WINDSOR – Despite losing by double-digits to Windsor on Wednesday afternoon, no one is counting out Wethersfield’s baseball team. “I think we have a lot of talent,” Wethersfield star center fielder Jimmy Sullivan said. “When we play well we can be a very tough team to beat.” The thing is, the Eagles, who came into […]
Baseball: Battle of aces goes to Windsor in blowout win over Wethersfield
WINDSOR – It was supposed to be a pitcher’s duel when Windsor and Wethersfield sent their aces to the hill in Wednesday’s CCC battle of unbeatens. While Middlebury College-bound Alex Rosario had his stuff working for Windsor, University of Hartford-bound Tim Blaisdell didn’t as Windsor beat Wethersfield 14-4 in five innings. “It was a battle of […]
Boys basketball: Sacred Heart rallies from 12 down in final 2:27, stuns Windsor in Division I semifinals
WEST HARTFORD – Windsor’s Corey McKeithan has already played giant killer in this new Division I state basketball tournament format, knocking out the top seed with a 3-point shot at the buzzer in double overtime in the quarterfinals. Three days after sending undefeated East Catholic packing, McKeithan had another chance to send a Division I […]
Boys Basketball: Windsor stuns No. 1 East Catholic at the buzzer in 2 OT Division I thriller
Greatest high school shot I’ve ever seen. Windsor down two hits a game winning 3 to beat undefeated East Catholic #ctbb pic.twitter.com/pLLX0UZSni — Carson (@CarsonCoon) March 13, 2018 Down goes No. 1. East Catholic’s season is over. In an absolute classic at Bulkeley’s packed-to-the-gills Babe Allen Field House, Windsor ended East Catholic’s unbeaten year and […]
Boys basketball: Five players to keep an eye on during the CIAC tournaments
Mikey Buscetto, Waterford Point guard makes things go for the Eastern Connecticut Conference champions. Now Buscetto hopes to help the Lancers win some additional hardware in the Class M division at the Mohegan Sun Arena floor in a couple of weeks. George Gamble, Windsor A true difference maker, Windsor wasn’t the same team in the […]
Boys basketball: It’s No. 4 Hillhouse from start to finish over No. 9 Windsor at Saulsbury Invitational
NEW HAVEN — Hillhouse boys basketball coach Renard Sutton has noted after every game he wanted to see the growth of his Academics, minus four starters from last year’s second consecutive Class LL state championship. Through four games, the growth has been as expected, even from the underclassmen. The fourth-ranked Academics hammered No. 9 Windsor […]
Football: The 2017 CLASS L Semifinal Preview Capsules – New Canaan at Masuk; Windsor at Hand
The CIAC Football Playoff Scoreboard More Semifinal Previews: Class LL | Class M | Class S The 2017 CIAC Football Class L quarterfinal previews. Compiled and written by Doug Bonjour and Sean Patrick Bowley CLASS L No. 8 New Canaan at No. 5 Masuk WHERE / WHEN — Benedict Field, Monroe, Sunday, 12:30 p.m. TEAM RECORDS — […]
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: Middletown dominates Windsor, caps first unbeaten season since 1985, clinches Class L top seed
@MHSBlueDragons beats its arch rival @WHSFootballCT 24-7 to complete its perfect regular season. #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/4Oh9EwzjBC — CT Sports Now (@CT_Sports_Now) November 23, 2017 WINDSOR — Middletown capped its first undefeated regular season since 1985 with a dominating 24-7 win over previously unbeaten Windsor in front of 1,500 at Jack O’Brien Stadium Wednesday night. “Our defense […]
The WEEK 11 GameTimeCT / New Haven Register Top 10 Poll: New Canaan returns, St. Joseph moves up
South Windsor might have had the biggest victory of Week 10, but New Canaan — which had been just on the cusp of the Top 10 for the last few weeks — made its return heading into the last regular-season week before Thanksgiving. The four-time defending champs, who claimed the No. 10 spot by 39 […]
Football: Ansonia, Hand among five more playoff qualifiers on Week 10 Saturday
