COMMENTARY: Resiliency needed now more than ever for Branford after another state runner-up finish

  • Branford coach Oscar Saavedra meets with his team while Trenton celebrates in the background following the Class 1A state championship on Wednesday. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)
    Branford coach Oscar Saavedra meets with his team while Trenton celebrates in the background following the Class 1A state championship on Wednesday. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)

    CLERMONT — Allow me to paint a picture: A man wanders through a desert. Bereft of water, direction or shade, the man carries on, stumbling over sand dunes and ancient fossils despite all evidence…