The 2021 All-North-Central Connecticut Conference teams. This post will be updated as more teams are received BOYS BASKETBALL Josh Burke, Canton, Sr. Silas Sawtelle Canton, Sr. Jose Perez East Windsor, Sr. Thomas Garrow, Ellington, Sr. Brandon Zahner, Ellington, Sr. Jack DeGray, Granby, Sr. Kameron Dear Granby, Sr. Weston Labrecque, Rockville, So. Chad Moreau, Rockville, Sr. […]
The 2020 GameTimeCT All-State Boys Track and Field team
The 2020 GameTimeCT All-State Boys Indoor Track and Field team. Compiled by Dan Nowak. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Runner of the Year Gavin Sherry Conard, Sophomore Stats: At New England meet won the the 2-mile run (8:53.25), at State Open won the […]
2020 NCCC Boys Basketball Tournament Bracket
The 2020 North-Central Connecticut Conference Boys Basketball tournament will tip off Wednesday, Feb. 26 with play-in games and continue with quarterfinals on Friday, Feb. 28 at the sites of the higher seeds. Update: The championship will be held Friday, March 6 at No. 3-seeded Canton, 6:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT HUB Regular-season champion SMSA […]
Cheshire’s Farrell surprise winner at Boys State Open; Sherry shatters record; Bloomfield wins title
NEW HAVEN — Ryan Farrell of Cheshire, the sixth seed in the boys 600-meter run at the CIAC Indoor Track and Field championships, was determined and focused to pull off a win in the event.
“In almost all my …
2020 NCCC Girls Basketball Tournament Bracket
The 2020 North-Central Connecticut Conference girls basketball tournament will tip off Wednesday, Feb. 19 with play-in games and will culminate with the league championship on Thursday, Feb. 27. The quarterfinals will be held Friday, Feb. 21 and semifinals will be Tuesday, Feb. 25. All games will be at the sites of the higher seeds. Regular-season […]
The 2019 CIAC Football Playoff Brackets / Scoreboard [FINAL]
The 2019 CIAC Football Playoffs begin Wednesday, Dec. 4 (after a postponement due to weather) with quarterfinal rounds at the sites of the higher seeds. They will continue with semifinals Monday, Dec. 9 at sites of the higher seeds, and conclude Saturday, Dec. 14 at either Trumbull’s McDougall Stadium, or Veterans Stadium at Willowbrook […]
The 2019 All-Pequot League Football Teams
The 2019 All-Pequot Conference Football Teams. Offensive Player of the Year: JAQUAN DUFOUR, Rockville Defensive Player of the Year: SAM ATTIANESE, Granby/Canton Coach of the Year: ERICK KNICKERBOCKER, Rockville Teddy Necoh Award for Perseverance: DAN BELSEN, Windsor Locks OFFENSE QB: Brandon Fratta, North Branford QB: Aaron Faiella, Coginchaug/East Hampton/Hale Ray QB: Jackson Rome, Granby/Canton QB: […]
Rockville defense forces five turnovers, cruises past SMSA in Class M quarterfinals
HARTFORD — Last season, Rockville snuck into the playoffs with seven wins and was promptly clobbered by St. Joseph, the eventual state champion. It’s safe to say the Rams will be sticking around a bit longer this year. The top-seeded Rams opened the Class M playoffs with a bang, shutting down and shutting out No. […]
The 2019 Class M Football Quarterfinal Preview Capsules
The 2019 CIAC Class M football quarterfinal preview capsules. Compiled by Pete Paguaga. Written by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. 2019 CIAC PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD / SCHEDULE More quarterfinal previews: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS S All games Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. ♦♦♦ No. 8 SMSA/University/Classical at No. 1 Rockville WHERE –Weaver High School, Hartford […]
Uni-Browse: McMahon, Northwest Catholic, St. Joseph, SMSA
Welcome back to Uni-Browse. Greenwich won week last week with 31% of the vote. This week, we are mixing it up with some Uni-Browse favorites and a couple of newcomers. Vote at the bottom for your favorite uniform, this week. MCMAHON Going with the road whites for the Senators. McMahon always has some of […]
Ouellette rises to the occasion as Stafford co-op beats SMSA and keeps playoff hopes alive
HARTFORD – The Stafford co-op football team lives to see another week. Having to win to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Bulldogs rose to the challenge and held off the SMSA co-op 21-15 on Friday night at Dillon Stadium. With a win next Thursday against the Windsor Locks co-op the Bulldogs (7-2) can […]
Week 10 football notebook: After wild victory, North Branford could have wild weekend
North Branford played an thrill-a-minute game Friday. It could have a thrill-a-minute weekend coming up.
The Thunderbirds went back and forth with Morgan, scoring 40 in the second quarter, winning 72-32. Th…
Week 7 fine performances; Week 8 matches to watch
FINE PERFORMANCES
Reem Abdel-Hack, Shelton: Abdel-Hack had 10 kills and 14 blocks as the Gaels knocked off previously-unbeaten Guilford 3-1 on Friday.
Kaitlyn Boland, Warde: The Mustangs’ se…
Volleyball: Week 6 fine performances; Week 7 matches to watch
FINE PERFORMANCES
Brielle Behuniak, Naugatuck: The senior 10 kills and 15 assists in the Greyhounds’ 3-0 win over Oxford on Thursday.
