Staples and New Canaan both claimed state championships with close wins in the CIAC finals on Saturday. Staples defeated West Haven 21-20 in the Class LL final as Max Maurillo tackled Armani Reid at the one-yard line on a two-point conversion attempt with 1:15 remaining. It was the Wreckers’ first state championship since 2005. In … Read more
Final – Saturday, Dec. 9 Class LL Staples 21, West Haven 20 Class L New Canaan 28, Darien 21 Class MM North Haven 21, Wilton 0 Semifinals – Sunday, Dec. 3, 12:30 p.m. Class LL Staples 41, Southington 0 West Haven 26, Greenwich 13 Final: No. 3 West Haven vs. No. 1 Staples at Arute … Read more
Top-ranked Staples, Greenwich, New Canaan, and Wilton were all ranked among the Top 10 in both state polls prior to the CIAC playoffs and all four of them, along with fellow FCIAC member Darien, won their quarterfinal games Tuesday and advanced to Sunday’s semifinals. Top-seeded Staples nipped eighth-seeded Fairfield Prep, 13-12, and Greenwich’s second-seeded and … Read more
First Team RB Erick Andrade, Westhill Athlete John Bardin, Danbury QB Chris Bellantoni, Fairfield Ludlowe DB Alex Benevento, New Canaan DL Miles Chisholm, New Canaan OL/DL Tanner Chlupsa, Staples WR/DB Kyle Colsey, Ridgefield FB Jahiem Daniel, Brien McMahon QB Rocco Grillo, Greenwich WR/DB Jake Hull, Trumbull LB John Insinga, Greenwich WR Gerald Jacobs, Fairfield Ludlowe … Read more
Wednesday, Nov. 22 Ridgefield 21, Danbury 7 Thursday, Nov. 23 Brien McMahon 52, Norwalk 20 New Canaan 31, Darien 17 Fairfield Ludlowe 43, Fairfield Warde 12 St. Joseph 10, Trumbull 7 Staples 24, Greenwich 13 Stamford 35, Westhill 6 Harding 48, Bridgeport Central 14
Greenwich has maintained its season-long hold on the No. 1 ranking while fellow FCIAC teams New Canaan and Staples are also ranked among the top five in both the media and coaches Top 10 state high school football polls which were released Nov. 20. Greenwich, New Canaan, Staples and fellow conference members Wilton and Darien … Read more
Despite a strong effort, St. Joe’s junior varsity football team faced a disappointing loss to Ridgefield on Monday, Oct. 23. While there were many attempts to drive the ball downfield and create opportunities for scoring, St. Joe’s unfortunately fell short. The first quarter was ultimately uneventful all around. In the second quarter, Ridgefield scored a … Read more
Friday, Oct. 27 Fairfield Warde 38, Bridgeport Central 6 Fairfield Ludlowe 35, Brien McMahon 32 New Canaan 51, Norwalk 8 Wilton 24, Darien 10 Staples 51, Danbury 0 Ridgefield 21, Westhill 6 Saturday, Oct. 28 Stamford 34, Trumbull 14 Greenwich 23, St. Joseph 9
Thursday, Oct. 19, was a busy day on the St. Joe’s campus, with two games happening bilaterally: a boys varsity soccer game against Staples high school, and a freshman football game against Norwalk high school. St. Joe’s freshman football won their game against Norwalk on October 19 with a score of 30-20. It is the … Read more
Friday, Oct. 20 McMahon 49, Warde 7 Greenwich 42, Trumbull 0 St. Joseph 30, Ridgefield 7 Staples 21, Stamford 10 Saturday, Oct. 21 Norwalk 42, Bridgeport Central 0 Danbury 38, Westhill 20 Darien 34, Ludlowe 21 New Canaan 20, Wilton 13 (OT)