2011 HONORS!!!
ALL- STATE
Four Staples Wreckers received Class LL All State Honors from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association on Dec 20th. The players are:
Joey Zelkowitz (JR) – RB
James Frusciante (JR) – WR
Nick Kelly (JR) – DB
John Heil (SR) - K
ALL FCIAC
Seven Staples Wreckers were awarded first team all FCIAC honors this week including: QB Jack Massie, RB Joey Zelkowitz, WR James Frusciante, DB Nick Kelly, WR John Heil, K Robbie Wolf, and OL Jack Gibson. They are joined by a host of others that received second team and honorable mention accolades from the league. Please click on the attached file for a full listing of those who received All FCIAC Honors.
In addition to the player honors – Coach Petroccio was selected as FCIAC West Coach of the year. Select the following link for full information and team picture [LINK TO 2011 All FCIAC.]
MSG VARSITY
MSG Varsity announced their All Connecticut awards for their coverage area on December 13th with the Staples Wreckers taking the following honors:
Staples – “Team of The Year”
Jack Gibson – First Team OL
Pieter Hoets – First Team DL
Kevin Kearney – First Team LB
Nick Kelly – First Team DB
James Frusciante – First Team DB
Joey Zelkowitz – Second Team RB
Robbie Wolf – Second Team K
The full MSG Varsity story and All CT team info can be found here: http://www.msgvarsity.com/connecticut/bunnell/2011-all-connecticut-football-team-1.847503
The 2011 FCIAC Champion Staples Wreckers (11-1) ran into an immovable object in the Xavier Falcons (12-0) on Saturday night at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The final score was 42–7 in favor of Xavier, who ends the year as the #146 ranked team in the nation per Max Preps. Xavier avenged their 2009 loss to Staples in the Class LL Semi-finals when the Wreckers won 31-28. The Wreckers end the season ranked #4 in the state per Max Preps. Congratulations to the seniors who capped off a tremendous career with an FCIAC Championship and a deep run in the state tournament.
The end of year banquet is on Sunday the 18th – we hope to see all there.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
