -- 6 First quarter EC: Chris Huhtala 1 run (Akwan Shabazz kick), 7:42 EC: Huhtala 1 run (Shabazz kick), 0:58 Second quarter EC: Dahna Deleston 64 run (Shabazz kick), 11:05 Third quarter EC: Joe Hartigan 1 run (Shabazz kick), 2:05 Fourth quarter EC: Hartigan 55 run (Shabazz kick), 11:47 A: Joe Friedhoff 15 run (pass fails), 1:01 Avon EC First Downs 9 10 Rushes-yards 27-101 32-213 Passing 77 57 Comp-Att-int 6-20-0 3-5-0 Return yards 82 5 Punts-Avg. 7-29.4 2-21 Fumbles-lost 2-2 3-2 Penalties-yards 5-31 2-20 Sacks by-yards 0-0 3-15 RUSHING Avon: Joe Friedhoff 17-72, Tony Casorio 2-minus 1, Rich Cotto 2-10, Ben Lerer 2-minus 13, A.J. Brown 2-7, Travis Bracken 1-5, Tom Canty 1-21; East Catholic: Bryan Williston 6-36, Courtland Wright 1-minus 1, James Black 1-minus 3, Dan Belli 1-5, Chris Huhtala 4-minus 3, Joe Hartigan 9-86, Dahna Deleston 10-93 PASSING: Avon: Casorio 2-7-0, 19 yards; Lerer 4-13-0, 58 yards; East Catholic: Huhtala 1-3-0, 20 yards; Hartigan 1-1-0, 9 yards; Deleston 1-1, 28 RECEIVING: Avon: Matt Friedhoff 1-7, Tom Canty 1-5, Max Martinez 3-55; East Catholic: Hartigan 1-28, Akwan Shabazz 1-29 MISSED FIELD GOALS: Shabazz 25 Enfield 14, Avon 7 Enfield (1-2) 0 6 0 8 -- 14 Avon (0-3) 0 0 0 7 -- 7 Second quarter E: Chris Kauffman 15 run (kick fails), 2:40 Fourth quarter E: Coughlin 19 run (Pinto pass from Hahn), 10:25 A: Lou Shavell 65 fumble return (Chris McCellan kick), 3:28 Individual statistics RUSHING: Avon: Ben Lerer 4-30, Jared McNeill 1-minus 3, Tony Casorio 5-minus 36; Tom Canty 3-4; Max Martinez 1-minus 14; A.J. Brown 3-minus 1; Enfield (not all rushers): Kaufman 29-183; Mike Pinto 2-29; Chris Hahn 2-minus 35 PASSING: Avon: Casorio 4-14-0, 25 yards; Ben Lerer 2-12-1, 6 yards RECEIVING: Avon (incomplete): McNeill 3-29, Martinez 1-5 Berlin 46-0 Berlin (2-0) 14 18 14 0 -- 46 Avon (0-2) 0 0 0 0 -- 0 First quarter B: Dan Putnam 9 run ((Putnam run) B: Mike Miller 35 pass from P.J. Sanzo (run failed) Second quarter B: Matt Powell 3 run (Putnam run) B: Alex Barwikowski 47 pass from Sazno (Miller pass from Sanzo) B: Safety. Bryan Hill sack in the end zone Third quarter B: Powell 6 run (Putnam run) B: Dean Revoir 1 run (run failed) INDIVIDUAL STATS RUSHING: Berlin -- Matt Powell 12-93, Dan Putnam 9-32, DeConti 4-16, Laroche 11-57, Dean Revoir 1-1, Ciarcia 5-14, Hartunian 3-25; Avon -- Tom Canty 4-6, Joe Casorio 5-minus 19, A.J. Brown 1-0, Ben Lehr 3-minus 3 PASSING: Berlin -- P.J. Sanzo 5-7-1, 136 yards; Revoir 1-1, 25 yards; Avon -- Casorio 7-24-2, 66; Lehr 1-4-1, 8 yards RECEIVING: Berlin -- Mike Miller 3-88, Putnam 1-4, Barwikowski 1-47, Catalano 1-25; Avon -- Matt Friedhoff 1-20, Dan Jamieson 2-31, Jared McNeil 4-19, Adam VanDerbeek 1-8 St. Paul, 19-6 Avon (0-1) 0 0 0 6 -- 6 St. Paul/GT (1-0) 7 0 0 12 -- 19 First quarter SP: Richard Caron 7 run (Matt Dumont kick), 6:31 Second quarter SP: Jim Shanley 41 pass from Dumont (kick wide), 8:06 Fourth quarter A: Max Martinez 10 pass from Tony Casorio (kick wide), 9:27 SP: Caron 42 run (run fails), 4:38 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: St. Paul Richard Caron 18-83, Robert Williams 1-0, Matt Dumont 10-37, Michael Nadeau 6-20; Avon Joe Casorio 3-minus 14, A.J. Brown 7-11, Tom Canty 3-2, Joe Friedhoff 4-14 PASSING: St. Paul Dumont 4-10-1, 107 yards. 1 TD; Avon Casorio 15-22-0, 110 yards, 1 TD; Ben Leher 2-3-0, 15 yards, Canty 1-2, 33 yards RECEIVING: St. Paul Nadeau 1-17, Scott McIntyre 2-49, Shanley 1-41; Avon Brown 3-8, Martinez 3-43, Matt Friedhoff 7-54, Joe Friedhoff 1-9, Canty 3-35 MISSED FIELD GOALS: Chris Prudhomme 38 yards |
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YEAR IN REVIEW AVON, Dec. 1 -- Avon (1-9) may not have had much success on the gridiron in 2002 when it came to wins and losses, but the season was still a special one to Joe Friedhoff and his teammates. "We're a group of guys who like to play football," he said. "Everyone on this team likes to play football, hit hard and work hard." Friedhoff earned All-Nutmeg League honors as a defensive back. Off-season news Quinion takes over Falcons AVON, June 5, 2003 -- Brett Quinion was named the new head coach of the Avon High football team in mid-May. He is the seventh head coach in the program's history. Quinion, a former AHS player in the 1970s under Glenn McLellan, has