Norwalk Scores and Standings: Sept. 5

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1. Redd rushes for 104 yards, 2 TDs in Penn State romp

Norwalk's Silas Redd rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on just 12 carries in Penn State's season-opening 41-7 win over Indiana State on Saturday.

Redd, a sophomore, scored on TD runs of 9 and 4 yards in the first half as the Nittany Lions built a 28-0 lead at the intermission.

"He played better than I thought he would, to be honest with you," Penn State coach Joe Paterno said. "Silas has a lot of ability, but Silas has had a tendency to make some mistakes. He hadn't done a really good job in some blocking assignments, but I thought today he played a good, solid football game.

"He made some yardage on his own. He has obviously got ability. Hopefully, he can build on that. If he can build on that, he'll end up being a pretty darn good back."

2. Babe Ruth Organizers Named Norwalk Sports Persons of Year

The Fairfield County Sports Commission recently announced its 2011 Sports Persons of the Year in each of the 15 communities the Commission serves.

The local sports honorees will be recognized at the annual Sports Night awards dinner, Monday, Oct. 17 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich at 6 p.m.

In each of the 15 communities, a committee headed by a local town representative of the Commission, selected a Sports Person of the Year. Each winner was deemed to have had the most positive impact in their sports community from Aug. 2010-Aug. 2011.

The winners from Norwalk are Jim and Joe Parlanti, who organized the 13-year-old New England Babe Ruth Regional that was played in Norwalk in August.