FCIAC Football Blog

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.

Click the link below to access the file:

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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.

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!

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).

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.

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.