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The Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury, CT) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Derby (CT) by a score of 20-13.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Derby	-	-	-	-	13
WCA	-	-	-	-	20

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Game Stats

Derby (23-24)

Waterbury Career Academy (23-24)

Derby

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	11	20	135	.550	12.3			20	76.0
1	Jayzair Barbera (Jr)	11	20	135	.550	12.3			20	76.0

Waterbury Career Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	5	11	109	.455	21.8	1		60	111.6
2	Ethan Blaize (Fr)	5	11	109	.455	21.8	1		60	111.6

Derby

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	22	219	10.0	80	1	2
1	Jayzair Barbera (Jr)	8	54	6.8	15	0
5	Byron Mclean (Sr)	2	3	1.5		0
24	Bryan Mclean (Sr)	12	162	13.5	80	1	2

Waterbury Career Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	31	200	6.5	47	1	2
4	Rocco Zenick (So)	1	4	4.0	4	0
5	Antonio Vergara (Sr)	4	36	9.0	24	0
23	M. Ambursley (So)	23	151	6.6	47	1	2
23	Vaughn Knight (So)	3	9	3.0	4	0

Derby

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	12	131	10.9	35
5	Byron Mclean (Sr)	3	37	12.3	20
9	Jaylen Titus (Jr)	6	81	13.5	35
20	Quincy Carter (So)	1	6	6.0
24	Bryan Mclean (Sr)	2	7	3.5	5

Waterbury Career Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	5	109	21.8	60	1
9	Julian Snead (Sr)	5	109	21.8	60	1

Derby

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	2
1	Jayzair Barbera (Jr)	1	1
5	Byron Mclean (Sr)	1	1

Waterbury Career Academy

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
23	M. Ambursley (So)	1	1

Derby

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	219	131	350
1	Jayzair Barbera (Jr)	54		54
5	Byron Mclean (Sr)	3	37	40
9	Jaylen Titus (Jr)		81	81
20	Quincy Carter (So)		6	6
24	Bryan Mclean (Sr)	162	7	169

Waterbury Career Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	200	109	61	370
4	Rocco Zenick (So)	4			4
5	Antonio Vergara (Sr)	36			36
9	Julian Snead (Sr)		109	22	131
23	M. Ambursley (So)	151			151
23	Vaughn Knight (So)	9		39	48

Derby

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	219	135	131	354
1	Jayzair Barbera (Jr)	54	135		189
5	Byron Mclean (Sr)	3		37	40
9	Jaylen Titus (Jr)			81	81
20	Quincy Carter (So)			6	6
24	Bryan Mclean (Sr)	162		7	169

Waterbury Career Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	200	109	109	309
2	Ethan Blaize (Fr)		109		109
4	Rocco Zenick (So)	4			4
5	Antonio Vergara (Sr)	36			36
9	Julian Snead (Sr)			109	109
23	M. Ambursley (So)	151			151
23	Vaughn Knight (So)	9			9

Derby

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	15	21	36	2.0
1	Jayzair Barbera (Jr)	4	1	5
5	Jaydin Ash (So)		1	1
5	Byron Mclean (Sr)	3	1	4	1.0
9	Jaylen Titus (Jr)		2	2
12	Ayden Moran (Fr)		2	2
20	Quincy Carter (So)		1	1
24	Bryan Mclean (Sr)	4		4
30	Sean Callaghan (Jr)	1	4	5	1.0
32	B. Fernandez (So)		1	1
52	Cj Rouse (Jr)	1	4	5
57	Kobe Marroquin (Sr)	1	1	2
59	Malik Thomas (Sr)	1		1
60	Savion Gaywood (Jr)		1	1
74	Tyler Lowe (Fr)		2	2

Waterbury Career Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	45	23	68	9.0
1	Dylan Rossi (Jr)	4	5	9
2	Jerry Baskins (Sr)	5	2	7	2.0
3	Kino Edmond (So)		1	1
4	Kavaughn Canady (Sr)	3	1	4
4	Rocco Zenick (So)	1		1
5	Jameer Guest (So)	1		1
5	Antonio Vergara (Sr)	4		4	1.0
6	Isaiah Anestale (Fr)	1		1
7	Joshua Myers (So)	1	2	3
9	Jaiden Rousseau (Fr)	1	2	3
9	Julian Snead (Sr)	5	3	8
13	N. Reeves iv (Sr)	7	1	8	3.0
23	M. Ambursley (So)	4	1	5
23	Vaughn Knight (So)	3	1	4
57	D. Rivera jr. (Jr)	5	4	9	3.0

Derby

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0
60	Savion Gaywood (Jr)	1.0

Waterbury Career Academy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	6	10
1	Dylan Rossi (Jr)			6
4	Kavaughn Canady (Sr)	1.0	6
5	Antonio Vergara (Sr)			2
57	D. Rivera jr. (Jr)			2

Derby

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	2	2
30	Sean Callaghan (Jr)	1	1
74	Tyler Lowe (Fr)	1	1

Waterbury Career Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	1	3	3	4
1	Dylan Rossi (Jr)			1	2
2	Jerry Baskins (Sr)		1
7	Joshua Myers (So)	1	1
9	Jaiden Rousseau (Fr)		1		1
9	Julian Snead (Sr)			1
13	N. Reeves iv (Sr)			1
23	M. Ambursley (So)				1

