OT: Congratulations to Newtown

[formerlurker]

They just won LL on a walk off TD to beat Darien 13-7.

Football aside, December 14th needed a little happiness injected into it in that community.

Storybook stuff. There are some great videos on Twitter that I watched on Gametime CT. Not sure how to post though.

 

[GridironGR8]

Outstanding. Very happy for that community.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Skiblets]

That’s awesome.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Holy crap this absolutely amazing. This could be a movie

 

[formerlurker]

That's the main video I was referencing. Thank you, Medic.

 

[UConnDan97]

Unbelievable. And worthy of a movie...

 

[formerlurker]

Holy crap this absolutely amazing. This could be a movie

Was thinking the same thing, DJ2.

But, Hollywood can wait. I'd love to see if Newtown can win again in a few more years when SH kids are on the team.

Great story today, regardless.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

UConn should give all of those young men scholarships

 

[superjohn]

That's so friggin' cool and yes it needs to be a movie.

 

[superjohn]

Was thinking the same thing, DJ2.

But, Hollywood can wait. I'd love to see if Newtown can win again in a few more years when SH kids are on the team.

Great story today, regardless.

Wouldn't there be kids on the team from Sandy Hook who were there that day? Sandy Hook K-4th grade, 7 years ago today.

 

[formerlurker]

Wouldn't there be kids on the team from Sandy Hook who were there that day? Sandy Hook K-4th grade, 7 years ago today.

Those beautiful kids were all 6-7 yo and their friends who may now play football are still only 13-14 yo.

 

[uconnfan68]

Those beautiful kids were all 6-7 yo and their friends who may now play football are still only 13-14 yo.

But older kids from the school are in high school.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

This is becoming a giant national story.

 

[UCername]

This is becoming a giant national story.

Newtown wins title on Sandy Hook anniversary

Newtown scored on a dramatic 36-yard touchdown pass on the final play to win the state title Saturday night on the seventh anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

www.espn.com

 

[uconnbill]

It couldn't happen to a town that has been through more in the past seven years.

Congrats to Newtown high

 

[huskymedic]

Here is the story that goes w/ Shawn McFarland’s tweet/video from above:


Declassified access view here

 

[Platt81]

Wouldn't there be kids on the team from Sandy Hook who were there that day? Sandy Hook K-4th grade, 7 years ago today.

Older kids that were in the school that day are in high school, the first graders are currently in eighth. But one who was lost that day has a brother who’s a junior linebacker for the team. Being from town this has given me goosebumps all day.

 

[CTFootball]

Newtown wins title on Sandy Hook anniversary

Newtown scored on a dramatic 36-yard touchdown pass on the final play to win the state title Saturday night on the seventh anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

www.espn.com

Stories on every sports and major news outlet. Told my wife yesterday that it would be nice if ESPN picked the story up but glad it has gone beyond just the sports outlets.

 

[Milo65]

Awesome story! So happy for the team and the community.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I’m mixed about this
On one hand it’s a good human interest story
On the other the back story shouldn’t take away from the joy of the kids who won a championship.

 

[kris1]

I’m mixed about this
On one hand it’s a good human interest story
On the other the back story shouldn’t take away from the joy of the kids who won a championship.

It doesn’t take away from it at all. Newtown’s starting LB’s younger brother was killed that day. Those kids and that community have rallied around this team (as well as all other NHS athletic programs) as a distraction from the heartbreak they’ll be coping with for the rest of their lives. If anything, this has brought the community closer together and this team will be remembered forever. For a community that’s endured so much heartbreak off the field, as well as on, this was divine intervention.

 

[Nostical]

This pic was taken at the end of the surreal Newtown/Darien game. The image in the bright sky could not be accounted for.