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GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley are back for the staff pick'ems for the 2023 football season. Each and every week the duo will be selecting 10 games from across the state.
The Rundown 0:00 - 0:53 — Intro 0:54 - 2:47 — Woodland at Holy Cross 2:48 - 3:58 — Trumbull at Hamden 3:59 - 5:13 — Wilton at Berlin 5:14 - 6:48 — Rockville at Granby/Canton 6:49 - 8:38 — Masuk at Killingly 8:39 - 10:02 — West Haven at Staples 10:03 - 12:22 — New Canaan at Shelton 12:23 - 13:59 — St. Joseph at Newtown 14:00 - 16:31 — Darien at North Haven 16:32 - 18:23 — Fairfield Prep at Greenwich 18:24 - 20:03 — Wrap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SCC’s big dogs, West Haven, Shelton, Hamden and Cheshire knocked off the FCIAC’s big dogs in a stormy (figurative and literal) start to the 2023 Connecticut High School Football season. Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley return to break down the Top 10 carnage and hit on some of the big performances of Week 1. While Masuk’s coaching situation remains unknown, the investigation surrounding North Haven’s sudden forfeit to Darien apparently is complete and the Nighthawks will get to kick off their season Saturday. Plus, join us for our new segment: What Did We Learn from Week 1? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga return with a full hour of 2023 Connecticut High School football season previews in the Season SIX premiere episode of the Meat Grinder. The guys look over what's new, who's who and what's what; go on some rants, run down the GameTimeCT preseason Top 10 football poll and, finally, make their state championship picks and all sorts of other goodies as we begin what we hope is another great year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Scott Ericson are back with the ninth and final episode of the High and Tight high school baseball podcast for the 2023 season. The champions were crowned this weekend at Palmer Field and all four champions joined the show this week. Class S champion: Haddam-Killingworth coach Mark Brookes joined the show with Joseph Giaccone, Blake Kamoen and Callen Powers. Class M champion: Nonnewaug co-coach Kyle Brennan joined the show with Dylan Chung and Matt Palumbo. Class L champion: Brookfield coach Matt Hart was joined by the entire Brookfield tea. Class LL champion: Fairfield Warde coach Brett Conner and assistant coach Jim Pjura were joined by Garrett Larsen, Griffin Polley, Paddy Galvin and Will Stellato. Rundown 0:00 - 11:51 — Opening 11:55 - 25:30 — Class S champions Haddam-Killingworth 35:53 - 59:28 — Class M champions Nonnewaug 59:32 - 1:15:10 — Class L champions Brookfield 1:15:14 - 1:44:45 — Class LL champions Fairfield Warde 1:44:47 - 1:51:04 — Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Scott Ericson are back with the eighth episode of the High and Tight high school baseball podcast for the 2023 season. The duo is alone this week because the state championship matchups are set. The two break down the last two weeks of the tournaments and select which team they think will be celebrating on Palmer Field this weekend.
Rundown 0:00 - 2:58 — Introduction 2:59 - 5:33 — Class S finals breakdown 5:34 - 12:55 — Class M finals breakdown 12:56 - 21:27 — Class L finals breakdown 21:28 - 30:26 — Class LL finals breakdown 30:27 - 31:05 — Schedules released 31:06 - 39:04 — Championship game predictions 39:05 - 44:05 — Wrap up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley look back at six state championship games, examine what happened and what worked and what didn't during the games at Central Connecticut State's Arute Field and UConn's Rentschler Field. They also look at all of the state's final rankings — the GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll, The Day of New London's Coaches Poll, the MaxPreps.com computer rankings — and compare them to their personal Top 10 votes.The season's final guest star is none other than ANTHONY MORELLO, with whom we have a comprehensive interview about what it took for his team to return to the pinnicle after coach John Marinelli's departure after the 2018 championship season.And, finally, Pete and Sean discuss the potential players and coaches of the year.So join us, won't you?Be sure to catch the LIVE ACTION episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@gametimect
It's State Championship Weekend and we have a special guest to help preview the state finals. UConn coach Jim Mora joins hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley to talk about the football state championships being held at Rentschler Field, UConn and Arute Field, CCSU. Mora also talks about the taking the job at UConn, the season the team has had, earning a bowl bid in his first season, local players playing at UConn and much more.Join us, won't you?Be sure to also check out the live action version of the show on YouTube.
