New Canaan's third-grade football team rolled to an 8-0-1 record en route to winning the Fairfield County League Football championship.
New Canaan clinched the title with a 21-14 victory over previously unbeaten Wilton Blue in the championship game. Wilton tied New Canaan, 14-14, during a regular season game. New Canaan also posted a 26-6 playoff win over Westport North.
For the season, New Canaan outscored opponents 212-72 and was the second-highest scoring team in the league, which includes kids in grades 3 to 8. The team posted one shutout and allowed one touchdown or less in six of its nine games.
Team members include Brandon Sechan, Zachary LaPolice, Luke C. Morton, Dean Ciancio, John A. Wise, Dylan McDonald, Ryan McAleer, Robert Evans, Aleander Meintzer, Jack Finnigan, Andrew Smith, Matthew Rigione, Nick Brown, Michael McDonnell, Nicholas Gilio, Tyler Saitta, JHack Hynes, Luke McPhillips, Jack Moore, Andrew Charkales, Ethan Niang, Andrew Morse, William Pirrone, James Gilman and Alec Kazlauskas.
The coaching staff includes head coaches Jay Pirrone and Denis LaPolice as well as assistants Robert Evans, Adam Morton and Rob Sechan.
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