Five more football teams qualified for the state playoffs Saturday, rapidly bringing the postseason picture into more focus as Week 10 came to a close. Of the 32 spots available, 17 teams have now punched their tickets, including the 10 teams that qualified Friday night. Several more should be determined before Thanksgiving Week. You can […]
The WEEK 10 GameTimeCT / New Haven Register Top 10: The ranked take care of business
Week 9 was relatively quiet for the GameTimeCT / New Haven Register Top 10 football teams, at least compared to the carnage of Week 8. And so the song remains the same in the latest polling. All of the Top 10 teams won, although some had it easier than others. Like St. Joseph, for example, […]
Track and Field: Middletown boys clinch Class L championship in final race; Hand girls' O'Neil dominates
MANCHESTER >> There were no thoughts about a chaotic couple of weeks when construction left the Middletown boys’ track and field team as a state title contender without the use of their facility but one last race that stood between the Blue Dragons and the CIAC Class L title. When Garrett Dandridge crossed the line, […]
Boys baksetball: Windsor advances past Guilford to set quarterfinal-round matchup at Sacred Heart
GUILFORD >> Guilford may have entered Thursday’s Class L state tournament second-round boys basketball game as the higher seed, but in essence, the Indians were big underdogs. Coming to town was Windsor, a perennial state championship contender that had spent time in the Register/GameTimeCT Top 10 poll this season. Guilford won its first state tournament […]
Boys basketball: Middletown makes statement, tops No. 6 Windsor
WINDSOR >> Call it a statement game. That’s what Middletown players and coach Rick Privott called their Central Connecticut Conference inter-divisional 89-80 win over sixth-ranked Windsor at the Ken Smith Court on Saturday evening. “This was a very important win,” said senior Ahmod Privott, who scored 19 points, 14 in the second half. “We wanted […]
Boys basketball: No. 5 Weaver rallies from 19 down to beat No. 8 Windsor
NEW HAVEN >> Chaylynn Martin finished with a career-high 38 points as fifth-ranked Weaver came from behind to beat eighth-ranked Windsor 102-98 Tuesday in the middle game of the second annual Saulsbury Invitational at Wilbur Cross. The Beavers (3-1) trailed by as many as 19 points late in the second quarter and 17 (59-42) at […]
The 2016 CIAC Football Championship Scoreboard [Final]
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2016 CIAC Football Playoff Scoreboard Class LL Darien 28, Ridgefield 7 PHOTO GALLERY | FINAL STATS ••• Class L New Canaan 35, Windsor 20 FINAL STATS ••• Class M Hillhouse 42, St. Joseph 21 PHOTO GALLERY | FINAL STATS Curren: Lytle, Hillhouse fought way back to top ••• Class S Ansonia 28, Rocky Hill 21 PHOTO GALLERY | FINAL STATS
Class L Championship: New Canaan topples Windsor, wins fourth straight title; 12th overall
NEW BRITAIN >> During post game interviews a fellow New Canaan player came over and pointed to Rams senior Ryan O’Connell and said that O’Connell was the best player in the FCIAC. O’Connell sure played like it in the Class L state championship game against Windsor. O’Connell ran for a touchdown, caught a touchdown pass […]
SUPER SATURDAY: The 2016 CIAC Football Championship Broadcast Links and Live Update Blog
It's Championship Weekend … #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/3zJDO14VuD — Sean Patrick Bowley (@SPBowley) December 9, 2016 Saturday is the first day of the rest of the football season. The last day. It’s the 2016 CIAC Football Championship at Ken Strong Stadium in West Haven and Veterans Stadium in New Britain. We have four great championships, played simultaneously […]
The 2016 CLASS L Football Championship: New Canaan vs. Windsor
WHERE/WHEN Veterans Field, New Britain, Saturday, 2:30 p.m. [Buy Tickets] SEEDS/RECORDS No. 2 NEW CANAAN 11-1 No. 1 WINDSOR 12-0 COACHES New Canaan: LOU MARINELLI (36th year, 330-100-7) Windsor: ROB FLEETING (8th year, 78-11; 156-40-2 career) CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY New Canaan (16th appearance, 11-4): 2015 def. North Haven 42-35; 2014 def. Darien 21-20; 2013 def. Darien 44-12; 2011 lost to Daniel […]
