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Tuesday, Oct. 23 Boys Soccer Stamford 6, Trinity 3 Staples 4, St. Joseph 1 Danbury 1, Trumbull 0 Brien McMahon 5, Central 1 Darien 1, Norwalk 1 New Canaan 4, Westhill 1 Girls Soccer Wilton 2, Warde 0 Field Hockey Wilton 3, Danbury 1 Greenwich 6, Warde 0 Stamford at Brien McMahon, 7 p.m. Monday, … Read more
WESTPORT — Last season, as Zoe Barnett watched and bided her time behind a three-year starter and all-state goalkeeper, she took everything in and learned as much as she can.
This fall, as a senior starter, Barnett finally got her shot.
Barnett backstopped an undefeated Staples High girls soccer regular season, giving up just five goals in 16 games and recording her 11th shutout of the season in the Wreckers’ 1-0 win over St. Joseph on Monday afternoon a Loeffler Field.
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Believe it or not, the 2018 FCIAC football season is more than halfway home and there’s still plenty of drama stirring in the state playoff race. In Class LL, three conference teams are inside the playoff bubble with Darien (6-0) at No. 1, Greenwich (5-0) at No. 4, and Staples (5-1) at No. 8. Ludlowe … Read more
The FCIAC boys and girls soccer season is less than a week away from the playoffs and there is still much to be determined as we head into the last round of games. There was a full slate of boys soccer games, as well as two girls soccer contests, Saturday and here’s a look at … Read more
The TCU Horned Frogs didn’t have the greatest football game on Saturday, falling to No. 9 Oklahoma 52-27, but sophomore Michael Collins of New Canaan made an impact at quarterback. Collins, who entered the game with TCU trailing 28-7 and 8:19 remaining in the first half, led the Frogs (3-4) to 17 unanswered points over … Read more
WILTON — The Ridgefield High School football team’s defense had its back against the wall on two separate occasions in the fourth quarter Saturday against rival Wilton. Both times — with no margin for error — the Tigers came up big in preserving a thrilling 21-6 victory.
“We’re really proud,” Ridgefield senior Kurt Monahan. “Every year for Ridgefield, the defense is always resilient, and we always have a lot of heart. We work really hard, and it shows on the field.”
Monahan made a game-saving play less than a minute into the fourth quarter. Wilton’s Kyle Phillips scored on a 3-yard run to cut Ridgefield’s lead to 7-6. Rather than kick the extra point and tie the game, the Warriors decided to go for two, but Monahan had other plans. Wilton quarterback James O’Brien faked a handoff, rolled to his left, and spotted a receiver wide open in the end zone. Monahan, however, read the play perfectly and batted down O’Brien’s pass to protect the lead.
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New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden races through the midfield during Friday’s loss to Staples at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo The Staples girls soccer team scored a dramatic 2-1 win over New Canaan on Friday, scoring twice in the final nine minutes. After the game at Dunning Field, however, Wreckers’ head coach Barry Beattie wasn’t … Read more
TRUMBULL — It was easily the worst thing that has happened to the St. Joseph High School football team this year. When all is said and done with this 2018 season, however, that 15-point loss to Darien last month just might end up being the best thing that could have happened to the Cadets.
With quarterback David Summers throwing for 182 yards and five touchdowns Saturday, St. Joseph walloped Stamford 42-0. The rout continued a recent trend for the Cadets, since they lost their No. 1 ranking in the state by Darien.
Saturday’s win over Stamford was the Cadets’ third in a row since the loss, their third consecutive shutout and third straight time they have scored 40-plus points. St. Joseph beat Wilton 47-0, Ridgefield 42-0 and Stamford 42-0.
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STAMFORD—On Westhill’s first play from scrimmage on its 5-yard line, Greenwich linebacker Mozi Bici knew what play Westhill was going to run as it broke the huddle.
His anticipation was spot on with Bici blasting through the line, pouncing on the Westhill running back as soon as he got the ball, tackling him for a safety.
That play by Bici set the tone for the day as the Greenwich defense dominated Westhill, leading to a 53-0 win at J. Walter Kennedy Stadium.
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WESTPORT — Jake Thaw has come into his own as quarterback of the Staples football team.
The junior signal-caller amassed 245 of the Wreckers’ 447 total yards Friday night, rushing for four touchdowns and throwing for another while leading Staples to a 40-20 win over Norwalk.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pounder scored on touchdown runs of 1, 10, 14 and 42 yards and connected with wide receiver Kevin Rabacs on a 28-yard passing play to spark the offense.
“Jake played really well,” Staples coach Phil Treglia said. “He’s behind a good offensive line and he complements what we’re doing. It was just his time to shine tonight and he did.”
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