Putting on a show
Smith scores four TDs, Trumbull blanks Westhill
TRUMBULL — Trumbull senior Corbin Smith never misses a chance to put on a show on the gridiron.
“It’s like watching Babe Ruth come up, everytime he touches the ball, everyone wants to see it,” Trumbull coach Marce Petroccio said of his senior. “Anything can happen. He is a phenomenal football player.”
Smith scored four touchdowns, two by air and two on the ground, to lead Trumbull past Westhill 44-0 at McDougall Stadium on Saturday.
A 5-foot-9, 175-pound running back/wideout, Smith gained 155 yards receiving and 77 yards rushing on the day. He also kicked a field goal and three conversion kicks. Smith has scored 13 touchdowns to lead Trumbull to a 3-1 start.
Trumbull was dominant in the previous week’s 41-7 victory over Shelton, then No. 7 in the GameTimeCT Poll. The Eagles didn’t stumble against Westhill, now 0-3. However, they did need time to grab control of this FCIAC contest.
“They did a great job taking Corbin away in the passing game,”
Petroccio said of the Vikings defense. “That’s why we did some other things and finally shook him loose.”
Nick Tuccinardi ran between the tackles three times for 47 yards, and caught a 10-yard pass from Hunter Agosti, to spark Trumbull’s 97-yard drive on its second possession. Westhill’s Omari Lewis had a quarterback sack before Smith came on to kick a 31-yard field goal on the ninth play of the series.
The score went from 3-0 to 5-0 on the next play from scrimmage. Eagles’ defensive end Cooper Dayton forced Liam Barry to scramble. Xavion Richardson tackled the freshman in the end zone for the two-point safety.
Trumbull took the free kick at the Westhill 42. Smith, on fourth-and-2, got outside and went into a new gear to outrace defenders for a 34yard touchdown. His PAT made it 12-0 with 1:19 left in the first quarter.
Agosti completed 3-of-4 passes for 45 yards to set up Smith’s 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The junior quarterback finished 18 for 30 for 251 yards and three scores.
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