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……
CIAC Class LL state semifinal: Greenwich 14, Staples 0 – Cardinals shut down Wreckers to reach state final
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…
Closing the book on the MIAA Super Bowls with 10 Thoughts
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……
BC, UConn both going bowling on December 28th
The Eagles and Huskies will keep New England college football fans busy on Saturday, December 28. It was officially announced on Sunday that BC will be facing Nebraska in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium at noon on ABC. One hour earlier, UConn will be ‘hosting’ North Carolina in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl that’s set to kickoff at 11 a.m. on ESPN. For BC, this is the…
FCS playoffs: Mercer 17, Rhode Island 10 – Rams see magical season end with tough road loss
Image courtesy of Connor Caldon It may sound like sour grapes, but the University of Rhode Island should be preparing for an FCS quarterfinal against North Dakota State right now. Instead, the Rams’ last road trip of the season was a crushing flight home from Macon, Georgia after URI lost 17-10 to Mercer in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday. Shawn Harris Jr. had two first half touchdowns…
2024 New England Gatorade Players of the Year announced
The 2024 Gatorade Player of the Year were announced on Friday. Here is who represented New England for this past season. Connecticut- Blake Herbert,QB, Brunswick School: Hebert led the Bruins to a bowl game in his final season. He threw for 1,589 yards and 16 touchdown passes. He rushed for 625 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns. Suffield Coach Chris Setien had this to say about Hebert: “Hebert is unbelievable. He’s…
Q&A with Catholic Memorial coach John DiBiaso
What a season for the Catholic Memorial Knights. They beat King Philip, 39-21, in the D2 state title game on Thursday night, and went unbeaten against Massachusetts competition. Their only loss was the Cardinal Hayes of New York in the first game of the season. We wanted to get coach John DiBiaso on the phone and talk about his season, and we did that Saturday afternoon. Here is an edited……
CIAC playoff preview – Class S & Class SS
By Craig Boland NEFJ Staff On Sunday, December 8, at 12:30 PM, 24 teams across six divisions will play across the state to determine the state championship matchups to be played the following weekend at Rentschler Field (UConn) or Arute Stadium (CCSU). Below are previews for the state’s two small school divisions. Class SS (332-418 boys) Waterford (9-2) at Killingly (11-0) Killingly won their quarterfinal game 75-14. They have also…
CIAC playoff preview – Class M & Class MM
By Craig Boland NEFJ Staff On Sunday, December 8, at 12:30 PM, 24 teams across six divisions will play across the state to determine the state championship matchups to be played the following weekend at Rentschler Field (UConn) or Arute Stadium (CCSU). Below are previews for the state’s two medium-sized divisions. Class MM (507-604 boys): Newington (10-1) at Windsor (11-0), Windsor High School Newington rolls into the semifinals after a…
CIAC playoff preview – Class L & Class LL
By Craig Boland NEFJ Staff On Sunday, December 8, at 12:30 PM, 24 teams across six divisions will play across the state to determine the state championship matchups to be played the following weekend at Rentschler Field (UConn) or Arute Stadium (CCSU). Below are previews for the two large school divisions in the state. Class LL (765+ boys): West Haven (9-2) at Fairfield Prep (10-1), Rafferty Stadium This will be…