Young Norwalk Football Players Head To Playoffs

NORWALK, Conn. – Two Norwalk eighth-grade football players will play Saturday in a Football University national championship playoff game in Ohio.

Norwalk football players Courtlyn Victrum, left, and Dre Russell will play for a Connecticut team in a national tournament this weekend in Ohio.
Photo Credit: *Contributed by Brent Green*

Tom Renner

12/07/2012 12:00 a.m.

Dre Russell and Courtlyn Victrum will play for the Connecticut South team against a team from Massachusetts in a third-round game. The winner advances to the quarterfinals Sunday.

Russell and Victrum were part of a Connecticut team that won two games last weekend, including a 28-0 win over Long Island in the second round. Connecticut also beat a team from New York City last weekend and did not surrender a touchdown in two games.

The winners from the Ohio region will advance to the semifinals in San Antonio on Jan. 4. The semifinal winners play for the national title Jan. 6.

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