North Haven Football Favored in Thanksgiving Contest

According to a poll on Sean Patrick Bowley's High School Football blog on CTnews.com, North Haven is expected to trounce opponent Amity in tomorrow's Thanksgiving game. 

North Haven, 8-1, and one win away from a Class L playoff berth, is favored by 86% of voters. Amity, currently 4-5, has a 9-5-1 record in the Thanksgiving game series. North Haven won the matchup last year 40-24.

You can place your vote here.

Some key stats from the contest are as follows:

North Haven...

• Is the seventh-best rushing team in the state with 2,682 yards and 335 pg
• Has 407 run attempts, and 413 passing yards this season
• Jalon White has racked up 889 rushing yards, third in SCC Division II 
• Quarterback Joe Schwab has 753 rushing yards, fifth SCC Division II. 
• Mark Zurlis gets an average of 12.5 tackles per game.

Amity...

• Quarterback Tyler Vallie is ranked No. 19 in total offense, third in SCC Division I. He has 1,073 passing yards, and 867 rushing yards, fourth best in the division. 
• Is 20th ranked team in state rushing, at 2,211 yards.

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