Senior Green began the season with an amazing start by beating Tri-Town A 33-6. The Offensive and Defensive lines led by Shane Fonicello, Christian Tolson, Jonathan Currier and Mike Mazeiko held and stuck to their blocks which lead to creating successful plays. Matt Hoey had 2 rushing touchdowns and a kick return for a touchdown and Matt Doyle had a rushing touchdown and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.
JUNIOR DIVISION:
Junior White 19 vs Old Saybrook 25. Dogfight, Guilford touchdowns , 1st, Corey Larkin's 6 yd. run, K.C. Horton ran the point after in , 2nd, Tyler DeSisto 40 yd. run, 3rd, K.C. Horton 11 yard run . Horton's TD was set up by a 62 yard kick off return by Tyler DeSisto. Great defensive play by John Peters and Fred (Krueger) Trotta.
Junior Green drops a tough loss to a strong Madison C, 26-0. After falling behind early, Mike Serra led a green defensive rally to hold Madison scoreless in the second half with the help of John Reagle who came off the bench to help anchor the battered defensive line. Paul Distasio made a brilliant debut to Guilford Football with some incredible running, racking up 115 yards on the ground behind Adam Gelo and Hunter Martins.
YOUTH DIVISION:
Youth Green played a hard fought and tough game against East Haven A. In their first game they did their best and played with heart! The result was a 6-0 loss. The offense behind quarterback Frank Ranfone was lead by a seasoned offensive line including Dan Mcloskey, Nick Nero, Tony DiNitto and Matt Eckman who made fine blocks for the backs. The defense was lead by John Altieri whose spirited play kept Guilford in the game. Calvin Hoban was also a surprise standout for the aggressive Guilford defense.
Youth White's Tony Pensa ran the ball several times to lead Guilford in rushing yards. Billy Conover led the defense and made numerous outstanding tackles helping to hold back the Amity onslaught which consisted of 2 sweeps for touchdowns in the first quarter as well as a punt return and only one td in the second half. Keegan Dostie and Alex Ullrich combined for numerous carries to make up the remainder of the Guilford offense. Guilford made a good first showing with only 5 returning players and has great expectations with their starting QB returning for the next game against North Branford.
