Pomperaug fell victim to Newtown and their airtight defense on Thursday. The match between them and the Newtown Nighthawks wasn't particularly close, with the Pomperaug Panthers falling 17-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 21st).
Ryan Schoffstall was his usual excellent self, throwing for 203 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground for Newtown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to James Hartigan.
Pomperaug is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5. As for Newtown, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Pomperaug will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Brookfield at 6:30 p.m. on October 25th. As for Newtown, they will square off against Shelton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newtown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
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