The Ansonia Chargers (11-2) finished the season with a 49-28 loss Saturday to St. Joseph (10-3) in the Class S championship.
Montrell Dobbs rushed 52 times for 303 yards and three touchdowns. Junior quarterback Elliot Chudwick tossed a touchdown to Andrew Matos.
Ansonia was within six points after a Dobbs touchdown near the halfway mark of the fourth quarter. But St. Joseph QB Joe DellaVecchia connected with WR Jerry Kramer on a 60-yard pass, to give St. Joe’s a commanding 42-28 lead with just under 6 minutes to play.
Dobbs ends his career rushing for over 300 yards in three-consecutive games (total of 1,047 yards in the last 3 games). He is the first player in Connecticut high school football history to attain this feat. He finishes his career for Ansonia with 5,471 yards rushing and 67 rushing touchdowns.
FCIAC is a better league, granted. But let’s not forget, catholic schools recruit out of town players and give them scholarships, so that’s a built in advantage.
Same thing in basketball.