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2012 LOCAL SIGNEES--CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
AARON BERARDINO – 5-11/175 – Wide Receiver – Windsor, CT/Windsor
All-State selection as a junior and senior…Three-time All-Conference selection…Named the Hartford Courant Offensive Player of the Year…Ranked third in the state with 1,259 receiving yards…Had 58 catches and 17 touchdowns…Excelled at returning kickoffs and punts…"I came to CCSU because I always wanted to play football in my backyard. Now that I have the chance I'm going to take it and run with it."
BRANDON CUSMANO – 6-0/195 – Wide Receiver – Monroe, CT/Masuk
Honorable Mention All-State selection by the New Haven Register…Named Second Team All-Conference…Team won the State Title in 2010, and the Conference Title in 2010 and 2011…Caught 59 passes for 1,034 yards and 10 touchdowns in his last two seasons…Honors Student-Athlete…"CCSU is the absolute best fit for me for both academics and football. The coaches are great and the facilities are excellent."
JOE DEMICHELE – 6-1/285 – Defensive Line – Madison, CT/Hand
All-Area selection as a senior in 2011 at defensive tackle…Named All-State by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association…2011 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team…All-State champion wrestler who is ranked in the top-15 in the country as a heavy weight…won the Class L and state open heavy weight titles in 2011…2011 New England heavy weight champion…"I chose CCSU because of great football and its criminal justice program."
MICHAEL MONEY – 6-5/270 – Offensive Line – Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde
Two-time team captain at Fairfield Warde…Named First Team All-Conference twice, and honorable mention once in his career…Named Heart Newspapers All-Star on the offensive line…2011 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team…Ranked third in the state in wrestling as a heavy weight…Honorable Mention All-Conference in wrestling as a junior and sophomore…"CCSU is a great school, and a great fit for what I was looking for in a college."
CRE'SHON "CJ" MORRISON – 5-11/200 – Fullback – East Hartford, CT/Capital Prep
Rushed for 1,780 yards and 28 touchdowns in leading Capital-Prep to an unbeaten regular season and the state playoffs...Second Team All-State selection...Named All-Conference and All-Hartford Courant..."I chose CCSU because of the excellent education program. Also, the coaching staff was amazing and made me feel welcome and like family. It reminds me of what I have at Capital Prep. The coaching staff assured me that they will keep me on track and focused to graduate college and that is my ultimate goal.
CHUCK WATSON – 5-11/210 – Linebacker – Middletown, CT/Dean College (will be a junior)
Named team defensive MVP as a junior at Middletown High School…At Dean he led the conference in tackles…Named First Team All-Conference…Won the team's Unsung Hero Award…"I chose CCSU because it was a good fit and it was close to home."
AUSTIN WEZENSKI – 6-3/275 – Defensive Line – Killingworth, CT/Xavier
Two-time All-Conference selection…Named All-State by the New Haven Register and by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association…2011 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team…Team won the Class LL State Title in 2010 and 2011…Twice named to the Hartford Courant All-Star Team..."I chose CCSU to compete at a high level of football while getting a quality education."
The current list of local signees:
AARON BERARDINO – 5-11/175 – Wide Receiver – Windsor, CT/Windsor
All-State selection as a junior and senior…Three-time All-Conference selection…Named the Hartford Courant Offensive Player of the Year…Ranked third in the state with 1,259 receiving yards…Had 58 catches and 17 touchdowns…Excelled at returning kickoffs and punts…"I came to CCSU because I always wanted to play football in my backyard. Now that I have the chance I'm going to take it and run with it."
BRANDON CUSMANO – 6-0/195 – Wide Receiver – Monroe, CT/Masuk
Honorable Mention All-State selection by the New Haven Register…Named Second Team All-Conference…Team won the State Title in 2010, and the Conference Title in 2010 and 2011…Caught 59 passes for 1,034 yards and 10 touchdowns in his last two seasons…Honors Student-Athlete…"CCSU is the absolute best fit for me for both academics and football. The coaches are great and the facilities are excellent."
JOE DEMICHELE – 6-1/285 – Defensive Line – Madison, CT/Hand
All-Area selection as a senior in 2011 at defensive tackle…Named All-State by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association…2011 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team…All-State champion wrestler who is ranked in the top-15 in the country as a heavy weight…won the Class L and state open heavy weight titles in 2011…2011 New England heavy weight champion…"I chose CCSU because of great football and its criminal justice program."
MICHAEL MONEY – 6-5/270 – Offensive Line – Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde
Two-time team captain at Fairfield Warde…Named First Team All-Conference twice, and honorable mention once in his career…Named Heart Newspapers All-Star on the offensive line…2011 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team…Ranked third in the state in wrestling as a heavy weight…Honorable Mention All-Conference in wrestling as a junior and sophomore…"CCSU is a great school, and a great fit for what I was looking for in a college."
