Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

We would like to send out our most heartfelt Season's Greetings to each and every one of our bloggers and readers! You guys (and we know there are some gals out there, too!) have once again made another year a blast for us. This is the best independent football blog in the state not just because of the work that we do, but just as much because of the input and discussion spurred by all of you. It would be boring without you.

There will be plenty more in wrapping up the 2011 season very soon. The All-Valley Teams will be released mid-next week and the New Haven Register All-State Teams are set to be published during the first week of January. And of course, we still have the NVL Blog Awards on the way in the middle of January (and we'll be asking for your input, too).

Once again, thank you all for making this a great place for local high school football (and invariably other things) discussion, and we're looking forward to sharing another year with all of you. Thanks to all the players, coaches, parents, and fans who always remind us that they enjoy reading our work. It's always a pleasure to meet bloggers and readers at games, and we had a blast doing that throughout this season.

Be sure to celebrate the holiday season joyously and responsibly (here's looking at you, Seeing Red). Believe it or not, we wouldn't want anything to happen to you guys.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!