M…
Volleyball: Week 4 fine performances; Week 5 matches to watch
FINE PERFORMANCES
Emma Appleman, Guilford: The team captain had 49 kills and 24 digs over three matches, as the Indians defeated Shelton, defending Class LL champion Amity, and East Haven, all 3-0, during t…
Week 3 fine performances; Week 4 matches to watch
FINE PERFORMANCES
Emma Appleman, Guilford: Appleman collected 16 kills, 7 aces, 9 digs and 2 blocks as the Indians won against Cheshire 3-0 in a battle of unbeaten teams.
Olivia Bessette, Pl…
Pequot Football 2019: SMSA / UNIVERSITY / CLASSICAL preview
[Vitals] COACH — KEVIN QUINN (4th year, 18-14) CONFERENCE — Pequot PLAYOFF CLASS — M (co-op) HOME — Annie Fisher Field and Dillon Stadium, Hartford 2018 RECORD — 6-4 2019 OPENER — Sept. 12 vs. North Branford, 6 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps [Top Players] DEVIN HILL, Sr., QB/CB, (5-foot-10, 195) MARK BOYER, Sr., QB/LB, (6-2, 215) […]
Determined and focused Canton runs away from SMSA for first NCCC tournament crown
CANTON — Canton coach Brian Medeiros sensed something a little different about his team Thursday night. “Today we came out motivated and played with purpose,” said Medeiros after the Warriors defeated SMSA 62-42 to win their first NCCC tournament title and first conference tournament title since […]
Girls basketball: League tournament predictions, Day 6
Now we are getting down to the nitty-gritty with tournament championship games. Let’s do this thing. CCC at Glastonbury No. 5 E.O. Smith vs No. 3 Newington: Both teams finished regular season 17-3, Newington with more senior leadership: NEWINGTON FCIAC at Trumbull No. 3 Trinity Catholic vs No. 1 Norwalk: Great run by Crusaders reaching […]
The 2019 NCCC Boys Basketball Tournament bracket
The North-Central Boys Basketball Tournament will begin with play-in games Thursday, Feb. 21 at the sites of the higher seeds and continue Friday with quarterfinal games, also at the sites of the higher seeds. The semifinals will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26 and championship Friday, March 1, both at the sites of the higher seeds. […]
2018 All-Pequot League Football Teams
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 […]
Attianese’s two TDs kickstart Granby past SMSA/University/Classical
HARTFORD – It took almost two quarters, but once Granby scored, the Bears got going and never looked back. Sam Attianese scored twice in the Bears’ 20-3 win over SMSA//University/Classical. The victory put Granby (4-2) back on a winning track after suffering a frustrating 41-14 loss to Stafford/Somers/East Windsor just before last week’s bye. “I’m […]
Pequot Football 2018: SMSA/CLASSICAL/ UNIVERSITY preview
Vitals COACH — KEVIN QUINN (3rd year, 12-10) CONFERENCE — Pequot Uncas PLAYOFF CLASS — M (co-op) HOME — University High Athletic Fields, Hartford 2017 RECORD — 8-4, lost to Barlow in Class M semifinals 2018 OPENER — Sept. 7 vs. Haddam-Killingworth, 6:30 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps Top Players DEVIN HILL, Jr.,QB (5’11 185) […]
Girls Basketball: Coginchaug wins Class S girls state title
UNCASVILLE – For the first time in six years, Coginchaug is on top of the mountain in girls’ basketball. The Blue Devils won their first CIAC Class S state championship since 2012 in dominating fashion Saturday morning, beating Sports and Medical Sciences Academy 71-42 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. “We set this as a goal […]
Football: Barlow runs over SMSA in Class M semis to reach school’s first final
REDDING—As clinical as it was comprehensive, there was no doubt left by Barlow in its Class M semifinal against SMSA/University/Classical co-op Sunday afternoon.Scoring points on each of its first seven drives, the Falcons routed the visitin…
Football: The 2017 CIAC Playoffs In a Nutshell
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 […]
Football: Haddam-Killingworth grounds out victory over SMSA co-op
HADDAM >> Woody Hayes would have been proud. The late Ohio State coach, a believer in the three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust offense, would have enjoyed Haddam-Killingworth’s 49-32 win over the SMSA/University/Classical cooperative of Hartford Saturday night at H-K High. That’s because H-K ran 69 plays from scrimmage, every one of them on the ground, to the tune of […]
Boys Basketball: Hernandez, SMSA win NCCC title over Classical
HARTFORD >> Jonathan Hernandez scored 22 points, had 10 rebounds and earned MVP honors as Sports and Medical Sciences Academy defeated Classical Magnet 66-50 to win the NCCC championship Friday at a packed house at SMSA. Final 2017 NCCC Boys Basketball Tournament Bracket Daquan Carr scored 18 points, had five rebounds and five assists and […]
Football: SMSA runs past Haddam-Killingworth
HARTFORD >> Too much speed, too much size and — according to Haddam-Killingworth coach Mike Baklik, too much heart — added up to a blowout 54-21 win by SMSA/University/Classical cooperative over the Cougars at Dillon Stadium Thursday evening. “I was hoping we would have two good weeks with our bye coming off a win,” Baklik […]