Football Preview: Capital Prep Harbor Sharks vs. Hamden Hall Country Day
The Capital Prep Harbor Sharks will square off against Hamden Hall Country Day at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Capital Prep Harbor has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight defeats, while Hamden Hall Country Day will come in with three straight wins.
Capital Prep Harbor is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Kingswood Oxford on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Capital Prep Harbor was outmatched by Kingswood Oxford on the road and fell 45-8. The Sharks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-0.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hamden Hall Country Day beat Canterbury School 26-21 on Saturday. Given Hamden Hall Country Day's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Canterbury School is ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hamden Hall Country Day had a senior duo take command as Charley Gulbin threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns and Asher Wasserman gained 122 total yards and two touchdowns. Wasserman's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards. 85 of those passing yards were hauled in by Qeanu Johnson.
Capital Prep Harbor's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hamden Hall Country Day, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Capital Prep Harbor was dealt a bruising 43-6 defeat at the hands of Hamden Hall Country Day in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Capital Prep Harbor was down 29-0.
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