By Kayla Markowitz and Harshitha Kothapalli – News Editors 

Jonathan Law wrapped up the football season with an exciting 13-0 win against Foran on Thanksgiving Day. 

The Lawmen entered the game with a 3-5 record and Foran come into the game 5-4. Law’s win earned them the Mayor’s Trophy.

“Milford as a whole has done a phenomenal job embracing Thanksgiving football, with a long proud history of it at Law,” head coach Chris Haley said. “Less and less places are playing on Thanksgiving; I’m glad to say that in Milford Thanksgiving Football is not in jeopardy.”

Law achieved one of its goals by winning the Thanksgiving Game three years in a row. 

“This game took home the ‘Mayor’s Trophy’ which hasn’t been done in a while and occurs every time one school wins three years in a row,” senior football captain Chase Sisto said. 

For his performance in the game, Sisto also earned the Bobby Taylor Sportsmanship Award and accepted the Teddy Kostopoulos MVP Award on behalf of the Law defense. 

Senior captain Joseph Nelly, who won the Jonathan Law Alumni Award, was proud of the way his team performed and was confident that they would work together to bring home the win. 

“I was confident going into the game,” Nelly said. “I trusted that my teammates were going to play their part and contribute to us winning.” 

The team played their hardest regardless of the pressure that was put on them by large crowd. Senior defensive tackle Ben Girandola, the game’s Most Valuable Lineman, said he focused on his own performance to handle the pressure of the game. 

“I don’t really have a method of dealing with external pressure, I just don’t place my security in what people think,” Girandola said. “Going out and playing my hardest is all I can do.”

Freshman quarterback Matthew Witteman threw the game’s lone touchdown to senior Michael Neider and finished with 167 yards passing.

“I gave my 100% and I’m proud of the accomplishments the team and I achieved,” Witteman said.

The team is going to continue to work hard in the off-season and get ready for next season. 

“I would tell underclassmen hoping to improve that you have to stay consistent and determined,” Sisto said. “To be good on the field, you need to have a good attitude off the field and stay focused on the things around you.”