Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — When Brookfield scored a touchdown and converted a two-point conversion to take a 15-14 lead over Berlin with 48 seconds left in Saturday’s CIAC Class M state championship game at Arute Field, it looked as if the Bobcats were going to avenge last year’s title loss and becomes this year’s champion. Berlin’s Eli Rice had different plans…….

Image courtesy of Scott Sulkazi  By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — Make it four in a row for the New Canaan Rams. Behind 166 yards and two touchdowns on the ground from Finn Mocco , the Rams rolled to their fourth consecutive CIAC Class L title, 34-13 over Cheshire on Saturday. It was a dominant performance from start to finish from one of New England’s premier programs. It…

Image courtesy of Carlos Rodriguez By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — A year ago, Windsor saw its season-long goal of becoming state champions come up short at the hands of the Masuk Panthers, who defeated the Warriors by three points for the 2024 CIAC Class MM state title. Fast forward a year later to Saturday and the opportunity wasn’t going to pass them by this time. Windsor defeated…

By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN – With three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Sheehan running back Joshua Durant carried multiple Northwest Catholic defenders into the end zone (with a helpful push from multiple linemen) for his third rushing touchdown of the day, putting Sheehan ahead 21-7 after a Reid Carter extra point. Northwest Catholic would not score again, and the Titans went on to win the Connecticut…

Image courtesy of Scott Sulkazi By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — A 27-point second half by Hand in the CIAC Class SS championship on Saturday led to the 15th state title in program history as the No. 2 Tigers defeated No. 1 Killingly, 37-13. Trailing the Trailblazers 13-10 midway through the third quarter, Hand retook the lead 17-13 as Lucca Boyce rushed for his second touchdown of the…

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent This Saturday, six CIAC Connecticut high school football teams will be crowned champions as all six state title championship games will be played in New Britain Connecticut on Dec. 13. Four games will be played at Veterans Stadium at Willow Brook Park as a pair of evening games will be played at Arute Field at Central Connecticut State University. Here’s a preview of each championship…

Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent WINDSOR — Led by 2025 Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year and CCSU commit Anthony Robinson, No. 1 Windsor punched its ticket to the CIAC Class MM state title championship game for a second-straight year. Robinson threw for three touchdowns and ran for two in the Warriors’ 42-0 rout over No. 4 Newington. Missoni Brown scored two second-half touchdowns for…