Friday, June 28, 2013 10:33 PM EDT
Six area football players and one area head coach will take part in the first-ever Hall of Fame Classic Military Bowl today at 4:30 p.m. at East Hartford?s Rentschler Field.
The game, presented by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association, will pit the state?s seniors against each other for the first time. Tickets for the game are $8. The game takes the place of the Governors Cup that was contested between Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Southington?s Nathan Bonenfant and Nick Spitz are on the roster for the Marines Team, which has Windsor?s Rob Fleeting as its head coach. Newington head coach Roy Roberts will serve as an assistant to Fleeting.
Mitch Blanchette, Kevin Main and Hector Rodriguez will represent Berlin on the National Guard Team, led by Ledyard head coach Jim Buonocore. New Britain?s Daequone Clark is also on the roster.
All of the players involved in the game were chosen in a draft. A pre-draft combine was held back in March in New Haven at the Floyd Little Athletic Center.
Before the game, there is a pre-game luncheon at 1 p.m. in the luxury suites at Rentschler Field. At 1:30 p.m., a Youth Experience Fundamentals Football Clinic will be held for all youth players from the ages of 8-14.
There will be 10 separate fundamental skills stations. Techniques, drills and skills will be taught by both youth coaches and high school coaches, according to information posted on the CHSCA?s website, www.cthssports.com.
Each local player involved in the all-star game distinguished himself during the 2012 season.
Bonenfant played in all 11 games for Southington and had 30 tackles, three interceptions and a fumble recovery, according to statistics posted on MaxPreps.com.
Bonenfant was also the punter for the Blue Knights for the majority of the season (30 out of 37 total punts) and had the team?s longest punt at 41 yards.
Spitz was second on Southington in tackles with 93 and third in sacks with 3.5. He was an All CCC-Division I West selection. Spitz is headed to Division III Salve Regina University (Newport, R.I.) in the fall.
Roberts coached Newington to a solid 6-4 season that included a big home win over Manchester and a thrilling road victory over New Britain.
Blanchette was a force on both the offensive and defensive lines for Berlin as a right tackle and nose tackle. An All-Herald selection, he was a three-year starter and recorded 38 tackles to go along with two sacks.
Main led Berlin in tackles with 103 and also had two interceptions while calling the defense?s plays from his safety position. An All-Herald and All-CCC Division III-East selection, Main also carried more of the workload at running back when teammate Justin Gombotz went down with an ankle injury.
Rodriguez led Berlin with four sacks and was a force on both the offensive and defensive fronts. Also an All-Herald and All-CCC Division III-East selection, Rodriguez combined with Blanchette on the offensive line to help spring openings for the vaunted Redcoats ground game, which featured 1,000-yard rushers Gombotz and Scott McLeod. Rodriguez is headed to Dean College (Franklin, Mass.) in the fall. He is hoping to parlay a good effort at Dean ? a junior college ? into an opportunity in college football at the Division I level down the road.
Clark was a go-to receiver downfield for New Britain. With his 6-foot, 4-inch frame, Clark was able to go up and catch a lot of passes from quarterback Malique Jones, but Clark could also run past people with his speed. Clark was an All-CCC Division I-West selection.
For more information on the game, go to www.cthssports.com and click on the Military Bowl tab at the top of the page.
Kevin D. Roberts can be reached at (860) 584-0501 ext. 7229 or kroberts@bristolpress.com On Twitter: @kroberts023
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