OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS A NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL’S HAVE STARTED A FOOTBALL PROGRAM FROM SCRATCH. IN RECENT YEARS, AND INCLUDING THIS CURRENT YEAR, SCHOOLS LIKE WOODLAND, OXFORD, ELI WHITNEY, PLATT TECH AND OBRIEN TECH HAVE STARTED PROGRAMS. I’M SURE THE COACHES COULD ALL TELL SOME INTERESTING STORIES LEADING UP TO THEIR FIRST KICKOFF, AND AFTER THEIR SEASON STARTED. WELL A NEW PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN MIDDLETOWN RECENTLY IS THE CONNECTICUT JUVENILE TRAINING SCHOOL “HAWKS”. THEIR COACH, TOM DEFILIPPO, WILL BE ATTENDING OUR SEPTEMBER 29 MEETING TO TALK ABOUT HOW HIS TEAM GOT STARTED AND HOW THEY ARE DOING NOW.