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Newtown 25, Monroe Lions 7: The offensive line led by Aiden Foss, Nicholas Fischer, Grant Baker, Nick Sabillion, Jack Stenz, William Wallace, and Anthony Gies dominated Monroe from the start. Newtown struck quickly scoring on their first possession of the game. Shaine Luzietti racked up 24 yards on two carries which set up an 8-yard touchdown run by Jeffrey Garrity, Jake Dandrea tacked on the extra point to give Newtown a 7-0 lead. Newtown’s tough defense forced Monroe to turn their first possession over on downs and once again the offense struck quickly. Mathew Carpenter took the first handoff 40 yards for a touchdown behind the great blocking of Zach Riley , Jordan Conrad, Anthony Dorazio, Trevor Jacozzi, and TJ O’Connell. Newtown failed on the extra point attempt to give them a 13-0 lead.

Newtown’s suffocating defense quickly forced a turnover on downs led by Michael Haddick, Carlos Contreras, Ian Kennedy, Nevin Bell-Hill, Julian Crone, and JP Iarpoli. Eric Burbank made a first down saving open field tackle to get Newtown’s offense back on the field. Newtown’s third score of the day was set up by a clutch fourth and 15 pass completion from quarterback Jack Street to Jeffrey Garrity to prolong the drive. Street then found CJ Demers in the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown pass to extend Newtown’s lead to 19-0. Monroe struck back just before the end of the half to reduce the deficit to 19-7. Mathew Carpenter capped off the scoring for the day with another dazzling 40-yard touchdown run to give Newtown the 25-7 victory. The second half was dominated by Newtown’s defense. CJ Demers and Jeffrey Garrity both had interceptions to end Monroe drives.

Grade 4

Newtown 34, Danbury Vikings 7: The defense, which has been stellar all year, was very unkind to the Danbury offense, allowing less than 100 yards in total offense and forced five turnovers. The defense was anchored by some new faces, including Owen Meeker, Evan Prestera, Christopher Frascatore, Brett Pierce, and Jacob Riley, who all had multiple tackles. The defensive line of Aidan Kennedy, Sean Roche, and Kevin Curry also pitched in with a strong pass rush and disrupted the running game, giving Danbury no hope of getting back in the game. On offense, Newtown was able to rack up almost 200 yards on the ground, with ten different players running the ball. Jack Carpenter led all rushers with 67 yards and a touchdown. Jack Kuligowski and CJ Giacin also reached pay dirt, with runs of 49 yards and 6 yards, respectively. The passing game, although used sparingly, was very effective. JP Iarapoli hooked up with Jared Dunn for a 27-yard touchdown pass and Connor Moran hit Luke Wellman on a screen pass that he took to the house for an 18-yard score.

The fourth graders line it up against Norwalk at 11am at Treadwell Park, for Newtown Day on Saturday, October 1, with first place on the line. The fourth Graders are coached by Adam Carley, who is assisted by Sean Dunn, Rich Giacin, Keith Cheh, Neil Curry, George Moran, and Doug Haywood

Grade 5

Aspetuck 19, Newtown 13: Off to a 3-0 start, the fifth graders have had a tough two weeks. On September 17, the Nighthawks and Aspetuck Wildcats battled to a 13-13 standstill at the half. Newtown touchdowns were recorded by Matthew Dubois and Griffin Cross. Daniel Mason punched in an extra point. The Nighthawks met a robust Wildcat defense in the second half and were held scoreless for the next two quarters. The Wildcat offense carded one score, no extra point, and that was all she wrote.

Monroe 39, Newtown 12: On September 25, the Nighthawks traveled to Wolfe Park prepared for a battle with the formidable Lions. It was a brutal game for Newtown, with scores coming early and often for Monroe. Nighthawk scores came from Daniel Mason and Kyle Cascone. During the two-game skid, the following players had outstanding plays that kept the fans cheering loudly and proudly: Luke Melillo, Tucker Garrity, Shea Talbot, Reed Hammond, John Albanesi, Robbie Morrill, Jack Hannan, Brandon Giglio, Shane Demers, Jack Clark, Tom Usher, Karl Kelly, Tom Hasselburger, Connor Hughes, and Derrick Lewis.

