January 27, 2012
Media Blitz: Trisciani added to Villanova staff
January 26, 2012
Media Blitz: Cramsey leaving UNH
College: UNH assistant coach headed to FIU >> FootballScoop.com
January 25, 2012
New Hampton holding Football Admission Day
The New Hampton School community and New Hampton football coach Ed Kiley invite all interested students and families to Football Admission Day, which will be held Feb. 18 (Saturday) from 9 a.m. to noon on the school's campus.
Those who plan to attend can RSVP to Cory McClure at (603) 677-3405 or cmcclure@newhampton.org.
January 22, 2012
Media Blitz: Oregon's Kelly passes on Bucs
College: Kelly turns down Tampa Bay >> ESPN.com
College: Tampa Bay likely to hire Kelly >> Bay News 9
January 21, 2012
Sprint football coming to New Hampshire
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
New Hampshire football fans will have a fifth college team to root for next fall, when Franklin Pierce begins its inaugural season of play in the Collegiate Sprint Football League.
Sprint football is played by the same rules as 11-man football, but has a 172-pound weight limit. Franklin Pierce, which announced the addition of the sport last September, is the CSFL's seventh member, joining Army, Navy, Princeton, Pennsylvania,Cornell, Mansfield and Post.
"It's college football for lightweight guys," Franklin Pierce coach Peter Ewald said. "It's a quicker, faster game in general, but there really is not much of a difference."
Dartmouth (FCS), Plymouth State (Division III), St. Anselm (Division II) and UNH (FCS) are New Hampshire's other college football programs.
Ewald, who has spent the last two seasons coaching the sprint team at Post, played at Syracuse and has also coached college football at Marist, Bates, Lebanon Valley College and Sacred Heart. He also spent two seasons as the head coach at Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, Conn., before he accepted the Post job.
"That was my first time with [sprint fooball]," Ewald said. "The big thing is I wanted to get back into college football. High school football just wasn't for me.
"When Frankilin Pierce was thinking about adding the sport they called me and wanted to come down and see the facilities and things were done at Post. That led to some conversations and I felt [Franklin Pierce] was a better opportunity for me in many ways. From a living standpoint it was very attractive, and from a professional standpoint they have a track record of success across the board at Franklin Pierce. The backing is here that I wasn't getting at Post."
Franklin Pierce will play its home games at Oakmont Regional High School in Massachusetts. Ewald said building a home field will soon become a top priority for the school.
The Ravens will play a four-game schedule next season. The opponents will be Penn, Mansfield, Post and Princeton.
"They allow you to ease your way into competition," Ewald said.
Ewald is currently spending most of his time on the job recruiting players. He said the New England states plus New York and New Jersey are his target recruiting areas.
"I need to get a team," Ewald said. "I'm hoping that New Hampshire embraces this and that[New Hampshire] players see this as a valuable option."
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Ewald is looking for candidates to fill the Franklin Pierce coaching staff, which will include two graduate assistants and four other paid positions.
"Anybody who is interested I would be interested in talking to," he said.
Anyone interested in a coaching position can contact Ewald at EwaldP@franklinpierce.edu.
January 19, 2012
UNH reels in Pennsylvania linebacker
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
DeVaughn Chollette, a 6-foot-1, 223-pound linebacker from West Scranton (Pa.), committed to the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday.
Chollette, a four-year starter, also played running back for West Scranton and rushed for 1,255 yards during his senior season.
Army and several Patriot League schools also showed interest in Chollette.
January 18, 2012
Media Blitz: Grove commits to Dartmouth
January 16, 2012
Shorey commits to UNH
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
Cameron Shorey, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound tight end, committed to play for the University of New Hampshire on Monday.
Shorey, who played for Phillips Exeter Academy last fall, took an official visit to UNH last weekend.
"I committed [Monday] morning in Coach Mac's [UNH coach Sean McDonnell's] office," Shorey said. "He asked me what I was thinking and I told him I wanted to be a Wildcat. The staff and players, both current and prospective, were just my kind of people.
