FCIAC scoreboard for Friday, Sept. 24

Football Bassick 24, Bridgeport Central 18 Trumbull 29, Ludlowe 28 St. Joseph 45, Windsor 22 Amity 36, Stamford 18 Shelton 35, Greenwich 14 New Canaan 28, Daniel Hand 18 Hall 29, Warde 26 Cheshire 42, Staples 14 Darien 27, Newtown 14 Norwalk 31, Danbury 8 Ridgefield 28, Xavier 7 Boys Soccer Danbury 5, St. Joseph … Read more

No. 1 Darien wins rematch with No. 3 Newtown, avenging 2019 title loss

DARIEN — Darien seniors David Evanchick and Christian Alliegro were sitting in the football locker room before the start of their showdown with Newtown on Friday night and two years ago felt like yesterday. The play they were thinking about, of course, was the Nighthawks’ touchdown pass on the final play of the 2019 CIAC … Read more

Murray’s pick-6 seals No. 5 New Canaan’s slugfest with No. 9 Hand

MADISON — It was a heavyweight battle between the last of the lines of two great football houses: New Canaan’s Cognetta and Hand’s Sweitzer. That fight, which saw haymaker traded for haymaker, ended with no clear-cut winner. So it was going to come down to someone else to put this FCIAC vs. SCC showdown away. … Read more

Keller’s dual performance leads Ridgefield football past No. 8 Xavier

RIDGEFIELD — Last week, Ridgefield played tight and didn’t show up until the fourth quarter, scoring 20 points, but the comeback fell short to 4th-ranked Greenwich. This week, the Tigers came out a bit looser and used the momentum they built last week, scoring the first three touchdowns to beat No. 8 Xavier 28-7 on … Read more

Warren hauls in 3 TDs as second-ranked St. Joseph downs Windsor

WINDSOR — A showdown between perennial state football contenders turned into a showcase for St. Joseph. Matthew Morrissey connected with receiver Maxwell Warren for three first-half touchdowns as the second-ranked Cadets rolled past Windsor 45-22 Friday at Jack O’Brien Stadium. Click here for the complete story

Edwards’ drive has Norwalk football team off to 2-0 start

NORWALK — The day before kickoff is a day spent walking through the game plan and keeping everyone healthy, which is something Norwalk coach Pat Miller must remind his top player — running back Cam Edwards. “We have to tell him, ‘Hey, it’s Thursday, let’s not go up and jump up for a ball,’” Miller … Read more

No. 1 Darien, No. 2 St. Joe’s lead four FCIAC teams in football poll

Darien and St. Joseph maintained the top two spots in the state rankings, respectively, to lead a contingent of four FCIAC teams ranked among the top five in the current GameTimeCT Week 2 Top 10 Football Poll which was released Sept. 20. Defending state Class LL champion Newtown leapfrogged over Greenwich and moved up one … Read more

Evanchick, No. 1 Darien football team looking to write own story against No. 3 Newtown

Darien’s David Evanchick didn’t need to look to know the result of the play that ended the 2019 high school football season. It was written on the face of a senior teammate. Newtown quarterback Jack Street’s now-famous 36-yard touchdown pass to receiver Riley Ward as time expired gave the Nighthawks a 13-7 win over Darien, … Read more