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)……
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…
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……
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……
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……
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…
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),…
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……
By Craig Boland NEFJ Staff WESTPORT – Leading by two touchdowns with 3:00 left in the fourth quarter of a Class LL state semifinal against Staples on Sunday, Greenwich defensive back Jack Carroll intercepted a Nick Weil pass that seemed to seal the deal. But, on the very next play, Justin Halky of Staples recovered a fumble to give the Wreckers one more chance. The Greenwich defense stifled Staples though…
The 2024 season is in the books. We just witnessed eight terrific games at Gillette Stadium. Here are some thoughts on the games and a look ahead to next season. Uxbridge running Camden LaChappelle is only a junior. Think about that? He will be one of the best returning players in the state in 2025 as the Spartans will look to three peat. Hudson was impressive in a 21-14 win……