All 16 FCIAC football teams will begin the 2024 season this weekend, with 14 Connecticut High School Football Alliance games on Friday, and two more on Saturday. Friday, Sept. 13 Greenwich 24, West Haven 6 Ludlowe 53, NFA 7 Manchester 28, Danbury 22 New Britain 48, Brien McMahon 27 New Canaan 42, Maloney 13 Westhill … Read more
Defending state Class L champion New Canaan is ranked No. 1 while leading a trio of FCIAC teams ranked in the top three spots, and there are four conference teams among the top five in the GameTimeCT 2024 Preseason Top 10 Football Poll which was released Sept. 8. Darien and defending state Class LL champion … Read more
WESTPORT — At the Staples football team’s first OTA last month, coach Adam Behrends wore a hat with the word “state” in all caps on it. Behrends said they were left as talismen on the buses for his staff and the players on the Staples football team before they departed last December for the Class … Read more
The 2024 Fall athletic season starts with boys golf this week, with volleyball, soccer, field hockey, cross country, girls swimming and diving and football to follow in early September. You can check out the fall schedules by clicking the links below Football Girls Volleyball Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Field Hockey Boys Cross Country Girls Cross … Read more
Former FCIAC football stars Jackson Mitchell of Ridgefield and Cam Edwards of Norwalk both had very good years and were two of the best players for the University of Connecticut during the fall, 2023, season. Mitchell ended his UConn career with such a good senior year as a 6-foot-2, 235-pound inside linebacker that he earned … Read more
That perennial FCIAC football strength was prevalent again with five teams being ranked among the top nine in both final state football polls – specifically highlighted by Staples and New Canaan winning state championships in the two largest state class football playoffs and being ranked 1-2 in both polls. The Staples Wreckers of fourth-year coach … Read more
Staples and New Canaan both claimed state championships with close wins in the CIAC finals on Saturday. Staples defeated West Haven 21-20 in the Class LL final as Max Maurillo tackled Armani Reid at the one-yard line on a two-point conversion attempt with 1:15 remaining. It was the Wreckers’ first state championship since 2005. In … Read more
Final – Saturday, Dec. 9 Class LL Staples 21, West Haven 20 Class L New Canaan 28, Darien 21 Class MM North Haven 21, Wilton 0 Semifinals – Sunday, Dec. 3, 12:30 p.m. Class LL Staples 41, Southington 0 West Haven 26, Greenwich 13 Final: No. 3 West Haven vs. No. 1 Staples at Arute … Read more
Top-ranked Staples, Greenwich, New Canaan, and Wilton were all ranked among the Top 10 in both state polls prior to the CIAC playoffs and all four of them, along with fellow FCIAC member Darien, won their quarterfinal games Tuesday and advanced to Sunday’s semifinals. Top-seeded Staples nipped eighth-seeded Fairfield Prep, 13-12, and Greenwich’s second-seeded and … Read more
All-FCIAC Football First Team and individual photos are available as digital images or as 8×10 glossy prints. To purchase photos, click here or email [email protected]. First Team RB Erick Andrade, Westhill Athlete John Bardin, Danbury QB Chris Bellantoni, Fairfield Ludlowe DB Alex Benevento, New Canaan DL Miles Chisholm, New Canaan OL/DL Tanner Chlupsa, Staples WR/DB Kyle Colsey, … Read more