Derby/Shelton Rotary Club

Rotary Celebrates Thanksgiving Day Rivalry

The 2011 luncheon was held at the Russian Lodge in Shelton on Tuesday, November 22.
 

Shelton Won in 2011: 26-19

Shelton head coach Jeff Roy and players are presented with the Derby/Shelton Rotary Club trophy by past presidents Steve Balog. Steve is chairman of the annual Thanksgiving Game Football Luncheon and a past president of the club.

The Derby/Shelton Rotary Club continued one of its best traditions - the annual Football Luncheon - for senior members of the Derby and Shelton football teams and cheerleading squads on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at the Russian Lodge in Shelton.

Mayors & Superintendents showed their colors and sportsmanship!

Both Shelton Coach Jeff Roy and Derby Coach George French spoke and introduced their players. However, the real highlight for the day was the speaking of the former members of each team who were the featured speakers. Dennis Wanzie, a former winner of the Silver Turkey Award and a current assistant coach at Shelton and Tom Able of Derby delivered nostalgic and motivational talks about their experiences, and ironically for the second straight year neither of the speakers won the game during their senior season.

Tony Branca, a former head coach at Shelton High who designed and built the Rotary trophy pictured above was also in attendance. The winning team on Thanksgiving Day will get to keep the trophy for a year. When a team gets 10 wins, it gets to keep the trophy permanently. Shelton has now won two both of the games since this new trophy was put in play. The tradition of the trophy dates back to the first one put in play way back in 1947 when it was known as the Shelton Looms trophy.

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