Putting up points

Griswold trailed East Lyme in the first quarter 19-7, but there's something to be said for a mobile quarterback.
Sean Brackett, who scored the Wolverines only touchdown in the first quarter on a 56-yard scamper, let his arm do the talking in the second quarter. He found Drew Gardner open over the middle for a 12-yard score and then launched a perfect strike to Rob Foisey in the corner of the end zone to give Griswold a 21-20 lead over the Vikings at the break.
There's a good crowd at Griswold tonight, but its certainly football weather as there is a definite chill in the air.

As you may know, not everything can fit in the paper every day so I just wanted to share these stats with you as further evidence of why Putnam should look for a better option than the Eastern Connecticut Conference:

(Overall records since Putnam joined the ECC in 2000)
Football: 15-64
Boys soccer: 51-73-3
Boys Basketball: 104-80
Baseball: 35-124
Boys track: 18-54
Golf: 55-86-1

ECC Small Division titles:
Basketball 2000-2001; 2001-2002
Soccer 2004
Golf 2008


Girls Sports
Soccer: 48-77-7
Volleyball: 34-111
Basketball: 60-109
Softball: 40-118
Track: 14-54-1

ECC Small Division Titles:
Girls Basketball 2006-2007

The titles are few, and success is just not in the cards.
Unfortunately at the high school level, little in the way of success generally translates to less students coming out for athletics. That's something that Putnam just cannot afford considering its enrollment numbers.
I know, for some in Putnam, going to the Constitution State Conference may seem like a step down.
It is.
But it's a step back that has to be taken and the numbers don't lie.