spent the past four years working as an assistant coach at Bristol Eastern High. Spring workouts began on June 2 and last two weeks. Ed Swicklas, a former Eastern head coach, will be Quinion's defensive coordinator. Sean Coles, David Olsen and Bill Brown comprise the remainder of the staff. Jamieson honored as Scholar-Athlete SOUTH WINDSOR, May 10, 2003 -- Dan Jamieson was honored as a Scholar Athlete at the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's 37th annual Northern Connecticut chapter Scholar-Athlete dinner in South Windsor. He was one of 14 boys to be honored. St. Paul will be back BRISTOL, May 19, 2003 -- St. Paul/Goodwin Tech will field a football team this fall but boosters need to raise $32,000 to keep the program going, the Hartford Courant reported. The Falcons have seven games lined up at the moment but St. Paul coach Joe Cefaratti said opponents are working to fit St. Paul back into their schedules. St. Paul will compete as an independent. St. Paul drops football BRISTOL, March 19, 2003 -- St. Paul has dropped football the school's athletic director confirmed Tuesday. The Bristol school ran a co-op program with Goodwin Tech but low numbers and no commitment on funds from the state, which funds Goodwin Tech, helped accelerate the demise of the program. Feshler steps down as coach AVON, Feb. 6, 2003 -- Avon's Tim Feshler has stepped down as coach of the Falcon football team for the second time to spend more time with his family. He was 9-22-1 during the past three years with the Falcons, including a 1-9 record this past fall. Feshler also coached at AHS in 1992 and 1993, when he led the Falcons to a 6-4 record -- the best mark in past 13 years. He finishes with a career record of 16-24-1 in Avon. Feshler had previously coached at Xavier-Middletown. FARMINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Farmington's Brandon Willard, who ran for a state single-game record of 508 yards last week against Plainville, rushed for 169 yards on 31 carries and scored 2 TDs as the Indians (5-4-1) outlasted Avon in the rain and mud at FHS. Ben Lerer had a 19-yard interception return while Joe Friedhoff had a 31-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter for the Falcons (1-9). AVON, Nov. 21 -- Avon forced five Farmington turnovers, including a 49-yard interception return by Mike Puglielli, as the AHS Developmental team beat the Indians, 22-8 in the season finale. Avon (8-2) won four of its final five games. The Falcons beat NW Catholic for win No. 7 by a 35-0 score as Chris Prudhomme threw 3 TD passes. Puglielli scored 2 TDs and Travis Bracken had 2 TD catches, FHS game now at night FARMINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The season-ending clash at rival Farmington has been moved to Friday night, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. FHS has just completed installation of permanent lights at the high school and will host three night games this fall. It will be the fifth game of the season under the lights for the Falcons. NW Catholic 33, Avon 20 WEST HARTFORD, Nov. 16 -- On a cold, wet Saturday morning, Tim Bourdon completed 14 of 26 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns as Northwest (6-4, 6-3 Nutmeg) defeated visiting Avon. Bourdon also ran for 70 yards on 12 carries. Max Martinez caught a pair of TD passes in the fourth quarter for Avon. MIDDLETOWN, Nov. 8 -- Dave Francis scored two TDs, including one on a 51-yard pass from Todd Manjuck to lead Vinal Tech/Coginchaug to a 16-10 win Friday night at Palmer Field. Vinal (1-7, 2-7) took over after recovering a punt that deflected off an Avon player. Tom Canty had a 29-yard TD run for the Falcons, who also received a 25-yard field goal from Chris McLellan. Vinal intercepted five Avon passes. AVON, Nov. 2 -- Plainville scored three touchdowns in four minutes to earn its first victory of the season. A blocked punt, interception and fumble doomed the Falcons in that span. QB Ben Lerer completed nine passes for 134 yards. Max Martinez caught 4 passes for 86 yards. Matt Friedhoff had one interception for AHS. AVON, Oct. 26 -- The visiting Dragons may have been missing three starters suspended earlier during the day but Middletown still had 11 players on the field for each play when they