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Each week is a big week.” New Britain lost a big piece of its offense when RB Jayden Allen (1,422 yards, 25 touchdowns) graduated but quarterback Billy Seymour returns. “We’re trying to fill (Allen’s) shoes by committee,” Boddie said. “We do have a mixed group – probably each side of the ball, we have seven guys who played or started last year so we have that but we have some young guys who need to step up.” The 35-0 loss to NFA in the first round of the playoffs stung, especially since the Hurricanes were the top seed. “Those failures you use as fuel and motivation and lessons to get better,” Boddie said. “That senior class can’t right the ship but this group can do that.” Southington lost in the Class LL championship game to Greenwich 45-6 last year but returns a core group of players from that team, many of whom were younger and stepped up to replace injured starters.
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