For the past few seasons, Darien has been blessed with a seemingly endless supply of top quarterbacks. Current signal-caller Peter Graham was a backup behind Jack Joyce on the 2017 Class LL championship team, and again last year when Cooper Hancock guided the Wave to a state tournament berth for the sixth-straight season. Now it’s … Read more
It’s been five seasons since McMahon has delivered a winning record on the football field. So to the say the Senators, especially their seniors, are a hungry team would be an understatement. So how does McMahon get from here to there in an FCIAC which features some of state’s top contenders year-in and year-out? Click … Read more
Anthony Morello rooted for the Greenwich High School football team as a youngster, hoping that one day he would be a member of the Cardinals varsity squad. That day came, as he wound up as a star offensive lineman for Greenwich, earning accolades as an All-FCIAC and All-State player. His journey with the Cardinals continued when he became teacher … Read more
GREENWICH — John Marinelli said coaching football at Greenwich was the greatest honor of his life. That’s why the decision he made on Thursday was so difficult. Marinelli, who served as coach of the Greenwich football team for four seasons, announced his resignation Thursday. He accepted a position as offensive analyst for the University of Arizona … Read more
John Marinelli announced on Twitter Thursday afternoon that he has stepped down as coach of the Greenwich football team after spending four seasons at the helm. “I have stepped down as head football coach at Greenwich High School,” Marinelli said in his statement on Twitter. “I want to thank the administration, teachers, community, parents and … Read more
John Marinelli, fresh off leading the Greenwich football team to a perfect season, Class LL championship and No. 1 state ranking in his fourth year at the school, stepped down today as coach. Marinelli is going to the University of Arizona as an offensive analyst. Marinelli has developed a close relationship with Noel Mazzone, the … Read more
Staples High School announced today it hired Adam Behrends as its next head football coach. Behrends replaces Phil Treglia who stepped down earlier this month to pursue opportunities closer to his Westchester home. Click here for more
The next step in Zach Allen’s football odyssey took place on Friday night when the former New Canaan star and 2014 New Haven Register All-State Player of the Year, was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the top pick in the third round. Allen is the first former FCIAC product to go in the top 100 … Read more
For the past 10 years, the Darien Blue Wave football team has held a lift-a-thon fundraiser to support various charities. The event has done well every year, but the latest fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) was by far the best to date. Click here for more
Zach Allen, a former New Canaan High School football star, wrapped up an excellent career as a senior defensive end at Boston College and former Trinity Catholic standout Thomas Costigan concluded an excellent career as a senior linebacker at Bryant University to highlight many of the strong seasons that former FCIAC football players had while … Read more