The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-30
SeUen Waterbury Boys Selected Naugatuck Valley Team
LowloF, AhreMs, loRusso Able ln Boektield
RN VIN MAlnNEY

" NtN MAAUNEN
 Every once in Q while N ls very easy for tho sportSwttters to choose An All.AnieFican or an all~StAr foots sall team at the end of a season be- sause there are definite standoOt performers who haven't too much eMopetltion. But on the other hand there are also those times when there are several good backs or nne~ men in Q certain vicinity and n is vary hard Co make c choice between them, This Is one of these times II the writer were Co pick another man for a certain post on this Al- Star team there would always be someone who would take exception Co the selection. So with this thought in mind this writer has picked the following n men as the logical candidates for the ie46 Nau. gatuck valley@All-Star football team. In this case as in every other there will be people somewhere or some place who win not agree with these choices. But we've got our fingers crossed because these are the play CTS who we think are the "beSteSt Of the best" in the Naugatuck Val- ley
 Tn the quarterback slot we have chosen Bernie Lawlor of Crosby. who has been a standout performer on the Ivy Grid aggregation for the past two seasons. At first when we looked over Lawlor's qualifications we were doubtful as to whether he was the best qualified for this par ticular post or not We gave some consideration to Winnie Drake of Ansonia but after witnessing the performance that Lawlor put on in the Thanksgiving Day game we were convinced that he was All.valley material. Although he has not held down the quarterback spot all sea. son he did the most creditable job at that post while he was there. On that basis Lawlor is our choice for the quarterback position.
 Nick LoFausso of Leavenworth has been the most consistent fuliback in the Naugatick Valley this season and warrants our vote for the full- back berth on The Democrats An Valley team.
 IIoRusso has been one of the most outstanding ground-gainers for Tech this season and was considered to be one Of the most promising backs In the business last season. Al Car bone of ToTTington was given some consideration for this fullback post but LoRussos one-man drives for tremendous gains during the first part Of the season has won him the fullback post oi our AA-Star com. blnatton.
 Diminutive Willie Han of Tor rington and Speedy Jimmy Ahrens of wilby are our candidates for the halfback berths on this All-valley array because of their brilliant brok- en field running plus their i1ashy style. Han is a junior at the Tor rington High School this season and he has been playing football for the Red Raiders for three years. It was his triple threat" backfield perfor- mances which were in a large part responsible for Torrington's record Of Eve victories in nine starts this year. Ahrens on the other hand was a definite asset to the wilby Grid aspirations this season. His bril-. liant broken field 100 yard run in New Haven Commercial game, alone, make him worthy of being nominated to our All-valley array.
 Center Good Blocker
 At the center post on our All- Valley array we have chosen Paul Iannaccone of Leavenworth who has done a most commendable job for Bill Tracys Tech Tigers all season. Tannaccone was one of the stand outs on the Big Red combine and was noted for his accurate passes from his center post. His ability as a blocker can not be denied. At cen- ter he definitely overshadows any other player in that position in the Naugatuck Valley.
 At the end positions Charley zan- olli of Torrtngton and Tony Ortale of Ansonia are nautrals. If any coach had these two boys on a team and they had a good passing back they coulc say that they had an All-Star combination. zanolli is a senior at Torrington High and has been playing football for three years while Ortale is a senior at Ansonia and has been playing football at this school for only one season.
 Also considered for this coveted post were Johnny Flammia of Cros- by, Duke Sullivan of Wilby. Ignace Titor and Al Caputo of Leaven- worth. But the performances of these two out-of-town boys could not be overlooked.
 At the tackle spots we have two local boys. Nick Casertano of Cros- by and Henry Rinaldi of Leaven- worth. This Is where there is liable to be some disagreement. Billy Car rtngton. Bob Smith of Wilby as well as Frank Fasserelli might be consid- cred as logical candidates for these posts but Rinaldi and Casertano are our choices because of their proven ability this season This will be the second year in succession that Cas- ertano has been named to The Democrats All-Valley aggregation so he definitely will be no stranger amongst these All-Valley stars. He has been outstanding for Crosby all season as his hard tackles stood the Blue and White in good stead on more than one occasion There is no doubt in our mind that Caser- tano was largely responsible for the Blue and White winning the mythi- cal City Championship. Rinaldi of Leavenworth on the other hand was one Of the main cogs in the Tech defensive setup all season.
 Classy Linemen
 At right guard Jimmy Marzella of ToETington is our selection. This sophmore has been playing for the Donahuemen for two seasons and has two more seasons in which to excel for the New City aggregation. This season he has played an out- standing game at his guard post for Nsnaah Taafa nra0frfe Tn the nther