The 2018 Connecticut All-State Football teams as voted on and selected by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association.
Please Note: The first team is a selection of Connecticut’s Top 26 players overall by the association (in no particular order), who were then moved up from their respective class teams to the Top 26 team.
The CHSCA will announce a player of the year, coach of the year, assistant coach of the year and team of the year during its annual All-State banquet at Aqua Turf Club in Southington on Sunday, January 13, 2018. Email James Buonocore at jbuonocore@ledyard.net for more information or to register for the banquet.
TOP 26
Top overall players. Players listed in alphabetical order. Positions provided only for reference.
- MOZI BICI, Greenwich (DE)
- PHOENIX BILLINGS, Daniel Hand (QB)
- TERRENCE BOGAN, Sheehan (RB)
- KY’JUON BUTLER, Bloomfield (RB/LB)
- DOHNJE CASSANOVA, Windsor (OL/DL)
- BEN CORNIELLO, Daniel Hand (DE)
- LUKE DESAULNIER, Killingly (K)
- WILL DOWNES, Southington (WR)
- FINN DURAN, Fairfield Prep (WR)
- CONNOR FAY, Darien (LB)
- JACK FEDA, Greenwich (LB)
- JACK FLANAGAN, Daniel Hand (DE)
- ZACH HRUBIEC, Berlin (DE/RB/TE)
- CADE KLARIDES-DITRIA, Seymour (LB)
- VICTOR MARQUEZ, Maloney (WR)
- DAN MASON, Newtown (LB/RB)
- JACKSON MITCHELL, Ridgefield (WR/LB)
- GAVIN MUIR, Greenwich (QB)
- QUINTIN O’CONNELL, New Canaan (WR)
- CAL REDMAN, RHAM (QB/LB)
- SHAWN ROBINSON, New Britain (RB/LB)
- JADEN SHIRDEN, St. Joseph (RB)
- DAVID SUMMERS, St. Joseph (QB)
- NYGELL SMIKLE, Middletown (OL/DL)
- JACK STEWART, New Canaan (OL/DL)
- RAQUAN TOMPKINS, East Hartford (QB/DB)
CLASS LL
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Greenwich's Tysen Comizio
Greenwich's Tysen Comizio
Ludlowe's Brian Howell
Ludlowe's Brian Howell
New Canaan's Drew Pyne
New Canaan's Drew Pyne
New Canaan's Garrett Braden
New Canaan's Garrett Braden
New Canaan's Jack Conley
New Canaan's Jack Conley
Newtown's Matt Dubois
Newtown's Matt Dubois
Fairfield Prep's Doug Harrison
Fairfield Prep's Doug Harrison
Shelton's Ray Weiner
Shelton's Ray Weiner
Shelton'g Jack Carr
Shelton'g Jack Carr
Shetlon's Jake Breton
Shetlon's Jake Breton
Shelton's Nick Andrade
Shelton's Nick Andrade
Southington's Jacob Flynn
Southington's Jacob Flynn
Warde's Jeff Seganos
Warde's Jeff Seganos
Wilbur Cross' Josiah Barnes
Wilbur Cross' Josiah Barnes
Offense
- OL—JACK CONLEY, New Canaan
- OL—JAKE BRETON, Shelton
- OL—SAM MCCARTY, Southington
- OL—CARSON IVEY, Newtown
- OL—JACK MCBREATY, Greenwich
- WR—JACOB FLYNN, Southington
- WR—JAQUAN ALLEN, East Hartford
- WR—BRIAN HOWELL, Fairfield Ludlowe
- RB—DOUG HARRISON, Fairfield Prep
- RB—JOSIAH BARNES, Wilbur Cross
- RB—TYSEN COMIZIO, Greenwich
- QB—DREW PYNE, New Canaan
- PK—RYAN CRANSTON, Trumbull
Defense
