Weren’t at the New Canaan-Greenwich game tonight? Me neither, but here’s the FCIAC Football Blog LIVE podcast we did. I hosted, and my guests were The Blog’s Jason Intrieri, Rob Adams of WGCH, and Matt Levine of WSTC/WNLK. I kid that Jason’s sole job was to get the winning team’s coach, but that was impossible as the New Canaan student section poured out onto the field after the Rams came back to win it 35-34.
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Yep, we’re doing it. The Internet radio show FCIAC Football Blog LIVE is returning for a limited engagement. First airing: Friday night, 10:30 p.m., Eastern, at our BlogTalkRadio.com channel. For those of you who won’t be near a computer, the show will be available as a podcast.
Tomorrow night, it’s simple. We’ll wrap up the New Canaan-Greenwich game and talk about what it means for the FCIAC championship picture.
Tim Parry will host, and be joined by the blog’s Jason Intrieri, Rob Adams of WGCH, Matt Levine of WSTC/WNLK and if we’re lucky, a surprise guest.
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Sometimes we go outside the FCIAC on FCIAC Football Blog Live (which is really a show about high school football in Fairfield County).
Two SWC coaches whose teams are right in the thick of things – John Murphy of Masuk and Craig Bruno of Bunnell – will be on to talk about their league’s playoff picture, and how their teams fit into the equation. And, of course, if four teams from that league will have a crack at CIAC playoff berths.
Tim Parry and Jason Intrieri will also talk about Norwalk’s 17-0 win over Staples with Bears head coach Pete Tucci.
Catch the show live starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at http://blogtalkradio.com/fciacfootballblog. Or, come back for the replay!
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By Tim Parry
Darien RB-LB Nikki Dysenchuk and Bunnell QB Chris Sloat are the BlueStreak Sports Training Fairfield County co-Players of the Week for Week 6 of the 2008 season.
It’s the second time Dysenchuk shared the award, and he is the second two-time recipient of the hardware. Dysenchuk received it in Week 5 last year, 368 days ago. This time it was for 204-yard and 4 touchdown rushing performance in the undefeated Blue Wave’s 41-14 win over Wilton, in which he also intercepted a pass and had a 27 yard reception.
Sloat receives his first award for his performance in a 38-20 win over Notre Dame-Fairfield. he threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns, and only played in the first half of that game.
This week’s runner-up was Matt Grant, WR-DB from Greenwich. He had eight catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns, and two fourth-down tackles that ended drives in the Cardinals’ 13-7 win over Trumbull.
Also nominated in Week 6: John Aminti, Newtown; Nick DeRubio, New Canaan; Camryn Ferrara, Greenwich; Tom McNamara, Warde; Jimmy O’Dea, Ridgefield; John Schule, Trinity Catholic; and Kyle Vacca, Brookfield.
Voting media members included: Rob Adams (WGCH-AM), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), Jon Chik (Norwalk Citizen-News), Scott Ferrari (Greenwich Citizen), Andy Hutchison (Newtown Bee), Jason A. Intrieri (FCIAC Football Blog Live), Ken Morse (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), John Nash (The Stamford Times), Matt Norlander (New Canaan News-Review), Eliot Schickler (Westport News), Dave Stewart (New Canaan Advertiser), Rob Sullivan (Minuteman Newspapers/Bridgeport Banner), Michael Suppe (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers).
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With eight first-place votes, New Canaan kept the top spot in Week Four of the Bill Gonillo Five Poll, presented by the FCIAC Football Blog.
The Bill Gonillo 5 is a weekly poll conducted by the FCIAC Football Blog and voted on by sports media members who cover teams and leagues based in Fairfield County. Updated results are announced every Monday during the football season.
For more about Bill Gonillo, check out BillGonillo.com.
To walk in Bill’s honor, or make a donation in Bill’s name, at Step Out for Diabetes in Fairfield on Oct. 19, click here.
For previous poll results, click here.
| Team | Pts. |
| New Canaan (8) | 106 |
| Masuk (2) | 76 |
| Bunnell (2) | 74 |
| Darien | 72 |
| Greenwich | 24 |
Also receiving votes: St. Joseph (8), Wilton (4), Ridgefield (3), Fairfield Prep (2), Shelton (2), Pomperaug (1).