It's State Championship Weekend! The matchups are set. The annual CIAC championship has been conducted and the title venues —— Central Connecticut State's Arute Field and University of Connecticut's Rentschler Field —— are ready to host Saturday's six championship games.Join hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley has they talk about the weekend ahead, preview the games and pick who they believe will win the six state championships. Join us, won't you? Be sure to also check out the live action version of the show on YouTube.
After a competitive and ofen surprising round of 24 state quarterfinal games, we've reached the final four of the 2022 Connecticut high school football season. That is, it's the final four in six state championship divisions, or the final 12.Welcome to yet another very special Meat Grinder / Pick'ems Podcast crossover show, in which hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley look back at the eventful 24 quarterfinal games and look ahead to Sunday's semifinals, from Class S all the way up the chain to Class LL and then back again.So join us, won't you?
Welcome to the Annual Turkey Wrap Episode of the Meat Grinder, our look back at all the thrills, chills and spills and clean up after the Thanksgiving Week regular season finale.
Despite the CIAC's best efforts to dilute the playoffs to the point where only 11 of 48 playoff spots were up-for-grabs heading into the week (and a mere seven on Thanksgiving Day), the contenders and rivals still managed to give their fans a show as they vied for precious playoff berths.
Sean and Pete take a look back at some of the madness, beginning with Valley Regional/Old Lyme practically begging for table scraps after getting put outside by Rocky Hill's late-announced forfeit win from Week 1 and ending with Cheshire coach Don Drust pacing across the Maclary Complex praying his team had enough to squeak in over Darien after a tough loss to Southington in the Apple Valley Classic.
There was also an incident where internet star Logan Paul showed up in Milford and somehow got upstaged by Law's John Neider.
PLUS! It's another crossover episode with the Pick'ems Podcast, in which Pete and Sean attempt to pick the winners of Tuesday's 24 state quarterfinal games.
So join us, won't you?
The RUNDOWN:
00:00 - Opening Montage - Push for the Playoffs 2:29 - The Turkey Wrap I - Tuesday night 6:08 - The Turkey Wrap II - Wednesday night 10:38 - The Turkey Wrap III - Thanksgiving Morning 20:49 - Law’s John Neider upstages Logan Paul in Milford (sort of) 22:42 - Staples beats Greenwich in shootout 26:25 -Pickems Intro / Class S QFs 32:35 - Pickems Class SS QFs 40:00 - Pickems Class M QFs 46:56 - Pickems Class MM 54:47 - Pickems Class L 1:02:40 - Pickems Class LL & Wrapping Up
It’s Thanksgiving Week! The end of the regular season is upon us, so welcome to a very special episode of BOTH the Meat Grinder AND the Petey Pageviews Pick ‘em Podcast.
That’s right, it’s the WEEK 12 CROSSOVER EPISODE. Like when Family Guy met the Simpsons, or when Phineas and Ferb met the Avengers or Family Matters met Full House (ugh).
In the Meat Grinder portion of the podcast, we take a look at the playoff situation heading into the final week of the regular season.
There are 38 of 48 spots already filled — which has diminished the importance of this week’s matchups, frankly. Regardless, SPB breaks down who needs what to qualify for one of the final 10 spots..
Also, Hartford Public’s 2-1 Friday — including 1-1 on forfeits — has indirectly turned Class SS topsy-turvy.
On the Pick ‘ems Podcast episode, Pete and Sean pick the winners of TWENTY Thanksgiving week games. So we'll see if the contenders can separate from the pretenders.
Here are last week's results: Barker, Bowley, Brechlin and Stewart went 10-0; Fornabaio, McNamee, Morelli and Paguaga went 9-1; Ericson went 7-3 and the 8-Ball went 5-5 again.
And here are the overall standings, Bowley and Fornabaio are tied for first at 79-31; McNamee and Stewart are tied for third at 78-32; Morelli is along in fifth place at 75-35; Barker and Paguaga are tied for sixth at 74-36, Brechlin is eighth at 72-38 and Scott Ericson is ninth at 64-44. The 8-Ball is stuck in .500 at 55-55.
