Eagles Coast to Victory over Westhill

For the past few years, Trumbull Football has had a shadow cast over it by the power of the rest of the FCIAC.

In arguably the toughest conference in the state, Trumbull's talent has been lost in the powerhouses of Greenwich, Staples, and New Canaan. This, ladies and gentlemen, is their coming out party.

Trumbull Football gave us a look into their crystal ball last season at their game against cross-town rival St Joesph's. They crushed the traditionally solid team in the most anticipated game of the season. And now, they're doing it every week, this season.

Now with two games left on the road, the Eagles save their biggest challenges for the Mack. (McDougall Stadium) After this week's game versus Norwalk, the Eagle's get Greenwich, Stamford, Danbury, Ridgefield, Staples, all at home except one (Stamford) in the final push toward the big game on Thanksgiving.

After what coach Bob Maffei called a "sloppy week"win the previous week's victory over Wilton, Trumbull rebounded beautifully and went on to win last weekend 35-0 over the Vikings of Westhill.

Trumbull's ground attack split through the Westhill line which lead to over 200 yards of rushing. 178 of those yards came from Seniors Mike Romano (QB) and Will Melvin (RB).

In the air, Mike Romano balanced the strong running game with sharp passes including a touchdown pass to Junior Phil Terio.

late in the fourth quarter, after four touchdowns, the Eagles were confident in their victory over Westhill, but they weren't done yet. After a great block by junior Will Testani, Will Melvin drove himself through the Mack Truck size of a hole and rush down the field for a 60 yard touchdown run.

On defense, the Eagles ferociously stood their ground, even causing fumbles (Steve Sam), and interceptions (Anthony Matera). Coach Maffei called his defense "Solid", and they "made no mistakes." The Eagles coasted to a 35-0 victory over Westhill and brought some attention to itself.

The Eagles need to work on their penalties, however. Even coach Maffei called his team "the most penalized team in the country."

This weekend they look to improve on that and they face the challenging Norwalk. Coach Maffei is confident and is looking for a battle, "it should be a battle, everywhere is a battle."

Brett Rosen

Co-Editor in Chief