BLOOMFIELD – The last time Ansonia and Bloomfield faced each other was the last game of last season in the Class S state championship.
Ansonia dominated in that game and Bloomfield had all of its off-season to think about it. And in the first game of the season Thursday night, the Warhawks had a chance to avenge that loss, playing Ansonia for the first time at Bloomfield.
But Bloomfield fell in a close game, 23-14.
Ansonia, who has played Bloomfield eight times in the state championship game, won the matchup last year, 58-12 and had beaten the Warhawks in a close game for the title in 2022.
Daniel Ayala scored what proved to be the game winner on a 51-yard TD pass on the first play of the fourth quarter. The Chargers scored on a safety late in the fourth quarter.
Bloomfield’s defense takes down Ansonia’s Crishon Fogle (0) during the first half at Bloomfield High School’s Phil Rubin Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
Ansonia scored first on a 4-yard run by Crishon Fogle with 4:37 left in the first quarter and the PAT gave the Chargers a 7-0 lead.
But Bloomfield got on the board with a 51-yard run by Romar Heron. The conversion failed and the Warhawks trailed 7-6 with 9:55 left in the half.
Ansonia marched down the field on the next series, and after eight plays, the Chargers scored on a 1-yard run by Javier Figuroa. The kick was good and Ansonia led 14-6. Bloomfield tied the score at 14 on a 60-yard run by Cameron White on the second play of the third quarter and had a two-point conversion.
Bloomfield senior Zion Banton was injured with eight minutes to go in the game and was taken off the field on a stretcher. Bloomfield coach Ty Outlaw said after the game that Banton was in concussion protocol.
