Torrington’s Nicholas Coleman (5) scored two TDs and four two-point conversion runs in Saturday’s NVL win over Gilbert co-op in Winsted. More game photos
WINSTED, Oct. 10, 2026 – Leading by two points at halftime of Saturday’s Naugatuck Valley League football game, Torrington surprised the Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic co-op on the opening kickoff of the third quarter.
The Red Raiders began the second half with an onside kick which they recovered. On the next play, Torrington’s Nicholas Coleman raced around the end 42 yards to the Gilbert four-yard line.
Cameron Roxbury scored on a four-yard run – the first of five second half touchdowns by the Raiders on Saturday at Van Why Field as Torrington in 52-14 victory.
On Torrington’s next possession, Carl Salinas got around the end and raced 61 yards for a touchdown and a 32-14 lead after Coleman’s two-point conversion run.
Later in the quarter after a Yellowjacket fumble and a Torrington fumble, it was Gilbert with the ball on their own 27-yard line. The Red Raiders put pressure on QB Aiden Cassella whose pass was intercepted by Roxbury, who ran it in for a 25-yard touchdown and a 39-14 lead.
Salinas scored his second TD of the game on a 22-yard run with 11:00 left in the fourth quarter and Naziah Lopez.
Torrington’s Owen Miller (28) gets a hand on Gilbert co-op QB SanMiguel Baez (8) in Saturday’s NVL game in Winsted. More game photos
Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic (0-4) took an early 7-0 lead on an 80-yard run from Aaron Berube and a extra point kick from Michael Lai in the first quarter.
The Raiders (3-2) took an 8-7 lead on an 8-yard run from Coleman and a two-point conversion run. Gilbert co-op regained the lead on another big run from Berube of 50 yards and the extra point from Lai, 14-8.
Coleman’s nine-yard TD run and another two-point conversion run gave Torrington a 16-14 lead at the break.
Coleman ran for two touchdowns and four two-point conversions in the game.
Torrington has won three in a row against the Yellowjackets since they joined the NVL in 2022. The Raiders own a 13-4-2 edge in games against Gilbert dating back to 1895. Yes, that is the 19th century.
The 52 points was the second-highest scoring output in the series. Torrington scored 55 points in a 55-21 win over the Yellowjackets a year ago.
Torrington 52, Gilbert co-op 14
At Winsted
Torrington (3-2) 0 16 23 13 — 52
Gilbert co-op (0-4) 7 7 0 0 – 14
First quarter
G: Aaron Berube 80 run (Michael Lai kick)
Second quarter
T: Nicholas Coleman 8 run (Coleman run)
G: Berube 50 run (Lai kick)
T: Coleman 9 run (Coleman run)
Third quarter
T: Cameron Roxbury 4 run (Coleman run), 11:36
T: Carl Salinas 61 run (Coleman run), 8:39
T: Roxbury 25 interception return (Anthony Ciesco kick), 3:09
Fourth quarter
T: Salinas 12 run (Ciesco kick), 11:00
T: Naziah Lopez 8 run (kick failed), 7:22
