Slideshow: Darien tops Greenwich in Class LL football final

Click the photo to begin the slideshow The Darien Blue Wave and Greenwich Cardinals played a true winter classic on Saturday, with the Wave capturing its third consecutive state football championship, 31-22, in the Class LL final at Stamford’s Boyle Stadium. The game was played in a steady snow which turned the field winter white. … Read more

Class LL Football Final: Greenwich, Darien clash for state championship on Saturday

The snow may be falling this weekend, but that won’t stop the the Greenwich Cardinals and Darien Blue Wave, who will clash for the CIAC Class LL football championship at 10 a.m., Saturday, at Stamford’s Boyle Stadium. The start time for the game was moved up an hour due to the forecast storm, while the … Read more

HAN on demand: Fairfield Prep vs. Greenwich, Class LL football

The Fairfield Prep vs. Greenwich Class LL quarterfinal football game from Tues., Nov. 28., is available on demand by clicking here. Original Story: The FCIAC champion and unbeaten Greenwich Cardinals kick off the CIAC Class LL tournament with a quarterfinal game against the Fairfield Prep Jesuits tonight and you can catch the action live on the HAN Network. Coverage will … Read more

FCIAC Football By The Numbers in the State Playoffs

The FCIAC will go into battle with four teams competing in the CIAC state football tournaments this week. The state playoffs open with the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, Nov. 28, and all games will start at 6:30 p.m. Here’s a look at a few numbers for the four FCIAC teams in the tournaments: Class LL … Read more

Greenwich tops Staples, 31-14, to capture FCIAC football championship, No. 1 seed in Class LL

The Greenwich Cardinals secured the 2017 FCIAC football championship and a perfect 10-0 regular season with a 31-14 victory over the Staples Wreckers in Westport on Thanksgiving Day. The Cardinals’ win, combined with losses by Darien and Naugatuck, propelled Greenwich into the No. 1 spot for the CIAC Class LL tournament. The Cards will host … Read more

New Canaan tops Darien 27-0 in Turkey Bowl; both rivals head to playoffs

One streak ends, and another continues. The New Canaan Rams ended a five-year Thanksgiving drought with a 27-0 shutout of the rival Darien Blue Wave in Turkey Bowl XXIV Thursday at Boyle Stadium in Stamford. The victory clinched a playoff berth for the Rams (8-2), who extended their streak of qualifying for the state tournament … Read more

St. Joseph pounds Trumbull, will host O’Brien Tech in Class S quarterfinals

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

HAN on demand: New Canaan vs. Darien in Turkey Bowl football

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

FCIAC Football Thanksgiving Outlook: Rivalries, playoff teams take spotlight

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

Darien, Greenwich, St. Joseph star in latest football polls

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