It's s jam-packed episode you just can't afford to miss.
So join us, won't you?
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
It's a jam-packed, albeit delayed, special episode in which Pete and Sean look back at the thriller at Ken Strong Stadium where unbeaten West Haven survived a spirited comeback against rival Hamden to stay unbeaten, not to mention a number of other wild results from a weatherbeaten Week 10 schedule.
No. 1 Maloney's reign lasts all of one week, thanks to Glastonbury. Could the Westies capture the imagination of the state's Top 10 voters? Or would a former favorite reclaim the top spot?
Also, the Clinch Is In! Twenty-eight teams have unofficially punched their ticked to the state playoffs in this expanded six-championship season. We take a look at which of the remaining 20 spots can be filled in the coming days.
One of the teams desperately needing a victory to get in is 6-3 Windsor, which faces next-door rival Bloomfield in its finale Saturday. It's the first time the two CCC powers have played in more than a decade.
Joining us as a special guest is Windsor coach ROB FLEETING, who two 22-year, two-time state championship coaching career reached the 200-victory milestone last week. Fleet looks back at all the great players and great teams under his charge over the years, plus how his program deals with yearly turnover.
So join us, won't you?
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RUNDOWN: 0:00 — Intro and highlights: No. 4 West Haven beat No. 7 Hamden in 27-23 classic 13:07 — Naugatuck blasts Woodland in monsoon 14:18 — Glastonbury knocks off No. 1 Maloney 16:40 — Latest Top 10 Poll: Southington is No. 1 again?? 24:56 — The Playoff Picture: 28 Teams Clinched 28:41 — Bloomfield holds off Platt to clinch; Platt awaits Stoddard Bowl 33:03 — The Playoff Picture: Class L 36:27 — The Playoff Picture: Class MM 39:10 — The Playoff Picture: Class M 40:37 — The Playoff Picture: Class SS 41:47 — The Playoff Picture: Class S 44:30 — Windsor coach ROB FLEETING interview 1:16:38 —2022 Championship Venues Announced 1:24:10 — Wrapping Up
Further Reading:
Latest Top 10 Poll: Southington is No. 1 (again) https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/The-GameTimeCT-Top-10-Football-Poll-Week-11-17583489.php
Inside Week 10 of CIAC Football: Dreaming of math-free playoff scenarios https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/CIAC-football-Week-10-wrap-17569011.php
Week 10 HS Football Scoreboard / Schedule https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/The-Week-11-CT-High-School-Football-Schedule-17583231.php
Reid's last-minute TD catch lifts No. 4 West Haven over Hamden https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/West-Haven-Hamden-football-SCC-CIAC-17579839.php
Bronson, New Milford upset Barlow, stay in Class L playoff race https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/New-Milford-upsets-Joel-Barlow-moves-one-win-17578650.php
Martin, Deitelbaum lead Naugatuck in wipeout of Woodland https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/Martin-Deitelbaum-lead-Naugatuck-in-wipeout-of-17578801.php
Rockville snaps Cromwell-Portland's 22-game winning streak https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/Rockville-football-snaps-Cromwell-Portland-s-17577497.php
Petrone, Glastonbury knock off newly-crowned No. 1 Maloney in OT https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/Glastonbury-upsets-No-1-Maloney-in-CT-football-17576112.php
Fairfield Prep rides defense in defeating No. 10 North Haven https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/Fairfield-Prep-North-Haven-CIAC-football-17574497.php
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
Welcome back to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut with GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley.
Now that Maloney has snatched the No. 1 banner away from Southington with its thrilling, 31-28, double overtime victory won on the foot of Josh Scaramuzzo, we turn our attention to Week 10 and another showdown between unbeaten teams.
This time, it'll be No. 4 West Haven (8-0) playing host to No. 7 Hamden (8-0). While it might not pack the punch of No. 1 v. 2, it's an old District League rivalry resumed this year for supremacy in SCC Tier II, not to mention for a possible home game in the upcoming Class LL playoffs.
Joining us this week is, of course, Hamden coach and athletic director Tom Dyer, who has guided Hamden to this recent renaissance of two-consecutive playoff seasons. Dyer, who won a couple of state titles at Hillhouse, talks about his team and what's been behind its 8-0 start.
