Sixth grade football: Wilton White 34 - Westport South 16

Sixth grade football: Wilton White 34 – Westport North 16

The sixth grade Wilton White football team jumped out to an early 21-0 lead then coasted to a 34-16 victory over Westport North in the 2014 FCFL season opener on Sunday in Westport.

After a punt on Wilton’s first series as the Warriors worked out cobwebs from the long off season, Wilton’s defense, apparently unaffected by the long layoff, set the tone for the game. Matt Gulbin and Connor Healey combined on a tackle for a six yard loss on the Wreckers’ first play from scrimmage. On third and long the defensive line of Jimmy McKiernan, Henry Sell, Healey, Christian Theoharides, Gulbin and Everett Andersen gang tackled the Westport runner to force a punt giving the Warriors great field position at the Wreckers 46.

One play later, Blake Pagano-Walley took a pitch from Sean Sullivan and rumbled 45 yards for Wilton’s first score. Van Heyst booted the point after for a 7-0 lead.

After Gulbin made another tackle for loss on Westport’s second offensive series, Theoharides recovered a fumble at the Wreckers’ 21. Wilton’s offensive front of Pierce Bazewicz, Neil Satsangi, Jack Carroll, Davis Cote, Matt Gulbin, Christian Theoharides and Will Jarvie then paved the way, culminating in Pagano-Walley’s second touchdown on a seven yard run. Again the point after was good making the score 14-0.

Consecutive tackles for loss by Andersen and Gulbin forced yet another punt and on the next play a long touchdown run by Sullivan pushed the score to 21-0 early in the second quarter.

The Wreckers managed to score on their first possession of the second half to close the gap to 21-8.

Midway through the third quarter on the first play after a Wilton fumble, Davis Cote intercepted a Westport pass and returned the ball to the Wreckers’ 48. One play later the score was 28-8 after Sullivan broke off another long run through a hole opened by Evan Kauh and Gulbin, followed by van Heyst’s fourth successful PAT.

Westport and Wilton traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter as Sullivan scored on his third long run of the day to make the final 34-16.