Grade 6

Norwalk Gold 38, Newtown 26: The Newtown offense got off to a strong start, scoring on its first three possessions while keeping the Norwalk offense off the field. During the first quarter Ryan Kost ran for a touchdown and completed passes to Mark Hall and CJ Shambelan for touchdowns. For the rest of the game the ball seemed to only bounce Norwalk’s way. On defense, Josh Dunn lead the team with nine tackles, followed by Mark Hall with six. Mark Hall also forced a fumble that was recovered by Doug Carriero. Late in the fourth quarter the Newtown offense set up a potential game-winning drive that stalled short of the goal line. Next week is Newtown Day and the boys will host Norwalk Green at Treadwell as they look to get back to their winning ways.

Grade 7

Newtown 25, Monroe 6: On the opening drive a 14-yard run by Ben Mason and a 21-yard run by Mitch Savoca brought Newtown deep into Monroe’s red zone. Mason capped off the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run, putting the Nighthawks up early, 6-0. Newtown’s defense shut down Monroe’s drive allowing only six yards on six plays and forcing a punt. Behind the offensive line of Ryan Norton, Sean Wallace, Erik Benson, Mitchell Long, and Gavin Stubbs, quarterback Justin Dunn orchestrated a drive down field highlighted with runs by Ryan Brello, Matt Bucci, Mason, and Joe Acousti. On fourth down, Dunn ran the quarterback keeper gaining 5 yards and a first down on the play. Dunn ended the drive connecting with Steven Moccio for the touchdown putting Newtown back on top for good, 12-6. Defensive efforts by Matt Krasnickas, Patrick Conte, and Thomas Long shut Monroe down on their next drive, pushing them backwards for negative yardage to close out the half.

Newtown’s defense continued to dominate in the second half, forcing Monroe into an early fourth down situation. Moccio broke up the pass attempt, forcing a turnover on downs. Conte connected with Haskins for a 34-yard gain setting up a Conte to Savoca touchdown reception putting Newtown up 18-6. Jack Phelps forced a Lion fumble in the backfield, recovered by Adam Bell. To seal the victory, Conte lateraled the ball to Savoca, in the backfield, who connected with Moccio for a 36-yard gain. Savoca scored on the next play on a 2-yard run. Conte faked the kick for the extra point and connected with Stubbs in the end zone for the extra point. To close out an impressive day on defense, Mitchell Long, Wallace, Phelps, Steve Macejko, Ellis Hubbard, Matthew Fuchs, and Ed Lovely shut down any forward progress. Hubbard ended the day with an interception as time expired to seal the game for the Nighthawks. The Nighthawks improved to 4-1 this season and will meet Danbury on Newtown Day this weekend.

Grade 8

Newtown 27 Danbury 8: Jared Pearson scored early in the second quarter on a 10-yard scramble to complete a 68-yard drive. Key plays included a 13-yard run by Michael Doyle and a 26-yard pass from Pearson to Andrew Svanda. Pearson added the extra point on a keeper. Matt Carino and Hunter Booker had pass receptions in the half to help keep the chains moving. The first drive of the third quarter saw Svanda blast 73 yards for the score behind blocks by Christian Morlock and Nick Rohrbacher. Matt Elias caught the extra point pass. After an RJ Oliviera (two tackles for the day) fumble recovery deep in Danbury territory, John DelRossi powered in from the five behind the drive blocking of Jeremy Salaris and Carlo Fenaroli. Devin Luzietti ran in the extra point. The final score of the afternoon came on a 24-yard dash by Mark Urso. Ryan Shaw and Charlie Fletcher provided the blocking. The game ended on a 37-yard pass completion from Pearson to Doyle.

Defensively, Newtown’s swarming defense was all over the field. Linebacker Shawn McCarthy led the team with eight tackles, followed closely behind by fellow linebackers Justin Appley with seven and Gordon Walsh with five tackles. The defensive front was led by Justin Faith with five tackles, followed by Chance McMahon and Greg Harrison with four apiece. Sam Duffy, Peter Fiorella, and Stephen Panza each had two tackles. Newtown has a rematch against undefeated Norwalk next Saturday at 7 pm at Treadwell Park.