Seventh Grade Football: Wilton Blue 21 - Weston 0

The Wilton Blue seventh grade football team set the tone of Sunday’s game early with a 13 play 70 yard touchdown drive to start the game en route to a dominant 21-0 pasting of the Weston Trojans.

In what has become their signature smashmouth offensive style, the Warriors relied on their talented offensive line of Dominick Polito, Jimmy O’Brien, Jack DiRocco, Jack Lenz, Jack Savarese, Maden Herve and Sean Purdy to open holes for Ryan Healey, Kyle Hyzy, Matt Dooley and Austin Andersen. Two of those linemen, Herve and O’Brien, double as running backs, and each had carries for a first down on the drive. Hyzy scored from 12 yards out and DiRocco kicked the extra point to put the Warriors ahead 7-0.

Wilton’s defense is no less fearsome or hard-hitting than its offense, as was demonstrated on Weston’s first possession when Cole Stephenson recovered a fumble at the Trojans 33, one of four Warrior takeaways on the day. On the next play Andersen took a handoff from Hyzy, followed a great block downfield by Michael Gamboa and rumbled all the way to the Weston 2, dragging four defenders with him the last eight yards. Hyzy snuck in from there and DiRocco’s boot was good to make it 14-0 early in the second quarter.

Ryan Healey’s interception three plays later once again had the Warriors in great field position at their own 49. Andersen and Hyzy alternated runs down to the five and three plays later Stephenson bulled in for another Warrior score and a 21-0 halftime lead.

On the Warrior’s first possession of the second half, great running by Jack Lenz, Dominick Caratazzolo, Jack DiRocco, Stephenson and Sean Purdy advanced the ball to the 19 where DiRocco’s field goal attempt was just wide.

The defense was solid the rest of the way highlighted by a Michael Gamboa sack, a DiRocco interception and strong defensive line play by Barrett Brown, Nish Wangneo, Nick Wert, Daniel Incao and Steven Tuin.

The victory was Wilton’s sixth against no losses, and their third shutout of the season.

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