Sixth-grade teams from New Canaan shared the league championship in the Fairfield County Football League. The New Canaan Black team finished the season with an 8-1-1 mark, while the Red squad finished 9-2-0.
The Black squad outscored opponents 148-76, posted three shutouts and allowed 6 or fewer points in six of its 10 games. The Black squad defeated Wilton White, 20-6, and Ridgefield Orange, 13-6, in the playoffs. Thomas O'Dea coached the team.
The Red team proved to be an offensive powerhouse, scoring 248 points in 11 games, an average of more than 22 points per game. In its final regular-season game, the Red squad won a shootout against Darien Wave, 48-34. Red defeated Westport North, Ridgefield Black and Darien Blue in the playoffs, outscoring opponents 76-19. Robert Jones and Tom Dunman shared coaching duties.
The showing by New Canaan's sixth-grade teams capped a strong performance by the league, as its seventh-graders also shared the league title and its third-graders won the crown. In the FCFL, if two teams from the same organization advance to the championship game in the playoffs, they share the league title.
New Canaan Black team members include James Freyre, Dillon Abate, Jackson Appelt, James Crovatto, Bennett Dial, Jack Oster, John Pugliese, Trevor Donnelly, Charlie Wilson, Mathew Lynch, Graham Braden, Joshua Edwards, Matthew Krueger, Austin Leopold, Teddy Clarke Hood, William Ahrens, Gregory Catalano, Reed Proctor, Daniel Villeneuve, Sawyer Cordes, Richie Hoge, Matthew Evans, Tyler Walker, Patrick Song and Tommy O'Dea.
New Canaan Red team members include Matthew Burger, Austin Bell, Tommy Root, Andrew Knight, Ryan O'Connell, Jake Grigsby, Darius Amir-Aslani, Nate Essigs, Joe Keller, Michael Gentile, Robert Jones, Philip Brossy, Peter O'Sullivan, Andrew Bauersfeld, Christopher White, Michael Talamo, Jack Cunney, Weston Shanley, Tiernan Brady and Ryan Howe.
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