By Ella Franzman – Editor-In-Chief & Editorial Editor

The Jonathan Law football team is getting ready to march down the hill again on September 13 to face the Brookfield Bobcats at 7 p.m. 

Last season, Law finished 4-6 with a 13-0 win against Foran on Thanksgiving. They hope to carry that momentum into the 2024 season.

“My expectations are high for this season because we have a lot of returning seniors on defense as well as our offensive coordinator returning from 2022,” sophomore quarterback Matt Witteman said. 

Witteman, who started several games last year, is excited to help lead the team once again. 

“It’s a young group both age-wise and experience-wise and as usual, they will need to grow up quickly to play here,” Head Coach Chris Haley said. “We have returning experience in some spots on both sides of the ball, giving us the flexibility to move that experience around.”  

After falling short of the state tournament last season, the team worked hard all offseason to be back and better this year. 

“This offseason the team had morning workouts at 6 a.m., Wednesday night practices, 7v7 tournaments and a ton of summer camps with other great teams in the state,” senior cornerback Cam Upchurch said. 

The team is hoping to bring back the scoring offense they had seasons prior. Defensively the team’s goal is to keep the toughness they’ve had in the past. 

“I feel like this year we have a strong group of returners and the new players have been really helpful in modifying our team,” junior linebacker Nick Cosmas said. 

The team’s home games this season include Notre Dame-West Haven, Amity, Shelton, and the annual Thanksgiving Foran game. 

The Lawmen are hoping to keep the Thanksgiving Trophy at Law again this year, which would be the 4th year in a row.

“This season I am looking forward to winning games in my last season with the boys,” Upchurch said. “The game I am looking forward to most is our thanksgiving game, because it’s a rivalry game and also because it is the biggest game of the year and we have the biggest crowd.” 

Witteman agreed with Upchurch and is super excited to play Foran – this time at home.