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Zachery DeGoursey steps back to pass as Carl Williams (24) Austin Miller (67) and Daniel Sember (78) get set to block.
The Branford Hornet’s football team fell to 0 – 2 last Friday with a 34 – 7 loss to the Wilton Warriors. Wilton, a member of the FCIAC conference in Fairfield County was too much for the young Hornets.
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An overthrow pass to Colin Tracy results in an interception by Wilton’s Rod-Djaly Thoby
The Warriors led 20 – 0 at the half and put the game out of reach with two additional touchdowns in the third quarter.
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The Branford band got the crowd going.
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Branford lineman Anthony DiNitto locks horns with Wilton’s Nick Pica.
Branford coach John Limone’s club played hard but couldn’t penetrate the Warriors defense until quarterback Zach DeGoursey scored on a one yard run with 3:37 left in the third quarter.
Wilton’s Rod Djaly Thoby returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards before being pushed out of bounds at the one yard line. They scored on the next play icing the game. Thoby had two touchdowns in addition to the long return.
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The cheerleaders did their part to uplift the spirit of the crowd.
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Carl Williams picks up yardage as Rod-Djaly Thoby moves in and Colin Tracy looks to assist.
The Hornets were led by senior Carl Williams who rushed 19 times for 100 yards or 5.3 yards per carry and Luke DiStasio who caught three passes for 25 yards.
Noah DeGoursey led the defense with 11 solo tackles and 3 assisted for a total of 14.
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The Hornet Chain Gang:L-R Salvatore Zarra, Jim May, Christian Miller and Chuck Reale man the yard markers at the Branford home games.
Here are the yardmarkers who make the game happen.
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