Wednesday, December 19, 2012

2013 Varsity Football Captains Announced


By: Colin Sullivan

            After an incredible season ending win against New Canaan, the Varsity Football team finished with a record of 7–3. Despite the season ending less than a month ago, the team is already preparing for next year. Last week, four new varsity captains were announced by Coach Robert Trifone. These captains are juniors Silas Wyper, Nick Lombardo,Tommy Gasperino, and Myles Ridder.
            The captains were announced on December 13 at the team’s football banquet. While four captains were announced at the banquet, Trifone said that there is going to be a fifth captain who will be announced in August. There was a three-way tie for this fifth captain spot, and Trifone decided to let the football team revote for this captain in August.
             Wyper will be the starting quarterback for the team next year and will attempt to fill the shoes of Henry Baldwin who has led the team at quarterback for the past two years. Students are expecting a great season out of Wyper and he is already preparing for next year, working out almost everyday. Regarding the up and coming season, Silas said, "I think we will have a really strong team next year. We are a young team with a lot of potential playing a difficult schedule that will make for some really exciting games and I can't wait to play the defending state champs Hillhouse week one." Despite their tough schedule, Silas is confident that the team will have just as good or even a better season than this year’s.
            Lombardo will be the running back for the team next year. By far one of the fastest players, Lombardo was one of the team’s top scorers this season. Lombardo is currently running track where he smokes the competition.
            Gasparino will be a lineman for the Blue Wave this coming year. He sadley suffered an injury towards the end of the season that kept him from playing. However, Gasparino is a great player who is unstoppable at the line.
            Ridder will be the team’s middle linebacker next year. With an incredible interception during in the Turkey Bowl that gained Darien an early lead of 15-14, Myles is a fierce player with a lot of energy. No one gets by him on defense, and Ridder is currently running track with Lombardo.
            These four captains are definitely the people you want running the Darien football team. In August, we will find out who the fifth and final captain is, but for now, make sure to keep a look out for these four star players in the gym as they prepare for next year’s season.

Photo Caption: Captain Nick Lombardo (center) running for a touchdown during this year’s Turkey Bowl.

Photo Credits: http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com

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