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“Cromwell/Portland has always had a nasty and vicious defense, but this isn’t us,” senior linebacker Ryan Rozich said. The Panthers were hardly pleased with their performance, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The offense did not punch in a score until the final minutes of the fourth quarter with the Panthers already ahead by 20 points. Provencher and senior Jace Kamienski were tasked with moving the ball on the ground, but the Thunderbirds – who already were down two players (one starter) from the outset and dressed just 25 – could not sustain drives. We don’t want to have Mason have to do more, (so) Tommy’s been the ball carrier carrying the load.” “So much of our offense is built around those two guys,” North Branford coach Mark Basil said, “and we’ve been riding Tommy so much to protect Mason’s head. Quarterback Mason Provencher went out with a head injury in the first quarter of the team’s season opener against Valley Regional/Old Lyme, a game North Branford eventually lost 13-7. The loss of Hansen, who accounted for 438 yards in North Branford’s 2-1 start and is six yards shy of the 1,000 mark, was more tough luck for the Thunderbirds. Cromwell/Portland scored on its first three possessions and quarterback Cole Brisson passed for 167 yards and two scores in a 27-13 Pequot Conference-Sassacus Division victory – the 2021 Class S champs’ 18th consecutive win dating to the 2019 season.
He went to the sideline and did not return to the field, leaving the Thunderbirds’ offense at a major disadvantage against a Panthers team that hadn’t allowed a point in its first three games.īut coach Mark Basil’s bunch hung in as best they could at Pierson Park. Hansen was injured when his head hit the turf on a sideline tackle on his first carry of the night. CROMWELL – The anticipated subplot to Friday’s game – Cromwell/Portland’s bulwark of a defense facing fearless North Branford sophomore running back Tommy Hansen – did not materialize.
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