Welcome to the GameTimeCT Athlete of the Week where we look to honor student-athletes from across Connecticut each week during the high school sports seasons.
Each week, the GameTimeCT staff will select five athletes competing in boys high school sports and five competing in girls sports as finalists. We will then turn the process over to the fans to vote for who they think should win the title of GameTimeCT Athlete of the Week. Voting will begin Tuesday morning and close Thursday night at 11:59 p.m. Winners will be announced each Friday by around noon.
He scored the game-tying goal on a PK against Woodland in the final minutes and sent a left-footed a perfect 30-yard free kick to Wolcott’s right post for the tying header by Chase Gurtowsky in a tie against Wolcott.
Tony Catanzaro
Soccer | Conard
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Scored hat trick
Catanzaro tallied a hat trick as part of a 5-0 win for Conard over Northwest Catholic.
Danny Hernandez
Football | SMSA Co-Op
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Rushed for 304 yards
Hernandez ran the ball 38 times for 304 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw for a TD in SMSA’s 34-12 win over Ellington. It’s the first time that SMSA is 4-0.
Gavin Mills
Football | Stafford Co-Op
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Did a little bit of everything
Mills caught 8 passes for 116 yards, 2 TDs. Made 7 tackles, two for a loss, he had 1 sack, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble. Stafford beat Coventry, 30-6.
Max Nylen
Football | RHAM
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Record performance
The senior ran the ball 27 times for 375 yards and seven touchdowns, and he caught a 30-yard touchdown pass in a 69-39 win over Farmington. According to the Connecticut High School Football Record Book, only two players have ever scored more than eight touchdowns in a game, Sheehan’s Zach Davis 10 in 2016, Torrington’s Brenden Lytton nine in 2010.
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