Connecticut High School Football Assistant Coaches Charged After Player Collapses

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

 
Having just spent the better part of five days sweltering in the New York City heat, I know first hand how dangerous the current Northeast heatwave is.

It was especially oppressive Tuesday when a Middletown (Connecticut) High School football player collapsed during a strength and conditioning drill.  The Hartford Courant is reporting that the incident has resulted in a misdemeanor summons for second-degree reckless endangerment being issued for assistant coaches Christopher Ellis and Joshua Hamilton.

NBC Connecticut is reporting that the player was treated and released at a local hospital.

High School Football America Releases Part 2 of Video Series on New London HS/Norwich Free Academy Football Series

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!!

Later today, I'll be posting the second part of High School Football America's two-part series on America's oldest high school football game between New London High School and Norwich Free Academy.  The two Connecticut schools have been playing each other since 1875.

You can check-out the nine-minute video vignette at www.highschoolfootballamerica.com/videos.

And, don't forget, we're still looking for story ideas for the upcoming season.  So far, I've been contacted about covering the Tee Cotton Bowl in Louisiana between Ville Platte and Sacred Heart; Scott's Branch High School in Summerton, South Carolina and the rivalry between Episcopal High School and Woodbury Forest in Virginia.

I still want to hear more, so please email me at jeff@highschoolfootballamerica.com.

Glastonbury Closes Out Perfect Season With Connecticut Title

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Glastonbury beat Cheshire 28-14 in the Class LL title game on Saturday for its first Connecticut football championship since 1989. Click here for game story.

Masuk Cruises to Connecticut Class L Title

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Masuk won the Connecticut Class L title on Saturday beating Newington 56-13. Click here for game story

New Canaan Three-Peats in Connecticut

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

New Canaan won its third straight Connecticut Class MM title Saturday beating Darien for the second time in ten days. The Rams beat Darien 26-7 giving New Canaan head coach Lou Marinelli his first undefeated season in 27-years of coaching. Click here for game story.

Brookfield Squeaks By Ledyard for Connecticut Class M Title

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Defending Connecticut Class M champ Ledyard came-up short in its title. The Colonels lost to Brookfield 16-14 Saturday. The win gave Brookfield its first title since 1995. Click here for game story.

New London Beats Seymour for Connecticut SS Title

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

New London captured its first Connecticut football championship Saturday with a 27-18 win over Seymour. Running back Richie Vitale was the star of the show for the Whalers with 43-carries for 303 yards and two touchdowns. Click here for game story.

Cromwell Storms Back To Win Connecticut Class S Title

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Two-time Class S champ Ansonia lost to Cromwell 14-12 Saturday night giving the Panthers their first-ever Connecticut state championship. Ansonia, which was looking for its 17th overall title, got out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter. Click here for game story.

Connecticut High School Football Scoreboard - Championships

Connecticut High School Football Scores
Saturday, December 7, 2008

Finals

Class LL
Glastonbury 28 Cheshire 14

Class L
Masuk 56 Newington 13

Class MM
New Canaan 26 Darien 7

Class M
Brookfield 16 Ledyard 14

Class SS
New London 27 Seymour 18

Class S
Cromwell 14 Ansonia 12

Connecticut High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Connecticut High School Football Scores
Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Class LL
Cheshire 28 Hamden 21 Click here for game story
Glastonbury 42 Newtown 28 Click here for game story

Class L
Masuk 50 Windsor 15 Click here for game story
Newington 28 Simsbury 7

Class MM
New Canaan 34 Weaver 0 Click here for game story
Darien 35 Hillhouse 32

Class M
Ledyard 43 Cheney Tech-Manchester 0 Click here for game story
Brookfield 36 Avon 19 Click here for game story

Class SS
Seymour 42 Rocky Hill 7 Click here for game story
New London 27 Montville 13

Class S
Cromwell 34 Hyde 9 Click here for game story
Ansonia 28 North Branford 0

Connecticut High School Football Scoreboard - Week 11

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Glastonbury closed the regular season out in high style Wednesday with a 49-20 over New Britain. With the win, the Tomahawks closed out a perfect 11-0 season and clinched the top seed for the Class LL playoffs that begin on Tuesday. Click here for a game story.


Click here to go to the Connecticut High School Football Huddle.

Connecticut High School Football Scores
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

CCC East
South Windsor 34, Rockville 18

CCC North
Manchester 35, East Hartford 20
Glastonbury 49, New Britain 20

CCC Inter
Windsor 41, Bloomfield 7

Pequot Sassacus
Hyde 21, North Branford 13

Pequot Uncas
Stafford/East Windsor 14, Windsor Locks/Suffield 6

Pequot Inter
Vinal Tech/Coginchaug 38, Canton 9

ECC Small
St. Bernard/Norwich Tech 14, Montville 12

FCIAC
Ridgefield 27, Danbury 12
Stamford 19, Westhill 8
Trumbull 46, St. Joseph 7

NVL Inter
Seymour 27, Woodland 10
Sacred Heart 45, Wilby 6

SCC Inter
Hand 37, Guilford 17

SWC
Weston 40, Newtown 14
Bunnell 50, Stratford 35
Pomperaug 41, Oxford 13

Others
Bulkeley 45, Sports Sciences 0
Cheshire 9, Southington 7
Bassick 22, Bullard Havens 6
Cheney Tech 41, East Catholic 12
St. Paul/Goodwin Tech/Lewis Mills 46, Wilcox Tech 6
Rocky Hill 49, Nonnewaug 21

Connecticut's Largest Conference Expands

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The Central Connecticut Conference will have a new look next year. Friday the CCC's policy board approved the additions of Tolland and Rocky Hill for the 2009 season, which expands the conference to 32-members, which makes it the largest in the state. Earlier this year the CCC excepted six schools from the former Northwest Conference.

“We are thrilled that these two great high schools have come on board,” said CommissionerJohn Tarnuzzer.

Conference President Neil Sullivan, Principal of Simsbury High School, said addition of these schools makes a solid, competitive conference even stronger. “It’s been an exciting year for the CCC, and we are pleased to welcome Rocky Hill and Tolland into the fold,” he said. “In addition, the expansion of our conference has allowed us to create division alignments that make more sense in terms of both travel and competitive balance for the member schools. With 32 schools now a part of the conference, we’re likely to have a few growing pains, but I think we all recognize that these moves have simply made our conference stronger.”

The divisions for football will be set after the season, but here's how things look for other major sports such as basketball and baseball...

West: New Britain, Southington, Simsbury, Hall, Newington, Conard, Farmington, Northwest Catholic.
South: Bulkeley, Bristol Central, Middletown, Maloney, Bristol Eastern, Platt, Berlin, Plainville.
North: Manchester, Glastonbury, East Hartford, South Windsor, Windsor, Weaver, Wethersfield, East Catholic.
East: Bloomfield, E.O. Smith, Fermi, Hartford Public, RHAM, Rockville, Rocky Hill, Tolland.

Click here to go to the news release on the Central Connecticut Conference website.