- DL—JOE DIGELLO, Amity
- DL—JOE ZELLER, Newtown
- DL—ERIC TANN, Manchester
- LB—RAY WEINER, Shelton
- LB—GARRETT BRADEN, New Canaan
- LB—GABE OKEKE EGWUEKWE, Hamden
- LB—MATT DUBOIS, Newtown
- DB—JOE PAGETT, Newtown
- DB—RYAN RAYBUCK, Greenwich
- DB —JEFF SEGANOS, Fairfield Warde
- DB—JACK CARR, Shelton
- P—NICK ANDRADE, Shelton
CLASS L
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Bunnell's Christ N'Dabian
Bunnell's Christ N'Dabian
Bunnell's Eli Alexandre
Bunnell's Eli Alexandre
Hand's Colin McCabe
Hand's Colin McCabe
Hand's Macken McDonald
Hand's Macken McDonald
Maloney's Elliot Good
Maloney's Elliot Good
Middletown's Xzavier Reyes
Middletown's Xzavier Reyes
North Haven's Nick Dodge
North Haven's Nick Dodge
Platt's Jake Baker
Platt's Jake Baker
Sheehan's Jake Smith
Sheehan's Jake Smith
Xavier's Nick Hasselman
Xavier's Nick Hasselman
Offense
- OL—TREVOR SANTIAGO, Maloney
- OL—MARK CHAPMAN, Guilford
- OL—DAVID SATKOWSKI, Pomperaug
- OL—JOSH WEINER, Windsor
- OL—JOHAN KLEIN-ROBBENHAAR, Notre Dame-West Haven
- TE—QUINN ZDROJESKI, Xavier
- WR—GABRIEL BRYAN, Windsor
- WR—CONNOR PACE, Wethersfield
- RB—XZAVIER REYES, Middletown
- RB—COLIN MCCABE, Daniel Hand
- RB—CHRIST N’DABIAN, Bunnell
- QB—ELLIOT GOOD, Maloney
Defense
- DL—JAYLEN JOHN, Platt
- DL—NICK HELBIG, Fitch
- DL—MACKEN MCDONALD, Daniel Hand
- LB—KAHARI PALMER, Hartford Public
- LB—CHANTY ADGER, Windsor
- LB—NICK DODGE, North Haven
- LB—NICK HASSELMAN, Xavier
- LB—JACOB COMMANDER, New London
- DB—JAKE BAKER, Platt
- DB—DAJAUN LOMOTRY, Middletown
- DB—JUSTUS FITZPATRICK, Bristol Central
- DB—ELI ALEXANDRE, Bunnell
- P—TYLER NELLI, Fitch
CLASS M
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Berlin's Alex Halkias
Berlin's Alex Halkias
Berlin's Kevin Dunn
Berlin's Kevin Dunn
Berlin's Marco Scarano
Berlin's Marco Scarano
Brookfield's Connor McVey
Brookfield's Connor McVey
Brookfield's Eric Reich
Brookfield's Eric Reich
Brookfield's Nicholas Henderson
Brookfield's Nicholas Henderson
East Haven's Evan Damian
East Haven's Evan Damian
Hillhouse's Neal Eley
Hillhouse's Neal Eley
Killingly's Nsaiah Harriet
Killingly's Nsaiah Harriet
Law's Ethan Saley
Law's Ethan Saley
Law's Mike Plaskon
Law's Mike Plaskon
New Fairfield's Zachary Thusen
New Fairfield's Zachary Thusen
Sheehan's Wes Terzi
Sheehan's Wes Terzi
St. Joseph's Luke Kirby
St. Joseph's Luke Kirby
St. Joseph's Will Diamantis
St. Joseph's Will Diamantis
Wolcott's Anthony Ligi
Wolcott's Anthony Ligi
Offense
- OL—LUKE WILLETTE, Sheehan
- OL—ROB MIHALY, St. Joseph
- OL—ERIC REICH, Brookfield
- OL—MATT PHELAN, Killingly
- OL—DEAN HOWELL, Wolcott
- WR—JAKE SMITH, Sheehan
- WR—WILL DIAMANTIS, St. Joseph
- WR—ETHAN SALEY, Jonathan Law
- RB—NICHOLAS HENDERSON, Brookfield
- RB—ANTHONY LIGI, Wolcott
- RB—ALEX HALKIAS, Berlin
