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Vote Now! Middletown High's Blue Dragons Vying for NBC Game of Week

You have until 9 p.m. Wednesday to cast your vote for Middletown High School's football team — the winner will be televised this week on NBC Connecticut.

The Middletown High School freshman football game this Friday has been selected as a nominee for NBC Connecticut's Game of the Week.

NBC CT has nominated four games: Middletown at Simsbury, Wethersfield at East Hartford, Derby at Woodland and Branford at Hillhouse.

The Middletown High Blue Dragons have an 8-1 record, while the Simsbury Trojans have a 2-7 season so far. The game takes place Friday at Simsbury High School at 7 p.m.

The game with the most votes at the end of the voting period will be featured in NBC Connecticut's Friday night football coverage.

The voting period continue through 9 p.m. Wednesday. NBC CT will announce the winning game during their 11 p.m. newscast on Wednesday. The voting takes place through a special app on their 


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