Defensive Back, 6-1, 185
Ansonia, Conn.
Ansonia HS/Milford Academy
High School: Named the state of Connecticut’s Player of the Year by the New Haven Register and was also named first-team All-State by the Register ... Named to the Hartford Courant’s All-State team as a quarterback ... Named All-State each of the past three years ... Rated as one of the top 10 prospects in New England ... Selected as a Tri-State All Star by MSG TV ... Three times named all-conference ... A key player on Ansonia’s 2002 and 2003 undefeated state class S championship teams, rushing for 218 yards and two touchdowns in this past fall’s 55-0 title game win … Also threw a TD pass in the win … In the team’s 2002 state title game win over Notre Dame-Fairfield, Tinney had a rushing touchdown, an interception return TD and a pair of two-point conversion runs to nab game MVP honors, on the heels of a 10-carry, 212-yard, three TD performance, all in the first half, of the team’s semifinal win over Immaculate ... Team captain … Personal: Kenneth Tinney … Academic Interest: Arts and Science.