CT High School Football Quarterfinals: Who’s playing, what to know
The CIAC football playoffs will begin Tuesday with quarterfinal games in six divisions. Bloomfield, which will play East Catholic, is the defending Class S champion, and Hand, which will host New...
View Article‘We need to flip the switch’: This CT high school football team went from...
WETHERSFIELD – Once the Wethersfield football team lost its third game and its junior quarterback to an injury last year, the Eagles knew they didn’t have a chance to make the playoffs. “After that...
View ArticleLIVE SCOREBOARD: High school football quarterfinal results; semifinal schedule
Scores and schedule for the CIAC state high school football tournaments that began on Tuesday night with the quarterfinals. The semifinals are Sunday at the higher seed with the state championship...
View ArticleNewington football avenges Thanksgiving loss with playoff win over Wethersfield
NEWINGTON – The Newington football team got a second chance against Wethersfield Tuesday night in the Class MM quarterfinal game after losing to its CCC rival the night before Thanksgiving. And the...
View ArticleBloomfield rallies to beat East Catholic, 22-21, in Class S playoffs
EAST HARTFORD — Cameron White threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Romar Heron and Marlon Britton powered in for the two-point conversion with 1:39 left to lift Bloomfield to a 22-21 victory over East...
View ArticleAfter winning just two games last year, Newington football is headed to the...
NEWINGTON – Last Friday, there wasn’t a lot of talking at Newington football practice. It was cold. Newington had lost its first game of the season, in overtime, to CCC rival Wethersfield the night...
View Article‘This one touches me’: How Bloomfield fought off big challenge from East...
EAST HARTFORD — Bloomfield found itself in an unusual position, backs to the wall, staring at the end of its football season. This is not, historically, the way things are dictated in one of...
View ArticleSoccer background helps Windham’s football kicker come through in the clutch
WINDHAM – When Asael Garcia Rodriguez came out for football camp the summer before his freshman year, Windham High coach Randall Prose caught him looking over at the soccer field. “We’re like, ‘Don’t...
View ArticleHigh school football: What to know about area matchups in the CIAC semifinals
The dust from the CIAC football quarterfinals has settled and we’re on to the semifinals, which take place Sunday at the site of the higher seeded teams at 12:30 p.m. Defending Class S champion...
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CT high school twins have survived immense loss with help of family, friends...
Cyrus and Lucas Revenaugh lost their father when they were 9 years old. Their mother died the spring before they went into high school, and a few months later, they lost their home. But they had their...
View ArticleSheehan football overcomes slow start to advance to Class SS championship game
WINDHAM – Sheehan junior quarterback Jake O’Brien wasn’t too concerned when his team was trailing in the early going of the Class SS semifinal football game against Windham Sunday afternoon. “It got a...
View ArticleJohn Manning, running to rewrite history, carries Windsor over Newington and...
WINDSOR — John Manning took the direct snap, then took a direct line to the end zone, 69 yards away. “Got to give it to my O-line,” he said. “It’s easy for me to run straight, that’s what I do. But my...
View ArticleCT High School Football Playoff Scoreboard: Which teams advanced to state...
The semifinal round in the Connecticut high school football playoffs has come to an end, and matchups are set for this weekend’s finals. Here’s a look at who will be playing where in the state title...
View ArticleCT football championship notes: Bloomfield back for the sixth straight year,...
CROMWELL – The Bloomfield High football team will play in its sixth consecutive state championship game Saturday morning at Rentschler Field. The Warhawks, last year’s Class S state champions, have...
View ArticleDom Amore: Times change, but devotion to high school football in these two...
Bloomfield was up against it again, trailing most of the game, down one when it lined up for its last possession. Down the field the Warhawks moved, Marlon Britton scoring with 1:27 left to beat...
View ArticleWith many different weapons, this unbeaten high school football is ready for...
John Manning has rushed for closed to 1,800 yards for the Windsor football team this season. He had 253 yards alone in the Class MM semifinal win over Newington, along with four touchdowns. Quarterback...
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Off to the races: Sheehan football sprints into the finals looking to avenge...
Senior Jayden Dougherty had 18 receiving yards in Sheehan’s Class SS quarterfinal win over Granby/Canton. In the next game, against Windham, Dougherty was able to break free. He had 256 yards on six...
View ArticleA quick look at the CT high school football state championships
Six CIAC high school football state championship games will take place Friday and Saturday at Central Connecticut State University’s Arute Field and Rentschler Field. Here’s a quick look at each game:...
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High school girls basketball: As season opens Friday, coaches see more top CT...
A number of top girls basketball players will not be playing for their local high schools after transferring to prep schools. This has long been an issue for public high schools in boys basketball. But...
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Unbeaten Killingly outslugs Sheehan-Wallingford, 48-33, for Class SS...
EAST HARTFORD — Hayden Allard rushed for 267 yards and scored five touchdowns as Killingly completed an undefeated season and outlasted Sheehan-Wallingford, 48-33, in a wild shootout for the CIAC Class...
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