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Arkeel Newsome leads Ansonia to victory, picks up more hardware along the way. Newsome carried 40 times for 406 yards, 7 TDs in Ansonia's 66-28 victory over rival Naugatuck. Newsome is closing in on 10,000 career yards. He is the only player in CTHS history to rush for over 9,000 yards, score over 150 TDs, and record over 1,000 career points. Ansonia will host Coginchaug in the opening round of the Class S playoffs on Tuesday.
Semis are at a neutral site. All Finals at CCSU. I listened to the game on the radio. A former CT HS coach, in the late 60's early 70's, was in the booth, who said he spent some time in TX, around TX HS football. He said Arkeel was as good as any back he's EVER seen and the best CT HS player EVER. He called him "Superman" the whole game. When asked how he thought Newsome would do at UConn, he said he didn't think he'd flourish in a spread system. But, he felt if used correctly in a pro-style offense, he could be an impact player. He was impressed with his power and ability to break tackles at his size, his patience, vision, and of course, his ability to jump in and out of cuts quickly. He was a Naugy guy, but raved about Newsome the entire game. The kid is special. What's more impressive, Ansonia became one-dimensional when their starting QB, JaiQuan McKnight (2015) hurt his ankle in the 1Q, Newsome carried every snap out of the Wildcat. Everybody knew he was going to run the ball, they still couldn't stop him. McKnight did return, in a limited capacity, but Newsome was unstoppable. He also held Naugy's best WR, Ryne Griessenhauer, all 6'5 of him, in check.Will Arkeel get tested during the playoffs? I don't care who he's played against, he has numbers that you need special skills to obtain.
Are the semi's and finals at CCSU this year? I thought I read that. I'm only a town over so I really need to see him play.
Will Arkeel get tested during the playoffs? I don't care who he's played against, he has numbers that you need special skills to obtain.
Are the semi's and finals at CCSU this year? I thought I read that. I'm only a town over so I really need to see him play.

fornabaioctp7:35pm via Mobile Web (M2)
#cthsfb Half, 27-7 Ansonia. Newsome 19-338. By our count, that's 10,001 career yards.
TD runs of 72 (1st carry), 15, 83, and 68 so far.
Edit:
fornabaioctp8:12pm via Mobile Web (M2)
Newsome 64 td. 5th td, 24 for 434. 2-pt good, 35-7 Ansonia #cthsfb
fornabaioctp8:25pm via Mobile Web (M2)
#cthsfb 55-yd td run Newsome. 43-15 Ansonia. Newsome 489 yds our count on 25 carries, 6 tds
Believe he might be done for the night...
Edit: Damn - wrong again...
CTHSFB8:38pm via Twitter for iPhone
Newsome with a 3-yard TD run. His 7th TD of the game. Has 492 yards on 26 carries. Ansonia leads Coginchaug 49-15, 5:35 left.
Surpassing 10,000 yard mark in the process.
Holy crap. Newsome. This is the first recruit the new coach has to come in and talk to. We need this kid.
Holy crap. Newsome. This is the first recruit the new coach has to come in and talk to. We need this kid.
I don't know how Rocky Hill does it every year. Their linemen average about 195lbs. With that, I'm hoping Newsome breaks his own records on Saturday.The Chargers (13-0), the second seed in the Class S tournament, will face third-seeded Rocky Hill in the semifinals Saturday, 2pm at Sheehan HS (Wallingford). The Terriers beat Prince Tech 51-8.
Newsome goes into that game with 264 carries for 3,350 yards, 59 total TDs, 413 yards and 3 TDs shy of the state records he set as a sophomore. He has 10,155 yards in all on 876 attempts and 178 career TDs.
The new coach needs to spend his first night sleeping in Newsome's front yard.
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Minus the boombox though
Look at the 2nd burst on the first touchdown run! Holy ~!
And whoever #28 is on Choppinlogs, he's just a wee bit slower than Arkeel. And he looks pretty damn quick.
Noticed that but he was closing and ran out of field. Good speed.
That's the 1st score where 28 clipped Arkeel's heels, Jim. Look at the next one where he's in pursuit again, keeps up for 15-20yds and then gives up. Young man definitely has wheels but 0-2 in my book. Quick roster search says his name's Jordan Cowles, can't find much info on him. Medic?
Newsome scored 5 TDs and Ansonia beat Rocky Hill, 49-27, to advance to their third straight state championship game. Ansonia will face Woodland Regional (who beat Bloomfield, 30-26) in an all-NVL Class S final. Ansonia beat Woodland a few weeks ago in the NVL Championship game, 48-7.
These are the last #'s I saw - could be a bit higher?
nhrJoeMorelli3:29pm via Web
Newsome 28 carries, 246 yards, five TDs.#cthsfb