Being named a captain of a high school sports team is a huge honor for athletes. Those who earn the captain’s role are leaders for their peers both on and off the field, and take on a great responsibility to their teammates and coaches. The FCIAC is honoring these leaders with the “Meet The Captains” … Read more
Being named a captain of a high school sports team is a huge honor for athletes. Those who earn the captain’s role are leaders for their peers both on and off the field, and take on a great responsibility to their teammates and coaches. The FCIAC is honoring these leaders with the “Meet The Captains” … Read more
Being named a captain of a high school sports team is a huge honor for athletes. Those who earn the captain’s role are leaders for their peers both on and off the field, and take on a great responsibility to their teammates and coaches. The FCIAC is honoring these leaders with the “Meet The Captains” … Read more
Being named a captain of a high school sports team is a huge honor for athletes. Those who earn the captain’s role are leaders for their peers both on and off the field, and take on a great responsibility to their teammates and coaches. The FCIAC is honoring these leaders with the “Meet The Captains” … Read more
New Canaan’s AJ Rakoczy (8) and Jack Defrancesco (14) wrap up Greenwich’s Tysen Comizio (40) during Saturday night’s football game at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo Saturday night’s Greenwich-New Canaan showdown was hyped as a heavyweight battle of two premier FCIAC football programs. And for the 3,000-plus fans that packed Dunning Field, the Cardinals … Read more
NEW CANAAN — Greenwich’s start to Saturday night’s showdown against FCIAC football rival was like a dream, as it scored 21 points during the first 5 minutes, 16 seconds of play.
For the Rams, it was a nightmare.
A lightning fast beginning, in which it scored 21 unanswered points, ignited Greenwich to a 42-14 victory, before a near packed house at Dunning Field.
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Darien’s Connor Fay (64) and Alex Quirk wrap up Staples; Timmy Luciano during the Blue Wave’s 24-0 victory on Saturday, Oct. 6. — Dave Stewart photo The Darien football team led the Staples Wreckers 3-0 at halftime — an extremely thin margin by relative standards for the Blue Wave. As it turns out, three points … Read more
Jimmy O’Brien (left) threw three touchdown passes in Wilton’s 41-8 rout of Central on Friday night. — GretchenMcMahonPhotography.com The injury-ravaged Wilton High football team got a present Friday night: A home game against winless Bridgeport Central. Playing without their first-string quarterback, running back and fullback, the Warriors scored 27 unanswered points in the opening half … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — There would be no need for an epic comeback this time.
A year after stunning Ridgefield by rallying from 25 down in the fourth quarter, St. Joseph took control early on Friday night at Tiger Hollow, rolling to a 42-0 win.
“I thought our defense competed well. I saw Ridgefield play last week and I thought they were a good offensive team,” St. Joe’s coach Joe DellaVecchia said. “To hold them to no points and not much offense was a credit to our defensive guys.”
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Seven games are on the FCIAC football schedule for Friday night, but it’s the two Saturday games which could steal the show, as the unbeaten Staples Wreckers and Darien Blue Wave play at 2 p.m. at DHS, and the undefeated Greenwich Cardinals travel to New Canaan to face the Rams under the lights at 7 … Read more