Football Championship Notebook: Rocky Hill one win from making history
Rocky Hill is the only one of the eight state finalists that will be making its first appearance in a championship game this weekend. As Terriers coach Mark Fritz has reminded anyone who would listen this week, Rocky Hill has fielded a varsity program for just about 20 years. It’s opponent in the Class S […]
Class L semifinals: Windsor rolls past Middletown to reach state final for first time since 2012
WINDSOR >> Windsor coach Rob Fleeting nailed it. “This was our best game of the season,” Fleeting said following his No. 1 ranked club’s 40-14 win over No. 4 Middletown in the semifinal round of the Class L state championship playoffs at Jack O’Brien Stadium Monday night. “I thought we executed very well and we […]
The 2016 CIAC Football Playoff Schedule / Scoreboard
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 […]
CIAC Football Quarterfinal Roundup: Southington, Darien to meet in semis again
CIAC Football Playoff Scoreboard / Schedule Class LL Southington 35, Norwich Free Academy 22 WFSB 3 Connecticut SOUTHINGTON >> Vance Upham became his school’s all-time leading rusher with 225 yards on 35 carries and had a touchdown as Southington defeated Norwich Free Academy 35-22 and advance to Class LL semifinals for the fourth-straight season. Anthony Plantamauro caught […]
Football: The 2016 CIAC Class L Quarterfinal Preview Capsules
More Previews: CLASS LL | CLASS M | CLASS S CLASS L Preview capsules written by Jim Bransfield (Platt-Middletown), Derek Turner (Harding-Windsor), Mike Pucci (Notre Dame v. New London), and Sean Patrick Bowley (New Canaan v. Masuk). No. 8 Harding at No 1 Windsor WHERE/WHEN — Jack O’Brien Stadium, Windsor; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. TEAM RECORDS — Harding 7-3; […]
Football: Windsor defense steps up, holds off Middletown in CCC showdown
MIDDLETOWN >> Jerry Woodard returned a Tyshaun James fumble 90 yards with 5:41 remaining to wipe out a Middletown lead and Windsor held on 21-17, stopping James at the 3-yard line with 35 seconds left, in front of more than 2,000 at Roesk-Skubel Stadium Wednesday evening. Leading 17-15, Middletown (8-2) was driving for what might […]
Football: Pinnock, No. 6 Windsor stuff South Windsor
WINDSOR >> Jason Pinnock has already had his coming-out party this year. Now he’s just living in the moment. The Boston College-bound receiver and defensive back caught seven passes for 150 yards and three touchdowns as sixth-ranked Windsor shut out upstart South Windsor 37-0 on Friday at Jack O’Brien Stadium. It is the fifth shutout […]
Boys soccer: Fast start lifts Windsor past Middletown
MIDDLETOWN >> The Windsor Warriors are winless no more. Windsor came to Middletown Tuesday with an 0-5 record and had been outscored 18-6. But the Warriors dominated a listless Middletown for the first 65 minutes, built up a three-goal lead and cruised to a 4-1 Central Connecticut Conference inter-divisional boys soccer win at Rosek-Skubel Stadium. […]
The WEEK 2 GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Football Poll: Everybody wins, Darien still No. 1
Darien maintained its grip on No. 1 after crushing St. Joseph 48-14 in the season opener on Saturday. The Blue Wave even picked up a couple first-place votes from No. 2 New Canaan in the process. Overall, everyone in the preseason Top 10 won their Week 1 games, which in turn earned everyone more more […]
CCC Football 2016: Windsor preview
Vitals Coach: ROB FLEETING (8th year, 66-11 — 144-40-2 career) Conference: CCC Division II East Playoff Class: L (575 boys enrollment) Home: Jack O’Brien Stadium 2015 Record: 10-1 (5-0 CCC D-II East) | CCC D-II East champions | Lost to New Canaan 21-6 in Class L quarterfinals. 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 9 vs. Bristol Central, 7 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps Top players JASON PINNOCK, Sr., DB/WR (6-2, 190) JAHKARI […]
Football: UConn recruits Dixon, Coyle give the Rent a taste of the future in Super 100
