
New era ready to start for CVU football program
Defending D1 state champions have new coaching staff, new starting units for title defense
THE HARDEST THING TO DO IN SPORTS.. ISN’T WINNING A CHAMPIONSHIP… IT’S FOLLOWING UP A CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGN. C-V-U HAD THE MOST DOMINANT SEASON IN VERMONT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HISTORY A YEAR AGO… AND NOW.. HAVE TO RETOOL AFTER LOOSING ALMOST 30 KIDS TO GRADUATION AND PREP SCHOOL AND SO BEGINS A NEW DAWN IN HINESBURG! THE REDHAWKS WITH A COMPLETLY NEW LOOK.. JUST ONE STARTER BEING BROUGHT BACK FROM LAST YEARS CHAMPIONSHIP CORE.. AND A NEW SIDELINE BOSS! FRANK PARISI TAKES THE HELM FROM RAHN FLEMMING.. AFTER SPENDING THE LAST FEW YEARS AS AN ASSISTANT.. AND DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR. NOW.. HE STEPS INTO A NEW CHALLENGE.. TAKING ALL THE WISDOM HE CAN FROM HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIANCES <Frank Parisi, CVU FOotball HEad Coach – “So, obviously, I have big shoes to fill.But Ron’s been great, great mentor so far. You know, and he will be going forward. He’s in the building helping me out with a lot of things. know, this year we’re super young. I’m not going to lie. But I think we’re going to be very competitive, and I look forward to building on the future years. “> IT’S NOT GOING TO BE EASY FOR C-V-U IF THEY DESIRE TO GET BACK ON TOP OF THE VERMONT FOOTBALL MOUNTAIN. UNDERSTANDING THE TASK AT HAND.. THE PLAYERS ARE TAKING EACH DAY ONE AT A TIME.. FOCUSING ON BRINGING YOUNGER PLAYERS UP TO SPEED… ON THE UBUNTU CULTURE THAT DEFINES THE C-V-U PROGRAM <Will Hilgerdt, Lineman – “We’ve we’ve done the work in the off season. You lifting. We have, summer he’s taking over for our strength and conditioning coach. He’s been great. You know, we have a great new program and so many young guys have, you know, been getting into it “> <Jake Barrett, Senior – “I think this two weeks is going to, you know, do pretty, do us pretty well because, you know, we’re out here doing two sessions a day, five or so hours a da
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A new dawn is on the horizon for CVU’s football program.The 2024 Vermont Division I state champions lost almost 30 players from its state championship team, a tough task for first-year head coach Frank Parisi, now in charge of bringing a young team up to varsity-level speed.The RedHawks open their season on September 5th at Rutland, the team they beat in the 2024 title game.Watch the video above for a full preview of the 2025 RedHawks!
A new dawn is on the horizon for CVU’s football program.
The 2024 Vermont Division I state champions lost almost 30 players from its state championship team, a tough task for first-year head coach Frank Parisi, now in charge of bringing a young team up to varsity-level speed.
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The RedHawks open their season on September 5th at Rutland, the team they beat in the 2024 title game.
Watch the video above for a full preview of the 2025 RedHawks!