Cavallaro selects Merrimack
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
Kearsarge High School's Sam Cavallaro. a 6-foot-3, 230-pound tight end, recently announced that he will play football at Merrimack College next season. Cavallaro, a Warner resident, had narrowed his choices to Merrimack, Assumption and St. Anselm College.
John Perry, a former assistant coach at the University of New Hampshire, was named Merrimack's head coach earlier this year.
"When I met Coach Perry and his staff it made me feel that Merrimack was the right choice for me," Cavallaro said. "Also, I really enjoyed meeting the players from Merrimack. They all want to win. Merrimack also has the perfect business program for me."
Cavallaro was moved to receiver before his junior season and holds most of Kearsarge's receiving records, including receptions in a season (29), receptions for a career (42), receiving yards in a game (159), career receiving yards (804), TD catches in a season ( eight) and career TD catches (11).
"Sam was a great player for us at Kearsarge," Kearsarge coach Dennis Hoffman said. "One of the things I will miss most about him is the great information he often brought off the field. When he told me something was open it usually was, and led to many big plays. Sam is a dedicated player and we will miss him."
Perry, who graduated from UNH in 1992, also served as an assistant coach at Dartmouth.
"We are really excited about Sam's decision to attend Merrimack College," Perry said. "His size and athleticism are exactly what we were looking for to strengthen our tight end position. I feel Sam can have a major impact on the Merrimack community because of his character, his intellect and his athletic ability."
Cavallaro's father, Sam, is the head coach at Hopkinton/Hillsboro-Deering, a co-op program that is planning to become an NHIAA-sanctioned program in 2010.
