Individual leaders
2008 final
RUSHING Att-Yds TDs
Frazier
143-680 7
Grabowski 103-438 4
Talbot 72-322 4
Jones 21-75 0
Cole 3-35 0
Prosser 8-13 0
Others: Getler 4-4, Plourd 1-1, Quattro 2-minus 1, Bento 1-minus 1, Durbois 1-minus 5
PASSING C-Att-Int Yds TDs
Grabowski 62-138-10 849 3
Talbot 7-14-3 87 1
RECEIVING C-Yds TD
Plourd 37-443 1
Quattro 9-144 1
Talbot 9-108 1
Cole 5-140 1
Haller 5-64 0
Getler 2-15 0
Prosser 1-12 0
POINTS
TDs PAT 2pt Pts
Frazier 7-0 0 1 42
Talbot 4-1 0 0 30
Grabowski 4-0 0 1 26
Nasson* 0-0 11 0 20
Plourd 0-1 0 1 8
Cole 0-1 0 0 6
Quattro 0-1 0 0 6
f-Scott 0-0 0 0 6
*Includes 3 FG, f-fumble rec
FIELD GOALS: Nasson (25, 27, 20)
PATS: Nasson 11-15
Defense
Interceptions (7):Grabowski, Plourd 4, Prosser 2-8
Fumble recovery (12): Haller 2, Prosser 2, Getler, Jones, Plourd 2, Grabowski, Balavander, Scott, Talbot
SACKS (11): Getler 2.5-22, Prosser 2, Nate Scott 4, Bevalander 1.5-10, Plourd 1-15
Vinal Tech 39, Canton 9
At Middletown
Canton (2-9) 0 3 0 6 – 9
Vinal/Cog (6-5) 8 16 15 0 – 39
First quarter
VT: Andrew Cruz 1 run (Mark Flannery run), 5:36
Second quarter
C: Jeff Nasson 20 FG, 9:30
VT: Cruz 6 run (Cruz run), 8:45
VT: Eddy Ruddy 14 pass from Jim Sherer (Jeff Tiedemann pass from Sherer), 0:30
Third quarter
VT: Cruz 19 run (Tiedemann run), 9:43
VT: Nick D’Aquila 4 run (Ruddy kick), 5:51
Fourth quarter
C: Mike Frazier 8 run (kick fails), 0:27
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Canton – Mike Frazier 23-123, Nick Grabowski 13-51, Luke Talbot 12-55; Vinal Tech/Coginchaug – Conor Finley 5-minus 9, Dan Fonseca 1-2, Eddy Ruddy 1-3, Mark Flannery 9-78, Nick D’Aquila 11-146, Andrew Cruz 7-50, Jim Sherer 1-17
PASSING: Canton – Grabowski 6-14-2, 87, Talbot 1-1-0, 8; Vinal/Coginchaug -- Jim Sherer 3-5-0, 40; Conor Finley 2-4-0, 32
RECEIVING: Canton – Tyler Plourd 4-57, Nick Quattro 2-26, Justin Prosser 1-12; Vinal/Coginchaug – Jeff Tiedemann 2-28, Eddy Ruddy 2-42, D’Aquila 1-4
RETURNS: Kickoffs – Nick Quattro (Canton) 5-73; Jeremy Newell (VT) 1-0, D’Aquila (VT) 1-18, Steve Santoro (VT) 1-0
INTERCEPTIONS: Travis Newell (VT) 1-14, Jeff Tiedemann (VT) 1-5; FUMBLE RECOVERY: Tyler Plourd (Canton); SACK: Vinal 1 (team)
Canton 38, Gilbert 12
At Winsted
Canton (2-8) 20 11 0 7 -- 38
Gilbert (4-6) 0 8 6 0 – 12
First quarter
C: Luke Talbot 14 run (kick fails), 8:49
C: Talbot 15 run (Nick Grabowski run), 5:49
C: Nate Scott recovers fumble in end zone (kick fails), 3:34
Second quarter
C: Mike Frazier 2 run (Grabowski run), 8:15
G: Drew McCarthy 65 kickoff return (Jay Farkas run), 8:05
C: Jeff Nasson 27 FG, 0:15
Third quarter
G: Jay Farkas 40 run (run fails), 9:06
Fourth quarter
C: Talbot 68 run (Nasson kick), 3:01
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Gilbert – Paul Kurtz 2-minus 7, Jay Farkas 12-99, Bob Lippincott 1-minus 11, Devin Morgan 5-16, Cody Stone 7-67, Derrick Zima 1-1, Kyle Jones 1-2, Drew McCarthy 2-0; Canton – Luke Talbot 13-125, Mike Frazier 17-73, Nick Grabowski 11-28, Nick Quattro 1-minus 5, Kyle Bento 1-minus 1
PASSING: Gilbert – Kurtz 4-11-2, 38; Canton – Nick Grabowski 6-13-0, 79, Talbot 0-1
RECEIVING: Gilbert – Geoff Cerosoli 1-2, Stone 3-33; Canton – Tyler Plourd 4-48, Nick Quattro 1-11
SACKS: Nate Getler and Ethan Balavender (C) 1-10; Kyle Jones and Bobby Lippincott (G) 1-10; INTERCEPTIONS: Justin Prosser (Canton) 2-8; FUMBLE REC: Grabowski (Can), Balavender (Can), Nate Scott (Can), Talbot (Can), Farkas (G), Sean Fitzgerald (G)
RETURNS: Punts – Grabowski (Can) 1-2; Kickoffs – Plourd (Can) 3-69, Devin Morgan (G) 1-12, Cody Stone (G) 3-78, Drew McCarthy (G) 1-65
2009 Canton High football
Sat. Sept. 19: GILBERT/NORTHWESTERN, 1:30 p.m.
