A Stratford home destroyed by fire late Monday night was the residence of Sam and Jasmine Phommachanh, the heads of a well-a known sports family which includes No. 2-ranked Clemson quarterback Taisun and University of Connecticut football signee Tyler. The Phommachanhs, a family of seven who lived on Cheshire Street, were unharmed during the […]
2021 football recruiting profile: Avon Old Farms’ Tyler Phommachanh
This is part of our series on spotlighting the top football recruits in the state of Connecticut throughout the signing period. For the full list of football commitments in the state, check out our list here. Tyler Phommachanh Position: QB (dual) Measurements: 6-foot, 200 School: Avon Old Farms (2018-20); Bunnell (2016-17). Hometown: Stratford. Committed to: Connecticut. BLESSED pic.twitter.com/Tr3PRiRT10 — […]
Founders League cancels winter season
The Founders League announced Friday that its winter conference schedule, like its fall season, is canceled. “In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and after many discussions prioritizing community health, safety and well-being,” the announcement reads, “the Founders League has unanimously, and with great regret, decided to cancel all Founders League interscholastic competition for the […]
NEPSAC cancels its fall championships
Citing numerous issues involving the COVID-19 pandemic, the New England Preparatory Athletic Council canceled its postseason tournaments in each sport for the fall season, the organization announced Thursday in a statement…
The NEPSAC’s Founders League will not hold fall sports
The 11-team Founders League, which is a part of the New England Prep School Athletic Conference, recently announced it will not hold athletic competition this fall, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Founder…
Fairfield’s Leddy named to national U-17 hockey team
Fairfield’s Charlie Leddy, just a high school sophomore, has already put together quite a hockey resume.
At 13, he won a world championship as a member of the Mid-Fairfield Rangers team that took the presti…
GFA wins first WNE wrestling tournament; Brunswick second
GREENWICH — It has been a season of first-time achievements for the Greens Farms Academy wrestling team and each one just keeps getting better.
After winning the FAA Championshps for the first time in progr…
The 2019 All-NEPSAC Football Teams
The 2019 All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Football teams. CLASS A Players of the Year TYLER VAN DYKE, Suffield Academy KALEL MULLINGS, Milton Academy Linemen of the Year ZACK ZINTER, BB&N JAEDON ROBERTS, Avon Old Farms ALL-NEPSAC Phillips Academy-Andover — Ben Carbeau, Sr. LB Avon Old Farms — Jaedon Roberts Sr. OL/DL; Kevin Coss PG DE; Nehemiah Thompson PG […]
Van Dyke (4 TDs), Suffield Academy hold off Avon Old Farms to complete unbeaten NEPSAC championship season
AVON — When Justin Barron hauled in a strike from Suffield Academy teammate Tyler Van Dyke with just over five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of the NEPSAC Class A Kevin Driscoll Bowl, it seemed like a perfect coda to an incredible journey, a wonderful career and a glorious, unbeaten championship season. But […]
Week 9 football notes: Wilbur Cross picks up first win
From the start, coach John Acquavita’s goal for Wilbur Cross was to get better every week. He knew there would be tough times, with an inexperienced line and other challenges.
The Governors weren’t positive…
Avon Old Farms, Suffield Academy showdown headlines 2019 NEPSAC Bowl championship weekend
Erickson League champ Avon Old Farms and Central New England champ Suffield Academy will meet for the Class A New England Championship this Saturday in the Kevin Driscoll Bowl, the NEPSAC announced Sunday. Avon Old Farms, with a roster that features quarterback Tyler Phommachanh, of Stratford, DB Marcus Tracey of Bridgeport, and DB Marco Scarano […]
Avon Old Farms rallies to beat Brunswick in OT of Erickson League showdown
GREENWICH — Avon Old Farms School quarterback Tyler Phommachahn eluded pressure, scrambled to his left and lofted a pass into the left corner of the end zone, while falling to the turf in overtime of Saturday’s Erickson Le…
NEPSAC Football 2019: AVON OLD FARMS preview
[Vitals] COACH —PIERCE BRENNAN (2nd year, 7-2) CONFERENCE — Erickson League PLAYOFF CLASS — NEPSAC A HOME — George M Trautman Athletic Field, Avon 2018 RECORD — 7-2, Erickson League co-champions; Lost to Buckingham Browne & Nichols in NEPSAC A Bowl, 21-0 2019 OPENER — Sept. 21 vs. Trinity-Pawling, 3 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps | […]
Football Recruiting 2019: Connecticut’s High School Football College signing and commitment list
Below is a living list of Connecticut natives or prep school football players in the Class of 2019 who have signed national letters of intent to play in college, or have given a verbal commitment leading into National Signing Day. Players have the opportunity to sign early on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. National Signing Day for […]
Community supports Bridgeport’s Taisun Phommachanh as he signs with Clemson
AVON — They marched up in waves, friends and family, coaches and mentors, teammates and peers.
