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PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
CLASS LL
- They’re IN: Xavier (9-0, most likely the No. 1 seed with a victory over Middletown); Norwich Free Academy (9-0, most likely the No. 2 seed with victory over New London); Trumbull (9-2, has clinched a home game awaiting seeding); Glastonbury (9-1 – has also clinched a home game, likely the 3 or 4 seed); Conard (8-2, will finish anywhere between 5 and 8.)
- Must Win: Southington (8-1 – a win and D.J. and the Blue Knights will be the No. 5 seed, a loss and they’ll be praying West Haven or Newtown doesn’t catch them on bonuses); Staples (8-1, a win and they’ll be the No. 6 seed; a loss and they’re almost toast).
- Pray: Hall (8-2, looking for bonus help to capture the last spot). Newtown (8-2, needs Brookfield and New Fairfield to win, West Haven to lose to sneak in. A Staples loss would help, too). Pomperaug (needs Bethel and Notre Dame-Fairfield to win to have any shot). West Haven (must win and have Southington lose, Amity, Wilbur Cross to win.
CLASS L
- They’re IN: Masuk (10-0 – the top seed); Darien (10-0 – must win to secure the No. 2 seed, can fall as far as No. 8). Hand (9-1, likely the No. 3 seed. Could get 2 if Darien loses).
- Must win: Wethersfield (8-1 – a loss and they’re in serious trouble); Naugatuck (8-1 – a loss and they’re out); North Haven (8-1 – a loss and they’re out); Maloney (8-1 – a loss and they’re out); New Canaan (8-1 – a loss and they’re out).
- Pray: Bristol Eastern (8-1 – a win and then one of the remaining contenders to lose to have a shot, preferably Maloney); Windsor (8-2 – Two teams ahead to lose, or all of its bonuses to outpoint Eastern). Avon (8-2 – needs two or three ahead to lose). Middletown (7-2 – win and a miracle).
CLASS M
- They’re IN: Berlin (10-0 – most likely the top seed); New London (8-1 – most likely No. 2); Plainville (7-2).
- Must win: Brookfield (7-2 – actually, they can get in with a loss but only if a few behind it lose. Clinches home game with a win.); Coventry/Windham Tech (7-2 – in with a win); Gilbert/Northwestern (7-2 – in with a win); Lyman Hall (7-2 – in with a win); Platt (7-2 – in with a win).
- Pray: Hillhouse (6-3 – must win and get at least one above to lose, preferably Platt); Putnam/Tourellotte/Ellis Tech (6-3 – win and at least 2 above to lose); Waterford (6-3 – win and at least three above to lose). Everyone else needs a miracle.
CLASS S
- They’re IN: Valley Regional (10-0 – No. 2 seed unless Ansonia loses, then No. 1); Ansonia (9-0 – top seed with win over Naugatuck); Montville (8-1 – most likely the No. 3 seed); St. Joseph (7-3 – can still get a home game if enough bonuses come in); Woodland (7-3 – slight chance at a home game); Hyde (7-3 – locked in as the No. 6 seed); Cromwell (7-3 – locked in as the No. 7 seed).
- Pray: Coginchaug (7-3) and Sacred Heart (6-4) It comes down to Sacred Heart bonus points. If the Hearts can get THREE of the following teams to win, they’re in: Torrington, Crosby, St. Paul, Derby. If they get two, it’ll go to tiebreakers (SH trails right now). If just one, Coginchaug will advance.
BROADCAST SCHEDULES
New Canaan at Darien, 10:30 a.m. — MSG Varsity-Connecticut
- For those of you who have Cablevision, the mothership high school sports network will be broadcasting live from the scene at Darien High School. Mike Quick and the gang will have all the info you need. But the guys might need help deciphering the state playoff points, so look for a special guest at halftime.
Naugatuck at Ansonia, 10:30 a.m. — WELI 960-AM and WATR 1320-AM
- On WELI is “The Coach” George DeMaio‘s famous Thanksgiving Extravaganza. He and his crew will broadcast the game and, afterward, friends Steve Kirck, The Day of New London‘s Ned Griffen and other special guests will stay on the air until every playoff team is accounted for. Frankly, it doesn’t get any better than right here.
- Bob Sagendorf and Steve Gesseck of WATR are the best local game broadcasters in all of Connecticut. Sagendorf was a longtime ESPN employee and Gesseck knows the NVL better than anyone. Die-hard NVL fans must listen to their broadcast.
McMahon at Norwalk, 10:30 a.m. – WSTC 1400-AM / WNLK 1350-AM
- Matt Levine and his crew have seen just about every FCIAC team this season. So who better to give you the inside look at the Norwalk city title and coach Pete Tucci‘s final game? They do a great job getting as much information as possible for listeners.
Staples at Greenwich, 10 a.m. — WGCH 1490-AM | WWPT 90.3 (Wreckers Radio) Live video feed
- Veteran Rob Adams and the WGCH gang will be broadcasting the game. They know everything you need to know about this matchup, this rivalry, and the state implications surrounding it.
- The Student station at Staples High School do a fantastic job. Do yourself a favor and check these up-comers out. If you must watch this live, this is the place to go.
The 60th Green Bowl: Notre Dame-WH at Hamden, 10:30 a.m. — SportingnewsCT.com OR GoGreenKnights.com (live video feed)
- Steve Kirck and veteran broadcaster Don Boyle have done every Notre Dame game this season. If you bleed green and gold and can’t make it to the game, there’s no where else to go.