- QB—WESTON TERZI, Sheehan
- PK—LUKE KIRBY, St. Joseph
Defense
- DL—JERMAINE WILLIAMS, St. Joseph
- DL—NSAIAH HARRIET, Killingly
- DL—MIKE MORRISSEY, St. Joseph
- DL—ZACHARY THUESEN, New Fairfield
- LB—JAKE FILIPPONE, Wolcott
- LB—CONNOR MCVEY, Brookfield
- LB—JACKSON SEWARD, Branford
- LB—MARCO SCARANO, Berlin
- DB—KEVIN DUNN, Berlin
- DB—MIKE PLASKON, Jonathan Law
- DB—JT THUESEN, New Fairfield
- DB—NEAL ELEY, Hillhouse
- P—EVAN DAMIAN, East Haven
CLASS S
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North Branford's Nick Mancini
North Branford's Nick Mancini
Ansonia's Garrett Cafaro
Ansonia's Garrett Cafaro
Ansonia's Luca Belenchia
Ansonia's Luca Belenchia
Ansonia's Shykeem Harmon
Ansonia's Shykeem Harmon
Ansonia's Terjuan Burney
Ansonia's Terjuan Burney
Bloomfield's Anthony Simpson
Bloomfield's Anthony Simpson
Cromwell's Nick Wright and Bryce Kersetter
Cromwell's Nick Wright and Bryce Kersetter
Haddam-Killingworth's Tobey Callender
Haddam-Killingworth's Tobey Callender
Haddam-Killingworth's Trey Callender
Haddam-Killingworth's Trey Callender
Stafford's Colton Engel
Stafford's Colton Engel
Woodland's Edit Krivca
Woodland's Edit Krivca
Offense
- OL–TERJUAN BURNEY, Ansonia
- OL–JOSH HASSAN, Woodland Regional
- OL–AIDEN MAHER, Haddam Killingworth
- OL–TYLER ONEY, Capital Prep
- OL—TREY CALLENDER, Haddam Killingworth
- TE—GARRETT CAFARO, Ansonia
- WR–NICK WRIGHT, Cromwell
- WR—QARON BROWN, Holy Cross
- WR—ANTHONY SIMPSON, Bloomfield
- RB—SHYKEEM HARMON, Ansonia
- RB—NATANAEL BARBOSA, Windham
- QB—BRYCE KARSTETTER, Cromwell
- PK—JORDAN CALLAHAN, Haddam Killingworth
Defense
- DL—ALEX WARD, Holy Cross
- DL—LUCA BELENCHIA, Ansonia
- DL—ISAAC RILEY, Northwest Catholic
- LB—KYLE HOLT, Plainfield
- LB—JALEN GOPIE, Waterbury Career Academy
- LB—JOHN KOPEK, Stafford/East Windsor/Somers
- LB—TOBEY CALLENDER, Haddam Killingworth
- LB—NICK MANCINI, North Branford
- DB—EDIT KRIVCA, Woodland Regional
- DB—ZERION MONTGOMERY, Derby
- DB—JULIEN RIVAS, Stafford/East Windsor/Somers
- DB—COLTON ENGEL, Stafford/East Windsor/Somers
More All-State / All-Conference Teams
ALL-STATE
ALL-CONFERENCE
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Connecticut Technical Conference
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Central Connecticut Conference
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Eastern Connecticut Conference
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Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference
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Naugatuck Valley League
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Pequot League
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Southern Connecticut Conference
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South-West Conference