Ray Boa

Ray

Ray Boa
(Soccer, 1973)


The Danbury High School soccer team started making great strides as the dominant soccer program in the greater Danbury area in the early 1970’s. At the forefront of that rise was 1973 graduate Ray Boa. Ray was a three year starter on the Hatter soccer squad and was captain of the 1972 team. In his senior season he was the second leading scorer on the team behind the area’s leading scorer and fellow captain Steve Konstantinides. The Hatters finished that season with a 10-1-1 record after being eliminated in an upset loss to New Canaan. The DHS team was ranked #2 in the state at that time. After high school Ray continued his soccer career at Western Connecticut State College. His post high school career was even more impressive than his high school career. He played four years for the Colonials and was named Outstanding Soccer Player for the 1976 WestConn team. His efforts at WestConn earned Ray induction to the WesConn Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. In the years following his WestConn graduation Ray has been actively involved in the Danbury community in a variety of capacities. He coached and still coaches the Danbury Dragons Youth Soccer team, he was a player-coach for the Portuguese American Club, is a member of the Board of Directors at Danbury Hospital and the Board of Trustees of Union Savings Bank. His involvement with the Portuguese Club has extended well beyond playing and coaching as he has served in the capacity of President of the Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees for that institution.