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huskyrob1 said:
Oh bull sh....t, Prep recruits all over Fairfield County, tried to recruit my dad away from Ludlowe many years ago when Ludlowe was a state power. Windsor has a practice bus that brings them home to Hartford, and Dobbs is from Waterbury. Yes, you are right my cousins kids play for ST Joe's. It is what it is, everyone just looks the other way. Ask Coach Cochran if he ever recruited for Bloomfield or New London? Lol

If public schools get caught the CIAC has some power to enforce compliance, but with the parochials or Prep, it's next to impossible to enforce so they just let it go.
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Don’t you think when people bring this up ad nauseum about a program like Ansonia, that the CIAC would have looked into it? They don’t because there’s no credence to it. The kids are either residents or participate in Open Choice, so it’s a non issue.

Markell Dobbs has lived in Ansonia his whole life with his mother. He has family in Hamden but he’s always attended Ansonia schools and came up through the Ansonia youth program. As far as Cochran goes, he’s always been at a program that was either Open Choice or a Charter School, so again there’s no issue. This is the same reason a kid like Daron Braden, who lives in Enfield, can attend Bloomfield.

Unless, someone in those towns blows the whistle and has credible proof, as they did in Berlin a few years ago. The CIAC won’t waste their time or money, because some rival fans feel disadvantaged and can’t prove anything

Basketball players change schools like I change underwear. So, it doesn’t bother me. Control what you can control. If you don’t like what your opponents doing focus on what you need to do to beat them. You can’t control what they do.

My best friend has a daughter and son that attend St Joe’s. They are both tremendous athletes. They weren’t recruited to play there. Another son attended NDWH as a frosh. He now attends a prep school in MA because he wanted a challenge against high level competition in his sport. All three could have gone to Amity and been successful in their respective sports. They all took advantage of an opportunity to get a quality education and participate in successful athletic programs elsewhere. It was their choice. Nobody said we’ll give you this or that to come here. They attended open house took the entrance exam and were accepted. Were they aware of the athletic successes of these programs, of course. Did the coaches want them? Yes. But, nothing was promised or given to them for choosing to attend. The great thing about this country is that we can make these choices.
 
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huskyrob1 said:
Kris you seem to know things, so you have to know that Markell Dobbs is from Waterbury. I mean everybody knows that.
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Newsome played youth football in Waterbury, not Dobbs, before moving in with his legal guardian in Ansonia prior to his freshman year in high school.
 
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kris1 said:
Don’t you think when people bring this up ad nauseum about a program like Ansonia, that the CIAC would have looked into it? They don’t because there’s no credence to it. The kids are either residents or participate in Open Choice, so it’s a non issue.

Markell Dobbs has lived in Ansonia his who life with his mother. He has family in Hamden but he’s always attended Ansonia schools and came up through the Ansonia youth program. As far as Cochran goes, he’s always been at a program that was either Open Choice or a Charter School, so again there’s no issue. This is the same reason a kid like Daron Braden, who lives in Enfield, can attend Bloomfield.

Unless, someone in those towns blows the whistle and has credible proof, as they did in Berlin a few years ago. The CIAC won’t waste their time or money, because some rival fans feel disadvantaged and can’t prove anything

Basketball players change schools like I change underwear. So, it doesn’t bother me. Control what you can control. If you don’t like what your opponents doing focus on what you need to do to beat them. You can’t control what they do.

My best friend has a daughter and son that attend St Joe’s. They are both tremendous athletes. They weren’t recruited to play there. Another son attended NDWH as a frosh. He now attends a prep school in MA because he wanted a challenge against high level competition in his sport. All could have gone to Amity and been successful in their respective sports. They all took advantage of an opportunity to get a quality education and participate in successful athletic programs elsewhere. It was their choice. Nobody said we’ll give you this or that to come here. They attended open house took the entrance exam and were accepted. We’re they aware of the athletic successes of these programs, of course. Did the coaches want them. Yes. But, nothing was promised or given to them for choosing to attend. The great thing about this country is that we can make these choices.
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No of course nothing changes hands, not saying it does, but if a coach wants to make it known he's interested in having a certain kid play for him, he sure as hell can and the CIAC can't prove anything, and so what if he bumps into the kids mom in the Supermarket, there's no law that says he can't exchange pleasantries. Lol
 
So there’s no question when the next Dobbs comes through.....
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FAIRTIDES said:
Did the PA announcer have to beg people to remove cars from Temple Shalom and Christ Church parking lots?
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I had a dinner commitment, so I was only able to watch the 1/2 of qtr 1 and most of qtr 2. I parked at mallard drive, parking was scarce (actually there was no parking anywhere really) should have biked over. The PA announcer may have begged, but I didn't hear it.

