DARIEN — Opening night of the football season had a bit of a different feeling for the Darien football team this year. For the first time in four seasons, there was no title to defend as the Wave had lost to Newtown in the Class LL quarterfinals last season. This new edition of the Darien … Read more
DARIEN — Darien tonight looked like a team unaccustomed to not having a state title to defend. This was the Blue Wave’s plight for the first time in four years, and the edge it carried was evident in the performance that led to a 42-0 win over Fairfield Ludlowe. Click here for more
NORWALK — Jack Wallace introduced himself to Brien McMahon, and the FCIAC football world as a whole, when St. Joseph’s junior quarterback passed for five first-half touchdowns in the Cadets’ 45-0 victory over the Senators at Jack Casagrande Field on Friday night. Wallace, making his first start, completed 7-of-9 passes for 232 yards in just … Read more
NORWALK—It had aspects of a typical season-opening football game. Lots of energy. Some strange bounces of the ball. Mistakes of inexperience. Mistakes despite experience. But in the end at Sam Testa Field Friday night, the Norwalk football team imposed its will while using its physicality and depth to wear down the Trinity Catholic/ Wright Tech … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Displaying faith in its defense, the Ridgefield football team chose to kick-off after winning the opening coin toss in Friday night’s season opener against Fairfield Warde. That decision quickly backfired. Warde’s Ryan Janz returned the opening kickoff to Ridgefield’s 35-yard line, and six plays later the Mustangs had a 7-0 lead less than … Read more
The Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference has four teams ranked among the top five in the 2019 GameTimeCT Preseason Top 10 Football Poll which was released Sept. 10. Daniel Hand received 22 first-place votes from the 25 voting members of the media and is ranked No. 1. Hand is followed by those four FCIAC teams … Read more
The high school football season kicks off this weekend and you can get caught up with all of the FCIAC schools with GameTimeCT’s previews. For links to all the FCIAC team previews, click here
GREENWICH — The schedule didn’t exactly allow Greenwich and Westhill to ease into their respective seasons, facing each other Thursday in a rematch of last year’s Class LL Tournament quarterfinals. The Vikings, who eliminated the Cardinals from the state tournament in 2018, made the first statement Thursday, taking the opening game in impressive fashion, but … Read more
The FCIAC held its annual Leadership Conference for student/athletes on leadership at Staples High School on Thursday, Aug. 22. The conference, sponsored by the Fairfield County Sports Commission, was attended by 80 students representing all 17 member schools. Stafford Thomas, the new principal at Staples HS, spoke on leadership to open the morning session, and … Read more
In each of the past two seasons, New Canaan has been voted as the No. 1 football team in the state in the GameTimeCT preseason poll. Both times, New Canaan didn’t win a state championship. As far as head coach Lou Marinelli is concerned, it’s a distinction which this season can go to someone — anyone — … Read more