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Wildcats Get First Football Win in School History, 25-16 |
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 John Prime runs for 220 yards |
The Wolcott Technical School Football Wildcats secured the first victory in school history this Monday, October 1st, with a 25-16 win over the Housatonic Valley Regional JV squad. The game was played at the Housatonic Valley athletic field.
Wolcott Tech is playing a JV schedule in its first year. The school is waiting for admission into the Pequot League and must play a non-varsity schedule as it builds the new football program.
The victory puts the Wildcat’s record at 1-2. The boys had dropped their first two JV games previously, and were yet to score a point.
Freshman Isaiah Harrington took care of that as he had the honor of scoring the first touchdown in school history on a five yard run that made the score 7-0, when the point after was good by Eric Schmitt. Harrington finished the day with 80 yards rushing and 12 yards receiving. Sophomore running back John Prime was the big hero as he scored 3 touchdowns on runs of 75, 10, and 70 yards. Prime finished the game with a total of 220 yards rushing. |
Freshman quarterback Trevor Carlson was 4 of 5 passing, with sophomore Tom Notchick as his main target. The offensive line was solid in their pass protection throughout the game.
Defensively, the Cats were led by seniors Matt Newkirk and Rob King, who got a lot of help from sophomore Dan Bergeron. The entire defense played well as they kept the Housatonic no-huddle offense in check.
On special teams Eric Schmitt did a great job with the kicking game and kept Housatonic pinned deep in their own territory for much of the game. Overall, Head Coach Jaime Coty was very pleased with the team’s performance. "It was great to get this first one done," a smiling Coach Coty reported. |
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