ConVal lineman Gareth Armstrong at practice in 2019.
ConVal lineman Gareth Armstrong at practice in 2019. Credit: Staff photo by Ben Conant—

ConVal senior lineman Gareth Armstrong announced his commitment to play football at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge next fall. 

“After numerous conversations with my family and the coaches, I am proud to say that I am continuing my athletic and athletic career at Franklin Pierce University,” Armstrong wrote in an announcement Monday. 

Armstrong was ConVal’s only First Team All-State selection this fall as an offensive lineman and was also picked to play in the Dartmouth-Hitchcock CHaD game on June 25 at Saint Anselm College.

FPU went 0-10 in Division II in 2021 under head coach Russell Gaskamp.