By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – For somebody who didn’t attend the Bristol Eastern football game on Friday, Sept. 18, the final outcome was very misleading. On the surface, Farmington’s 38-20 defeat of the Lancers in a CCC Interdivisional contest from Bristol Eastern high school looks like a blowout by the visitors. That certainly wasn’t the case as the Lancers, who once led 12-3 in the contest, lost the advantage but closed the sizable deficit to 24-20 with 8:39 left to go in the contest. But two damning touchdowns by the Indians sealed the Lancers’ fate as Farmington won for the first time this season (1-1). Turnovers led to the Lancers (0-2) demise and each and every time Eastern scooped up some desperately needed momentum, mistakes and miscues led to doom and demise. “We’re not the kind of team that can overcome our own miscues,” said Eastern coach Paul Philippon. “So we’re struggling to get better and I think we’ve improved. The kids worked hard all week. I was thrilled with their effort. Again, it’s a broken record but what do you do? You just work as a staff, the kids are working, and we’re just going to try […]
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – For somebody who didn’t attend the Bristol Eastern football game on Friday, Sept. 18, the final outcome was very misleading. On the surface, Farmington’s 38-20 defeat of the Lancers in a CCC Interdivisional contest from Bristol Eastern high school looks like a blowout by the visitors. That certainly wasn’t the case as the Lancers, who once led 12-3 in the contest, lost the advantage but closed the sizable deficit to 24-20 with 8:39 left to go in the contest. But two damning touchdowns by the Indians sealed the Lancers’ fate as Farmington won for the first time this season (1-1). Turnovers led to the Lancers (0-2) demise and each and every time Eastern scooped up some desperately needed momentum, mistakes and miscues led to doom and demise. “We’re not the kind of team that can overcome our own miscues,” said Eastern coach Paul Philippon. “So we’re struggling to get better and I think we’ve improved. The kids worked hard all week. I was thrilled with their effort. Again, it’s a broken record but what do you do? You just work as a staff, the kids are working, and we’re just going to try […]