Dyer, who is also a representative on the CIAC's football committee and the coaches association, also has a say in the makeup of how Connecticut conduct its football playoffs. Naturally, given SPB's distain for the recent six-division expansion, we hear from Tom about the philosophy of the decision.
Plus, with 2 1/2 weeks of games left before the end of the regular season, we delve into the latest CIAC playoff situation.
So join us, won't you?
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT reporter Scott Ericson.
Welcome back to another thrilling episode of the Meat Grinder, your weekly look at high school football in Connecticut with GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley.
And it was indeed a thriller on Halloween Weekend, especially up at Pierson Park in Cromwell where Cole Brisson and the Cromwell/Portland football team rallied and then hung on for dear life to win against Di'Angelo Jean-Pierre and Valley Regional/Old Lyme, 28-27. Johnny Beltre tipped away the 2-point pass to extend the defending state champions' 21-game win streak.
Joining us this week is Cromwell/Portland coach Randell Bennett who talks about that game and how he went from an inaugural Cromwell player to a championship head coach in 20 years.
We also take a look at the latest Top 10 poll where, for the third-consecutive season, voters have set up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup when Southington faces Maloney in a CCC battle at Falcon Field in Meriden.
We also break down St. Joseph's defensive win over New Canaan and the latest CIAC playoff point standings. And, finally, we dip into Choate's big 26-15 victory over Loomis Chaffee in a massive NEPSAC battle of unbeatens.
It's a jam-packed episode. So join us, wont you?
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
This week’s special guest star is 5-1 North Haven football coach Tony Sagnella who returns for a re-do of last year’s interview that went unheard because Sean forgot to hit the record button.
Coach Sags talk’s about this year’s resurgent team, which plays Cheshire this week as it fights for a Class MM playoff spot. The guys also talk to Sagnella about the genesis of North Haven’s famous single wing and his time spent as an NFL replacement player for the Washington Redskins during the strike year of 1987.
Naturally, it’s a longer-than-normal interview. But well worth it.
As for last week, on the night where West Haven honored the 20th anniversary of their last state championship football team, the Westies of the present were busy earning their biggest victory to date: a 34-28 victory over then-No. 6 Shelton.
Sean talks about the game and interviews some of the key players from that great, 2002 Class LL title team, including Tom DeMorro and Phil Banks, who scored the winning TD, and coaches Bert Siclari and Ed McCarthy.
The guys also break down the latest Top 10 poll, including No. 1 Southington’s narrow win over Windsor and No. 8 Ansonia’s nailbiting 31-28 victory over Holy Cross, and examine the six state playoff standings through seven weeks.
So join us, won’t you?
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
Welcome back to another exciting episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut hosted by GameTimeCT editors Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga.
This week we skip a special guest star to check the gauges, kick the tires and replace our vitals for the second half of the 2022 CT high school football season.
Welcome to the annual Midseason report, in which Pete and Sean break down their three surprising teams and three disappointing teams to date. Next, they offer up three teams and three players to watch in the season's second half.
There's also the unveiling of the midseason Top 10 poll, which saw a minor shakeup with Greenwich's redemption victory over No. 6 St. Joseph and Windham's mission statement victory over No. 4 Killingly.
And, finally, we take a peek at the impending disaster area that is the new six division playoff getup.
So join us, won't you?
EPISODE RUNDOWN:
0:00 -- Opening Montage 1:45 -- Recap: Wilson, Greenwich hold off St. Joseph 4:54 -- Latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll 7:00 -- No. 10 Killingly? Whippets make mission statement 13:56 -- Fairfield Prep gets nuts 14:49 -- The Midseason Six Division Playoff picture 30:06 -- The Midseason Report -- 6 'Surprises' 42:06 -- The Midseason Report -- 6 'Disappointments' 50:26 -- The Midseason Report -- 6 Second Half Teams to Watch 1:01:49 -- The Midseason Report - 6 Second Half Players to Watch
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
Welcome back to another edition of The Meat Grinder, your weekly inside look at high school football in Connecticut with GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley.
It was the Weekend of the Living Dead, in which a bunch of teams across the state got an early Halloween scare. Pete and SPB talk all about the great NVL showcase game won by Holy Cross rallying past Naugatuck on Thursday, plus East Hartford and Newington scares vs. No. 1 Southington and No. 3 Maloney, respectively.
