Teams of the week

Who impressed in Week 2 of Vermont high school football? Here's my perspective:

Teams of the week

• Division I: Their were plenty of clutch performances around the league this weekend -- with Hartford's hard-fought win over Colchester and Brattleboro's overtime thriller against St. Johnsbury particularly coming to mind. But Mt. Anthony's 20-13 victory over Essex was the biggest in my opinion. The Patriots proved their close battle with Middlebury on opening night was no fluke, and even with a difficult schedule ahead, MAU showed it's in position to make the playoffs for the first time since 2009 -- and possibly challenge for its first home postseason game since 1994.
• Division II: As a Burlington alumnus and employee (I'm the Scholars' Bowl coach), I'm so tempted to say the Seahorses after they finally ended their losing streak against Rice. But in fairness, the performance of the week has to be Burr and Burton's. Saturday's 58-21 beatdown was a pretty emphatic way for the Bulldogs to pay back Fair Haven for last season's semifinal upset. With QB Griffin Stalcup piling up 12 TDs in the first two weeks, BBA is now clearly the team to beat.
• Division III: Emphatic payback is also the theme here after Otter Valley romped past defending champion BFA-Fairfax, 54-0, a rematch of the 2014 title game. Between touchdowns from five players and holding the Bullets to 66 yards of offense, the Otters showed they're ready for another run deep into November.

Game of the week

•  Brattleboro 41, St. Johnsbury 40 (2OT): Double overtime in itself is impressive. Add in the fact that both teams had a player with a five-touchdown day -- Chuck Diakite for Brattleboro and Collin Urie for St. Johnsbury -- and you've got quite the thriller. The kicking game decided it for the Colonels as both teams missed field goals on the first possession of overtime and the extra point was the decider in the second OT.