The following media members voted: Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Zachary Eastright (WSTC-AM/WNLK-AM), Dan Farrand (News-Times), Scott Ferrari (Greenwich Citizen), Jason A. Intrieri (FCIAC Football Blog Live), Ken Morse (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), John Nash (The Stamford Times), Matt Norlander (New Canaan News-Review), Mike Quick (MSG Plus), Eliot Schickler (Westport News), Dave Stewart (New Canaan Advertiser) Michael Suppe (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers).
Photo of New Canaan helmet by Dave Stewart, New Canaan Sports Photography.
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We have guests… it’s a question of who and when… but we will talk about Ridgefield’s 37-6 win over Staples and Greenwich’s 34-14 win over Danbury, for sure…
Stay tuned: Matt Levine of WSTC/WNLK, Central quarterback Christon Gill, Greenwich head coach Rich Albonizio and FCIAC Football Blog contributor Michael Stenger are scheduled to call in to talk with Jason Intrieri and Tim Parry.
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Shelton quarterback Mike Brighindi has been named BlueStreak Sports Training Fairfield County Player of the Week for his performance Friday against Cheshire.
Brighindi completed 19 of 28 passes for 276 yards and one TD and in a come from behind 35-34 overtime victory on the road. Brighindi led the Gaels on an 82-yard drive in the final two minutes of regulation to tie the score, and completed six of eight for yards on the game-tying drive.
Brighindi will receive his award at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday from BlueStreak Sports Training president Matt Cole.
Nick Cortese of Trinity Catholic, the winner of the award in Week 2, was the runner up. He ran for 216 yards and five touchdowns in the Crusaders double-overtime win over Fairfield Ludlowe.
Also nominated in Week 3: Scott Benzing, WR, Brookfield; Joe Dalla Vecchia, QB, St. Joseph; Nikki Dysenchuk, RB, Darien; Chris Hines, RB, Norwalk; Matt Kelly, CB, Staples; Justin Warzoha, QB, Greenwich; and Mike Webber, WR, New Milford.
Players are nominated both by football coaches representing teams in Fairfield County. A mimimum of five nominees from a weekly fan poll are also included on a ballot, and the Player of the Week is then selected by members of the Fairfield County sports media community.
The award is presented by the FCIAC Football Blog.
The following media members voted: The following media members voted: Rob Adams (WGCH-AM), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), Zachary Eastright (WSTC-AM/WNLK-AM), Dan Farrand (News-Times), Scott Ferrari (Greenwich Citizen), Andy Hutchison (Newtown Bee), Jason A. Intrieri (FCIAC Football Blog Live), Ken Morse (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), John Nash (The Stamford Times), Matt Norlander (New Canaan News-Review), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Eliot Schickler (Westport News), Paul Silverfarb (Greenwich Post), Dave Stewart (New Canaan Advertiser), Rob Sullivan (Minuteman Newspapers), Michael Suppe (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers).
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With seven first-place votes, New Canaan kept the top spot in Week Three of the Bill Gonillo Five Poll, presented by the FCIAC Football Blog.
New Canaan nearly doubled second-place Staples, but just two points separate the Wreckers from third-place Bunnell and fourth-place Darien. Masuk is fifth.
The Bill Gonillo 5 is a weekly poll conducted by the FCIAC Football Blog and voted on by sports media members who cover teams and leagues based in Fairfield County. Updated results are announced every Monday during the football season.
For more about Bill Gonillo, check out BillGonillo.com.
To walk in Bill’s honor, or make a donation in Bill’s name, at Step Out for Diabetes in Fairfield on Oct. 19, click here.
For previous poll results, click here.
| Team | Pts |
| New Canaan (7) | 118 |
| Staples (1) | 64 |
| Bunnell (2) | 63 |
| Darien | 62 |
| Masuk (1) | 47 |
Also receiving votes: Greenwich (1) 35, St. Joseph 18, Shelton 8, Wilton 7, Fairfield Prep 2.
