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Staples' Gau Named To Walter Camp All-State Team
The senior linebacker was the anchor of the Wreckers' tough defense
Staples' senior linebacker Rob Gau has been named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-State team.
Gau recorded 122 tackles, including 99 solo stops, for the Wreckers, who finished 9-2, losing to Glastonbury 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the CIAC Class LL state playoffs.
As part of its 44th annual Weekend festivities, the Walter Camp Football Foundation hosted a High School “Breakfast of Champions” Saturday morning at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven. The event was sponsored by the Dan Orlovsky Foundation.
Xavier High School of Middletown, the Class LL champion and state’s top-ranked team, was honored along with the three other state champions – Masuk (Class L), Hillhouse (Class M) and St. Joseph of Trumbull (Class
S).
The state’s Coach of the Year award was given to Masuk's John Murphy, who guided the 13-0 Panthers to the South-West Conference and Class L state titles. In the state final, Masuk defeated New Canaan 50-20, ending the Rams' four-year state championship run.
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Other finalists included Tom Dyer (Hillhouse) and Sean Marinan (Xavier).
The state Player of the Year was awarded to Masuk junior quarterback Casey Cochran, who passed for 3,345 yards and 40 touchdowns for the Class L state champions.
Other finalists included Ansonia senior running back Montrell Dobbs and New Canaan running back Kevin Macari.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Larry Ciotti, former head coach at Daniel Hand High School who won five state titles during his 19 seasons (141-42-2 record).
In addition, the announcement of the Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team was
made:
2010 WALTER CAMP ALL-CONNECTICUT TEAM
OFFENSE
QB: Casey Cochran (Masuk)
RB: Montrell Dobbs (Ansonia), Max DeLorenzo (Berlin), Tyler Girard-Floyd
(Montville)
WR/TE: Alec Pacelli (Daniel Hand), David Coggins (Sacred Heart), Kevin
Macari (New Canaan)
OL: Chris Valenti (Bethel), Conor Hanratty (New Canaan), Aaron Echevarria (Naugatuck), Dean Tsopanides (Torrington), Matt Digby (Norwich Free Academy)
DEFENSE
LB: Graham Stewart (Xavier), Rob Gau (Staples), Tyler Matakevich (St.
Joseph), Stephan Dance (New London)
DB: Brian Kelly (Brookfield), Jack DeBiase (Woodland), Anthony Facchini
(Norwich Free Academy), Tariq Odom (Bloomfield)
DL: Tommy Jordan (Ridgefield), Eric Mischke (Xavier), Desmond Gray
(Ledyard), Anthony Sanders (Platt), Charlie Kunze (Darien)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker: Jon Testani (Masuk)
Punter: Mitchell King (Valley Regional)
Returner: James Ward (Wilbur Cross)
