09/15/2026
2026 has been a tough year for the Platt Panther Football Program, in which 5 people passed away who had deep roots to our program. We are dedicating our season to them by wearing a sticker on the helmet of each player. Each individual will be missed, but their efforts to make the Platt Football Program better will not soon be forgotten.
Ray Fortier - Class of 1956 (Meriden HS) and longtime Teacher & Athletic Director at Platt HS.
James Frederick, Jr. - Class of 1966 and longtime Platt Football Booster Club President. He was also instrumental in the planning and building of Falcon Field.
Robert "Doc Bob" Mastrianni - he spent decades as the Football Athletic Trainer who loved to serve others through his craft.
Paul Dorschied - Class of 1998 and played on the 1997 State Championship finalist team. He was a tremendous teammate and fiery competitor.
Ryan David - Class of 2007 and was a standout Football & Baseball player along with being in the Top 10 of his class.
We will have a brief ceremony and moment of silence before our game Thursday at Falcon Field around 6:20pm.