I see Pyne had over 250 yards which was a surprise to me because while I was there he never pushed the ball down the field in the air.
 
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@huskymedic Baseball has kept me away today. I would not look at my phone until I watched today’s game on DVR. Just saw that tweet. Thanks.

Hope my brother enjoyed the tix!!!
 
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kris1 said:
#1 Darien lackluster in 17-0 win over Fairfield Warde.
Football: No. 1 Darien overcomes, shuts out scrappy Fairfield Warde

I think a lot of the time these teams have been so good over the years that we forget they’re teenagers and their minds are elsewhere sometimes.
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Kris, I have been to several Warde games this year, played for Warde many years ago. They are not that bad this year, only bad loss was to St Joe's. Lost a close one to Wilton, beat Stamford, blew out Central and Danbury. They are playing good defense. Would be nice if they still had Summers. Lol
 
huskyrob1 said:
Kris, I have been to several Warde games this year, played for Warde many years ago. They are not that bad this year, only bad loss was to St Joe's. Lost a close one to Wilton, beat Stamford, blew out Central and Danbury. They are playing good defense. Would be nice if they still had Summers. Lol
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@huskyrob1 Coach Del and I were teammates in high school so I’m not surprised they are competitive. He’s done a nice job there.
 
Don’t sleep on Sheehan, mostly all Sophmore team, hung with Prep into the 4th quarter, 5-1 dismantled Foran.

 
Milo65 said:
Don’t sleep on Sheehan, mostly all Sophmore team, hung with Prep into the 4th quarter, 5-1 dismantled Foran.

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Sheehan or Killingly will probably win class M. Wouldn't be surprised to see a 4 loss team in that bracket.
 
JMick said:
Sheehan or Killingly will probably win class M. Wouldn't be surprised to see a 4 loss team in that bracket.
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I think you’re right @JMick about a 4-loss team getting in. Class M is a three team race. Berlin, being the third, has two tough games left against Bloomfield and Rocky Hill. They likely lose one of those, probably to a very good Rocky Hill team. Not sure the Coventry Co-Op can hang with those three. Sheehan has Plainfield (5-1) this week. Killingly has Plainfield in 3 weeks. Other then that, those two have a cakewalk to the playoffs.
 
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kris1 said:
Class M is a three team race. Berlin, being the third, has two tough games left against Bloomfield and Rocky Hill. They likely lose one of those, probably to a very good Rocky Hill team. Not sure the Coventry Co-Op can hang with those three. Sheehan has Plainfield (5-1) this week. Killingly has Plainfield in 3 weeks. Other then that, those two have a cakewalk to the playoffs.
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If Brookfield beats Barlow this week I think they'll probably end up with the 8 seed. If Barlow wins they have a chance, too.

Killinglys worst nightmare is a 1 seed vs an 8 seed Brookfield. Brookfields pass defense is atrocious and they can't score points, but they will shut your running game right down.
 
JMick said:
Killinglys worst nightmare is a 1 seed vs an 8 seed Brookfield. Brookfields pass defense is atrocious and they can't score points, but they will shut your running game right down.
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That won’t affect them. Killingly’s QB Desaulnier is very dynamic
 
Wordbomar said:
That won’t affect them. Killingly’s QB Desaulnier is very dynamic
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It probably won't matter because Brookfield and Barlow both aren't very good. If I'm killingly I'd rather play Barlow though. Brookfields offensive production should be going up though since they got a kid back from injury who is probably the fastest kid in the SWC
 
JMick said:
Football: Stonington’s Massengale takes knees to end loss to NFA, declares ‘We shouldn’t play NFA’

@huskyrob1
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Should Stonington play Danbury, the largest school in the state? Or LL Ludlowe? Danbury is in the FCIAC, and btw has already lost this year decisively to two Class S schools, and they don't even play St. Joe's this year. The FCIAC has two class S schools right now, and both more than hold their own in the toughest league in the state. A successful football program has little to do with school boy population, but has everything to do with great coaching, support by the town, school and alumni, and youth programs. Of the two greatest teams in state history, one was Class S and the other was Class M. I hope Stonington fires their coach. Your theory is bull....s..hit
 
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