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New Canaan Football’s Present and Future Connect at Rams Camp

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Perhaps the only thing more gratifying than connecting the past with the present is the connection between the present and the future. And if the New Canaan Rams youth football camp is any indication, the future looks very bright indeed. More than 90 future Rams gathered this past week at Water Tower turf field to receive instruction from current NCHS varsity football players at Rams Camp, a four day instructional program that teaches the basic principles of head coach Lou Marinelli’s system. “As the head coach I like to have a seamless program from third right up through twelfth grade,” Marinelli told NewCanaanite.com. “The terminology is the same.

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12 New Canaan Rams Slated to Play Football in College

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By Terry Dinan

NEW CANAAN – Today is National Signing Day for NCAA football programs, and an impressive number of New Canaan High School’s Class of 2014 will be continuing their gridiron careers at the next level. Most notable on the list are the four outgoing captains. Defensive lineman Connor Buck will be bringing his considerable talents to Colgate University. Joao Rocha will be providing protection on the offensive line for former Rams teammate Matt Milano at Middlebury. Linebacker Cole Harris will remain a Ram, as he will play for AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Joe Moorhead at Fordham University.

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New Canaan Football Named to MaxPreps Tour of Champions

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By Terry Dinan

NEW CANAAN – The 2013 FCIAC and State Champion New Canaan Rams football team added yet another title, as they were named to the 9th Annual MaxPreps Football Tour of Champions. The honor is an exclusive one, as only 50 teams were invited to the Tour out of almost 17,000 participants throughout the country. In order to qualify, teams had to be both nationally ranked and state champions. New Canaan’s 44-12 win over Darien in the Class L title game gave the Rams a measure of payback against the only team to have defeated them this season. It also re-affirmed the 2013 squad’s status as the most-dominant team in the state, and perhaps in school history.