SPB also breaks down his trip to Granby Memorial for Cromwell/Portland's 14-7 victory and, his hectic Prep school Saturday, capped by the insane Avon Old Farms comeback that fell one agonizing point short against Choate in Saturday's NEPSAC showdown.
Joining us for a chat this week is Killingly's 18-year head coach Chad Neal, who enjoyed a nice weekend off, but now gets back to business as he and his players get ready for a showdown with unbeaten Windham on Friday night. Coach Neal discusses this year's No. 4-ranked squad, and what it took to get his program playing at a championship level after a good 10-year struggle.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
Welcome back to another edition of the Meat Grinder, your weekly inside look at high school football in Connecticut with Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley.
If Week 4 was the Alliance Love Fest, Week 5 was the return of the jilted lover, our forgotten friend, the league game.
We start in the SCC where Hamden took out Fairfield Prep for the first time since 2009 and North Haven dropped No. 3 Shelton for its first win over the Gaels since 1994. In the NVL, Gilbert/Northwestern/Housy put a scare into Ansonia; Staples outlasted Trumbull in an FCIAC thriller; Berlin rallied to beat Bloomfield in the CCC and so much more.
Though the SCC, FCIAC and SWC have bye weeks, league play continues this week. Chris Anderson, a two-time championship coach at Woodland and now the head coach at Naugatuck, joins us this week to discuss his league's big game against Tom Ligi and Holy Cross at Municipal Stadium on Thursday night.
Anderson, now in his second year in command of the Valley powerhouse, gives us his take on the matchup and a look at his team as it attempts to repeat last year's successful run to the NVL championship and state playoffs.
So join us, won't you?
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GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
Welcome back to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, a weekly look at high school football in Connecticut with GameTimeCT.com's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley.
This week No. 4-ranked Maloney coach Kevin Frederick joins us to talk about his defending state champions' 21-9 victory over perennial state champion Darien in a statement game for his program.
We discuss the weekend's other big CCC victory, previous guest star Mike Drury and Southington rallying back from 21-0 to stun No. 1 Greenwich, 29-28, in a game that propelled the Blue Knights to No. 1 for the first time since 2015.
But was it really that great of a night for a league that went 11-20 overall and saw two of its other big dogs -- Bloomfield and Windsor -- each let a two-touchdown lead slip away vs. Killingly and Shelton.
We discuss these things and so much more, including St. Joseph escaping Masuk's late comeback and the latest top 10 polls.
So join us, won't you?
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
Welcome back to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, a weekly look at high school football in Connecticut with GameTimeCT.com's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley.
Shelton gained some more support in the latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Football as Hand coach Erik Becker gave his endorsement and Ridgefield gave No. 1 Greenwich everything it could handle. But otherwise it was a relatively quiet Week 2 as teams settled back into league play.
It's only a short-lived reprieve, however, as a stocked and overflowing schedule of pivotal interconference showdowns, set up by the CT HS Football Alliance, threatens to upset the balance of power in the GameTimeCT Top 10.
No. 6 Southington coach Mike Dury joins us to talk about one of those games: His 2-0 team's road trip to face No. 1 Greenwich Saturday.
So join us, won't you?
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga hosts the Connecticut high school football pick'ems show with GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
Welcome back to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly look at high school football in Connecticut.
Week 1 is in the books and, while there were games that went according to form, there were plenty that didn't -- St. Joseph's 14-0 victory over No. 2 Darien jumps quickly to mind. So does West Haven beating up on Notre Dame-West Haven. Shelton's 55-14 wipeout of Ridgefield, too.
Pete and Sean are back with Episode II of Grinder, in which they attempt to sift through the Week 1 debris and try and make sense of the madness while pinning down some of the Week 1 stars who have somehow managed to elude them this preseason (we're looking at you Trumbull's David Johnston).
The gang also breaks down the latest Top 10 poll and begin to look ahead to next week's games.
There's lots to talk about, so join us won't you?
The GameTimeCT high school football pick'em podcast is back for the 2022 season.
