NO. 7 GILBERT/NORTHWESTERN/HOUSATONIC AT NO. 6 VALLEY REGIONAL/OLD LYME

Where: Blythe Field, Deep River

Records: Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic 9-2, Valley Regional/Old Lyme 9-2

On the Air/Web: NFHS NETWORK

All-Time Playoff Record: GNH: 2-3; VROL: 7-5.

Players to Watch — GNH: Freddie Camp, Sr., RB, Nolan Risedorf, Jr., QB, Aiden Avenia, Jr., LB/RB. Valley Regional/ Old Lyme: Di'Angelo Jean-Pierre, Sr., WR/DB, Grady Lacourciere, Jr., QB/DB, Jacob Rand, Sr., RB/LB; Nick Cox, Sr. WR/ DB.

What’s What: Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic was a longtime member of the Pequot Conference until leaving for the NVL this season. The program won NVL Division II with a 7-0 record. Its only losses were to Naugatuck and Ansonia of NVL Division I. This is the fifth meeting between the programs since 2006, with Valley Regional/Old Lyme going 5-0, winning by an average score of 33-6. But this is the first meeting since GNH added Housatonic as a partner last season after years as Gilbert/Northwestern. Fred Camp has put up insane numbers for GNH with over 2,000 all-purpose yards and 30 touchdowns. He's also made six interceptions. VROL has been led by Di'Angelo Jean-Pierre, Jacob Rand and Nick Cox who have combined for 3,220 all-purpose yards and 48 touchdowns. Andrew Yermenson and Jean-Pierre lead with seven and six interceptions, respectively.

SPB’s Pick: VROL; Pete’s Pick: GNH; Forno’s Pick: GNH