CIAC Preseason Primer: 10 storylines to watch for

August 18, 2025

Photo by Ben Harper/Chaos Crew Media The CIAC Football season kicks off today and there are plenty of storylines ahead of the 2025 season opening up. Can Greenwich repeat in Class LL? Is New Canaan going to dominate in LL. The alliance schedule. There are plenty of things to talk about. Here are ten storylines we are watching in Connecticut this season. 1. Can Greenwich repeat in Class LL? Yes…….

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CIAC Class S Preview

September 6, 2024

Photo courtesy of Max Preps Jacob Romanowski returns to pave the way for the Ansonia offense. Five teams to watch: Ansonia, Bloomfield, Cromwell-Portland, Capitol Prep Co-Op, Griswold-Wheeler  Five players to watch: Jacob Romanowski, OL/DL (Ansonia), Quintez Whittle, RB, (Ansonia) Hashim Jones ATH, (Capital Prep), Luke Cassidy QB, (Griswold-Wheeler), Patrick McGugan, RB/LB, (Stonington)  Outlook: Ansonia, Bloomfield and Cromwell-Portland are once again the three teams to watch in Class S. Bloomfield graduated a……

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Class S — Bloomfield 42, Cromwell/Portland 20 — Warhawks pull away

December 9, 2023

By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD — For the second time in three years, the Bloomfield and Cromwell/Portland powerhouse programs met with a state title on the line. In 2021, Cromwell/Portland won it. But on Saturday, Bloomfield took home the Class S title, 42-20. In what was an offensive dominated day, Bloomfield was able to continuously strike all day long. When asked what this win feels like, Bloomfield coach……

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

December 9, 2023

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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