There will be thousands of Eastern Connecticut folks who are going to start Thanksgiving morning off, not only with a cup of coffee, but a little high school football.
Many will be taking in the renewal of the New London/NFA rivalry or the battle between Griswold and Plainfield, or East Lyme trying to make the state playoffs against Waterford. There's of course, Windham which is shooting for a perfect regular season vs. E.O. Smith.
Let's take a time out, however, and focus on the newest of the rivalries. Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech at home against Woodstock.
Yeah, I know it's the 1-7 Tigers against the 0-8 Centaurs but let's consider a few things. A Woodstock win would be it's first ever varsity victory and there is that chance. It's the first ever Thanksgiving Day game to be played at Ellis Tech in Danielson and,possibly, the last. There has been talk, once lights are put on the field in Danielson, to move this game to a Wednesday night, Thanksgiving Eve affair. It also pits two programs put together in the same way, not by tax payer dollars directly, but by contributions to Booster clubs who got the whole thing started and keep it going.
Where ever you plan to be this Thanksgiving Day, remember one thing. It's not only the wins and losses that count- it's how you play the game. Happy Thanksgiving!