The Day's Ned Griffen (at left, if you didn't know)
The Lonesome Polecat: The Day’s Ned Griffen catches up with Xavier
The hardest working writer in all of football took a trip to Middletown to check the Game of the Year of the Week, Cheshire at Xavier.
Among the discussions, Xavier’s new offensive coordinator and its suddenly not-so-impotent offense. There’s also a note about the last time Greenwich allowed more than 50 points in a game
(Hint: It’s been a long, long time). Brookfield QB Boeing Brown
School Sports Stars Tackle Recruitment Game Online
Brookfield quarterback Boeing Brown is the cover boy on this article from Investors Business Daily. Yes, IBD.
We’re as shocked as anyone, but the story is definitely apropos. It’s about how recruits use various social media outlets — Facebook, Twitter, what have you — to help boost exposure to college football programs.
Brown has certainly been proactive in that department, perhaps more than any high school football player I’ve ever seen.
ADDED/UPDATED: Berks Catholic cancels Stamford trip… without telling Stamford
Late add from down Stamford-way, the planned Oct. 21 meeting between Stamford and Berks Catholic (Pa.) is apparently off. Berks Catholic booked a home date with Imhotep Charter of Philadelphia that same day. It only came to Stamford coach Bryan Hocter‘s attention because he just happened to randomly check out Berks’ schedule. Stamford AD Pete Samperi got in touch with the Berks Catholic coach, who told Samperi he made informed his principal of the change, but not his athletic director.
Samperi:
“I’m really upset now I was counting on the team as our 10th game. It makes a big deal in the standings, for the whole state, not just us. Now we are basically short a game and I’m waiting to hear from the CIAC what to do.”
The answer is, most likely, nothing. Stamford’s out of luck just two weeks from the scheduled date. It will probably be ruled a no-contest and the Black Knights will be stuck with just nine games.
This comes not long after Trumbull’s out-of-state game with Catholic Memorial (Mass.) was canceled after the lights went out in the second quarter of their Week 1 meeting. That, too, was ruled a no-contest.
Ah, the strange but true stories of bye week. Anybody wanna join the FCIAC as the 20th team? They’ll be your best friend.
Duffy: Masuk No. 2 again
Nothing we didn’t cover here, just a little more in depth from the News-Times’ Kevin Duffy. He starts with a cute story about New Milford coach Chuck Lynch‘s daughter and her take on the SWC juggernaut. He also chimes in on the fickle pollsters.
Around the SWC: Vote for SWC Player of the Week
More Duffy as he takes a closer look at the SWC. You can also vote for your SWC football player of the week.
Newsome wins CTPost Male Athlete of the Week
401 yards rushing, 5 touchdowns? No shock here.
NVL Football Blogguys on Week 4
Kyle and Remmy, your favorite semi-non-newspaper bloggers (semi, because Kyle freelances for the Republican-American) have been posting weekly video previews of the NVL season. If copious amounts of NVL news and analysis isn’t your thing, at least tune in to see what threads our boys are wearing this week. Very chic.
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Video: Fairfield Prep vs. Wilbur Cross and Rich Magdon ceremony
Fairfield Prep’s media department was hard at work this week compiling a video from last weekend’s victory over Wilbur Cross at Alumni Field. Lots of atmosphere captured, particularly the ceremony to honor former coach Rich Magdon for his decades of service to the Fairfield Prep program.
The dedication portion of the video begins at the 4:46 mark.
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Birdseysports Play of the Week
Of friends from Birdseye Sports covered the Darien-St. Joseph game. This week’s highlight is Peter Gesualdi’s acrobatic touchdown leap that gave Darien a 28-7 lead in the second quarter.
Included is yet another catch phrase, Oh my God, I don’t…. Yes! Yes! which, frankly, doesn’t ring as much as ‘Ain’t No Way.’
Keep trying Effusive-Fans-on-BirdsEye-Sports-videos. Keep trying.
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New London at Greenwich… THE MOVIE!
Our coworkers at the Greenwich Time have attempted to get some extra game highlights to help out yours truly. The equipment is limiting, but staff writer Scott Ericson did a fine job of capturing many of the touchdowns in Greenwich’s 51-33 loss to New London. So we helped him out by packaging all the highlights and postgame interviews onto an official video.
And, finally a couple of more football notebooks from elsewhere around the state:
NHR: Sheehan proving its doubters wrong
Despite just 31 players on its roster, Sheehan of Wallingford is 2-1.
ADD: Also curious quote from Woodland coach Tim Shea on about the NVL mindset before the Woodland-Law game.
“All week some of the other NVL coaches were e-mailing me, telling me to show what our league is made of. …”
Really?
Record-Journal’s Tuesday morning quarterback: It’s getting late early for Meriden teams
Story on the struggling Platt and Maloney football teams, plus notes from around here.
Hartford Courant: State and area rankings
The Courant’s state and area rankings. Funny how the state rankings includes just two of their local teams.
NC probably could have dropped 70+ on Greenwich last year if Marinelli wanted to (or was that kind of guy)…it was 42-7 at halftime.
Props to NL on an impressive “milestone,” but it’s more a reflection of the Cards’ jaw-dropping slide than anything else. If anything saves Albonizio this year, it’ll be the schedule – I’m not sure this year’s squad is any better than last year’s 5-5 group.