Football Preview: Newtown Nighthawks vs. Southington Blue Knights
The Newtown Nighthawks will head out to take on the Southington Blue Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Newtown humbled New Fairfield with a 50-14 victory. The Nighthawks pushed the score to 42-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rebels had no chance of recovering from.
Newtown can attribute much of their success to Ryan Schoffstall, who threw for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes.
Newtown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Grady Marks and Caden Cuomo.
Meanwhile, Southington blew past Conard, posting a 42-7 win on the road. With the Blue Knights ahead 35-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Southington found their leader in underclassman Nathan Pelletier, who threw for 161 yards and four touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Rosco Cook, who picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The victory made it two in a row for Newtown and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Southington, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
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