Battle for the Bell: Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game and scores from every BC/BE showdown 

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Posted By: Michael Letendre November 24, 2022

By Michael Letendre 

Since 1996, the annual Thanksgiving Day football battles between Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern have seen the best offense and defense players recognized for their outstanding efforts.

The Thomas R. Monahan Player of the Game Awards are given to four players, two apiece from each school on both offense and defense.

Some of the players have earned multiple awards over the years and the list of recipients is a who’s who of Bristol players from years gone by.

Here’s a look at every Battle for the Bell Offensive and Defensive Player of The Game award winners, starting with the first awards in 1996:   

THOMAS R. MONAHAN
PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARDS 

1996 

BE Offensive Player of the Game: Reinaldo Soto 

BE Defense Player of the Game: Rob Houle 

BC Offense Player of the Game: Nick Richardson 

BC Defense Player of the Game: Garth Camp 

1997  

BE Offense: Pat Brookman 

BE Defense: Ryan Forcier 

BC Offense: Craig Capurso 

BC Defense: Brian Kozikowski 

1998 

BE Offense: Pat Brookman and Reinaldo Soto 

BE Defense: Ryan Bauder 

BC Offense: Craig Capurso 

BC Defense: Jim Piotrowski 

1999  

BE Offense: Ed Stanton 

BE Defense: Eric Carbone 

BC Offense: Tim Washington 

BC Defense: Mike Egan 

2000 

BE Offense: Eric Carbone 

BE Defense: Adam Zadrozny 

BC Offense: Tim Washington 

BC Defense: Mike Drury 

2001 

BE Offense: Brian Walker 

BE Defense: Adam Zadrozny 

BC Offense: Tim Washington 

BC Defense: Jason Kasparian 

2002 

BE Offense: Brian Walker 

BE Defense: Nick Consonni 

BC Offense: Breyone Evans 

BC Defense: Mike Correa  

2003  

BE Offense: Greg Jenkins 

BE Defense: Kyle Curtis 

BC Offense: D.J. Hernandez 

BC Defense: Josh Whistnant 

2004  

BE Offense: Lorenzo Brown 

BE Defense: Jeff Laroche 

BC Offense: Cory Brown, Sean Ware and Steve Ziogas 

BC Defense: Mike Fiorini 

2005 

BE Offense: Kyle Mullaney 

BE Defense: Greg Grochowski 

BC Offense: Dustin Tucker 

BC Defense: Jeremy Raducha 

2006  

BE Offense: Todd Krolikowski 

BE Defense: Joe Langer 

BC Offense: Aaron Hernandez 

BC Defense: Dennis Sansoucie 

2007  

BE Offense: David Casanova 

BE Defense: Tom Tarantino 

BC Offense: Matt Coyne 

BC Defense: Nolan Galipo 

2008  

BE Offense: Dean Connelly 

BE Defense: Tyrell Holmes 

BC Offense: Dymetric Maisonet 

BC Defense: Dan Belfi 

2009  

BE Offense: Raymond Ortiz 

BE Defense: Dylan Oakes 

BC Offense: Jared Lincoln 

BC Defense: Kyle Pecevich 

2010  

BE Offense: Dylon Ouellette 

BE Defense: Tyrell Holmes 

BC Offense: Tim White 

BC Defense: John Simpson 

2011  

BE Offense: Jahmil Effend 

BE Defense: Mitch Wheelock 

BC Offense: Mike Benites 

BC Offense: Dylan Stanco 

2012  

BE Offense: Nick Crowley 

BE Defense: Harrison Sacharko 

BC Offense: Jake Martel 

BC Defense: Jarrett Michaels 

2013  

BE Offense: Gerry Ouellette 

BE Defense: Kyle Porter 

BC Offense: Tyler Burrow 

BC Defense: Christian Hildebrand 

2014  