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Derby has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Waterbury Career Academy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	61	30.5	39	61
9	Julian Snead (Sr)	1	22	22.0	22	22
23	Vaughn Knight (So)	1	39	39.0	39	39

Derby

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12			1	13
24	Bryan Mclean (Sr)	2	12			1	13

Waterbury Career Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	2	20
1	Dylan Rossi (Jr)			2	2
9	Julian Snead (Sr)	1	6		6
23	M. Ambursley (So)	2	12		12

Derby

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	2	.5					1
24	Bryan Mclean (Sr)	1	2	.5					1

PATs and Field Goals

Waterbury Career Academy has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Derby

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	2						2
24	Bryan Mclean (Sr)	2						2

Waterbury Career Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	3
9	Julian Snead (Sr)		1	1
23	M. Ambursley (So)	2		2

Conversions

Derby has not entered any conversions stats.

Waterbury Career Academy

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1		1
1	Dylan Rossi (Jr)	1		1

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Game Story

Connecticut High School Football - Waterbury Career Academy nips Derby

November 3, 2023: Waterbury, CT 06704

In Friday's league match, the host Waterbury Career Academy Spartans football squad scored a close 20-13 victory over the Derby Red Raiders.

In their next game, the Spartans clash with the Crosby Bulldogs (Waterbury, CT) in a Naugatuck Valley - Brass match, on Saturday, November 11. Waterbury Career Academy will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Bulldogs enter the match with a 3-5 record after their 49-18 non-league loss to Naugatuck (Naugatuck, CT).

The Red Raiders (3-6) will now prepare for their match against Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls, CT). The Hawks enter the non-league match with a 4-4 record. In their last match, Woodland Regional was nudged by Ansonia (Ansonia, CT), 49-20, in a league match.

Players of the Game

Derby (23-24)

Derby has not selected any Players of the Game.

Waterbury Career Academy (23-24)

Congratulations to #23 Mekheem Ambursley (overall and offensive), #13 Newman Reeves iv (defensive) and #1 Dylan Rossi (special teams) for being selected the Waterbury Career Academy Football Players of the Game.

Derby @ WCA Football Game Info

Fri., Nov. 3, 2023 @ 7p

The Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury, CT) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Derby (CT) by a score of 20-13.

Rankings & Records

Derby (23-24)

CT	Class
131	18

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
3-8	2-5	2-4	1-4	.273	.286	257	332

Waterbury Career Academy (23-24)

CT	Class
99	12

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
6-5	5-1	3-2	3-3	.545	.833	279	240

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Derby	10.5	9.7	4.3	2.3	23.4
Waterbury Career Academy	6.2	5.8	5.5	4.3	25.4

Derby Videos

Derby doesn't have any videos.

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Team Stat Comparison

Derby		Waterbury Career Academy
170.9	Rushing Yards Per Game	141.0
129.5	Passing Yards Per Game	134.9
131.6	Receiving Yards Per Game	134.9
300.4	Total Yards Per Game	275.9
57.9	Tackles Per Game	61.9
0.4	Sacks Per Game	1.6
20.3	Points Per Game	24.1
14	Pancake Blocks	4

Team Leaders

Derby		Waterbury Career Academy	National Avg.
#24 Bryan Mclean143.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	#6 D'vonte Lane111.7	20.6
#1 Jayzair Barbera142.4	Passing Yards Per Game	#2 Ethan Blaize112.2	50.5
#9 Jaylen Titus83.3	Receiving Yards Per Game	#9 Julian Snead72.8	17.5
#1 Jayzair Barbera176.5	Total Yards Per Game	#2 Ethan Blaize115.4	36.9
#24 Bryan Mclean8.2	Tackles Per Game	#13 Newman Reeves iv8.9	2.7
#60 Savion Gaywood0.1	Sacks Per Game	#57 David Rivera jr.0.5	0.2
#24 Bryan Mclean12.9	Points Per Game	#9 Julian Snead8.0	2.1
#52 Cj Rouse6	Pancake Blocks	#99 Dashon Williams4	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Derby	2-5		Waterbury Career Academy	4-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/15/23	Crosby	Derby	(L) 37-12	11/10/23	Waterbury Career Academy	Crosby	(W) 41-36
9/22/23	Wilby	Derby	(W) 45-2	11/20/23	Wilby	Waterbury Career Academy	(W) 62-14
9/29/23	Torrington	Derby	(L) 28-0	10/20/23	Waterbury Career Academy	Torrington	(L) 18-14
10/13/23	Derby	St. Paul Catholic	(W) 56-22	10/28/23	Waterbury Career Academy	St. Paul Catholic	(W) 38-22
10/20/23	Derby	Kennedy	(L) 44-22	9/8/23	Waterbury Career Academy	Kennedy	(W) 36-0
10/27/23	Ansonia	Derby	(L) 58-7	9/30/23	Ansonia	Waterbury Career Academy	(L) 42-7
				11/28/23	Waterbury Career Academy	Ansonia	(L) 28-14
11/23/23	Derby	Oxford	(L) 33-24	9/15/23	Waterbury Career Academy	Oxford	(L) 12-6

Record Breakdown

Derby (23-24)		Waterbury Career Academy (23-24)
3-8	Overall	6-5
2-5	League	5-1
1-3	Non-League	1-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-5	Common Opponent	4-4
2-4	Home	3-2
1-4	Away	3-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-1
3-8	In-State	6-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0