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ROCKVILLE — The significance of what Rockville has accomplished so far this season isn’t lost on Jonathan O’Coin. The senior quarterback understands what it means to be undefeated in November because he’s seen the program at its worst. “As you all know, we weren’t the hotshots my sophomore year,” he said, referring to a […]
CROMWELL — After a tough, season-opening overtime loss to Granby/Canton, Stafford/East Windsor/Somers coach Brian Mazzone wondered where his team fit in this season moving forward.
“We lost to a good team i…
WELCOME back to an action-packed Week 5 episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of Connecticut high school football talk with hosts Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga. This week the gang revisits No. 2 St. Joseph’s mission statement 58-14 victory over then-No. 9 New Canaan at Dunning Field and wipes the egg off Pete’s […]
STAFFORD — Brian Mazzone went to his dad’s house on Saturday morning to retrieve his Stafford Bulldogs sweatshirt, the one with “Big Gar” inscribed on the left sleeve. He went over to coach his sons’ flag football game in Enfield and now here he was walking onto the field at Stafford High, hand in […]
STAFFORD – It was an emotional week for the Stafford/East Windsor/Somers football program. The death of coach Brian Mazzone’s father, Gary Mazzone, in Wednesday’s B-17 crash at Bradley Airport weighed heavy on the players hearts. “I told these guys that I worried that they felt they were going to have to win for me,” […]
[Vitals] COACH — BRIAN MAZZONE (5th year, 34-11) CONFERENCE — Pequot PLAYOFF CLASS — S (co-op) HOME — Stafford High School Field 2018 RECORD — 11-1 (Pequot champions, lost to Haddam-Killingworth in Class S semifinals) 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 vs. Granby/Canton, 6:30 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps | TWITTER — @staffordbulldog | INSTAGRAM — @Bulldogsfootballssew […]
GAMES TO WATCH
Wilbur Cross at Hillhouse, Mon. 5 p.m.: Both teams are off to fast starts and looking to stay at the top of the SCC standings.
Pomperaug at Newtown, Tue. 7 p.m.: SWC rivals renew acquaintances wit…
The 2018 All-Pequot League Football Teams. Players of the Year SASSACUS: TOBEY CALLENDER, Haddam-Killingworth UNCAS: JULIEN RIVAS, Stafford/Somers/East Windsor Coach of the Year BRIAN MAZZONE, Stafford/Somers/East Windsor Ted Netcoh Award LUCIANO DUFFY, Old Saybrook/Westbrook Sassacus Offense QB–Bryce Karstetter, Cromwell/Portland QB–JP Nye, Morgan RB–Tobey Callender, Haddam-Killingworth RB–Nick Braga, Valley Regional/Old Lyme WR — Jason O’Brien, Valley Regional/Old […]
The semifinals are set and will be Sunday, Dec. 2. at sites of the higher seeds. The championship games will be held Saturday, Dec. 8 at sites and times to be determined. Schedule changes noted in red. You can purchase tickets online here. Sign up for the Whistle Newsletter from GameTimeCT and get this and other […]
ENFIELD — Watching the Haddam-Killingworth and Stafford/East Windsor/Somers players walk off the field after one rather forgettable first half of football, those who opted to sit in the rain at Enfield High School for Sunday afternoon’s CIAC C…
More Semifinal Previews: Class LL | Class L | Class M 2018 Class S football preview capsules, compiled by Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga. No. 4 Bloomfield at No. 1 Ansonia WHERE — Jarvis Stadium at Nolan Athletic Complex, Ansonia TICKETS — Adults $10, Students/Senior Citizens $5 RECORDS — Bloomfield 10-1; Ansonia 11-0 ON THE AIR/WEB – WELI […]
ENFIELD —Each piece of game footage that crossed his path in the last couple of days only increased Stafford/East Windsor/Somers football coach Brian Mazzone’s respect for Cromwell/Portland receiver Nick Wright and increased his own anxiety le…
CIAC Real-Time Qualifying Tables: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS M | CLASS S It turned out to be a rainy, cold and miserable night for all of Connecticut’s football teams playing Friday, even those that pushed their games up a few hours in anticipation. But for a few teams, including a majority of […]
GRANBY — They had four bad days of practice leading up to a key Pequot Uncas Division showdown. No worries. Their defense gave up the first touchdown of the game. Eh, whatever. They faced five fourth down situations in the first half. No sweat. Colton Engel, Julien Rivas and the Stafford/Somers/East Windsor football team faced […]
Vitals COACH — BRIAN MAZZONE (4th year, 23-10) CONFERENCE — Pequot Uncas PLAYOFF CLASS — S (co-op) HOME — Stafford High School Field 2017 RECORD — 10-2, lost to Ansonia in Class S semifinals 2018 OPENER — Friday, Sept. 7 at Morgan, 6:30 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE | Twitter: @staffordbulldog Top Players COLTON ENGEL, Sr. QB/S (5-10, 190) […]
Introducing the Top 10 hockey goals from championship weekend. Originally the list was going to be just the Top 5 goals, but there were some pretty good goals in the semifinals that I couldn’t ignore so the list grew to 10. No. 10 Ridgefield’s Matt Walker Trailing Fairfield Prep 1-0 in the Division I semifinals, […]
