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FOOTBALL: Norwalk rolls over Westhill

STAMFORD—Coming into the game, the Westhill football team knew the Norwalk offense could beat them in a variety of ways.

Turns out, the scouting reports were spot on as Norwalk scored on the ground, through the air and on special teams, dismantling Westhill 48-21 at J. Walter Kennedy Stadium Saturday afternoon.

“We thought we could exploit some things with (Westhill) and we did,” Norwalk coach Sean Ireland said. “I was happy because, teams in the past, if we fumble on the second play and they go in and score a lot of times we duck our heads but there was nobody pointing fingers and everybody stayed positive. Great team effort.”

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Matthews fires three TDs as Ridgefield routs Stamford, 42-12

Junior quarterback Owen Matthews threw three touchdown passes as the Ridgefield High football team routed Stamford, 42-12, on Friday night at Tiger Hollow. Ridgefield evened its record at 1-1 while Stamford dropped to 0-2. The Tigers went ahead 7-0 with just under a minute left in the first quarter on Connor Riebling’s two-yard touchdown run … Read more

Darien football shuts out Senators 35-0 for second win

Darien’s Will Keating (72) keeps a Ridgefield Tiger in check during the Wave’s opening week win. Darien picked up its second win with a 35-0 shutout of McMahon on Friday. — Dave Stewart photo With the graduation of so many seniors from last year’s roster, there were numerous question marks swirling about the Darien football … Read more

Early gamble pays off in Trumbull’s lopsided win over Ludlowe

TRUMBULL — The gamble paid off.

Going for it on fourth and one just a minute into the game, Trumbull coach Marce Petroccio told his quarterback, Colton Nicholas to do what he does best, push the ball forward.

And so, he did.

It might have been just a two-yard gain, but it was more than enough to get the Eagles the momentum they needed. The end result was a touchdown, the first of many as Trumbull scored early, and often, rolling past Ludlowe 46-7 Friday night at McDougall Stadium.

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Football Week Two: St. Joe’s takes over No. 1 as several teams hunt 2-0 starts

Week one of the FCIAC football season featured some great match-ups, with No. 3 St. Joe’s defeating No. 1 New Canaan; defending Class LL champion Darien taking out the Ridgefield Tigers; and a host of new head coaches leading their teams into battle for the first time. This week’s games aren’t quite as intriguing on … Read more

O’Connell, New Canaan, keeping Cooper’s memory alive

NEW CANAAN — Early in the first quarter of the New Canaan football team’s opener at St. Joseph, a Ram safety wearing No. 22 intercepted a pass deep in his own territory.

Eyes quickly scanned the roster, searching for a name that wasn’t there.

That’s because the young man wearing the jersey was Quintin O’Connell, a senior captain for New Canaan.

O’Connell, who normally wears No. 20, donned 22 in honor of Jason Cooper, the New Canaan receivers coach who passed away on July 7 of a heart attack at age 52.

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FCIAC Football Week One By the Numbers: Three tops one, big birds, and first wins

Opening week of the FCIAC football season is in the books and there were some wild games, including an unexpected shutout between top-ranked teams. Seven FCIAC teams debuted new head coaches, with three picking up victories, while the three-time defending state champion Darien Blue Wave started the campaign in typical fashion: With a win. In … Read more

St. Joe’s shuts down and shuts out New Canaan football, 28-0

New Canaan’s Christian Sibbett (44) and Drew Guida (4) close in on St. Joseph’s Jaden Shirden during Sunday’s football game at SJHS. — Dave Stewart photo The last time the New Canaan football team was shut out, it was 2006 and Curt Casali was the Rams quarterback, George W. Bush was President of the United … Read more