Updated: Saturday, 6:10 p.m.
The Fairfield County Football League’s first independent high school-level football games, which has been organizing over the last month since the CIAC canceled 11-vs.-11 high school football, kicked off across the county Saturday, as was a game between two independent Meriden squads.
All but one of the Fairfield County games were scheduled to be streamed live, but only the Darien-Fairfield Mustangs game managed to get off the ground. The Westport-Fairfield Falcons game was broadcast on WWPT 90.3-FM.
Fairfield Falcons 33, Westport 32 OT
Couple of clips from today:
First, one of the wackiest things I've seen in a long time in #cthsfb, a botch snap turns into a touchdown for the Falcons, Dom Bellora throwing to Jake Fratarcangeli @DaveRuden @GameTimeCT pic.twitter.com/qjW8NqKfw1— Aiden Blanc (@aiden_blanc10) October 17, 2020
At 1:30 p.m., Westport is scheduled to play vs. the Fairfield Falcons at Fairfield Ludlowe High School’s Taft Field.
Update: The stream was not broadcasting at least an hour past the intended kickoff. It was being broadcast on the Staples Student Network, WWPT 90.3-FM, however.
The Falcons won the game, 33-32, in a college-styled Kansas overtime.
Westport went for two (And the win), but came up short and the Falcons are 1-0 thanks to a 34-33 victory #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/TMeaJXMHFc
— Aiden Blanc (@aiden_blanc10) October 17, 2020
Stamford vs. Danbury
Another game was confirmed to have been played in the afternoon between Danbury and Stamford, based on a Twitter broadcast via Jason Ciccone from an indoor sports dome. A 19-0 final score was seen, but it was unclear who won.
Stamford vs Danbury #cthsfb https://t.co/8dCo8PVgGh
— Scott Ericson (@EricsonSports) October 17, 2020
New Canaan 24,Badsons Football Club 14
At 4:30 p.m., New Canaan is playing host to the ‘Badsons Football Club,’ an outfit composed of players from St. Joseph High School of Trumbull at Waveny Field.
UPDATE: This feed was also not broadcasting as scheduled and ultimately was removed.
New Canaan had a 10-6 lead on the Badsons at halftime and won, 24-14.
Final: New Canaan 24, St. Joes aka Badsons 14. #cthsfb
— Terry Dinan (@tdinan) October 17, 2020
Darien 38, Fairfield Mustangs 0
Earlier, a Fairfield Mustangs team, coached by Fairfield Warde High School coach Duncan Della Volpe, took on a Darien squad, headed up by interim Darien High School coach Mike forget at 9 a.m. The Darien Athletic Foundation was on the broadcast of the game.
Darien was up 36-0 at halftime and defeated the Mustangs 38-0.
OTHER INDEPENDENT GAMES
Meriden Eastsiders 27, Meriden Westsiders 7
11 v 11 tackle football is happening here in Connecticut! The Maloney Eastsiders lead the Platt Westsiders 14-0 at the half at Falcon Field in Meriden @WFSBnews pic.twitter.com/RARD9rMm0B
— Elliott Polakoff (@ElliottPolakoff) October 17, 2020
A fifth independent high school-level football game between two Meriden squads, one coached by Maloney’s Kevin Frederick called the ‘Eastsiders’ and the other by Platt’s Jason Bruenn, called the ‘Westsiders’ was scheduled to kick off at 4:30 p.m. at Meriden’s Falcon Field. No broadcast link, if any, was available as of Saturday afternoon.
Behind three touchdowns from Maloney’s James Tarver, the Eastsiders led 14-0 at the half and defeated the Westsiders 27-7.
