Football Recap: Stonington Starts Season with Defeat at Home + How To Watch

Stonington unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 12-6 to the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans on Friday. The match was a 6-6 toss-up at halftime, but the Bears couldn't quite close it out.

Mekheem Ambursley had a dynamite game For Waterbury Career Academy., rushing for 169 yards and two scores while picking up 7.0 yards per carry.

Stonington didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-6 defeat against Waterford on the 19th. As for Waterbury Career Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 34-6 victory against Crosby on the 20th.