Barlow Preview Posted to Redding Pilot

The Barlow preview written by Redding Pilot sports editor Rocco Paul Valluzzo is in cyberspace. Valluzzo writes that while the Falcons are supposed to be in a rebuilding year, the team could surprise a few foes along the way.

Video: Barlow Captain Dan Mercede

When I make a promise, I keep it. And when I screw up and accidentally delete a video, I'm going to re-shoot it. So here's an update on Barlow, taken before the Falcons took the field for its first scrimmage of the day today.

Video and Music: All-County Football Camp

I'm still learning Windows Movie Maker, and decided to add some music to this compilation. The action is this week from the All-Star Football Camp, which featured Staples, Weston, and Barlow. The music is alternative/grunge from a band I followed around the Danbury area in the early 90s, Monsterland. When I asked Greg Vegas if I could play some Monsterland to start off my radio show, he said, "play Crashing Teenage Crush - sort of relates to football."

When you're done with that, check out Monsterland's MySpace page.

Video: Greg Colby at Night

Okay, some people say that little LED light on the front of the Canon RZ850 works wonders. I say it doesn't. Watch this video interview with Greg Colby, a captain of the Barlow football team, and you'll agree.

But you can still hear what Colby has to say about the upstart Falcons, and the approach to football Barlow is taking this season.

Video: 60 Seconds With Mike Laccavole

Mike Laccavole is a senior captain of the Joel Barlow football team, and a returning starter. But does that mean he is assured a starting position? Not quite, Laccavole says in this video. It's all about right-now for the Falcons, not back-then.

Video: Barlow Captain Rob Fiore

If ever there was a need for lights at Staples, it would be for the press. Tough to do video interviews of players after the All-County Football Camp's 8 p.m. dismissal.

But if you can't watch Barlow captain Rob Fiore, you can at least listen in. Fiore, a linebacker, talks about the Falcons rise to 7-3 last season, and what the team needs to do to improve on that.

The Buzz on Scrimmages

Who's playing who this preseason?

Here's a sneak peak at who is playing who:

Bethel:

• 8/28 at Danbury, 3:30 p.m.
• 8/31 at Jonathan Law, 7:30 p.m.
  
• 9/3 at Cheshire, 9 a.m.
• 9/7 at Derby/O'Brien Tech, 7 p.m.

Bunnell:

• 8/29 at Staples, 4 p.m.
• 9/1 at Trumbull with Barlow and Harding, 8 a.m.
• 9/4 vs. Torrington, 4:30 p.m.
• 9/7 at Wilton, 4:30 p.m.

Joel Barlow:

• 9/1 at Trumbull with Bunnell and Harding, 8 a.m.

Newtown:

• 9/1 at Seymour, 9:30 a.m.

Nonnewaug:

• 8/29, at Canton, 4 p.m.
• 9/7, at Gilbert/Northwest Regional, 4 p.m.

Pomperaug:

• 8/28, vs. Kennedy, 4:30 p.m.
• 9/1, vs. Amity, 3 p.m.
• 9/7, vs. Rocky Hill, 7 p.m.

Stratford:

• 8/27, at Trumbull, 3:30 p.m.
• 9/1, at Platt, 9 a.m.