Sixth Grade Football Playoffs: New Canaan Black 13 - Wilton Blue 0

Playing in the bitter cold and wind at Fujitani Field on Sunday, the Wilton Blue sixth grade football team fell to New Canaan Black in the FCFL Championship game by a score of 13-0.  The team finished the season with an 8-2 record.

Throughout the season Wilton Blue developed a hard-hitting style of play characterized by an aggressive, swarming defense that surrendered just seven points per game.  The 177 points scored by the offense with an in-your-face running game that relied on great blocking and hard-nosed running allowed the team to rack up the biggest point differential in the league.

Four Wilton Blue players were nominated by the league’s coaches to the FBU Connecticut All-South team – Austin Andersen, Kyle Hyzy, Noah Levi and Jack Savarese.

More important than statistics and post-season accolades, this team was recognized around the league for its sportsmanship and class.

The players of 2013 Wilton Blue:  Austin Andersen, Anthony Andre, Jack DiRocco, Max Downing, Camilo Galeano, Ryan Healey, Cooper Heinemann, Kyle Hyzy, Jake Kauffman, Ryan Kauffman, Niko Kouvaris, Matthew Kurtz, Erik Lebek, Jack Lenz, Noah Levi, Matthew McVey, Jimmy O’Brien, Dominick Polito, Sean Purdy, Jack Savarese, Sean Soltis, Steven Tuin and Nishant Wangneo.

The boys were led throughout the season by head coaches Carl Lenz and Chris Hyzy, and ably assisted by Joe Savarese, Steve Tuin, Greg Healey, John DiRocco, Joe Polito and James Andersen.