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…….
A familiar face is back on the sidelines at Xavier (Conn) High School. Sean Marinan is back as head football coach, replacing Andy Guyton who stepped away from the program last month. Marinan won five CIAC championships (2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014) from 2002-16. His record as the Falcons head coach was 120-44-1. In a statement released by the school, Marinan is happy to be back and he is looking……
It was another fantastic year for high school football in Connecticut. From start to finish, it was an exciting season filled with parity. Here are our first, second and third teams as well as this year’s honorable mentions. Congrats to everyone on a great year, we’re already looking forward to a stellar 2025. First Team Offense QB: Nick Conlan, West Haven, Sr. RB: John Manning, Windsor, Sr. RB: Michael Walters,…
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……
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……
We have a heavyweight fight on our hands between Staples and West Haven. These two teams met in Week One with the Blue Devils winning 33-23. Staples has gone undefeated since however and has bern a different team. The Wreckers offense is powered by Caleb Smith, arguably the best player in Connecticut this season. Smith has amassed 1,400 yards rushing and 1,924 passing coming into this game. He leads an……
It is not very often you get two lower seeds in a state title game but we have it with this match up between Watertown and Joel Barlow Falcons. The Warriors went 5-5 during the regular season but thanks to playoff wins over Granby Canton and GNH, the Warriors are now in position to play for a state title game. Senior running back, linebacker Ty Housen leads the way for……
Defense will reign supreme in this one vs. two match up in Class M. Daniel Hand’s defense has been among the best in the state this season. They have surrendered 9.5 points per game this season. They have been one of the best defenses in New England this season along with King Philip (Ma) and Bedford, N.H statistically. The Tigers had six straight shutouts from September 22nd to November 3rd…….
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……
