For most FCIAC football teams, week 10 is the final tune-up before they close out their regular seasons with the annual Thanksgiving week rivalry games. For some — New Canaan, Westhill, Ridgefield and Staples — it’s a must-win weekend as they look to keep their playoff hopes alive. Darien and Greenwich in Class LL and … Read more
The calendar has flipped to November, so it’s time for the contenders to make their moves as we head into Week Nine of the FCIAC football season on Friday. The week’s slate features some big games, led by Staples at St. Joseph and Ridgefield at Greenwich, both on Saturday afternoon. The Wilton-Darien and New Canaan-Norwalk … Read more
We’re a week away from what will be considered some huge match-ups in FCIAC football, but week eight still has a few interesting match-ups on tap as the schedule gets set to turn the corner into November. The state tournament picture is good for some and muddled for others. In Class LL, Darien is No. … Read more
Greenwich High School football head coach John Marinelli has been named this week’s recipient of the New York Jets High School Coach of the Week award, fueled by Gatorade. The Greenwich Cardinals defeated the New Canaan Rams, 36-21, last Saturday, breaking a six-game losing streak against Marinelli’s former team. The Cardinals raised their record to … Read more
Three huge games led to some separation in the league’s football standings last week, as Darien topped Staples, St. Joseph rallied past Ridgefield, and Greenwich defeated New Canaan. The week seven match-ups aren’t nearly as intriguing, but the schedule does include four games between teams with winning records. The featured contest is a renewal of … Read more
John Marinelli took the reins of the Greenwich High School football program back in 2015, and almost immediately the Cardinals’ yearly showdown against the New Canaan Rams, who are coached by his father Lou, was dubbed the “Marinelli Bowl.” If that name ever completely fades away, neither father nor son would miss it. The game … Read more
The Darien vs. Staples football game from Oct. 13 is available on demand by clicking here Original Story: The Staples Wreckers football team will look to end the Darien Blue Wave’s state-best 29-game winning streak on Friday night and the game will be carried live by the HAN network. Coverage will begin with a pregame show at 6:45 … Read more
And we’re back. After an abbreviated schedule of just three games last weekend, FCIAC football returns in full swing Friday and Saturday with 16 of the league’s teams in action. The schedule is an eye-opener this week, with six teams contenders featured in three great head-to-head match-ups — two of which will be carried live … Read more
The video was created by Justin DeVellis The Westhill Vikings have been one of the bright stories during the early portion of the football season, winning three of their first four games to start their bid for a possible state playoff berth. Senior Peter Leandre has been in the middle of the Vikings’ success, competing as the … Read more
The Ridgefield vs. Staples football game from Oct. 6 is available on demand by clicking here Original Story: The Staples Wreckers are celebrating homecoming this weekend and the Ridgefield Tigers will try and crash the party as the two football teams clash on the HAN network on Friday night. Coverage will begin with a pregame show at 6:50 … Read more