The Brookfield High Circle of Excellence
BROOKFIELD, Conn. — The football program at Brookfield High School has a long history of success. It has been blessed with excellent coaches and has won several state championships. Not to mention some great players, teams, and dedicated parents. However, there was no process in place to honor those who have been instrumental in building and maintaining the program and celebrating its successes. Until last year when the Brookfield High Circle of Excellence was formed as part of Brookfield Football Pride and Tradition. Led by Marc Angarano, a former coach at BHS himself, a team of 11 administrators and moderators was assembled and the Circle of Excellence was born.
Inductees have included players, coaches, entire teams, and even an distinguished member who was none of the above. The Inaugural inductees were Coach Rich Angarano (26 years) and Scott Lutrus, a 2 year team captain who went on to play 4 years at UCONN. In September of last year the Brookfield Football Pride and Tradition sponsored the first Annual Circle of Excellence Awards Dinner where the 2021 inductees were also honored. Recently the 2022 inductees were announced. Both are listed below:
| 2021 Inductees | Class | 2022 Inductees | Class | |
| Players | Players | |||
| Mike Vulcano | 1974 | Frank Smith | 1974 | |
| Rob Hausmann | 1989 | Mick Consalvo | 1983 | |
| Brian Coates | 1994 | Francis Balzi | 1991 | |
| Louie D’Arcangelo | 2000 | Dwayne Bates | 1994 | |
| Coaches | Reid Ellis | 1994 | ||
| Tom Taylor | Mark Erhardt | 1996 | ||
| Bob Serrano | Ryan Pacific | 2004 | ||
| Bob Underhill | Teams | |||
| Teams | 2005 | |||
| 1995 | Distinguished Member | |||
| 2008 | Secundino Paulino | |||
The current Board of Directors of Brookfield Football Pride and Tradition consists of:
Marc Angarano, President
Kristen Joshi, Treasurer
Fran Balzi, Director
Bryan Muller, Current Head Coach
Angela Reich, Secretary
Rich Angarano, Advisor
Skip Consalvo, Director
Anthony Reich
John Balzi
Mick Consalvo
The Second Annual Circle of Excellence Celebration will be held next Fall at which time the 2022 inductees will be honored. For more information visit
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