Your hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley are back and starting in week 2, they will be joined by a rotating third chair, someone from the pick'em board and GameTimeCT staff.
Pete and Sean are back for a new season of the Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut.
In this kickoff episode, the gang hits on some of the new features of the 2022 season and break down the preseason Top 10 and pick top teams of the six (yuck!) new playoff divisions.
All four state baseball champions join the show to recap the state finals.
Class S Champs St. Paul — 7:30 Class M Champs Joel Barlow — 35:07 Class L Champs Windsor — 58:37 Class L Champs Fairfield Warde — 1:26:37
On the latest episode of the High and Tight Connecticut high school baseball podcast, Pete Paguaga and Scott Ericson are back behind the mic to preview and predict the state championship games
GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Scott Ericson are back to break down the Connecticut baseball state tournament brackets.
Time stamps for each class Class S — 5:29 Class M — 15:10 Class L — 32:04 Class LL — 41:43
GameTimeCT hosts Pete Paguaga and Scott Ericson draft their Connecticut High School baseball teams in a fantasy draft.
Xavier baseball coach Nick Cerreta and UConn commit center fielder Drew Kron join the show.
Preseason No. 1 Westhill coach Mike Riveles and captains — Mike Petersen, Connor Sullivan, Craig Ottaviano and Jake Benner join Scott Ericson and Pete Paguaga to talk being the No. 1 team in preseason, the pressure that comes with it, their opening win and how they are using their loss in the Class LL championship last year to fuel the team this season.
GameTimeCT's Scott Ericson and Pete Paguaga are back to preview the 2022 baseball season
Sean Patrick Bowley, Pete Paguaga and columnist Jeff Jacobs recap the 2021 CIAC Football championship weekend, celebrate the four state champions, Cromwell/Portland, Killingly, Maloney and No. 1 Darien.
They also take a look ahead at what's next for high school football, including the CIAC's loathsome return of six state champions, weird realignments and confounding scheduling decisions, among many other topics as we put a bow on a successful 2021 season.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
The trio talks the state playoffs to start the show.
Picks start at 31 minute mark
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
The trio talks the state playoffs to start the show.
Picks start at 31 minute mark
Thanksgiving is over, the quarterfinals begin Tuesday night. But with little time to spare and picks to make, GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga, Jeff Jacobs and Sean Patrick Bowley kick the tires and give their takes on the state of football, especially the recent expansion back to six championship divisions of eight and what that means for the sport going forward.
This is the shorter, first part of a two-part podcast in conjunction with our quarterfinal picks.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
With our weekly guest spot ruined by a dreaded glitch, Pete and Sean detail their week criss-crossing the state to Windsor, Naugatuck, Plainville, Stafford and into the quiet corner at Woodstock Academy.
Of course, we discuss the most pressing issue of the times: The state playoff picture. Sean's just about got the formula figured out, but with so many games still to be played this week the best we can do is to give an overview before Thanksgiving Week.
And what better place to start than to recap the carnage wrought by Cam Edwards and Norwalk at Fujitani Field. Edward scored five-touchdowns in a virtuoso performance to knock off playoff hopeful Wilton, 41-21, and put him on the short list of state player of the year (if he wasn't already.)
Not wasting any time, Jeff Jacobs takes first crack at picking his top players of the year in this week's Jake's Takes segment.
Though we lost the guest, there's plenty to whet your football palate in this week's pod.
Unfortunately, this was recorded before the CIAC approved of a six-division playoff format for next year. You can be sure we'll have plenty to say about it next week.
So join us, won't you?
THE RUNDOWN 00:00 -- Montage (Stafford, Naugatuck, Norwalk) and opener. 4:50 -- Cam Edwards's MVP performance knocks Wilton into 2022. 13:10 -- Jake's Takes On (Early) Best Player Postseason Awards. 27:50 -- Breaking down the latest state playoff picture. 32:52 -- Pete's Three-Game Friday Night checks in with Bristol Central, Bloomfield, Windsor. 37:19 -- Conard knocks off No. 7 Southington (and more Class LL playoff talk) 43:30 -- Naugatuck gets Anderson a victory over his old haunt, Woodland (and more Class L playoff talk) 52:04 -- Ethan Davis, Woodstock rip Ledyard for school's first football title during Sean's trip to the Quiet Corner (plus Killingly and Class M talk) 1:02:10 -- Sean's Thursday night trip to see Mark McLaughlin, Stafford rip Rockville (and more class M playoff talk) 1:06:09 -- Wrapping up
Welcome back to the tenth episode of the GameTimeCT Football Pick'Em Podcast.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
WELCOME to another edition of the Meat Grinder, your weekly discussion on High School Football in Connecticut.