CRE'SHON "CJ" MORRISON – 5-11/200 – Fullback – East Hartford, CT/Capital Prep
Rushed for 1,780 yards and 28 touchdowns in leading Capital-Prep to an unbeaten regular season and the state playoffs...Second Team All-State selection...Named All-Conference and All-Hartford Courant..."I chose CCSU because of the excellent education program. Also, the coaching staff was amazing and made me feel welcome and like family. It reminds me of what I have at Capital Prep. The coaching staff assured me that they will keep me on track and focused to graduate college and that is my ultimate goal.
CHUCK WATSON – 5-11/210 – Linebacker – Middletown, CT/Dean College (will be a junior)
Named team defensive MVP as a junior at Middletown High School…At Dean he led the conference in tackles…Named First Team All-Conference…Won the team's Unsung Hero Award…"I chose CCSU because it was a good fit and it was close to home."
AUSTIN WEZENSKI – 6-3/275 – Defensive Line – Killingworth, CT/Xavier
Two-time All-Conference selection…Named All-State by the New Haven Register and by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association…2011 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team…Team won the Class LL State Title in 2010 and 2011…Twice named to the Hartford Courant All-Star Team..."I chose CCSU to compete at a high level of football while getting a quality education."
The current list of local signees:
Mike Antonio, Cromwell, WR, 6-4, 185, Southern Connecticut
Aaron Berardino, Windsor, WR/FS, 5-10, 165, Central Connecticut
Shaun Bowman, Cheshire, OL/DL 6-2, 260, Sacred Heart
Rennick Bryan, OL/DL, Hillhouse, UConn
Austin Calitro, FB/LB, Danbury, Villanova
Casey Cochran, QB, Masuk, UConn
Nick Colasante, Glastonbury, C, 6-0, 255, WPI
Brandon Cusmano, WR, Masuk, Central Conn. State
Pat D’Amato, QB, Xavier, Stonybrook
Aaron Dixon, RB/SS, Danbury, Bryant
Ian Dugger, Hall-West Hartford, WR, 6-1, 195, Trinity
Jesse Eddy, Cheshire, OL/DL, 6-2, 240, Colby
Will Ellery, QB/FS, Haddam-Killingworth, Curry
Jevon Elmore, New London, RB/DB, 5-10, 171, Army
Vance Giarratana, DB, Hand, Trinity
Kevin Hutchinson, Pomfret, RB/LB, 5-9, 200, Wesleyan
Sebastian Little, WR/LB, Cheshire, Harvard
Connor McDermott, Kent, OT, 6-8, 255, UCLA
Mac Morlock, OL/DL, Newtown, Bryant
Cre’Shon Morrison, RB, Capital Prep/Classical Magnet, Central Conn. State
Christophe Mulumba, Kent, LB, 6-2, 220, Maine
Kyle Nolan, QB, Branford/Choate, Georgetown
Joe Ortoli, LB, Shelton, Norwich University
Marko Piedmont, OL/DL, Wilton, Bryant
Kyle Pulek, K/P, Cheshire, Trinity
Jovan Santos-Knox, TE/DL, Xavier, UMass
Devin Silverman, K, Berlin, Southern Conn. State
Tevaun Smith, Kent, WR, 6-0, 180, Iowa
Ty Soobitsky, OL/DE, Haddam-Killingworth, Merchant Marine Academy at King’s Point
John Turner, RB/LB, Ridgefield, Holy Cross
Tommy Undercuffler, DB, Berlin, Yale
Nick Vitale, WR, Hand, Stonybrook
Jon Ware, FB/DL, RHAM, Maine Maritime
Billy Weyrauch, Cheshire, RB/LB 6-0, 210, Stonehill
Austin Wezenski, Xavier-Middletown, T/NG, 6-1, 266, Central Connecticut
Milford Academy Commits
Dean Tsopanides (Torrington) - University of Iowa
Montrell Dobbs (Ansonia) - Temple University
Bobby Kinnebrew (Ansonia) - Stevenson University
Eddie Glenn (North Haven) - University of Akron
Tyler Matakevich (Stratford) - Temple University
Erich Berzinskas (Clinton) - Iowa University
Cheshire Academy Commits
Malik Golden – WR/DB – 6’1” – 190lbs – Penn State University
Michael Villapiano – QB – 6’2” – 215lbs – Brown University
AJ Zuttah – DL/OL – 6’2” – 290lbs – Dartmouth College
Connor Caponegro – H-Back/LB – 6’2” – 230lbs – University of Rhode Island
Doug Warrick – TE/DE – 6’6” – 225lbs – Elon University
*Leif Colberg – WR/DB – 6’0” – 195lbs – The College of the Holy Cross
*Greg Goff – RB/DB – 5’10” – 185lbs – Tufts University
*means that choice is still to be determined, but should be definite by Wednesday.