FCIAC puts nine football teams in CIAC tournaments – Quarterfinals moved to Wednesday

New Canaan’s Henry Stein (33) runs for a few yards during the Rams’ win over Trumbull on Nov. 14. – Photo Courtesy of Chris Cody

The FCIAC will have nine teams playing in the CIAC playoffs, the most of any conference in the state and a number which represents more than half of the league’s 16 teams.

The conference’s nine qualifiers are spread across four divisions.

Class LL includes No. 3 Greenwich, No. 6 Staples and No. 7 Danbury; and Class L includes No. 1 New Canaan, No. 6 Fairfield Ludlowe, No. 7 Ridgefield and No. 8 Darien.

Class MM and M each have one FCIAC team, with Wilton No. 2 in Class MM and St. Joseph No. 1 in Class M.

Here are the unofficial matchups for the quarterfinal games. The games were originally scheduled for Tuesday, but were moved to Wednesday due to the weather forecast.

Class LL

No. 6 Staples (5-5) at No. 3 Greenwich (8-2), 6:30 p.m.

No. 7 Danbury (6-4) at No. 2 Fairfield Prep (8-2) at Fairfield Univ., 6 p.m.

Class L

No. 8 Darien (6-4) at No. 1 New Canaan (10-0), 6 p.m.

No. 7 Ridgefield (7-3) at No. 2 Newtown (8-2), 6:30 p.m.

No. 6 Fairfield Ludlowe (7-3) at No. 3 Cheshire (7-3), 6:30 p.m.

Class MM

No. 7 Torrington (7-3) at No. 2 Wilton (9-1), 6:30 p.m.

Class M

No. 8 WCA (7-3) vs. No. 1 St. Joseph (8-2) at Derby HS, 6:30 p.m.

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