By Tyler Millen NEFJ Correspondent NEW CANAAN — Quarterback Maddox Hoffman and wide receiver Matt Reed each had two touchdowns and New Canaan beat Fairfield Prep 27-0 at Dunning Field on Friday. Hoffman paired a 4-yard touchdown run that opened the scoring with a 34-yard touchdown pass to Reed who also opened the second half with a 98-yard kickoff return for a score. The Rams (2-0) won their 25th consecutive……

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent WILTON — Noah Foster had a career-game for the Berlin Redcoats in a 13-6 win against the Wilton Warriors on Thursday night. Foster scored both of Berlin’s touchdowns, rushing and catching a receiving touchdown and also had both of Berlin’s interceptions. With Berlin holding a 13-6 lead and Wilton inside its own 10-yard line with seconds left to play, Foster secured the game-sealing interception in…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent Massachusetts and Connecticut finally joined in on the fun, kicking off the football season last weekend. Week 1 featured many intriguing storylines and non-league matchups across the Bay State. Week 2 will deliver more of the same as coaches continue to challenge their teams in the non-conference portion of the schedule, hoping to boost their power rating. Let’s take a quick trip around New England…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent Week 1 of the Massachusetts high school football season is in the books. The week featured one top-three matchup, another top-ten matchup, and several others featuring multiple teams ranked in the top 25. The results have shaken up the top 25 ahead of week 2. St. John’s Prep and Xaverian have flip-flopped at the top, after the Eagles went on the road to beat Springfield…

Image courtesy of CIAC Sports By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents The first week of Connecticut high school kicked off this past weekend with a few surprises, big wins, and plenty of standout performances. Here’s the Top 25 rankings heading into Week 2: 1. New Canaan (1-0) New Canaan head coach Lou Marinelli picked up win No. 400 in his legendary coaching career this past Friday when the…

By Colby Shannon NEFJ Correspondent WARWICK — An interstate state champion clash took place just outside of Providence on Saturday night, as the reigning Connecticut Class SS champion Daniel Hand Tigers traveled across borders to face the Bishop Hendricken Hawks, coming off their third consecutive Rhode Island Division I championship. Daniel Hand – ranked fifth in Connecticut – was playing its first game, while Bishop Hendricken – ranked second in…

By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent WESTWOOD – From a neutral standpoint, it truly doesn’t get much better than what went down on Clapboardtree Street Friday night. That’s where three-time defending Division 1 state champion Xaverian hosted last year’s D2 state runner-up Bishop Feehan. In recent years, this game hasn’t necessarily been the closest, but if the Hawks thought they were going to roll, they were dead wrong. The Shamrocks, who…