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CIAC Class S State Championship: (2) Ansonia 58, (5) Bloomfield 12 – Chargers roll to program’s 22nd title

December 14, 2024

By Craig Boland NEFJ Staff EAST HARTFORD, CT – The CIAC Class S state championship game on Saturday was clearly going to Ansonia before many fans even had a chance to sit down. Jazhari Lawson of Ansonia intercepted a Cameron White pass early in the first quarter and fumbled on the return, but the ball bounced into star lineman Jacob Romanowski’s hands. He took it the rest of the way……

CIAC Class LL and Class L State Title Game Previews

December 14, 2024

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Courtesy of the CIAC The Class LL and Class L state title game match-ups are almost a carbon copy of last season. The only difference, Greenwich knocked off Staples in the semi-finals and will take on West Haven in the Class LL final. When you look at these two games, there is a lot of history between the programs, especially New Canaan and Darian. The Thanksgiving rivals are bitter foes……

CIAC Class S and Class M State Title Game Previews

December 14, 2024

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Courtesy of the CIAC The final four CIAC state title games are taking place in Connecticut today. The first two match ups are the Class S and Class M games. Class S features long time playoff rivals Ansonia and Bloomfield. The Class M game features Brookfield versus St. Joseph’s. It should be a great day of football. Here are our thoughts on each game. Class S (2) Ansonia Chargers (11-1)……

CIAC Class Class SS State Championship: (1) Killingly 48, (3) Sheehan 33 – Killingly finishes perfect with program’s fifth state title

December 14, 2024

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By Matt Spalding NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD, CT – The opening game at Rentschler Field in the 2024 CIAC State Championships was one that will not soon be forgotten. Undefeated Killingly entered Friday looking to defeat Sheehan and win yet another state championship. Sheehan was prepared, and what ensued was a classic, topsy turvy Class SS state championship game that ultimately ended with the top seed taking home a 48-33…

CIAC Class MM State Championship: (6) Masuk 24, (1) Windsor 21 — Panthers edge Warriors

December 14, 2024

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Photo credit — Scott Sulkazi By Robert Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN, CT — Two of the best teams in the state of Connecticut for high school football squared off Friday night as the No. 1 Windsor Warriors and No. 6 Masuk Panthers battled for the Class MM state championship. Tied 21-21 with seven seconds remaining in the game, Masuk junior kicker Jackson Zylick hit the game-winning field goal to……

CIAC Class MM and Class SS State Title Game Previews

December 13, 2024

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Courtesy of the CIAC It is championship weekend in the state of Connecticut. Here are our Class MM and Class SS previews ahead of tonight’s games. Class MM Preview (1) Windsor Warriors (11-0) vs. (6) Masuk Panthers (9-3) Breakdown: Windsor has been a wagon all season long led by Bowling Green commit Cashmire Lewis. Lewis has been a force on both sides of the ball and powers an offense that……

Final 2024 MIAA Top 25

December 11, 2024

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A look at our final 2024 MIAA top 25 as we put a bow on the season. As is custom, we put a premium on team accomplishments. It is not simply the 25 teams for who would beat whom. That is the case In some of these placements, but not all. We like to get all eight division champions in. It was another great season, so let’s look back and remember……

Needham’s Kopcso named Patriots Coach of the Year

December 11, 2024

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What does two straight wins on Thanksgiving in the country’s oldest public school rivalry and the program’s first Super Bowl appearance in 13 years get you? Just recognition from the New England Patriots as the high school Coach of the Year, no biggie. Andre Tippett – as he’s done for many years now each week – presented Kopcso with the award at Needham High School on Tuesday with a few…

UNH announces six new recruits in 2025 class

December 10, 2024

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Last Wednesday was the first National Signing Day for the 2025 season and while UNH didn’t make anything official on the actual day, the program did finally do so on Monday. The No. 19-ranked Wildcats – yes, UNH is still in the Top 20 despite the playoffs still going on – announced the addition of six recruits in a statement Monday afternoon. The players are listed below: Seven Bullock, (WR),…

CIAC Class MM semifinal: (1) Windsor 50, (4) Newington 0 — John Manning goes off for Warriors

December 8, 2024

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Photo by Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Staff WINDSOR — On Sunday, the No. 1 football team in the state of Connecticut, the Windsor Warriors, showed why they are the best team in Connecticut. The No. 1 seed Warriors shut out the No. 4 Newington Nor’Easters 50-0 in the semifinal round of the class MM playoffs, to reach their second state title game in the last five years. “I……

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