"I was looking for a place where I would be comfortable and be able to make an impact and develop my own skills at the same time, and I knew this was it. After my position meeting with [Brian] Barbato I was feeling pretty good about my role as a tight end in their offense."
Shorey, who lives in Calais, Maine, was also considering Maine and Villanova. He was scheduled to visit both schools later this month. Villanova was recruiting him to play defensive end.
Shorey enrolled at Phillips Exeter in 2010 with the intent of pursuing a Division I basketball career, but returned to the football field last fall.
"[UNH runs] an aggressive offense and like to throw the ball and that's my style," Shorey said. "I'm feeling great about my decision."
January 15, 2012
GSFL releases All-State Team
The Granite State Football League announced its All-State Team Friday. Hollis-Brookline
won both the Middle School Varsity and JV Championships last season.
The league features middle school teams from Bow, Concord, Epping-Newmarket, Gilford, Hartford Vt, Hollis-Brookline, John Stark, Kearsarge, Monadnock, Newfound, and Pembroke.
FIRST TEAM ALL STATE
EAGAN NICKERSON (John Stark), GAVIN LACOURCIERE (BOW), RILEY ANTLE(Kearsarge), AUSTIN HOGANCAMP (Kearsarge), CAMERON WEBSTER
(Kearsarge), WYATT FARWELL (Hollis-Brookline), CALEB LOMME (Hollis-Brookline), JAMES SANTOS (Hollis-Brookline), RYAN WALSH (Hollis-Brookline), GEORGE TARWO (Concord), WALKKER JUDD (Hartford Vt), TRAVIS GARAND (Epping-Newmarket), ALEX TORIBIO (Epping-Newmarket), NICK BELANGER (Gilford), CARTER MERCER (Gilford), NICK BROTHERS (Gilford), NOAH FOGG (Newfound), DAVISON KEITH (Pembroke), BAILEE JOHNS (Monadnock), PHILIP THIBEAULT (John Stark), TYLER SULLIVAN (John
Stark)
HONORABLE MENTION
JACKSON HOUSMAN (John Stark), CHRIS ROBBINS (BOW), JACOB WALLING
(Kearsarge), KAYNE ROBERT (Hollis-Brookline), CHIS MCALLISTER
(Concord), BRYCE LANDON (Hartford), JEREMY ESPO (Epping-Newmarket),
MALIK CARTER (Gilford), MATTHEW MACDONALD (Newfound), SALACH JACOB
(Pembroke), JESSE LABARRE (Monandnock).
January 12, 2012
Kiley scheduled to visit Penn State
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
New Hampton School defensive back Jake Kiley began playing the waiting game shortly after he committed to Penn State last July.
The cloud of uncertainty that hovered over the Penn State program following Joe Paterno's dismissal prevented Kiley from taking an official visit to State College, but he's scheduled to take that visit this weekend -- one week after Penn State hired Bill O'Brien as its head coach.
"I was just waiting it out," Kiley said. "Things are going to be different [at Penn State], it's just a matter of how different. I'm still solid right now. Depending on how it goes this weekend that will determine if I take my other visits."
The University of New Hampshire was Kiley's only other scholarship offer when he committed, but Kiley said several schools have contacted his father - who is New Hampton's head coach - to see if Penn State was still the school of choice.
"He didn't even tell me which schools they were," Kiley said. "I'm trying to keep my focus on one area right now."
Kiley, a Plymouth resident, said he spoke with O'Brien for the first time last Saturday. That's when he learned that neither Tom Bradley or Bill Kenney would be retained as assistant coaches on O'Brien's staff.
"I was close with Coach Bradley and I talked with Coach Kenney three or four times a week," Kiley said. "Coach Kenney is the guy who recruited all the New England guys."
Defensive back Armani Reeves is one of those New England guys. Reeves, who helped Catholic Memorial defeat Bishop Guertin last season, is also committed to Penn State but is scheduled to visit Michigan this weekend.
"I don't want to speak for Armani, but it is a little weird that so many of the commitments will be at Penn State this weekend and he'll be at Michigan," Kiley said.
