By now, most of the know the drill: We’re always looking for your Fairfield County Player of the Week nominations. You can click on this link to give us your Week 9 choice: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229VWKYJCN7.
Oh, of course you can lobby for a Player of the Week candidate by leaving a comment below, too.
Either way, we want to know why a player is deserving of the honor, so give us some stats and facts about the player’s Week 9 performance.
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New Canaan receiver Kevin Macari has been named Fairfield County Player of the Week for the eighth week of the high school football season.
Against Greenwich, Macari had seven catches for 166 yards and touchdowns of 16 and 46 yards. He also caught the game-winning two-point conversion in New Canaan’s 35-34 come-from-behind victory.
Other candidates for the Fairfield County Player of the Week award were:
Candidates for the Fairfield County Player of the Week award are nominated either direct from their coaches, by media recommendations or by fans of the FCIAC Football Blog on Facebook.
The Fairfield County Player of the Week Award is sponsored by BlueStreak Sports Training and supported by the FCIAC Football Blog.
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So who’s it going to be this week? Of course if you’re a fan of the FCIAC Football Blog on Facebook, you can go ahead and nominate a candidate for the award, which is sponsored by BlueStreak Sports Training and presented by the FCIAC Football Blog.
My guess is there had to be a candidate coming in from the Trumbull defense. After all, the Eagles shut down a Central offense that had previously averaged 47 points per game.
Or will the performance come from someone on offense who didn’t score a point? New Canaan wide receiver Cody Newton had six grabs for 164 yards, including catch-and-runs of 55 and 56 yards, against Warde.
Maybe it’s Graham Maybell of Darien, who was a force on both sides of the ball with two rushing touchdowns and three interceptions against Wilton.
Or the Player of the Week may come from outside the FCIAC: Pomperaug running back Ben Crick had six carried for 116 yards, a 75-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, and threw a 33-yard touchdown pass against Bunnell.
Or maybe a player who has been a finalist each of the first three weeks will finally get the hardware: Greenwich quarterback Mike Lefflbine passed for three scores and ran for two more Friday at Danbury.
How about your two cents? Who deserves to be the Player of the Week?
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Want to nominate someone for the BlueStreak Sports Training Player of the Week award? Fan the FCIAC Football Blog on Facebook and you will receive the privilege! The Week 2 ballot will be open until 9 p.m. today (Monday, Sept. 27), and you can access the ballot by fanning the FCIAC Football Blog here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/FCIAC-Football-Blog/8521011629.
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King School running back Silas Redd is the BlueStreak Sports Training Player of the Week for Week One of the 2009 season.
Redd, who has committed to play at Penn State, ran for 264 yards on 10 carries in King’s 40-20 win over Hopkins. Redd scored on runs of 88, 65 and 71 yards.
Other players nominated for the award by their coaches include New Canaan lineman Conor Hanratty, Warde WR-DB Craig Lowery and Ridgefield LB Alex Howard.
Players for the weekly award are nominated by their coaches. A nominee is then chosen by a committe formed by BlueStreak Sports Training and the FCIAC Football Blog.
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Week One is just about in the books. So now we need a BlueStreak Sports Training Player of the Week.
Tyler Matakevich of St. Joseph was an unstoppable force in his team’s 37-0 win over Crosby. Ian Ratchford had a great night passing and running for Danbury. Christon Gill was a one-man wrecking crew for Central against Ludlowe. And Silas Redd… he was Silas Redd, with 262 rushing yards on 10 carries.
Now the players on the honor roll are nominated by the coaches, and the Player of the Week is voted on by a committee. But of course we want your input.
So go ahead and tell us: Who would YOU choose for the award in Week One? Go to The Board and give us your two cents. Are any of the above mentioned the top candidates, or is someone else out there this week’s BlueStreak Sports Training Player of the Week?
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New Canaan, the state’s top-ranked team to end the 2008 season, has swept BlueStreak Sports Training’s postseason awards, presented by the FCIAC Football Blog.
Local coaches selected Lou Marinelli as the BlueStreak Sports Training Fairfield County Coach of the Year.
The Rams finished the season 13-0, its first undefeated seasons since Joe Sikorski led New Canaan to back-to-back 10-0 seasons in 1968 and 1969. New Canaan returned all but three starters from last season’s team, which won its second-straight state title.
The Rams won the FCIAC and CIAC Class MM championships, and finished first in the Bill Gonillo Five, New Haven Register and The Day of New London polls.
New Canaan quarterback Nate Quinn is the BlueStreak Sports Training Fairfield County Offensive Player of the Year.
Quinn, a first year starter who replaced 2007 BlueStreak Sports Training Fairfield County Offensive Player of the Year Charlie Westfal under center, threw for 2,571 yards and completed 57% of his passes. He threw 26 touchdown passes, rushed for seven, and also led the Rams with 599 rushing yards.
New Canaan defensive end Nick DiRubio is the BlueStreak Sports Training Fairfield County Defensive Player of the Year.
