FCIAC Football Blog

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!

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.

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!):

• Stamford head coach Kevin Jones will discuss his team’s loss to Trumbull, and what’s coming up next with its game at Staples.
• New Canaan wide receiver Kurt Ondash will talk about his team’s 41-13 win over Ridgefield, the Rams’ offensive attack, and catching passes from Curt Casali, Charlie Westfal, and now Nate Quinn.
• Rob Adams, the voice of Greenwich football on WGCH-AM, will be on to discuss the Cardinals date with Darien, maybe a little bit about Brunswick football, and possibly share some of his thoughts about the final days of Yankee Stadium.

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

Tune in to FCIAC Football Blog Live at 9 a.m.Saturday and hear Jason Intrieri and Tim Parry call an audible…

Postponement of the New Canaan-Trumbull game means we won’t have the winning coach on, since both teams will be readying to play their now 1:30 game.

But Staples head coach Marce Petroccio was already scheduled, and a second-half surge kept FCIAC Football Blog Live from being a jinx.

Petroccio will be on, as well Fairfield Citizen-News sports editor Pat Pickens, who will discuss the upset win by Ludlowe over Norwalk.