The following media members voted: Rob Adams (WGCH-AM), Damian Andrew (News 12 Connecticut), Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Zachary Eastright (WSTC-AM/WNLK-AM), Dan Farrand (News-Times), Scott Ferrari (Greenwich Citizen), Jason A. Intrieri (FCIAC Football Blog Live), Ken Morse (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), John Nash (The Stamford Times), Matt Norlander (New Canaan News-Review), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Eliot Schickler (Westport News) Paul Silverfarb (Greenwich Post), Rob Sullivan (Minuteman Newspapers)
Photo of New Canaan helmet by Dave Stewart, New Canaan Sports Photography.
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New Canaan has claimed the top spot in the Bill Gonillo Five poll for Week 2 of the high school football season.
The Rams edged Bunnell in first-place votes 7-6, but pulled away because of five second-place votes to Bunnell’s two.
The Bill Gonillo 5 is a weekly poll conducted by the FCIAC Football Blog and voted on by sports media members who cover teams and leagues based in Fairfield County. Updated results are announced every Monday during the football season.
For more about Bill Gonillo, who passed away one year ago tomorrow, check out BillGonillo.com
To walk in Bill’s honor, or make a donation in Bill’s name, at Step Out for Diabetes in Fairfield on Oct. 19, click here.
For previous poll results, click here.
The Poll:
| 1 | New Canaan (7) | 132 |
| 2 | Bunnell (6) | 96 |
| 3 | Staples (2) | 62 |
| 4 | Darien | 56 |
| 5 | Shelton (1) and Masuk (tie) | 41 |
Also receiving votes: Greenwich (35), Wilton and St. Joseph (10), Danbury (9), Fairfield Prep (2), Newtown and King (1).
The following media members voted: Rob Adams (WGCH-AM), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Zach Eastright (WSTC-AM/WNLK-AM), Dan Farrand (News-Times), Scott Ferrari (Greenwich Citizen), Jason A. Intrieri (FCIAC Football Blog Live), Ken Morse (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), John Nash (The Stamford Times), Matt Norlander (New Canaan News-Review), Mike Quick (MSG Plus), Jesse Quinlan (Greenwich Time), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Paul Silverfarb (Greenwich Post), Rob Sullivan (Minuteman Newspapers), Michael Suppe (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers)
Photo by Dave Stewart, New Canaan Sports Photography.
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Developing story, because the FCIAC Football Blog was not there (shame!). The Blue Wave of Darien have knocked off Greenwich, 31-25, ending the Cardinals winning streak of 14 in-state games, including four CIAC Class LL playoff games.
SUNDAY UPDATE:
The press clippings are out. And Kudos to Sean Patrick Bowley of The Post. He was taking a day off and decided to check out McMahon vs. Warde for a bit. And when I got a text from Big Mike with the 27-7 halftime score, he jumped into The Post’s News Chopper and parachuted into the Darien High parking lot.
No, seriously, he drove, and somehow blindly found Darien High. And here’s the story Bowley filed: Darien Shocks Greenwich 31-25. And here’s the stuff he filed for his blog.
Jesse Quinlan was also there, naturally, for Greenwich Time. Here’s what he filed: Darien stuns two-time FCIAC, LL champion Greenwich as Cardinals’ comeback falls short. A lot of detail here about the game… great in-story sidebar about Darien linebacker Mike Gasparino’s father playing at Greenwich with Steve Young.
QUICK THOUGHTS:
What does this all mean for the FCIAC and CIAC Class LL races? Right now, it’s just one game. Greenwich’s next opponent, McMahon, did just enough to win yesterday at Warde, but game Staples a complete four quarters a week earlier. So let’s see which McMahon team comes out to play.
But a 1-1 Greenwich means the state pollsters will almost certainly knock the Cardinals out of the top-10. Will those voting stand up and recognize Darien? The Blue Wave is now 2-0, they are a small school that knocked off a giant, so why not? Because I don’t have a vote (not even in the Bill Gonillo Five, I gave my vote to Jason Intrieri).
A comment did come in talking about this setting up a New Canaan-Darien Thanksgiving Day FCIAC Championship Game. As intriguing and now as possible as it sounds, we all have to remember it’s just two weeks into the season. Anything can happen over the next eight that can determine whether the game will be played at Boyle Stadium or Dunning Stadium.
