Immaculate High School, Danbury, CT
From Left To Right.....
(Chris Jarvis, Kerry Palmer, Jon Kaczka, Me, Anthony Reynolds, Mike Conte)
I decided that I was going to attend Immaculate High School after attending a New Milford HS (where I would have went) v. Immaculate football game, the score at half to was 42-0 and it looked as though they were playing at an entirely different level. After meeting with Coach Steve Kaplanis and some of the upperclassmen I knew I was going to be a Mustang. The five guys in the picture above, to include about 20 other hooligans from different class years, made my time at Immaculate an unreal high school experience. I was lucky enough to play on some amazing sports teams and do some amazing these during my four years but above all I met the friends I will have forever. Post-football/baseball/basketball or any game parties, trips to the Bronx for Yankees games or the Meadowlands for Giants games, a Metallica concert at Nassau Coliseum and general tom-foolery made my high school experience perfect.
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| 2003 CONNECTICUT CLASS S STATE PLAYOFFS Wilson TDS Composite High School Game Ball Football  |
The culmination of four years of Mustang Football was our second trip to the state semi-finals (the loss still haunts me and my feet are still cold from the crisp -7 degree night). A few months after the season I was honored as a First Team All-State Running Back, this accomplishment could not have been possible without my coach, Steve Kaplanis. Coach Kap inspired every kid that played for him and made a positive impact in all of our lives. MUSTANG PRIDE.
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| CONNECTICUT CLASS S STATE CHAMPS..BOOK IT!! Rawlings Official League Baseball 5 oz.  |
The picture above was the last game I played in high school, a win, a State Championship and the third in four years for Immaculate Baseball. In those four years we always had a ton of talent but all the players would admit that it was the coaching that got us the RINGS. Coach Neville and Haddad were dedicated to Mustang Baseball and were a perfect fit for the team. If I were to name ten of my favorite things from high school; one would have been a Tom Neville story and another would be a Artie Haddad batting practice. The team won because we trusted our coaches and we loved playing the baseball together.
