By Michael Letendre
BRISTOL – One of the coolest elements of the Thanksgiving Day Football clash are all the seniors that are recognized at the game.
From the players, cheerleaders and members of the bands, all those seniors were recognized that morning – culminating with the big event on Thanksgiving – for all their hard work and efforts over the years.
It takes the combined talents of the football players, cheerleaders and band to ensure the annual holiday tradition from Muzzy Field goes off without a hitch.
Here is a complete list of senior performers from both Central and Eastern who were honored on Thanksgiving:
Bristol Central Senior Football Players
*Aiden Lamarre
*Anthony Paulino
*Cassias Breland
*Joel Santiago
*Eric Cooper
*Jack Jones
*Jayden Colon
*Luis Padilla
*Ayden Pratt
*Christian Lamonaco
Bristol Eastern Senior Football Players
*Damien Colon
*Diandre Diaz-Bazilio
*Vladyslav Dyrbavka
*Jaiden Fore
*J’Kai Hickey-Davis
*Benjamin Kozikowski
*Aiden Liseo
*Isaiah Monroe-Shaw
*Sovannara Nuon
*Zion Otero
*Michael Sherrill
*King Stewart
*Hunter Wells
*Christian White
*Adam Zavecz
Bristol Central Senior Cheerleaders
*Jabreea Boxley – Captain
*Kylie Caperton – Team Manager
*Madison Dumas
*Kaylee Joseph
*Kathryn Voisine
Bristol Eastern Senior Cheerleaders
*Maya Hopkins – Captain
*Baylee Burns – Captain
*Zoe Frenette
*Nicole Biadun
*Izabella Geel
*Taina Espinosa
*Carter Parkinson
Bristol Central Senior Band Members
*Emil Berube
*Jayden Bryant
*Joshua Clukey
*Nathaniel Rivera
*Kearea Fatal
*Justin Fox
*Jenilise Lozada
*Zachary Ramalheira
*Betsy Santos Lopez
Bristol Eastern Senior Band Members
*Gracie LaMar
*Mya McCalop-Glover
*Anastasiya Samoylyuk
*Jackie Chitt
*Hunter Wells
*Omar Abdelhady
*Holly Cushing
*Isaiah Monroe-Shaw
*Thomas Kish
*Catalina Mangiafico
*McEnzie Mills
Field nearly not playable on Thanksgiving
Frankly, it was amazing that the Thanksgiving Day game even took place from Muzzy Field at all that morning.
Due to a rain storm from the previous day, the field was drenched and the infield area was a real, muddy mess.
The field crew used just about every bag of speedy dry they had at their disposal to get the portion of the infield the players would be sprinting across in decent enough shape.
The pitchers mound looked like a UFO – or a sun dial – with a green tarp on top of it, surrounded by 12 orange cones and yellow police tape.
Observers were waiting for a player or two to get tackled around that area and go crashing through the combination of tape and cones.
But that disaster never happened while further down the infield, the condition of home plate was another story.
The dish was actually fenced off with an orange fence and a green tarp surrounding the area.
There was plenty of free standing water on the tarp, showing how the rain truly impacted the field.
However, Muzzy Field was more than prepared for the game and the contest went on despite the less than ideal playing conditions.
All TBE readers, supporters and donors
The Bristol Edition will be limiting the number of stories non-members and free readers may access each week. This decision is based on our financial projections and, most certainly, to remind people that TBE is serious about providing accurate, timely and thorough reporting for Bristol. To do this we have devised a financial support structure that makes unlimited access extremely affordable, beginning with a $6 monthly donation.
- Non-members will be able to access four (4) articles per week.
- Free readers and people who have subscribed by email will be able to access four (4) articles per week.
- Donors and financial supporters will have unlimited access as long as they log in.
Note: Donors may have to contact TBE if they find they are being limited, since we will need to set up a membership account for you. Email editor@bristoledition.org for instructions. Sorry for any inconvenience. People with financial difficulties may write editor@bristoledition.org to be considered for free access.
