2023 Season Preview: Kingswood Oxford “Wyverns.”

<!-- wp:image {"align":"center","id":952951,"width":199,"height":199,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08/10-KINGSWOOD-OXFORD-SCHOOL-.jpg?w=743" alt="" class="wp-image-952951" style="width:199px;height:199px" width="199" height="199" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> Our next Preseason Preview is the <strong>2023 Connecticut King Oxford (Wildcats)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Team Overview: </strong> The Kingswood Oxford football program is steeped in tradition, hard work, and dedication.&nbsp; Beginning preseason at the end of August and continuing through November, the Wyverns compete in NEPSAC and the highly competitive Evergreen League.&nbsp; The team has seen significant success recently, appearing in bowl games in 2014, 2015, and 2018, winning the New England Championship in 2015.&nbsp; The team practices and plays on the Hoffman Turf Field and has an automatic Hudl camera that can record and live stream practices and games.&nbsp; The Wyverns also frequently utilize Tomasso Hall for film study and both the Field House and Varsity Weight Room throughout the preseason and the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023</strong> <strong>Returning Notable Offensive Players: </strong> 6 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 Returning Notable Defensive Players:</strong> 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":1} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLASS OF 2024 TOP RECRUITS TO WATCH:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block 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Originally two separate schools, Kingswood School and Oxford School for boys and girls respectively, KO is now a co-educational institution.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->