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: […]
Simpson’s TDs, INTs lead Bloomfield romp past Stafford co-op, into to Class S semis
BLOOMFIELD — He was everywhere on the field at Phil Rubin Stadium on Wednesday night in Blomfield’s 56-0 win over Stafford/East Windsor/Somers in the CIAC Class S football quarterfinals. Anthony Simpson scored four touchdowns, and his two interceptions, Nos. 9 and 10 on the year, turned the game squarely toward the defending-champion Warhawks. What has […]
The 2019 Class S Football Quarterfinal Preview Capsules
The 2019 CIAC Class S 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 M All games Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. ♦♦♦ No. 8 Plainfield at No. 1 Ansonia WHERE – Leo F. Ryan Field […]
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 […]
Rockville shuts out Stafford, improves to 7-0 for first time since 1995
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 […]
UNI-BROWSE: Danbury, Stafford/East Windsor/Somers, South Windsor, Wilbur Cross
Welcome back to Uni-Browse. Foran won last week with 38% of the 790 votes cast. Vote at the bottom of this post for your favorite uniform, this week. DANBURY Best helmets in the state? Debatable but Danbury gets high marks. Let’s start up top. The helmets are white with the amazing Hatter logo on the […]
Stafford Co-Op combination of Ouellette-Briggs to much for Cromwell/Portland
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…
The Meat Grinder Ep. 5: St. Joseph routs Pete; Jacobs revisits Stafford; Newtown’s Bobby Pattison
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 […]
Jeff Jacobs: Stafford celebrates life, strength and character of Gary Mazzone
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 […]
Ouellette powers Stafford co-op in emotional win over Valley Regional co-op
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,” […]
Stafford co-op football coach Mazzone’s father, Gary, among dead in B-17 crash
Gary Mazzone, the father of Stafford/Somers/East Windsor coach Brian Mazzone, was one of of the victims in Wednesday’s B-17 crash at Bradley Airport. Seven people lost their lives and numerous others injured when a vintage World War II-era bomber crashed shortly after takeoff. Mazzone served the Vernon Police Department for 22 years. He was hired […]
Pequot Football 2019: STAFFORD / SOMERS / EAST WINDSOR preview
[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 […]
East Hartford’s Tompkins leads Team Nutmeg in Super 100 All-Star football victory
NEW BRITAIN — East Hartford graduate Raquan Tompkins stole the show in the 2019 Super 100 All-Star Football game, leading Team Nutmeg to a 41-21 victory over Team Constitution at Willow Brook Park on Saturday.
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Fernandes makes 25 saves in BBD win over Enfield co-op
DANBURY– BBD goalie Alex Fernandes made 25 saves in BBD’s 3-2 win over Enfield/East Granby/Stafford at the Danbury Ice Arena on Monday. Fernandes stood tall in the final minute and a half after Enfield made it a one-goal game. BBD goalie Alex Fernandes talks about his team getting him an early lead and locking down […]
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 […]
The 2018 CIAC Football Playoff Scoreboard [FINAL]
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 […]
Haddam-Killingworth tops Stafford in OT thriller, reaches 1st Class S state final since 1994
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…
The 2018 Class S Football Semifinal Preview Capsules
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 […]
GameTimeCT Football Podcast: Quarterfinals recap, semifinals outlook and predictions
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of the GameTimeCT football podcast. Thirty-two teams entered postseason season play on Tuesday and now 16 teams are left as the season heads towards the semifinals this weekend. We saw a handful of good games across the board and a couple of routs. You can check out the full postseason […]
Engel, Stafford Co-Op slows down Cromwell/Portland, advances to S semis
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…
(Unofficial) 2018 CIAC football playoff pairings just about completed
Ansonia beat Naugatuck for the eight-consecutive year and upped its win streak over NVL teams to 85 games in the annual Thanksgiving Day classic between the two programs. New Canaan held on to beat Darien in the annual Turkey Bowl for the second-consecutive year. Greenwich smothered Staples to complete a 10-0 regular season and the […]
Engel, Rivas unstoppable as Stafford Co-Op rolls Granby Memorial, stays unbeaten
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 […]
Pequot Football 2018: STAFFORD / SOMERS / EAST WINDSOR preview
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) […]
The FINAL 2018 GameTimeCT Softball Top 10 Poll: MASUK IS NO. 1
It’s only fitting that the lone team to post an undefeated record would finish atop the final edition of the GameTimeCT/Register Top 10 poll. Masuk finished off its season in style, rolling through the Class L tournament en route to its fourth state championship in school history and first under coach Leigh Barone. Masuk completed […]
10 takeaways from the CIAC softball state championships
Recaps: Class LL | Class L | Class M | Class S The high school softball season came to a close Saturday afternoon with Amity defeating Trumbull 13-7 to win the Class LL title. That came on the heels of wins by Masuk in Class L, Stafford in Class S and St. Joseph in Class […]
Davis rallies Stafford past 3-time S champ Holy Cross; Bulldogs win first state title since 1976
Hannah Davis delivers the go-ahead hit in the top of the 6th to send Stafford to the program's first softball state title since 1976. #ctsb More championship excitement sure to come the rest of the weekend. pic.twitter.com/LP4JklLu4l — CIAC Sports (@ciacsports) June 9, 2018 STRATFORD — Hanna Davis’ RBI single to left capped a four-run […]
The 2018 CIAC Softball Championship Preview Capsules
2018 Spring Championship Scoreboard LIVE UPDATES ♦♦♦ CLASS LL No. 2 Trumbull (24-2) vs. No. 5 Amity (21-4) When: Saturday, 4 p.m. Where: Biondi Field, West Haven ON THE AIR/WEB: WAVZ 1300-AM Championship game appearances: Trumbull is making second appearance (1-0), won in 2017. Amity is making 15th appearance (5-9), last won in 2012. What […]