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Class L State Title Game Preview: #2 New Canaan Rams vs. #8 Darien Blue Wave

December 9, 2023
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Two of the best programs in state history square off today in a Class L state title game that many might not have predicted at the beginning of the season.  New Canaan being in this game was expected. Darien however is a different story. Many people thought that the Blue Wave would be rebuilding under first year coach Andy Grant but a talented group of underclassman has paved the way……

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Class MM State Title Game Preview: #3 Wilton Warriors vs. #5 North Haven Nighthawks

December 9, 2023
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If you like strong running games and stout defenses, you will love this match up.  Wilton’s imposing front seven led by linebacker Todd Woodring, defensive tackle George Papakosmas and defensive end Owen Theoharides might be the toughest front to run against in the state. The Warriors front seven has been dominant all season long. Today however they face a stiff test in North Haven and their ground and pound single……

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Class S State Title Game Preview: #2 Bloomfield Warhawks vs. #4 Cromwell-Portland Panthers

December 9, 2023
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For the second time in three years, these two programs are meeting in the state title game. CP won the first match-up in 2021, 21-6.  Bloomfield is making their third straight title game appearance not counting the 2020 Covid season. They lost to Ansonia in last season’s Class S title game, 28-21.  The last time Bloomfield won a state title was 2018 so the Warhawks are due but in order……

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Champions Q&A: King Philip coach Brian Lee

December 7, 2023
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What a a year for King Philip and coach Brian Lee. The Warriors had a 13-0 season, and rolled to a D2 state title with a win over Marshfield. This marked the third state championship in the last seven tournaments for KP, although some might say this was their best team. It was a special year for the Warriors, so we talked to Lee about his team, and how he……

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West Haven football player passes away

December 6, 2023
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A West Haven High School football player passed away five days before the program plays in its first state title game in 20 years.  Christopher Fidalgo-Pugh, a sophomore lineman apparently had a medical emergency and passed away on Tuesday morning. School principal Dana Paredes released a statement on behalf of the school.  “This news has deeply impacted our school community, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family……

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Friday’s state champions exceeded high expectations

December 2, 2023
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Preseason expectations are funny. For some teams, they can feel like a heavy weight, and add unwanted pressure. They can crumble a team’s psyche. Then, for others, those expectations don’t affect them negatively at all. And those squads fly past them, and even improve upon them. It was the latter scenario for the three state title winners in Friday’s games at Gillette Stadium. Uxbridge in D7, Duxbury in D4, and……

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Division 5 Super Bowl — Foxboro 48, Hanover 21 — Storybook finish for Warriors

December 2, 2023
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FOXBORO — For a season in which Jack Martinelli won his 300th game, and capped it off with a D5 state title, the Foxboro coach had the perfect word for it. “You know, it’s been storybook,” Martinelli said. “But, as I said early on, kids have personal goals. They have team goals. I never asked anything what they were. I said it always bears the truth at the end of……

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