squared off against Avon. And on the field is where the game was decided. Avon forced five Middletown turnovers, including a 37-yard interception return by Max Martinez, to stun the Dragons, 18-13 and win its first game of the season. Avon's Joe Friedhoff scored a pair of touchdowns (4 yards, 1 yards) as Avon beat Middletown for the first time since 1983, breaking a 10-game Dragon win streak over the Falcons. The Middletown High coaching staff did the right thing by suspending 3 starters hours before its game with Avon, even though it probably cost the Dragons a victory. (Middletown Press, 11/1) ROCKY HILL, Oct. 19 -- Mike McMann scooped up a fumble and returned it 54 yards for the game's first touchdown but the Falcons couldn't add anything else in a hard-fought loss to Rocky Hill in the first game ever between the two schools on Saturday night. The game was tied 6-6 late in the second quarter before the Terriers took the halftime lead on a late touchdown. Four second-half turnovers hurt the Falcons, who were led by halfback Joe Friedhoff (11 carries, 105 yards). AVON, Oct. 5 -- Joe Friedhoff ran for a hard-earned 72 yards and scored on a 15-yard touchdown run with 1:01 left in the fourth quarter but East Catholic/Cheney Tech spoiled Homecoming with a 35-6 Nutmeg League victory under the lights. He also returned three kicks for a total of 39 yards. It was Avon's first night home game since 1997 when they beat Tolland, 16-12, on Oct. 10, 1997. AVON, Oct. 2 -- Friends of Avon Football have developed a Web site that includes action photos from selected games this season. Enfield 14, Avon 7 AVON, Sept. 28, 2002 -- Ben Lerer had two interceptions and Tom Canty played well on defense but the Falcons (0-3) couldn't get their offense on track. Lou Shavell scored the only points for Avon on a 65-yard fumble return late in the fourth quarter. Chris Kauffman had a game-high 183 yards and one TD for Enfield (1-2). AVON, Sept. 21 2002 -- Berlin QB P.J. Sanzo threw two touchdown passes and completed 5 of 7 for 139 yards to lead Berlin (2-0). Matt Powell scored two touchdowns and rushed for 93 yards on 12 carries. Avon (0-2) was held to minus 18 yards rushing. Matt Friedhoff had a 20-yard interception return for the Falcons while QB Tony Casorio completed seven passes for 66 yards. Jared McNeill caught 4 passes for 19 yards. NEW BRITAIN, Sept. 20 -- In a classic high school clash, No. 1 New Britain topped No. 3 Bloomfield, 42-35. Click here for full game coverage. BRISTOL, Sept. 14, 2002 -- Tony Casorio came off the bench to complete 15-of-22 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown but St. Paul/Goodwin Tech outlasted Avon, 19-6 in the season opener for both teams Saturday night. Final team statistics Lg. Overall PF PA Avon 1-9 1-9 79 244 Individual statistics (FINAL) RUSHING Att.-Yds. TD J. Friedhoff 85-349 5 Canty 24-79 1 Brown 17-20 0 Cotto 2-10 0 Bracken 1-5 0 McNeill 2-4 0 Dew 2-0 0 M. Friedhoff 2-3 0 Martinez 2 (-1) 0 Lerer 33 (-11) 0 Casorio 24 (-90) 0 Team totals 194-368 6 (FINAL) PASSING Comp-Att-Int. Yds TD Casorio 34-80-3 309 3 Lerer 39-124-15 470 0 Canty 1-2-0 3 0 Team totals 74-206-18 812 3 (FINAL) RECEIVING Catches-Yds. TD Martinez 18-241 3 M. Friedhoff 13-87 0 Jamieson 8-131 0 Canty 9-162 0 J. Friedhoff 10-77 0 McNeill 8-76 0 Brown 3-8 0 Vanderbeek 1-8 0 Team totals 74-812 3 (Final) SCORING TD Conv PAT FG Total J. Friedhoff 5 0 0 0 30 Martinez 4 0 0 0 24 Shavell 1 0 0 0 6 McCann 1 0 0 0 6 Canty 1 0 0 0 6 McCellan 0 0 2 1 5 M. Friedhoff 0 1 0 0 2 Team totals 12 1 2 1 79 |
2002 Nutmeg League standings Team Lg. Over. x-Berlin 10-0 11-1 St. Paul 7-3 8-3 NW Catholic 7-3 7-4 East Catholic 6-3-1 7-3-1 Middletown 6-4 6-4 Enfield 6-4 7-4 Farmington 5-4-1 5-4-1 Rocky Hill 3-7 3-8 Vinal Tech 2-8 3-8 Avon 1-9 1-9 Plainville 1-9 1-10 x-clinched conference title Co-operative teams: Vinal Tech/Coginchaug; St. Paul/Goodwin Tech; East Catholic/Cheney Tech CIAC playoffs Semifinals: Tuesday, Dec. 3 Class M New Canaan 35, Weaver 0 Finals: New Canaan 21, Ledyard 0 |
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Final record 1-9 Nutmeg 1-9 overall |
Nutmeg League 2002 |
Max Martinez reaches up to pull in a reception against Plainville. For more many more photos go to MCConcept Photography (MCConcept photo) |
