Southington football just stayed perfect, smashing Windsor 35-6 on Thursday, and senior Nick Andrews was absolutely electric, racking up three touchdowns that night. This Blue Knights squad is now 3-0, man, and they showed some serious grit after falling behind early. Andrews’ incredible performance, with two rushing scores and a 46-yard receiving TD, brings his season total to six already. You just love to see a player go off like that.
The 21-Point Surge That Silenced Windsor
Things got a little dicey at the start when Windsor’s LJ Richardson connected with Braylon Chaney for a 24-yard score, putting the Warriors up 6-0. But you know good teams respond, right? Southington wasn’t having it. Junior Ben Beaulieu got the Blue Knights on the board with a 4-yard rushing touchdown to close out the first quarter, and Jake Carrier’s extra point made it 7-6. Then, the second quarter hit, and Southington dropped a massive 21 points on them. Senior captain Ben Kielbowicz grabbed a huge interception early in that second frame, giving the offense the ball back, and Andrews wasted no time, taking it 10 yards to the house to extend the lead to 14-6. But Andrews wasn’t even close to done. He hauled in a sick 46-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Jacoby Roman with under six minutes left in the half, giving Southington some serious breathing room at 21-6. Andrews summed it up perfectly, saying, “I got a little frustrated in the beginning, but later on we all just pushed it into gear.”
Cleaning Up the Game and Looking Ahead
This kind of comeback doesn’t happen by accident. After beating Newtown last week, Southington coach Rob Levesque was pretty clear about needing a cleaner game. They had struggled in that second half, allowing two touchdowns and getting shut out themselves. Looks like they listened! Andrews was hyped, too, giving a shout-out to the big guys up front. “Proud of my line. They stepped it up. Cleaned up from last week. We were full of penalties, and this week, better on O and better on D,” he said. Coach Levesque’s philosophy is clearly sinking in. “Every coach circles what they have to get better at,” Levesque stated. “Started off slow, wanted to start off fast, but the goal is 1-0 every week, and the boys know that. They keep that tunnel vision and they stay together and play as a team.” Beaulieu finished the first half scoring on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Roman, who is having an insane start to the season himself with over 500 passing yards and nine touchdowns through three games. Carrier’s kick made it 28-6. Andrews then closed out all the scoring in the third quarter with a 2-yard wildcat run.
This Blue Knights team is on a roll. Southington is looking to keep that undefeated streak alive next Friday at home against Wilton at 7 p.m. Can they stay focused and keep that 1-0 mentality rolling? You bet they can. Meanwhile, Windsor, still searching for its first win after claiming a state title last season, is on the road at East Hartford next Friday at 6:30 p.m.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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