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When the Weaver and Hartford Public high school football teams combined to form a co-operative team , along with Classical Magnet, there was plenty of skepticism from all sides of the fierce city rivalry, from both alumni and players.

Hartford Public graduate and unofficial sports historian Mike Forrest, the president of the Hartford Public High Athletic Hall of Fame, called the decision “disappointing.”

Hartford Public wide receiver/defensive back Jaiden Booth, bound for Central Connecticut, admitted he had reservations as well.

“Being in Hartford, I’ve heard a lot,” Booth said Wednesday before practice at Weaver High School. “People didn’t like our co-op at first. I didn’t like the co-op at first. I’m a Pub kid. I can’t be near all t

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