RIDGEFIELD — Following a two-year absence, the Ridgefield football team is headed back to the state playoffs. A strong start and a good finish did the trick as the Tigers defeated Danbury, 36-21, on Wednesday evening in the final regular-season games for both teams. With the victory, Ridgefield (8-2) clinched one of the final berths … Read more
The FCIAC has adopted a new scheduling framework for football. This framework will ensure that FCIAC football schedule each season will be as fair as possible for each member school. The formula adjusts each teams schedule from year to year based on a 5-year competitive history. Teams are placed in divisions by alternating winning percentage with … Read more
Daniel Hand maintained its No. 1 ranking and is followed by three FCIAC teams – St. Joseph, Darien and Greenwich – in the Week 11 GameTimeCT Top 10 Football Poll which was released Nov. 18. Daniel Hand (9-0) received 19 first-place votes while second-ranked St. Joseph (8-0) got the other six first-place votes. Darien (9-0) … Read more
TRUMBULL — Jaden Shirden ran for four touchdowns, Jack Wallace threw for three scores, and the St. Joseph defense kept Staples out of the end zone en route to a 50-0 victory at Dalling Field on Saturday. Coach Joe Della Vecchia’s Cadets are ranked second in the GameTimeCT poll and improved to 8-0. Coach Phil … Read more
GREENWICH — Even down by 20 points at halftime, Ridgefield found another level in the second half. The No. 9 Tigers started moving the ball on No. 4 Greenwich at Cardinal Stadium and threatened to make a game of it again. Big plays from the Greenwich defense denied them that chance. The Cardinals recovered a fumble … Read more
NEW CANAAN — Drew Pyne’s career with the New Canaan football team has been filled with highlights. On Friday night at Dunning Field, Pyne added a few more to the reel and helped put the Rams in position to possibly continue their season just a little bit longer. The Rams’ senior quarterback passed for three … Read more
NORWALK—The explosive Norwalk offensive attack has put all of its opponents on their heels at some point this season. Not Darien. The No. 2 team in the GametimeCT Poll, the Blue Wave defense got excellent pressure from its line and lock-down coverage from its secondary, shutting down the Bears on the way to a convincing … Read more
DANBURY — Ludlowe football coach Mitch Ross doesn’t care what the conventional wisdom says. He’s going for it on fourth down. And Friday night at Danbury, it helped earn the Falcons clinch a winning season. Carlos Moreno scored his second touchdown on a fourth-and-4 at midfield, and a fourth-and-2 conversion near midfield, James Bourque to … Read more
BRIDGEPORT — The Trinity Catholic/Wright Tech Co-op football team played hard, played smart and produced big plays when needed down the stretch to defeat Central, 21-13 Friday night on the road at Kennedy Stadium for its second straight victory. “These kids keep going. I’m so proud of the effort,” said TC/WT coach Thomas Broschardt. “And in … Read more
BROOKFIELD — After topping Greenwich on the game’s final play last week, there was every reason for the Darien football team to view Saturday’s road contest with Danbury as a trap game. While the Blue Wave made early miscues and faced enough scares from Danbury to last a plethora of Halloweens, at crunch time they … Read more