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Rout Day: New Canaan Football Tops Central 53-8 for Homecoming Win

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Homecoming Week has never been one of Lou Marinelli’s favorites. With the pep rally, the homecoming bonfire and dance and Spirit Week-themed Clone Day, High Society Day, Turn Back the Clock Day and Red and Black Day, Marinelli has been around long enough to know the distractions that come along with the fun can sometimes negatively affect his football team’s focus on the actual homecoming game itself. With all of that said, Saturday could have been called Rout Day. Led by senior quarterback Michael Collins’ five touchdown passes—all in just one half of play—the Rams obliterated the Bridgeport Central Hilltoppers 53-8 in front of a packed house at Dunning Field. With the win New Canaan improved to 2-0 on the season while the Hilltoppers fell to 1-2.

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New Canaan Rams Football Routs Ridgefield in Season Opener

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For a team with so many question marks heading into its 2015 season opener, the New Canaan Rams sure did have a lot of answers Friday night at Ridgefield High School’s Tiger Hollow Stadium. The reloaded Rams (1-0) scored on their first offensive possession and never looked back en route to a 45-17 rout of the Tigers in a game which showed the Rams haven’t skipped a beat from last season’s state championship run, despite significant personnel changes on the field and on the sidelines. “Going into this, I was scared to death,” New Canaan head coach Lou Marinelli told NewCanaanite.com. “We hadn’t practiced well. I don’t know if they were tired of just practicing without a game, but we looked sloppy and I couldn’t sleep last night.”

Marinelli should be able to catch up on his Z’s after the opening-night win, especially considering the performance of senior co-captain Michael Collins.

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Darien Sinks New Canaan Lax 13-7 in FCIAC Semifinal

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Only 17 days ago, the New Canaan boys lacrosse team put together one of its best games of the season against arch-rival Darien, culminating in a 9-8, heart-stopping victory for the Rams. The win ended the Blue Wave’s 34-game winning streak dating all the way back to 2013. Tuesday night at Jack Casagrande Field in Norwalk, Darien got its revenge. Behind Colin Minicus’ four goals (three in the first quarter) and goaltender Ryan Cornell’s 11 saves, the No. 3  Blue Wave knocked off No. 2 seed New Canaan 13-7 in the FCIAC semifinals.