In the annual Thanksgiving “Rumble in Trumbull,” it was the St. Joseph who came out on top, defeating Trumbull High 65-6 on Thursday morning. “We didn’t want to show up the way we did a year ago and I think we were ready to play,” St. Joseph head coach Joe Della Vecchia told the Trumbull … Read more
The New Canaan vs. Darien Turkey Bowl football game from Thanksgiving is available on demand by clicking here. Original Story: The undefeated Darien Blue Wave and the New Canaan Rams will add another chapter to their football rivalry when they clash on Thanksgiving day at Stamford’s Boyle Stadium and you can catch the action live on the HAN Network. The game … Read more
The 2017 regular season football comes to a close for most of the FCIAC’s football teams as the league’s rivalries take center stage on Thanksgiving. Three teams — the Darien Blue Wave and Greenwich Cardinals in Class LL, and the St. Joseph cadets in Class S — are on their way to bigger and better … Read more
The strength of the top three football teams in the FCIAC — Darien, Greenwich and St. Joseph — is fully evident by the rankings of the most recent two Week 11 state high school football polls which were both released Nov. 13. Undefeated Darien and Greenwich are ranked first and second, respectively, while St. Joseph … Read more
For most FCIAC football teams, week 10 is the final tune-up before they close out their regular seasons with the annual Thanksgiving week rivalry games. For some — New Canaan, Westhill, Ridgefield and Staples — it’s a must-win weekend as they look to keep their playoff hopes alive. Darien and Greenwich in Class LL and … Read more
The calendar has flipped to November, so it’s time for the contenders to make their moves as we head into Week Nine of the FCIAC football season on Friday. The week’s slate features some big games, led by Staples at St. Joseph and Ridgefield at Greenwich, both on Saturday afternoon. The Wilton-Darien and New Canaan-Norwalk … Read more
We’re a week away from what will be considered some huge match-ups in FCIAC football, but week eight still has a few interesting match-ups on tap as the schedule gets set to turn the corner into November. The state tournament picture is good for some and muddled for others. In Class LL, Darien is No. … Read more
Greenwich High School football head coach John Marinelli has been named this week’s recipient of the New York Jets High School Coach of the Week award, fueled by Gatorade. The Greenwich Cardinals defeated the New Canaan Rams, 36-21, last Saturday, breaking a six-game losing streak against Marinelli’s former team. The Cardinals raised their record to … Read more
Three huge games led to some separation in the league’s football standings last week, as Darien topped Staples, St. Joseph rallied past Ridgefield, and Greenwich defeated New Canaan. The week seven match-ups aren’t nearly as intriguing, but the schedule does include four games between teams with winning records. The featured contest is a renewal of … Read more
John Marinelli took the reins of the Greenwich High School football program back in 2015, and almost immediately the Cardinals’ yearly showdown against the New Canaan Rams, who are coached by his father Lou, was dubbed the “Marinelli Bowl.” If that name ever completely fades away, neither father nor son would miss it. The game … Read more