NEW HAVEN – The No. 3 Tri-Town and No. 5 Eastern CT Eagles boys hockey teams made their first championship appearance on Saturday in the CIAC Division III final and the Eastern CT Eagles made the most of their first chance for a title, scoring the game’s first three goals and cruising to victory. Kevin […]
ANSONIA — It took almost a quarter for the Ansonia football team to make the necessary adjustments, but once the Chargers did, the end result looked similar to the first 11 games they played this season. The top-seeded Chargers scored 44 unanswered points in the first half and blitzed No. 5 Stafford/East Windsor/Somers 52-19 at […]
The CIAC Football Playoff Scoreboard More Semifinal Previews: Class LL | Class L | Class M The 2017 CIAC Football Class L semifinal previews. Compiled and written by Sean Patrick Bowley and John Nash. CLASS S No. 5 Stafford at No. 1 Ansonia WHERE / WHEN — Jarvis Stadium, Ansonia, Sunday, 12:30 p.m. TEAM RECORDS — Stafford/Somers/East Windsor […]
STRATFORD — Special teams success was something that coach Brian Mazzone preached all season to his Stafford Co-Op football team. His team proved Tuesday night that they heard him loud and clear. A blocked punt in the fourth quarter by No.5 Stafford/East Windsor/Somers for a touchdown would be the difference in a hard-fought 20-12 victory […]
We’ve made it. The long, grueling grind that is the regular season is finally over. All 12 weeks are in the books — so is Thanksgiving. The playoffs are here. The quarterfinals begin Tuesday at the sites of the higher seeds at 6:30 p.m. The 2017 CIAC Football Playoff Schedule The semifinals, however, have been […]
WFSB 3 Connecticut COVENTRY — Nick Pronovost returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown for the second-consecutive week and Jacob Carlson ran for a 70-yard score as Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton/Lyman Memorial defeated Stafford/Somers/East Windsor 24-7 in a Pequot Uncas battle of unbeatens Friday night. Pronovost, who returned the opening kickoff for a score vs. Gilbert/Northwestern last week, […]
Class LL [aesop_image imgwidth=”720″ img=”http://www.gametimect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-Class-LL-Bracket-Final.jpg” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”left”] ••• Quarterfinals Tuesday, November 29 Darien 29, Greenwich 3 Ridgefield 28, West Haven 21 Shelton 55, Newtown 21 Southington 35, NFA 22 ••• Semifinals Monday, December 5 Ridgefield 44, Shelton 41 at Finn Stadium, Shelton, 6:30 p.m. Darien 38, Southington 7 at Boyle Stadium, Stamford 6:30 […]
ANSONIA >> It didn’t take long Tuesday night for Ansonia to show why it’s one of the favorites in the CIAC Class S football playoffs. The second-seeded Chargers exploded for 35 points in the first quarter and routed seventh-seeded Stafford/East Windsor/Somers 48-0 in the Class S quarterfinals at Jarvis Stadium. Ansonia (11-0) will host sixth-seeded […]
More Previews: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS M CLASS S Capsules compiled by Mike Pucci (Seymour v. Capital Prep, Ansonia v. Stafford, Rocky Hill v. Bullard-Havens) and Derek Turner (Bloomfield v. Cromwell/Portand). Sean Patrick Bowley contributed. No. 8 Seymour at No. 1 Capital Prep/AF Where/When: Jessee/Miller Field (Trinity College), Hartford, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Team records: Seymour 8-2 (NVL […]
Above: Highlight reel for three-year starting receiver Joe Mongillo, who will be a big part of Stafford/Somers/East Windsor’s drive for a winning season. Vitals Coach: BRIAN MAZZONE (2nd year, 4-6) Conference: Pequot Uncas East Playoff Class: S (605 combined boys enrollment) Home: Stafford High School Football Field 2015 Record: 4-6 (3-3 Pequot East) 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 9 at Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton, 7 p.m. Team website: Bulldogsfootballssew.weebly.com | […]
Judson sinks 2 fouls shots…#Coginchaug headed to Class S State Championship with 46-43 win over East Windsor pic.twitter.com/3Fe13Fm0MZ — CRHS Devil’s Ad (@crhsdevilsadv) March 16, 2016 NEW BRITAIN >> The glass slipper belongs to Coginchaug. The Blue Devils improbable run in the CIAC Class S state boys basketball tournament will end where all Cinderella stories […]
EAST GRANBY >> What a dagger by the East Windsor High boys basketball team. The Panthers scored five points in the final 22 seconds including a 30-foot three-point shot from freshman Marcus Goss that banked in off the backboard at the buzzer to lift East Windsor to a 57-54 victory over Canton in the championship game […]
It’s every player’s dream growing up and simulated thousands of times in backyards and playgrounds everywhere: Game on the line. Seconds left. One more shot. And you have the ball. That’s the position East Windsor freshman Marcus Goss found himself in at the NCCC Boys Basketball Championship. With the game tied at 54-all, Goss took […]
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