I grew up with a heart for Ansonia football.” “I grew up around it,” said Dziubina, a sophomore. The culture of the community, it revolves around it.” “Being raised in Ansonia, we learn to love football. “Everything,” answered Kaminski, a junior, when asked what Chargers football means to Ansonia. Brockett was still an assistant under Hunt in 2004 the last time Seymour beat Ansonia.Īnsonia might not be the richest town in Connecticut, but no town is richer in football history. This was coach Tom Brockett’s 176th victory (against only 13 losses) to move him ahead of “Boots” Jarvis as the second-winningest coach in Ansonia history. “I think we quieted down the haters a little bit,” said McKnight, who ran for 257 yards on 23 carries. “This is just a preview of what’s coming up in the next two years,” Kaminski said. Yes, the bright lights were flipped on and it was Good McKnight! Darell ran for four touchdowns: 45, 71, 4 and 64 yards as Ansonia improved to 6-0. The bright lights were flipped on this young group and the defense did a terrific finding Nimo (running back Caleb Nimo-Sefah) and the rest of the Wildcats’ offense. That would be 101 in a row on the way to - gulp - maybe 200. That would be 101 in a row in the NVL dating to a Thanksgiving loss to Naugatuck in 2010. Well, with the eyes of Connecticut high school football directed toward Jarvis Field, we saw exactly how vulnerable Ansonia is during this NVL showdown and GameTimeCT Game of the Week. Beyond lineman Alex Romanowski, not a big team physically … Relatively small numbers for a Class S school. Although Ansonia had notched its 100th consecutive NVL victory last week against Waterbury Career Academy, this was the season the Chargers finally were supposed to be a little vulnerable.Ĭoming off the COVID season. Seymour entered Thursday night unbeaten at 4-0. No one has won neighborhood football battles in Connecticut like Ansonia. None prouder than Ansonia.Īs Jim Calhoun used to say when UConn was building into a basketball power in the old Big East, “You’ve got to win your own neighborhood battles first.” And it’s like you’re in yesteryear Pennsylvania or Eastern Ohio. You pull the car off Route 8, take a couple of turns to park at Jarvis Field in the Nolan Complex. “I’ve been on the sidelines for eight years and now I’m watching my own boy. “He started when he was 7 and worked his way up through the ranks,” the mayor said. Young kids like his son, a junior fullback.
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