week 3 in review
Rain made for one of the more unpleasant "weekends" of football I can remember, and not just because of rainy nights at the game and poor field conditions. Football just should not be played on Monday and Tuesday, as it was in two local cases this week, and then, there were those messy conditions.
My picks were still pretty solid, though. I went 4-1, with one game postponed to November, incorrectly guessing only the Plainville-RHAM game. I guess it's back to the drawing board for the Blue Devils after a really tough loss to swallow. This just won't be Plainville's year.
A couple notes from this week:
It was a very disappointing loss for Rocky Hill at Northwest on Monday. First off, I felt that the Terriers were the better, more talented team. They were outplayed that day though, picking up many costly penalties, turning it over five times and failing to get its running game going.
Granted, the referees were questionable to say the least. And the field condition, as it usually is at Northwest, was bad. But this team needed a win there, and hurt its playoff chances greatly in a year I think they have a legitimate shot to get back there.
I do ask the question to anybody who can answer it as to why Rocky Hill had to play at Northwest in consecutive years, not to mention they will play at Middletown for a second straight year. That means the Terriers will play the three traditional powers of the Nutmeg League, along with Berlin, on the road this year. That's simply unfair.
As for Berlin, good luck Nutmeg. It is becoming more and more clear that Berlin is easily the best team in this conference, and if they play like they did in dismantling Middletown, they will take home their first state title.
Nice win for Newington, another team proving that it will be tough this year. I think the Indians have their toughest remaining game coming up, but I'll save that for next week's preview.
Some stars from this week:
Kaiuway Boima, New Britain: Went crazy in the second half with five touchdowns.
Mike Mancini, Rocky Hill: Quietly had a very nice day punting, with two fumble recoveries and defensively.
The entire Berlin offensive line: I've never seen such a dominant performance against an allegedly good team.
The week brings my overall record this year to 15-5, 2-1 in non-local picks.
My picks were still pretty solid, though. I went 4-1, with one game postponed to November, incorrectly guessing only the Plainville-RHAM game. I guess it's back to the drawing board for the Blue Devils after a really tough loss to swallow. This just won't be Plainville's year.
A couple notes from this week:
It was a very disappointing loss for Rocky Hill at Northwest on Monday. First off, I felt that the Terriers were the better, more talented team. They were outplayed that day though, picking up many costly penalties, turning it over five times and failing to get its running game going.
Granted, the referees were questionable to say the least. And the field condition, as it usually is at Northwest, was bad. But this team needed a win there, and hurt its playoff chances greatly in a year I think they have a legitimate shot to get back there.
I do ask the question to anybody who can answer it as to why Rocky Hill had to play at Northwest in consecutive years, not to mention they will play at Middletown for a second straight year. That means the Terriers will play the three traditional powers of the Nutmeg League, along with Berlin, on the road this year. That's simply unfair.
As for Berlin, good luck Nutmeg. It is becoming more and more clear that Berlin is easily the best team in this conference, and if they play like they did in dismantling Middletown, they will take home their first state title.
Nice win for Newington, another team proving that it will be tough this year. I think the Indians have their toughest remaining game coming up, but I'll save that for next week's preview.
Some stars from this week:
Kaiuway Boima, New Britain: Went crazy in the second half with five touchdowns.
Mike Mancini, Rocky Hill: Quietly had a very nice day punting, with two fumble recoveries and defensively.
The entire Berlin offensive line: I've never seen such a dominant performance against an allegedly good team.
The week brings my overall record this year to 15-5, 2-1 in non-local picks.
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