DERBY – Neither soccer staff had a win. Neither had a lot manpower. Neither performed prefer it Thursday night time.
GNH and Derby, a mixed 0-7 within the standings with a mixed 50 gamers between them, mixed for 86 factors in a Naugatuck Valley League shootout at DeFilippo Subject that grew hotter because the night time chill settled alongside the steep slopes of the Leo F. Ryan Athletic Complicated.
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The Gilbert-Northwestern-Housatonic co-op pulled away to a 50-36 victory with three straight fourth-quarter touchdowns after the Pink Raiders, trailing for a lot of the night time, had rallied to take a 1-point edge late within the third.
GNH headed dwelling to Winsted at 1-4, whereas Derby fell to 0-4.
This sport featured two quarterbacks with a aptitude for the dramatic. GNH junior Trevor Campbell set the tone with a 72-yard scoring bomb to Airyn Berube on the primary play from scrimmage and went on to engineer six extra scoring drives, capping two with TD runs of two and 32 yards.
His counterpart, Derby senior Abner Barillas-Rivera, was much more electrical, throwing three lengthy scoring passes to Vincent Nuzzo (48 and 71 yards) and Angel Figueroa (58). Barillas-Rivera, engineering a third-quarter comeback that turned a 21-14 deficit right into a 28-27 lead heading into the fourth quarter, additionally broke free for a 59-yard TD run.
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Barillas-Rivera’s two-point run after a 39-yard cutback particular by Jayson Williams gave the Pink Raiders their lone lead of the night time with 3:39 left within the third quarter.
GNH answered with TD runs by Jacob Robles (9 yards), Campbell (32) and Jadiel Perez (7) on three consecutive possessions within the last body, a game-icing surge fueled defensively by a fourth-and-long cease at midfield and an interception by Greg Harris.
This sport additionally featured two groups enjoying nicely above their human assets. Each have skinny rosters. GNH has 30 gamers, Derby solely 20. With solely 13 gamers accessible final week, Derby postponed its Oct. 10 sport with Kennedy.
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Participant of the sport
Trevor Campbell: The GNH quarterback hit Airyn Berube with a 72-yard TD go on the primary play of the sport, then led his staff on six extra scoring drives, ending two with runs of two and 32 yards.
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“Derby, they’re higher than an 0-4 report. Their quarterback No. 1 is an outstanding athlete.” – GNH coach Scott Salius on the Pink Raiders and senior QB Abner Barillas-Rivera.
GNH 50, Derby 36
GNH 13 8 6 23-50
DERBY 0 14 14 8-36
GNH-Airyn Berube 72 go from Trevor Campbell (Michael Lai kick)
GNH-Max Buzzi 1 run (kick failed)
D-Vincent Nuzzo 48 go from Abner Barillas-Rivera (go failed)
GNH-Campbell 2 run (Campbell run)
D-Nuzzo 71 go from Barillas-Rivera (Jaheer Sanders run)
D-Barillas-Rivera 59 run (go failed)
GNH-Jadiel Perez 1 run (kick blocked)
D-Jayson Williams 39 run (Barillas-Rivera run)
GNH-Jacob Robles 9 run (Campbell run)
GNH-Campbell 32 run (Lai kick)
GNH-Perez 7 run (Robles go from Berube)
D-Angel Figueroa 58 go from Barillas-Rivera (Barillas-Rivera run)
Data: GNH 1-4; Derby 0-4.
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