DiRubio, one of three returning sterters from the 2007 New Canaan team that won the Class MM title, led the Rams with 10 sacks, and had 125 total tackles. He also had a fumble recovery and an interception.
Those who were selected as a BlueStreak Sports Training Fairfield County Player of the Week during the 2008 season received a spot on the primate ballot, alongside players nominated by coaches and through a fan poll.
Members of the local media then selected candidates for ofensive and a defensive player of the year from that list, and the top vote-recipients were then send back to the media for a final poll.
The following players were on the primary ballot, along with Quinn and DiRubio, that was sent to the media:
Offense: Kurt Ondash, WR, New Canaan; Nick Cortese, RB, Trinity Catholic; Mike Brighindi, QB, Shelton; Chris Hines, RB, Norwalk; Jordan Burandt, QB, Brookfield; Chris Cosmedy, RB, Masuk; Silas Redd, RB, King; Chris Evans, WR, Stamford; Nikki Dysenchuk, RB, Darien; Chris Sloat, QB, Bunnell;
Mark Harrison, WR, Bunnell; Matt Wheelock, QB, Darien; Brian Kosnik, WR, Darien; Mitch O’Meara, QB, Stamford; Richie Edwards, RB-WR, Trumbull; Mike Pope, QB, Trumbull; Sean Simmons, RB, New Canaan.
Defense: Chris Cosmedy, DB, Masuk; Shawnelle Philo, DE, Norwalk; Kris Arndt, LB, Newtown; John Schule, DL, Trinity Catholic; Khairi Fortt, LB, Stamford; Evan Otis, DE, New Canaan; Nick DiRubio, DE, New Canaan; Alex Morsanutto, LB, Norwalk; Brandon Leeming, LB, New Canaan; Michael Gencarelli, DL, Darien; Rocco Colandro, DL, Darien, Russ Baldino, DL, Trumbull.
The following members of the media were a part of the final poll: Rob Adams (WGCH-AM), Jon Chik (Norwalk Citizen-News), Zachary Eastright (WSTC-AM/WNLK-AM), Dan Farrand (News-Times), Scott Ferrari (Greenwich Citizen), Andy Hutchison (Newtown Bee), Ken Morse (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), John Nash (The Stamford Times), Matt Norlander (New Canaan News-Review),Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Eliot Schickler (Westport News), Dave Stewart (New Canaan Advertiser).
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The BlueStreak Sports Training Fairfield County Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and Coach of the Year will be announced during FCIAC Football Blog Live on Saturday, Dec. 13. The show begins at 9 a.m., and it can be heard at http://blogtalkradio.com/fciacfootballblog.
BlueStreak president Matt Cole will be on the air to announce the winners.
Rob Adams of AM 1490 WGCH and Matt Levine of WSTC/WNLK will be guest hosts along with FCIAC Football Blog founder Tim Parry.
Players of the Year were nominated by coaches and fans, and also includes this seasons Players of the Week. The media conducted semi-final and final votes to determine the winners.
After the first round of media voting, the finalists for the Offensive Player of the Year are:
And the Defensive Player of the Year finalists are:
Fairfield County’s Coach of the Year award is based on a vote by the county’s head football coaches. The finalists are:
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We are accepting nominees for the BlueStreak Sports Training Player of the Week award until noon Monday. If you don’t know the drill, here’s your step-by-step instructions:
It’s that simple, now you just need a deadline. It’s noon Monday, Dec. 1.
Good luck, and thanks for nominating a player.
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It’s time for you to nominate someone for the BlueStreak Sports Training Player of the Week award for Week 10 of the regular season.
Click here and fill the survey out completely to nominate a player. Any player from a Fairfield County team (including SWC teams from outside the county) is eligible.
Because the Wright Tech/Stamford Academy game at Bullard-Havens has been postponed to Monday, we have moved the deadline to Tuesday, Nov. 18, at noon.
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Newtown linebacker Kris Arndt and King running back-linebacker Silas Redd were voted BlueStreak Sports Trainging Fairfield County co-Players of the Week.
In Newtown’s win Friday over previously-undefeated Brookfield, Arndt had two interceptions, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
In King’s win Saturday against St. Luke’s, Redd had 10 carries for 304 yards and four touchdowns, and one interception on defense.
Week 10 runner-ups were Ben Amy (Barlow), Ethan Buster (Bullard-Havens), Mike Gasparino (Darien), Frank Granito (New Canaan), Jeff Johnson (New fairfield), Tom McNamara (Warde), and Tyler Navarro (Bunnell).
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), Joe Ryan (freelancer), Eliot Schickler (Westport News), Dave Stewart (New Canaan Advertiser), Paul Silverfarb (Greenwich Post), Michael Suppe (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers).
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Hopefully you all know the drill by now… Click here and nominate a candidate for the BlueStreak Sports Training Player of the Week award.
Deadline is MONDAY, NOV. 10, NOON.
Spread the word – we’ll take the five most-popular nominees. So if you know someone who is deserving of the honor, based on his Week 9 accomplishments, share this page to ensure he gets a shot at the award.
Want to campaign for a player? Start the conversation on the board.
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