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Player of the Year Voting Has Begun

December 12, 2009 in Uncategorized Posts by timparry

Voting has begun for the Fairfield County Player of the Year Award. You can meet the candidates and read all the rules here.

You can vote for multiple candidates, but you can only vote for one candidate per IP Address. So that means you can’t sit at a computer all day and vote for your favorite player.

BlueStreak Sports Training is the sponsor of the Fairfield County Player of the Year Award, and we hope you also choose to support the American Diabetes Association by making a donation on your candidate’s behalf (please note, a donation is not required if you want to cast a vote).

My Apology Regarding Marce Petroccio’s Postgame Comments

December 8, 2009 in Staples by timparry

How did Staples head coach Marce Petroccio spend his birthday yesterday? He might as well have been tied to a stake, and that’s all my fault.

One typo in a quote in the Cheshire-Staples article I wrote for the Connecticut Post and Stamford Advocate caused Petroccio a lot of unnecessary grief. The quote has been fixed online, and I owe a huge apology to the Staples football program, family and fans.

In short, the quote made it appear that Petroccio threw a player under the bus and blamed him for the team’s overtime loss in the CIAC Class LL state championship game. To give you an idea how tough the typo was to notice to the naked eye, the person who told me about the personal Hell Petroccio went through yesterday didn’t know I was the author.

But everyone who knows Petroccio knows that he puts the team before the individuals, and has never been known to bad mouth a player of his team or the opposition. Petroccio has been the epitome of winning with grace and losing with dignity.

And everyone who knows me knows I am an awful typist and a horrendous speller. Most days I’m amazed I write professionally, since I couldn’t tell you a noun from a prepositional phrase.

But I grew up right, and was taught from an early age to admit to my mistakes and not blame other for what I have done wrong. And I was also taught to apologize for doing the wrong thing. Today I did that, I went to Staples and apologized both to Petroccio and to Matt Kelly, the Staples player who was unintentionally thrown under the bus.

The audio clip from the interview is below, and it’s further proof that Petroccio said “we just didn’t get it done today,” and didn’t point the finger at Kelly.

Again, my most sincere apology to the Staples Wreckers, their families and their fans for any grief that my carelessness has caused.

Marce Petroccio postgame comments Dec. 6, 2009

Staples Falls in Overtime

December 6, 2009 in Staples by timparry

Staples staged an epic second-half comeback to force overtime in its CIAC Class LL championship game against Cheshire, but lost in overtime 28-21.

Matt Kelly was stripped by Cheshire corner Brian Havlicek as he was being tackled by Luke Scinto, and Scinto pounced on the loose ball to preserve the victory.

Keith Gelman scored from one yard out with 1:44 left in the game to tie the game at 21.

More to come from this game later.

Still Looking for Player of the Year Candidates

December 6, 2009 in Uncategorized Posts by timparry

Hey it’s not too late to nominate a candidate for the Fairfield County Player of the Year Award. This is an individual award, not a team award (Staples fans, love your enthusiasm about the Staples Defense, but last I checked, that’s 11 helmets out there, so you’re just wasting nominations).

Before you nominate a player though, pay attention: The following players will be on the ballot, so there is no need for your nomination:

  • Christon Gill, QB-DB, Bridgeport Central
  • Mike Lefflbine, QB, Greenwich
  • Turner Baty, QB, New Canaan
  • Silas Redd, RB, King
  • Kevin Pierre-Louis, RB-LB, King
  • Tyler Matakevich, RB-LB, St. Joseph
  • Tom Jordan, OL-DL, Ridgefield
  • Matt Kelly, RB-DB, Staples

Now, if you still want to nominate a player for the ballot (a player needs a minimum of 10 nominations for consideration), then go to the Zoomerang survey.

Good luck – we will shut the ballot box at noon Monday, Dec. 7.

Video: Two Series From the Staples-Xavier Game

December 6, 2009 in Staples, Video by timparry

The postponement of the Staples-Cheshire CIAC Class LL championship game allowed me another day to post this video of the Staples-Xavier semifinal game.

I shot the first two series of the second half. The first was Xavier running back Julian Hayes pounding the ball at will against the Wreckers. The second was Staples running back Matt Kelly putting life back in the game for the Wreckers.

That second series definitely turned the tide for Staples, which had seen its 14-0 lead slip away. The long pass completion from Keith Gelman to Brendan Rankowitz, after a huge loss on a flea-flicker, sparked Staples.

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