Connecticut High School Football Coaches Weigh-In on UConn Football Recruiting

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut High School Football Huddle

Great story in the Hartford Courant on why Connecticut's top high school football talent may be leaving the state when it comes to playing college football.

The story comes on the heels of a comments made by UConn head coach Randy Edsall on national letter of intent signing day that questioned Connecticut high school football coaches commitment to checking-out the hometown Huskies.

On February 3rd Edsall said, ""We are better received, in my opinion, outside the state of Connecticut than what we are within the state of Connecticut — in certain pockets. That's tough to say, but you've got to say it because it's true."

High school coaches quoted in the story are...Stamford High's Kevin Jones, Notre Dame-West Haven's Tom Marcucci, Bloomfield's Ray Roberts, Rocky Hill's Dave Coyne, New Canaan's Lou Marinelli, St. Paul/Goodwin Tech's Jude Kelly Windsor's Rob Fleeting and Xaverian's Sean Marinan, plus John Fontana, president of the Connecticut High School Coaches Association.

Hamden Head Football Coach Resigns

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut High School Football Huddle

Hamden High is looking for a new head football coach after Scott Benoit resigned Monday to become an assistant coach at the University of New Haven.

Benoit was 16-6 in two seasons with the Green Dragons. In his first season, he lead the team to the Class LL playoffs where the Dragons lost to Cheshire in the semifinals.

Stratford High Hires Svatik as New Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut HIgh School Football Huddle

After 23-years away from the high school game, John Svatik has been hired as the new head football coach at Stratford.

GreenwichTime.com reports that Svatlik, who spent the last two years as an assistant at the University of New Hampshire, was chosen from a group of 20 applicants.

Immaculata Taps Bellagamba as New Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut High School Football Huddle
Gary Bellagamba is the new head football coach at Immaculata.

The Ridgfield Press reports that Bellagamba, who is a lifelong resident of Ridgefield, has a big rebuilding job in front of him after only five wins in the last three seasons.

Connecticut - 2010 National Signing Day

Alexander Amidon (Hotchkiss School) WR - Boston College
Dominic Appiah (Cheshire Academy) DL - Boston College
Robert Bowman (Notre Dame) OL/DL - New Hampshire
Andrew Clements (Pomperaug) S/QB - Central Connecticut St.
Khairi Fortt (Stamford) LB - Penn St.
Taylor Fuller (Bunnell) OL - Central Connecticut St.
Victor Harris (Windsor) DE - Central Connecticut St.
Jalen Hill (Bloomfield) WR - Central Connecticut St.
Byron Jones (St. Paul) DB - Connecticut
Denzell Jones (Bloomfield) QB - Central Connecticut St.
Tebucky Jones (New Britain) WR - Connecticut
Eric Joyner (King & Low Heywood Thomas) RB/DB - New Hampshire
Rory Kennedy (New Milford) TE/DE - Central Connecticut St.
Kevin Kucinskas (Simsbury) LB - Central Connecticut St.
Chris Linares (New Britain) DB - Central Connecticut St.
Kevin Pierre-Louis (King & Low Heywood Thomas) LB - Boston College
Silas Reed (King & Low Heywood Thomas) RB - Penn St.
Hayden Stanton (Xavier) DL/OL - Central Connecticut St.
Sean Sylvia (Cheshire Academy) DB - Boston College