Wilton faced St. Joseph in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Warriors took a 24-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cadets. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Cadets recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Defeat or not, Wilton got some senior leadership from Charlie Calabrese and Jake Padilla. Calabrese threw for 239 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Padilla picked up 115 receiving yards and one TD.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Alan Osta for the heroic effort on defense: he. Wilton didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.6.
Wilton's defense didn't let Harry Ht Jones, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Curtis Jackson and Will Gehrmann, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Finn Kilmartin was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 53 yards and two scores. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in December of 2024.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wilton fell to 8-1. As for St. Joseph, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Wilton has already played their next game, a 42-0 win against Hillhouse on the 21st. As for St. Joseph, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Trumbull at 10:00 a.m. on the 27th.
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