Sat. Sept. 26: at Coventry/Windham Tech, 1:30 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 3: ENFIELD, 1 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 10: NONNEWAUG, 2 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 17: HOUSATONIC/WAMOGO, 1 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 24: at Windsor Locks/Suffield, 1 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 31: at Ellington/Somers, 1 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 7: STAFFORD/EAST WINDSOR, 1 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 14: at Wolcott Tech, 1 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 21: at Avon, 1:30 p.m.
Home games at Mills Pond Recreation complex
Vinal/Coginchaug express too hard to stop
MIDDLETOWN, Nov. 26 – Nick D’Aquila ran for a game-high 146 yards and a TD on 11 caries to lead Vinal Tech/Coginchaug to its first-ever winning season (6-5) with a Thanksgiving Eve victory over Canton at muddy Palmer Field Wednesday night. Hawks teammate Andrew Cruz scored 3 TDs and rushed for 50 yards.
Canton (2-9) was able to move the ball on offense but struggled to stop Vinal’s running attack, giving up several big plays. For the Warriors, Mike Frazier had a career-high 123 yards on 23 carries and a TD. Jeff Nasson kicked his third FG of the season from 20 yards away. Tyler Plourd caught four passes for 57 yards and recovered a fumble on a punt.
Vinal took an 8-0 after marching 51 yards on its opening drive with a big 16-yard run from D’Aquila up the middle. Canton responded with a 15-play, 67-yard scoring drive with Nasson kicking a 20 yard FG. Canton converted on third down four times in the drive to cut the Hawk lead to five, 8-3. But Vinal responded with a 51-yard run from D’Aquila and a six-yard TD run by Cruz to take a 16-3 lead.
Canton nearly had Vinal stopped late in the second quarter but the Hawks converted on fourth down and goal from the Hawk 14-yard line when QB Jim Sherer found WR Eddy Ruddy open in the end zone with 30 seconds left in the half. Despite being hit hard by defender Nate Getler, Ruddy held onto the ball for a 24-3 lead.
The hard-running Frazier, who had 87 of his yards in the second half, bulled his way into the end zone with 27 seconds remaining for Canton’s final score of the season. “I thought we played very well against an underrated team,” Vinal coach John Bozzi told the Middletown Press. “Canton is a young team, but they are talented. They are going to surprise a lot of people next season.”
Thanksgiving game on the radio, net
Canton’s season finale with Vinal Tech/Coginchaug on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 6:30 p.m., will be broadcast on WCNX-AM (1710) radio in Middletown and CNXRadio.com. A CD copy of the game broadcast will be available for $24.95 through CNXRadio.com.
Turnovers lift Canton to second win of the year
WINSTED, Nov. 22 -- It all unraveled pretty quickly for the Gilbert on Saturday amidst the snow flurries and biting wind at Van Why Field. After a holding penalty negated a 64-yard touchdown run on Gilbert’s first play from scrimmage, Canton forced five turnovers (4 fumbles, 1 interception) in the next 12 minutes to earn a 38-12 victory and its second victory of the season. The Warriors led 28-0 as Gilbert turned the ball over on its first four possessions.
“We were focused and it showed today,” Canton coach Roger Pearl said. “It’s the best we played this year.” Justin Prosser had a pair of interceptions while Nick Grabowski, Luke Talbot, Nate Scott and Ethan Balavender each recovered fumbles.
Luke Talbot rushed for a career-high 125 yards and three TDs for the Warriors (2-8, 2-6 Pequot Uncas), including a 68-yard run in the fourth quarter. Mike Frazier had a TD and 73 yards on the ground. Tyler Plourd caught four passes for 48 yards. Kicker Jeff Nasson broke his own school record with a 27 FG. Gilbert slipped to 4-6.
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