UConn football signees Tyler Coyle and Keyion Dixon couldn’t have come up with a better finish to their high school careers as they embark on life as members of the UConn football team that what transpired on a sunny Saturday night at Rentschler Field. Coyle helped force a fumble while Dixon had two catches for […]
Baseball: Windsor says pitcher Matt Cleveland has left team due unspecified medical issue: report
Windsor pitcher Matt Cleveland has left the team due to an undisclosed medical issue, the Hartford Courant reported Wednesday. Windsor coach Joe Serfass told reporter Tom Yantz that his star pitcher has left the team due to a “physical, medical reason.” Windsor Athletic Director Steve Risser confirmed medical reasons were the reason for Cleveland’s departure. “We wish him […]
Baseball: Cooney hits two home runs as Southington blasts Windsor
WINDSOR >> It was power vs. power at Windsor High School on Tuesday and this time the power bats beat the power pitching. Southington junior Brayden Cooney hit two home runs — including one off highly-touted Windsor starting pitcher Matt Cleveland — and senior Garrett Gugliotti hit another as the Blue Knights blasted the Warriors […]
Boys Lacrosse: Rocky Hill looking to go one step further in 2016
ROCKY HILL >> The 2015 season for the Rocky Hill boys lacrosse team was nearly perfect — not for its record, but for its accomplishments compared to the recent struggles the program had endured. The Terriers last year qualified for — and won — their first conference tournament and also won a game in the Class S state […]
Boys Basketball: Carbone wills East Catholic past Windsor in Class L semifinal OT, back to Mohegan Sun
HARTFORD >> On Tuesday night in Hartford, East Catholic senior Mark Carbone converted the biggest “And 1” basket of his life. That’s because his subsequent free throw with 6.4 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the Class L state semifinals at Bulkeley High School’s Babe Allen Fieldhouse tied Windsor at 55 and sent the […]
Boys basketball: Windsor sitting pretty as postseason commences
Windsor being a contender for both the Central Connecticut Conference and Class L state championships isn’t a surprise. The Warriors are in the thick of the race virtually every season. But to win your first 19 games when your most experienced player decides to join the school’s indoor track and field team instead, well, that’s […]
Girls Basketball: Weaver's Edwards surpasses 2,000 career points in landmark performance
HARTFORD >> For the first time in her high school career, Weaver guard Shaquana Edwards was nervous before a game. Not because of the opponent or the stature of the contest before her, but the individual milestone she was approaching. With 2:34 remaining in the second quarter on Friday night in the Babe Allen Fieldhouse […]
Football: Connecticut's UConn commits excited for the future
Note: This story was originally posted in Jim Fuller’s Ramblings from the Runway UConn football blog. on Saturday. NEW HAVEN, Jan. 16 >> Just in case UConn commits Tyler Coyle, Keyion Dixon and Jasen Rose as well as preferred walk-on Teddy Allmendinger needed any extra motivation as they prepare for the next stage of their football careers, […]
Boys Basketball: Quinn's hot hand leads No. 5 Windsor in upset of No. 2 Weaver
WINDSOR >> You know those college basketball players that seem like they’ve been around forever? Well, the Windsor boys basketball team has one. His name is Cody Quinn and he had the game of his life on Monday. Quinn scored 27 points – including eight 3-pointers – as the No. 5-ranked Warriors knocked off No. […]
Football: The 2015 Ultimate Final Power Rankings
Unlike last year where there was argument from day through the final polls as to which football team was the best in Connecticut, this year the games played out and the top four are basically unanimous. Regardless, we once again combined the four major ranking systems for Connecticut high school football, averaged them together and […]
The Final 2015 GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Football Poll: DARIEN IS NO. 1
