Bristol Central football put together a tremendous campaign in 2021
By Michael Letendre How good was the Bristol Central football program this year? Was the team one of the best ever Bristol units assembled by the school from up on…
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Thanksgiving Football Battle for the Bell Tomfoolery – Penalties that made us scratch our heads…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – You know what was of the best part of the most recent Battle for the bell from Muzzy Field on Thanksgiving was? The answer some…
Bristol Central’s history in postseason football
By Michael Letendre For the third time in program history, the Bristol Central football program is in the state tournament picture, battling Maloney on Tuesday in Class L quarterfinal play….
Records are meant to be broken as Bristol Central’s Victor Rosa continues play as one of the state’s best on the gridiron
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – Let’s cut to the chase this Sunday: Bristol Central football star Victor Rosa does not have an equal – when it comes to gridiron ability…
The CIAC Football playoff field in 2021 sees Bristol Central a prime time challenger in the Class L bracket
By Michael Letendre The scholastic playoff field is set as all the regular season results and points have been tabulated. And on November 30, all four divisions will play quarterfinal…
Rosa, Bristol Central football wins the Brass Bell one more time, defeating Eastern 38-8 on Thanksgiving
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The return of the annual Battle for the Bell saw Bristol Central’s Victor Rosa score three touchdowns as the Rams won its ninth straight game,…
Battle for the Bell, 62nd edition: Bristol Central looking at a ninth straight win with victory over rival Bristol Eastern in T-Day
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Central football team has been on the cusp of state tournament qualification under the guidance of head coach Jeff Papazian several times now….
Battle for the Bell – Individual and Team records from Thanksgiving Day football
By Michael Letendre Records are made to be broken. And that’s especially true when it comes to Thanksgiving Day football from Muzzy Field – pitting Bristol Central against Bristol Eastern….
Battle for the Bell: Player of the Game awards and scores
By Michael Letendre It’s always fun to look back at past Thanksgiving Day battles between Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern as a ton of talented individuals have stormed Muzzy Field…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (2010-2019)
By Michael Letendre The scholastic football decade of the 2010’s started off with the program from Bristol Eastern winning several times on Thanksgiving. But about halfway through the decade, Bristol…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (2000-2009)
By Michael Letendre The Bristol Central football team was a successful operation over the first six years of the 2000s against crosstown rival Bristol Eastern. But once Timmy Washington and…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1990-1999)
By Michael Letendre The 1990s didn’t start in the grandest fashion for the Bristol Eastern football team in terms of its rivalry against Bristol Central on Thanksgiving. But the play…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1980-1989)
By Michael Letendre Who won more of the Thanksgiving Day games between the football programs between Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern in the decade of the 1980s? You’ve got a…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1970-1979)
Editor’s note- In a series that covers the Thanksgiving Day football battle between Central and Eastern, Mike Letendre will cover the rivalry one decade at a time. By Michael Letendre…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1959-1969)
Editor’s note- In a series that covers the Thanksgiving Day football battle between Central and Eastern, Mike Letendre will cover the rivalry one decade at a time. By Michael Letendre…
Scholastic football to move back to six class divisions in 2022
By Michael Letendre In 1988, the Bristol Eastern football program won the Class MM Championship, defeating South Windsor by a 22-19 final to win the only Bristol public school gridiron…
BC football shuts out Plainville, 46-0, on Friday night with eyes on the state tournament
By Michael Letendre PLAINVILLE – The Bristol Central football team battled Plainville in a primetime CCC Tier 3 showdown on Friday night. Both teams were on a mission to keep…
Scholastic Football preview: BE versus Farmington; BC at Plainville in a huge showdown on Friday
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – It’s Week 10 of the Connecticut scholastic football slate and Bristol Central is looking to knock its opponent out of the postseason picture on Friday….
Bristol Central football wins seventh straight in 34-20 conquest of RHAM on Friday night
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Central football program entered the month of November the way it ended October. And that is winning pigskin games. In a Central Connecticut…
Week 9 scholastic football: Bristol Central tangles with RHAM from home while Bristol Eastern squares off against Connecticut’s top Class S program on Friday
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – We’re back to Friday only football in the Mum City as Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern survived a couple Thursday night encounters over the past two…