One group after another, they surrounded Taisun Phommachanh and smiled for snapshots. From Pop Warner coaches from Bridgeport to the…
2018 All-NEPSAC Football Teams
The 2018 All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference football teams. Class A Players of the Year Hunter Burns, Choate Rahsul Faison, Salisbury Jared Martino, Cheshire Academy Linemen of the Year Kevon Darton, Worcester Academy Jaedon Roberts, Avon Old Farms Suffield Academy Tyler Van Dyke, QB Jaden Dottin, WR Zedane Williams, LB Deerfield Academy Jackson McCarty, […]
NEPSAC announces 2018 Football Bowl schedule; Choate (9-0) to face Brunswick (7-1)
The NEPSAC released its 2018 football bowl championship schedule Sunday morning. All games are Saturday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. The games were selected by a bowl championship committee. Central New England champion Choate (9-0), winners of four-consecutive New England titles and 47-straight games under coach L.J. Spinnato, will face Cornelius Johnson and Erickson League […]
Tyler Phommachanh relieves brother, helps Avon Old Farms end Brunswick’s unbeaten season
After coming from behind to beat Salisbury School last week and edging Taft School two weeks ago, the Brunswick School football team couldn’t compete its comeback against host Avon Old Farms School on Saturday.
The Bruins suffered their first …
Rhyne, Taft School rally in fourth quarter to topple Avon Old Farms
WATERTOWN — Teely Rhyne wasn’t pleased with his performance in Taft School’s crushing loss to Brunswick last week. The tailback gained a mere 30 yards on 12 carries and Brunswick made a goal-line stand as time expired to hand the Rhinos their first loss of the season. With Taft in danger of losing their second-consecutive […]
Erickson League Football 2018: AVON OLD FARMS preview
Vitals COACH — PIERCE BRENNAN (1st year) CONFERENCE — Erickson League PLAYOFF CLASS — NEPSAC A HOME — George M Trautman Athletic Field, Avon 2017 RECORD — 8-1 (7-0 Erickson) 2018 OPENER — Saturday, Sept. 22 vs. Trinity-Pawling, 3 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE | TWITTER: @AOF_Football Top Players TAISUN PHOMMACHANH, Sr. QB (6-3, 215) JAMEL SMITH, Sr. RB/DB (5-9, 180) JAEDON ROBERTS, Jr. […]
Boys lacrosse: Brunswick pulls away from Avon Old Farms, improves to 14-0
GREENWICH — Holding a two-goal lead on rival Avon Old Farms School early in third quarter, the Brunswick School lacrosse team was embroiled in one of its closests games of the season Wednesday afternoon.
Yet the way this season has transpired …
Football: Clemson commit, Stratford native Taisun Phommachanh passing all the tests at QB
Derrick Lewis vividly remembers the first football game he coached at Jonathan Law — and not solely for the reasons one might think. On paper, the 2014 season opener wasn’t much of a game. The final score — Harding 38, Law 10 — might’ve elicited a few oohs and aahs, but it wasn’t one that […]
Football: Former Harding and current Avon Old Farms QB Phommachanh commits to Clemson
Former Harding and current Avon Old Farms quarterback Taisun Phommachanh announced Saturday his commitment to play at Clemson University. Phommachanh, who is considered the country’s No. 1 dual-threat quarterback and No. 88 prospect overall in the Class of 2019 by recruiting site 247 Sports, chose Clemson over offers from several other major programs including Florida, […]
Football: Former Notre Dame-West Haven all-stater Nico Ragaini commits to Iowa
Former Notre Dame-West Haven star receiver Nico Ragaini has accepted a scholarship offer to play at Iowa, the website Hawkeye Nation reported Monday night. Ragaini will leave Thursday to enroll for the spring semester. Ragaini, the 2016 New Haven Register Male Athlete of the Year and a three-time New Haven Register All-State first team selection, […]
Squash: Brunswick beats back challenge from Avon Old Farms
GREENWICH — Avon Old Farms School is one of the squash teams Brunswick School looks forward to playing against every season — and for good reason.The Winged Beavers are one of the teams that present a challenge to the powerhouse Bruins, wh…