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Why Thanksgiving football matters ...
This all took place at one game, but similar scenes no doubt took place all over the state, and that's why Thansgiving football matters ...
-- The disappointment of Ansonia fans parking in the Stop & Shop parking lot above Naugatuck High School upon learning the path that led from the store to the field that they've taken for more than two decades was blockaded.
-- Those same fans walking close to the mile loop back down Rubber Avenue and into the stadium.
-- A slew of shiny white jerseys taking a muddy field midway through the second half. An acknowledgement of a job well done, and a look into the future.
-- Longtime Ansonia assistant John Sponheimer running along the sideline pumping his fist in celebration ... of hearing Notre Dame-West Haven had beaten Hamden to earn a berth in the state playoffs.
-- Impromptu reunions in lines for the restrooms that go 30-40 deep, stretching past the concession stands.
-- Members of the coaching staff walking over to congratulate Alex Thomas on his performance at the Yale-Harvard game.
-- Bob Sobin having his picture taken on the sideline with two of his grandsons in the fourth quarter, Christian, who scored two touchdowns, and Julian, who recovered a fumble.
-- John "Bucky" Glenn, Ansonia's statistician walking the sideline of this game for the 67th time.
-- About a dozen ball boys and water boys, from age 3-12, each wearing Ansonia caps and wool hats, jerseys, and sweatshirts, walking the sideline, dreaming of one day being on the field for this game.
-- A high school student in a dunk tank wearing a Naugatuck jersey, laughing and taunting for a fundraiser.
-- Naugatuck players, shortly after the conclusion of their 111th meeting with Ansonia, a 36-point loss, telling members of the Chargers, "You've got one heck of a football team. Good luck in states." Many had tears in their eyes, the realization this would be the last time they play competitive football becoming reality.
-- Players trying to be interviewed as teammates ready for a joyous ride home yell out the window of the team bus.
-- The disappointment of Ansonia fans parking in the Stop & Shop parking lot above Naugatuck High School upon learning the path that led from the store to the field that they've taken for more than two decades was blockaded.
-- Those same fans walking close to the mile loop back down Rubber Avenue and into the stadium.
-- A slew of shiny white jerseys taking a muddy field midway through the second half. An acknowledgement of a job well done, and a look into the future.
-- Longtime Ansonia assistant John Sponheimer running along the sideline pumping his fist in celebration ... of hearing Notre Dame-West Haven had beaten Hamden to earn a berth in the state playoffs.
-- Impromptu reunions in lines for the restrooms that go 30-40 deep, stretching past the concession stands.
-- Members of the coaching staff walking over to congratulate Alex Thomas on his performance at the Yale-Harvard game.
-- Bob Sobin having his picture taken on the sideline with two of his grandsons in the fourth quarter, Christian, who scored two touchdowns, and Julian, who recovered a fumble.
-- John "Bucky" Glenn, Ansonia's statistician walking the sideline of this game for the 67th time.
-- About a dozen ball boys and water boys, from age 3-12, each wearing Ansonia caps and wool hats, jerseys, and sweatshirts, walking the sideline, dreaming of one day being on the field for this game.
-- A high school student in a dunk tank wearing a Naugatuck jersey, laughing and taunting for a fundraiser.
-- Naugatuck players, shortly after the conclusion of their 111th meeting with Ansonia, a 36-point loss, telling members of the Chargers, "You've got one heck of a football team. Good luck in states." Many had tears in their eyes, the realization this would be the last time they play competitive football becoming reality.
-- Players trying to be interviewed as teammates ready for a joyous ride home yell out the window of the team bus.
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