GNH gobbles up touchdowns at Turkey Bowl

WINSTED — The Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic Yellowjackets defeated the St. Paul Falcons 56-6 on Thanksgiving morning in their final game of the regular season.

GNH set the tone early as Isiah Sanchez sacked the St. Paul quarterback for a loss on the opening play of the game. The Yellowjacket defense was a brick wall as they blocked a punt, forced a fumble and denied the Falcons of a first down for the entire first quarter.

The GNH offense got to work early as well, scoring six unanswered touchdowns in the first half. Five of the scores came from Fred Calder-Camp; three rushing, one reception, and one interception that he returned 95-yards for a touchdown.

The Yellowjackets scored twice more in the second half for a total of eight touchdowns on the day. Kicker Daryl Sharack sent eight-of-eight extra points through the uprights to bring their total to 56 points.

St. Paul was held scoreless until the fourth quarter when they were able to find the end-zone on a 4th-and-goal 1-yard rush.

The victory secured GNH’s first place position in Division 2 of the Naugatuck Valley League and qualified them for the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) Class SS playoff series.

GNH (8-2) will travel to Willimantic to face Windham High School (9-1) on Tuesday, Nov. 29 for the first round of the playoff tournament.

This marks the first year since 2009 that the CIAC will be conducting six playoff series (expanded from four) with 48 participating teams.

GNH running back Aiden Avenia rushes past a convoy of blockers in the victory over St. Paul Catholic. Photo by Savage Frieze

GNH running back Aiden Avenia rushes past a convoy of blockers in the victory over St. Paul Catholic. Photo by Savage Frieze

GNH running back Aiden Avenia rushes past a convoy of blockers in the victory over St. Paul Catholic. Photo by Savage Frieze

Latest News

Tuning up two passions under one roof

The Webb Family in the workshop. From left: Phyllis, Dale, Ben and Josh Webb, and project manager Hannah Schiffer.

Natalia Zukerman

Magic Fluke Ukulele Shop and True Wheels Bicycle Shop are not only under the same roof in a beautiful solar powered building on Route 7 in Sheffield, but they are also both run by the Webb family, telling a tale of familial passion, innovation and a steadfast commitment to sustainability.

In the late ‘90s, Dale Webb was working in engineering and product design at a corporate job. “I took up instrument manufacturing as a fun challenge,” said Dale. After an exhibit at The National Association of Music Merchants in Anaheim, California, in 1999, The Magic Fluke company was born. “We were casting finger boards and gluing these things together in our basement in New Hartford and it just took off,” Dale explained. “It was really a wild ride, it kind of had a life of its own.”

Keep ReadingShow less
Robert Cray’s soulful blues coming to Infinity Hall

Robert Cray

Photo provided

Blues legend Robert Cray will be bringing his stinging, funky guitar and soulful singing to Infinity Hall Norfolk on Friday, March 29.

A five-time Grammy winner, Cray has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and earned The Americana Music Awards Lifetime Achievement for Performance. He has played with blues and rock icons including Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton and many more.

Keep ReadingShow less