The Greenwich Cardinals and New Canaan Rams captured repeat CIAC championships in dominating performances Saturday at Veteran’s Stadium in New Britain.
New Canaan won its fourth straight state championship with a 34-13 victory over Cheshire in the Class L final. The Rams finished the season 13-0 and have been ranked No. 1 in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll since the preseason.
Greenwich romped over Southington 45-6 for its second straight championship and third title in four seasons. The Cardinals finished the season 11-2 and were No. 6 in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll heading into the playoffs.
Semifinals: New Canaan defeated the Hartford co-op 43-6 in Monday’s Class L semifinals. The Rams will face Cheshire in the Class L final at 2 p.m., Saturday.
Greenwich defeated Fairfield Prep 31-10 in the Class LL semifinals, and the Cardinals will face Southington in the Class LL final at 5:30 p.m., Saturday.
The other three FCIAC teams in the semifinals, Ridgefield, Wilton and St. Joseph, all lost their games.
Ridgefield dropped a 21-0 decision to Cheshire in Class L; Wilton lost to Bunnell 21-20 in Class MM; and St. Joseph fell to Brookfield 6-3 in Class M, a game which was a rematch of last year’s Class M final, won by St. Joseph
Semifinals: The FCIAC has five teams playing in the CIAC football tournament semifinals on Monday, Dec. 8.
In Class LL, defending champ Greenwich is the No. 3 seed and will play No. 2 Fairfield Prep at Rafferty Stadium in Fairfield at 6 p.m.
New Canaan and Ridgefield are playing in the two Class L semifinals. New Canaan, the three-time defending Class L champ and No. 1 seed, hosts the No. 4 seed Hartford co-op at 3:30 p.m., with No. 7 Ridgefield playing at No. 3 Cheshire at 6:30 p.m.
Wilton, the No. 2 seed in Class MM, hosts No. 3 Bunnell at 4:30 p.m.
In Class M, defending champion St. Joseph, the No. 1 seed, is facing No. 5 Brookfield at Derby HS at 3:30 p.m. This is a rematch of last year’s Class M final, won by St. Joseph 21-20.
FCIAC teams went 5-4 in the quarterfinals with two of the losses coming in head-to-head matchups of league teams.
Class LL Quarterfinals
No. 2 Fairfield Prep 31, No. 7 Danbury 17
No. 3 Greenwich 41, No. 6 Staples 7
Semifinals – Monday, Dec. 8
No. 3 Greenwich 31, No. 2 Fairfield Prep 10
Championship – Saturday, Dec. 13
No. 3 Greenwich 45, No. 4 Southington 6
Class L Quarterfinals
No. 1 New Canaan 42, No. 8 Darien 7
No. 7 Ridgefield 24, No. 2 Newtown 13
No. 3 Cheshire 32, No. 6 Fairfield Ludlowe 29
Semifinals – Monday, Dec. 8
No. 1 New Canaan 43, No. 4 Hartford co-op 6
No. 3 Cheshire 21, No. 7 Ridgefield 0
Championship – Saturday, Dec. 13
No. 1 New Canaan 34, No. 3 Cheshire 13
Class MM Quarterfinals
No. 2 Wilton 48, No. 7 Torrington 6
Semifinals – Monday, Dec. 8
No. 3 Bunnell 21, No. 2 Wilton 20
Class M Quarterfinals
No. 1 St. Joseph 37, No. 8 Waterbury Career Academy 0
Semifinals – Monday, Dec. 8
No. 5 Brookfield 6, No. 1 St. Joseph 3