Xavier vs. Middletown (at Wesleyan), 10 a.m. – CNX Radio 1710-AM
I hope that Masuk gets to play against New Canaan and Darien in the playoffs.
Congrats to New Canaan for qualifying for the State Tourney with an impresssive win at Darien. The Blue Wave could not match New Canaans quick strike offense. Congrats also to Darien for a great season and FCIAC crown. The states should be exciting this year . With the exception if NDWH all the good teams have qualified for the playoffs.
Darien, however, got a huge break in the Class L playoffs. Of all the teams in the Class L Weathersfield is by far the weakest team in the field and Darien opens up with them. After that Darien must face powerful Masuk and they will not beat them.
New Canaan plays at NVL champ Naugatuck. Naugy upset undefeated Ansonia. If Nc wins that game they will take on powerful Daniel Hand of the SCC. The states premier final hopefully will be undefeated Masuk against once beaten New Canaan–if NC gets there. Masuk is all but guaranteed of getting there.
Spb-you are the best. What great coverage throughout the year. One thing-go easy on the PASTA. Your not running up and down the sidelines as fast as you use too!!
@Frank – ain’t that the truth.
SPB in your opinion who has the better shot at making a run in states Staples or Trumbull? and do you think that Dariens defense will be able to at least slow down Masuk alittle…i mean they did make NC punt a few times? and Frank, NC has a lot of playing to do before they even start thinking about Masuk…need to beat Naugy first.
Ray were you at the game? What happened? Was it close i didnt even check the score yet.
Darien’s defense is a shell of its former self, unfortunately. Injuries and the suspensions killed it today. They may beat Wethersfield, but Masuk at full strength vs. Darien at half strength is no game at all. Here’s hoping the Wave can put it together.
I looks like there is a good chance for Masuk to play both Darien and New Canaan. Others have a say in that, but a betting person would probably bet that way.
I think a Masuk Darien game will be, possibly, a bit better than people might think. This assumes that Darien can win its first game. Against New Canaan, they truly had the rug jerked out from under them and very little time (couple of hours) to make any adjustments to the situation. That will not be the case this week. They may be missing their deep threat, but there are ways to make up for that and their QB has potential to take over a game by himself…… if he is turned loose. IMO, the biggest issue they had in the NC game, apart from lack of a deep pass receiving threat, (no height) was that their student body left plays and their counters weren’t as effective as they have been most of the year. That lack of effectiveness put a great deal more pressure on the other aspects of their game. When they gave the qb situations where he could run or pass, the NC defense had its hands full.
despite the final score and as bad as they were outplayed,ansonia had its chances.four naugy turnovers in second half but some strange play calls enden any hopes.naugatuck has weapons.and they can cover routes and run.ansonia hurt them with play action but naugys atheleticism will surprise you.
Naugatuck could have beaten Ansonia by 40 points if they didn’t turn the ball over so much in the second half. If Naugy can beat up on Ansonia they will destroy New Canaan.
I couldn’t believe that the crowd wasn’t bigger for a game of this magnitude. This usually is the premier game in the Valley.
What got into Wilby. Sixty two points against Sacred Heart. i saw Wilby play twice this year and was not impressed.
Shelton would be making a huge mistake if they are even thinking about leaving the SCC for the Fciac They have had rivalries for years dating back to the old Housy league. All the tradition would go out the window.
Ansonia is the favorite in Class S. St.Joe’s could give them a game if the QB is healthy.
Daniel Hand vs. Masuk in the Class L final. Naugy could surprise.
Look for the Westies to upset Xavier in the first round.
The NC O-line just flat out played a great game yesterday. Costigan and Goodwin could have run the ball all day. The D-Line and LB also don’t get enough credit week in and week out. Lou and his staff had NC ready and will get them ready for Tuesday.
Kudos to Trifone for making the best of a difficult situation including the apology letter.
Kudo’s to Staples for going into a hostile environment and pulling down an uncontested W to advance to States. They were not to be denied with 12 days to prepare and with a chip on the shoulder for the loss to Trumbull.
By the way…how about a Trumbull v. Staples rematch in LL Champs!
@czar
If you look at Sheltons recent schedules the only old Housy teams they play are Cheshire and Amity. The other old housy teams are SCC D2 teams. There are natural geographic rivals in the FCIAC for the Gaels. If the NVL makes Derby play a 10 game NVL schedule as rumored then Shelton will go or stay in the the league that provides the best Thanksgiving opponent. Derby went to the NVL so they could win games so adding a 10th NVL opponent instead of Shelton seems like a logical choice.
@dave k
Shelton wants a guarantee that they will play Trumbull on Thanksgiving Day otherwise they will not join the FCIAC. This could be done if Trinity and ST. joes agree to start a Thanksgiving rivalry-which they should. That will leave Bassick and Wilton to agree to a Thanksgiving day game. Though it looks to be an easy game for Wilton each year there will be no special fan interest as you usually have for a turkey day game.
Shelton will bring a lot to the table in all the major sports. Football, basketball baseball,soccer, softball etc. They would have trouble competing for championships in the minor sports such as tennis,swimming, skiing, volleyball and hockey, and wrstling.
Trumbull vs Shelton every thanksgiving would be a war.
Can’t decide if Naugy was that good or ansonia that bad. Naugy should beat New Canaan and then Hand before having trouble with Masuk.
@Czar – Naugy’s not beating New Canaan. There. I said it.
spb Does Naugatuck have grass or artificial turf.
bulletin board material for Plasky?
haha
grass
@Rob – Why not? Everybody else does.
naugy isnt beating Hand either