BE Offense: Gerry Ouellette 

BE Defense: Allen Arbuckle 

BC Offense: D’Andre Conaway 

BC Defense: Tommy Nelligan 

2015  

BE Offense: Josh Sampson 

BE Defense: Zac Thompson 

BC Offense: Noah Cruz 

BC Defense: Tyler Boi 

2016  

BE Offense: Connor Trowbridge 

BE Defense: Tyler Mason 

BC Offense: Luis Medina 

BC Defense: Mike Guzman 

2017  

BE Offense: Ariza Kolloverja 

BE Defense: Elijah Gagliardo 

BC Offense: Dathan Hickey 

BC Defense: Devon Dawson 

2018  

BE Offense: Justin Marshall 

BE Defense: Matt D’Amato 

BC Offense: Justus Fitzpatrick 

BC Defense: Ryan Rodriguez 

2019  

BE Offense: Alex Marshall 

BE Defense: Bobby Mosback 

BC Offense: Victor Rosa 

BC Defense: Jakob Salinas 

2021  

BE Offense: Alex Marshall 

BE Defense: Austin Shorette 

BC Offense: Victor Rosa 

BC Defense: Dan Lauretti 

And while we’re here, let’s look at all the scores from past Central/Eastern battles: a historic rivalry that first took place in 1959 when Bristol high school broke off into two individual institutions. 

Currently, the Rams lead the all-time series by 14 games: 

Here’s all the scores from all the past showdowns: 

All-Time Records: Bristol Central leads the series, 37-23-2 

1959 — Bristol Central, 14-0 

1960 — Bristol Central, 20-0 

1961 — Bristol Central, 20-0 

1962 — Tie, 6-6 

1963 — Bristol Eastern, 16-0 

1964 — Bristol Eastern, 21-0 

1965 — Bristol Eastern, 14-0 

1966 — Bristol Eastern, 20-13 

1967 — Bristol Central, 8-0 

1968 — Bristol Eastern, 20-13 

1969 — Bristol Eastern, 27-6 

1970 — Bristol Eastern, 32-22 

1971 — Bristol Central, 34-0 

1972 — Bristol Central, 16-12 

1973 — Bristol Eastern, 7-0 

1974 — Bristol Eastern, 7-6 

1975 — Bristol Central, 19-0 

1976 — Bristol Central, 20-6 

1977 — Bristol Central, 24-21 

1978 — Bristol Central, 22-6 

1979 — Bristol Central, 8-6 

1980 — Bristol Central, 12-0 

1981 — Bristol Central, 13-8 

1982 — Bristol Central, 18-13 

1983 — Bristol Central, 6-0 

1984 — Bristol Central, 33-8 

1985 — Bristol Eastern, 14-8 

1986 — Bristol Central, 31-0 

1987 — Bristol Central, 22-0 

1988 — Bristol Eastern, 14-12 

1989 — Bristol Central, 20-13 

1990 — Bristol Central, 34-14 

1991 — Bristol Central, 20-14 

1992 — Bristol Central, 24-0 

1993 — Bristol Central, 18-0 

1994 — Bristol Eastern, 22-6 

1995 — Bristol Central, 12-0 

1996 — Bristol Eastern, 29-14 

1997 — Bristol Eastern, 33-7 

1998 — Bristol Eastern, 35-7 

1999 — Bristol Central, 28-6 

2000 — Bristol Central, 39-0 

2001 — Bristol Central, 36-12 

2002 — Bristol Central, 38-0 

2003 — Bristol Central, 20-0 

2004 — Bristol Central, 20-0 

2005 — Bristol Central, 20-7 

2006 — Tie, 14-14 

2007 — Bristol Eastern, 42-14 

2008 — Bristol Eastern, 34-28 

2009 — Bristol Eastern, 46-13 

2010 — Bristol Eastern, 35-0 

2011 — Bristol Eastern, 21-14 

2012 — Bristol Eastern 17-6 

2013 ­— Bristol Eastern, 21-18 

2014 ­— Bristol Eastern, 20-18 

2015 — Bristol Central, 12-4 

2016 — Bristol Central, 30-12 

2017 — Bristol Central, 33-27 

2018 — Bristol Central 24-19 

2019 — Bristol Central 34-32 (OT) 

2020 – No Game due to the pandemic 

2021 – Bristol Central 38, Bristol Eastern 8 

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