Darien is the No. 1 team in the final Register Top 10 Poll as voted on by the state’s sports writers. And the 12-0 Class LL champions left no doubt. The Blue Wave swept away Shelton 39-7 in the Class LL championship game to bring home the fifth state title in program history, and the […]
Class L Football: Defense steps up as No. 6 New Canaan knocks off No. 3 Windsor
WINDSOR >> Known for its high-flying, air attack offense, New Canaan had to win a different way on Tuesday in nearly freezing rain conditions at Jack O’Brien Stadium in the quarterfinals of the Class L playoffs. It did it with defense. The Rams intercepted Jakhari Grant three times, recovered one fumble and collected three sacks to […]
The State Football Quarterfinal Primer, Broadcast Links and Live Updates
Live Twitter Update Stream, Below So you want to be a state champion, eh? Let’s see how you navigate through three rounds against the best football team this state has to offer. Welcome To The Gauntlet. Thirty-two teams enter the state quarterfinals tonight at the higher seeds. Sixteen teams will leave and head for Monday’s state […]
Football: The 2015 CLASS L State Quarterfinal Preview Capsules
The 2015 CIAC Football Playoffs in a Nutshell More Preview Capsules: CLASS LL | CLASS M | CLASS S Preview capsules by Mike Pucci (NH-Middletown, NDWH-Harding) and Sean Patrick Bowley (NC-Windsor) and Peter Wallace (Wethersfield-Torrington). CLASS L No. 8 Middletown at No. 1 North Haven WHERE/WHEN — Vanacore Field, North Haven, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. TEAM RECORDS — Middletown 8-2; […]
Football: Windsor crushes Middletown; Blue Dragons still alive for Class L playoff spot
WINDSOR >> Middletown coach Sal Morello thought this was going to be a close game. Windsor coach Rob Fleeting thought it would be a close game. Morello and Fleeting were wrong. Windsor, playing what Fleeting said was his team’s best game of the season by far, hammered Middletown 48-7 in front of 2,000 at Jack […]
Football: Goal-line stand seals No. 4 Windsor's victory over No. 10 Wethersfield
Jayquan Richardson dunks Devon Smith on 4th and goal. Windsor wins 21-14. Great game #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/drdeeplNGs — Sean Patrick Bowley (@SPBowley) October 31, 2015 WETHERSFIELD>> The Windsor football team had a statement to make on Friday and that was to show how hard they work. The No. 4 Warriors won’t work much harder than they […]
Football: Talented and defending champs, No. 4 Windsor still believes it has something to prove
Week 8: No. 4 Windsor at No. 10 Wethersfield WINDSOR>> It’s ranked fourth in the GameTimeCT / Register poll, defending Class L-Small champions and a undefeated record. Yet the Windsor football team still feels like it has something to prove. Not much has changed from last year. The defense is still one of the stingiest in […]
Football: "Barnburner" Turner talks CCC football on CPTV Sports' Game Time
WFSB 3 Connecticut On Thursday, before Week 5, our own Derek “Barnburner” Turner (who was once “20-point Turner” until his coverage of the Glastonbury-Conard game) was on CPTV Sports’ Game Time with Joe Zone and John Holt to talk about Central Connecticut Conference football. They touched on the ongoing discussion as to whether the No. 1 […]
The WEEK 2 GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Poll: Xavier out, Westies move in
West Haven’s 35-27 victory over Xavier was one of the big eye-openers in Week 1 of the high school football season. So it’s no surprise that the Blue Devils are making their debut in the GameTimeCT/New Haven Register Top 10 poll while Xavier — which was ranked No. 8 — drops out. The Westies earned just […]
2015 CCC Football Team Preview Capsules
DIVISION I WEST Conard A large senior class returns from last year’s 4-6 team, including quarterback Declan Flaherty, who assumed the role at midseason. Phil Simplicio and Josh Agosto lead a seasoned line. Defense, led by Bobby Iwersen, Lucas Decelles, Kyle Pena-Green and Sequan Small should be improved. Team Preview Hall The Warriors […]
