Last Day To Buy Tickets For 18th Walter Camp Breakfast of Champions

Today is your final day to purchase tickets to the 18th Walter Camp Breakfast of Champions. The event is set for Saturday March 14th at Mohegan Sun Casino in the Earth Ballroom. Doors are slated to open between 8:30 and 9:00AM and the breakfast will begin at 10:00AM and go until 1:00PM.

Here’s what you need to do to ensure you don’t miss out on the most exciting annual event in Connecticut high school football!

To purchase your ticket, click on this LINK here. Tickets are $70.00 and your ticket includes a full buffet breakfast along with the opportunity to see live presentations of the following awards: Josesph W. Kelly Award (#1 Team in the State), all six CIAC State Champions, Connecticut High School Player of the Year, Connecticut High School Coach of the Year, the Inspiration Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

If you’re looking for any information about the property the event will be held at along with lodging questions, you can find your answers at this LINK.

In addition to your ticket including a buffet breakfast and seeing the presentation of awards, your ticket gets you into Game On for Unlimited Game Play at the conclusion of the 18th Walter Camp Breakfast of Champions. Please reserve your spot at this LINK, so we can provide a head count to them. All Unlimited Game Cards will be distributed to guests upon check in before the event.

Like we mentioned above, there are a lot of awards that will be given out and presented this year along with a handful of exciting speakers that we can’t wait for you to experience first hand.

For this years Connecticut High School Football Player of the Year, the three finalists are Windsor QB AJ Robinson, who led his team to a Class MM state title with a 23-13 win over Bunnell, Killingly RB Hayden Allard, who was a finalist for the award last year, but was beat out by Ansonia running back Quintez Whittle, and New Canaan wide receiver Andrew Esposito, who was influential in New Canaan winning this years Class L state championship over Cheshire.

One of these three extremely talented young men will take home Connecticut High School Football Player of the Year and you can see it happen in person by purchasing tickets at this LINK.

Another huge award to look forward to is Connecticut High School Football Coach of the Year. This years finalists are Erik Becker of Daniel Hand who led the Tigers to a 12-1 record and a 37-13 win over Killingly High School, New Canaan’s Lou Marinelli who led New Canaan to an undefeated 13-0 record and a 34-14 win over Cheshire in the Class L state championship game, and Sheehan’s John Ferrazi who was able to lead the Titans to an 11-2 record this past season and Class S championship with a 21-7 win over Northwest Catholic.

Every year at the Walter Camp Breakfast of Champions, the foundation honors former Connecticut high school football players who excelled at the next level. This year, two players join the ranks of Dwight Freeney, Dan Orlovsky, Niko Koutouvides, Zach Allen, and Tyler Booker as they will receive the Connecticut College Players of the Year.

On the offensive side of the ball, former UConn running back and current Michigan State running back, Cam Edwards will be taking home the award. In 2025, Edwards rushed for 1,240 yards and 15 touchdowns. Edwards played his high school football at Norwalk High School.

On the opposite side of the ball is former Northwestern and North Carolina State and current Michigan State linebacker, Kenny Soares Jr. Soares, who played his high school football at Avon Old Farms, was a force on the Wolfpack defense in 2025 tallying 80 tackles, 2 pass breakups, and 1 fumble recovery.

A few other awards being presented are the Joseph W. Kelly Award, which honors the number one team high school football team in the state of Connecticut, the Lifetime Achievement Award which will be given to legendary Seymour High School football coach, Paul Sponheimer, and the Inspiration Award.

Again, if you are interested in attending the 18th Walter Camp Breakfast of Champions, you can purchase tickets at this LINK!

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