Spartan gridders homeless

New Hartford’s high school football team will be hitting the road for all of its games this season.

 

With New Hartford’s Don Edick Field scheduled to be torn up and covered by artificial turf, the Spartans will play their “home” games at Thomas R. Proctor High School’s D’Alessandro Stadium, Rome Free Academy Stadium, and Sauquoit Valley High School.

 

New Hartford, a Section III Class A finalist a year ago, plays National Division rival Camden at Proctor on opening night, Sept. 5.

 

“Obviously, we’d like to play at home, but it’s not going to change our approach,” said New Hartford head coach Bob Jones. “I just feel bad for the seniors not being able to play at home in their final season. I don’t think it will bother the kids, though. It’ll be different, that’s all.”

 

One Spartan who will probably look forward to playing those home games at neutral sites (all have artificial turf) is junior tailback Joey Carcone. At RFA Stadium last year, he showed his big-play potential in a 22-15 win over Whitesboro in the Section III Class A semifinals.