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, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Newtown took their match at home with ease, bagging a 50-14 win over New Fairfield. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Nighthawks had established a 35 point advantage.
Ryan Schoffstall looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing 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 humbled Conard with a 42-7 victory. With the Blue Knights ahead 35-7 at the half, the matchup 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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