rare reminder Starting Five: Local Athletes of the Week

Newington's Paddy Brown and Josiah Ross celebrate a score vs Manchester

Paddy Brown- Newington (Football): Brown threw for 275 yards and five touchdowns as Newington outgunned Manchester 52-42 last Friday. The junior quarterback is the engineer behind a Nor’easters attack that has scored 84 points during the team’s 2-0 start. Next up, a home game against Farmington (0-2) this Friday at 6:30.

Logan Fox- Cromwell (Soccer): Fox had a monster week, scoring and goal and dishing out four assists in the Panthers 6-1win over Coginchaug last Monday and followed is up with a three-goal performance in the 7-0 win over North Branford on Wednesday. The senior is the scoring leader on a Panthers team that has started the season 2-1-1.

Logan Lisella- Wethersfield (Field Hockey): Lisella scored four goals and dished out two assists as Wethersfield started the season with three straight wins. The senior captain, who plays as an attacking midfielder on the right side, is providing an offense spark for an Eagles team has been equally impressive defensively, blanking Somers, E.O. Smith, and Lewis Mills by a combined score of 12-0 over the first three games.

Hannah DeMarco- Newington (Volleyball): DeMarco has a season-high 21 assists and three aces as Newington swept Berlin for their first win of the season last Tuesday. The senior setter also had nine digs, six assists, and a pair of kills in a previous game at Bristol Eastern   

Danny Ensign- Rocky Hill (Golf): Ensign is a senior leader for a Terriers team that defeated New Britain last Thursday. He tied for a team-best with junior Ben Allison, each shooting a 43, followed by freshman Alex Kobles-Ciarcia (54) and senior Evan Sikorski (57) as Rocky Hill earned win #2 this fall.