Take injuries: Hopefully Darien TE Brian Kosnick’s elbow isn’t seriously hurt, and New Canaan can find a way to stay healthy (not that we want to see any player on any team get injured). Take the media: The more people read how great their team is, the more cocky they can get. Side note here – I had both Nate Quinn and Kurt Ondash tell me in postgame interviews on Friday that they don’t read what the papers say. I’m sure they’re staying away from this site, too, since my numbers have dipped a bit.
Are we ready to say Greenwich is dead? No, I’m sure they will come out firing on all cylinders next week. Matt Grant told Quinlan that the Cardinals did not come to play until the fourth quarter.
And when Jason Intrieri and I were talking to WGCH-AM’s Rob Adams on-air during FCIAC Football Blog Live (it’s toward the end of the show, we’ll make a clip later), we kind of caughta vibe that everything in Greenwich was hunky dorey, and maybe a little too much so.
We know Rob is a good well-liked guy, and if he asked any player at the Cardinals’ team breakfast if they wanted to, they’d say yes (And thanks for getting us Ricky Riscica). But the atmosphere Rob was describing seemed more like a group getting ready for a carnival than a football game.
After the show, Jason and I sat on his deck, and thought about it. We both had a feeling that surging Darien would win.
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By Tim Parry
This morning at 9 a.m., FCIAC Football Blog Live is calling an audible. I’m handing the reigns to Jason Intrieri, and I’m going to be his sidekick. The sponsors agree it could be a great move for the show. I’m definitely an Ed McMahon (and probably as broke) to Jason’s Johnny Carson. Or is it Mad Dog (although no where near as overrated and over exposed) to Jason’s Mike?
(CLICK THE LINK ABOVE FOR THE REPLAY… SORRY FOR THE FEEDBACK, I SHOULDN’T HAVE USED MY BLURTOOTH SINCE JASON AND I WERE IN THE SAME ROOM)
We shall see… but Jason does have tons more experience doing radio and TV as a lead man, having done The Coach’s Corner for Channel 78 in Westport and the Staples pregame show on WWPT-AM. I have a hunch that it will be great for the show.
In other words: Why waste his talent by putting him in a sidekick roll?
Here’s what’s up for this morning, Sept. 20, from Jason’s house (as I will travel to Norwalk to show him the switchboard, and raid his fridge!):
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New Canaan quarterback Nate Quinn is the Week One recipient of the BlueStreak Sports Training Player of the Week award, which is presented weekly by the FCIAC Football Blog.
Making his first offensive start for the Rams against Trumbull on Saturday, Quinn completed nine of 17 passes for 255 yards and six touchdowns. New Canaan defeated Trumbull 41-13.
Quinn will receive his award from BlueStreak Sports Training president Matt Cole Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. at New Canaan High School at the upper field.
Players are nominated both by football coaches representing teams in Fairfield County. A mimimum of five nominees from a weekly fan poll are also included on a ballot, and the Player of the Week is then selected by members of the Fairfield County sports media community.
Fairfield Ludlowe placekicker Sean Anderson was the runner up. In addition to a pair of extra points, he nailed a 29-yard field goal as time expired to lift Ludlowe over heavily-favored Norwalk 17-14.
The Week-One nominees also included George Benitez (Darien), Tae Dangerfield (Staples), Marcus Dixon (Stamford), Chris Evans (Stamford), Mike Graham (McMahon), Mike Grant (Greenwich), Brian Kosnik (Darien), Colin Morris (St. Joseph), Kurt Ondash (New Canaan) and Chris Sloat (Bunnell).
The following media members voted: The following media members voted: Rob Adams (WGCH-AM), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), Dan Farrand (News-Times), Scott Ferrari (Greenwich Citizen), Andy Hutchison (Newtown Bee), Jason A. Intrieri (FCIAC Football Blog Live), Ken Morse (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), Tim Murphy (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), John Nash (The Stamford Times), Matt Norlander (New Canaan News-Review), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Paul Silverfarb (Greenwich Post), Rob Sullivan (Minuteman Newspapers), Michael Suppe (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers).
Photos of Nate Quinn by Dave Stewart/New Canaan Sports Photography
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