Football Game Preview: Newtown Nighthawks vs. Brookfield Bobcats + How To Watch

Newtown has gone a perfect 4-0 against Brookfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Nighthawks will look to defend their home field against the Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Newtown's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Bunnell with a sharp 24-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Nighthawks in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.

The critical scores for Newtown came from Grady Marks, Luke Stewart, and Emmet Regan.

C.J. Manfredonia

Passes Defensed

10/17/25 vs Bunnell	1
10/03/25 @ Stratford	2
09/26/25 @ Windsor	2

Newtown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Justyn Gonzalez led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. C.J. Manfredonia has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Brookfield's strategy against Foran on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bobcats blew the Lions out of the water with a 54-7 final score. With the Bobcats ahead 34-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Rocco D'Arcangelo and Tyler Buttendorf. D'Arcangelo rushed for 48 yards and one touchdown while Buttendorf rushed for 37 yards and one score. Buttendorf didn't just play on offense: he also defended two passes and snagged an interception.

Brookfield's run defense was locked in: Foran could only muster 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Chase Sylvia for the heroic effort on defense: he. Brookfield didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.

Newtown now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Brookfield, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.

Newtown took their victory against Brookfield in their previous meeting back in November of 2018 by a conclusive 21-0 score. Do the Nighthawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bobcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.