Only three full weeks remain before the end of the season and teams are jockeying for their final playoff positioning before our teams dive into the busy final 10 days before Thanksgiving.
Sean and Pete do their best to break down all the latest scenarios across the four different classes. But -- frankly -- the CIAC's new playoff formula modification makes figuring out actual scenarios next-to-impossible.
Joining us this week is Fairfield Prep coach Keith Hellstern, whose team grabbed everybody's attention with a thorough 54-0 victory over rival Shelton. It was Prep's biggest margin of victory in 18 years. What does this mean for the Jesuits, who haven't been to a state final since 2013 and haven't won a state title since 1988? Confidence is key. But so is patience.
So join us, won't you?
RUNDOWN
00:00 -- Opening Montage and Opener and breaking down No. 5 Fairfield Prep's 54-0 rout of No. 6 Shelton.
7:40 -- Breaking down the Class LL picture heading into Week 10, plus the SCC's unbalanced schedule issues helping Hamden, West Haven
19:25 -- Recapping Maloney's 49-18 rout of No. 4 Hall.
21:55 -- Breaking down the Class L playoff picture (Masuk rallies past Shaban, Barlow to stay in the Class L hunt; Wilton must beat Norwalk; What's Hand's hopes look like?)
25:43 -- Wrapping up the Class L playoff picture
27:36 -- Branford beats Avon and the Class M playoff picture.
30:35 -- Breaking down the Class S playoff picture.
34:54 -- The latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll
36:42 -- Columnist Jeff Jacobs on sportsmanship.
53:03 -- Interview with Fairfield Prep coach Keith Hellstern
1:16:26 -- Wrapping up
Welcome back to the ninth episode of the GameTimeCT Football Pick'Em Podcast.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
We're rounding into the homestretch of the 2021 season and unless you were at St. Joseph fan at No. 1 Darien's 42-14 victory over the No. 2 Hogs, Week 8 didn't disappoint.
Instead, the best results came elsewhere, especially in Wilton where the Warriors finally toppled their white whale -- Ridgefield -- for the first time since 1993.
Joining us this week is Wilton's fourth-year coach E.J. Dinunzio, who talks about this year's titan-toppling club, led by Parker Woodring and Grant Masterson.
Pete and Sean also go over some of the weekend's other wild results, like Masuk's 28-point comeback over New Fairfield, Shelton's revenge tour victory over Newtown, West Haven's affirming victory over Notre Dame-West Haven and New Canaan's bruising win over Greenwich.
Jeff Jacobs also joins us to talk about Darien-St. Joseph and the struggle of the state's city programs in this postpandemic year.
So join us won't you?
RUNDOWN:
0:00 -- Opening Montage: No. 1 Darien routs No. 2 St. Joseph 3:43 -- Wilton bests No. 7 Ridgefield 14-7 for first win over Tigers since 1993. 9:27 -- Jackson, Masuk rally from state-record 28-point deficit to beat New Fairfield; Class L playoff picture. 15:01 -- Class LL playoffs are where it's at: Staples topples No. 8 Norwalk 16:31 -- Nakome, West Haven run over Notre Dame-WH 20:42 -- Rosa, Lockavitch lead No. 9 Shelton to key 34-31 victory over Newtown 25:04 -- Derby forfeits remainder of 2021 season, is their rivalry with Shelton over? 29:57 -- No. 6 New Canaan steamrolls No. 3 Greenwich 34:30 -- Recapping No. 1 Darien's 42-14 victory over No. 2 St. Joseph. 40:30 -- The latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll 44:45 -- Jeff Jacobs on No. 1 Darien and the plight of the city schools in 2021 55:49 -- Interview with Wilton coach E.J. DiNunzio
Welcome back to the eighth episode of the GameTimeCT Football Pick'Em Podcast.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
Welcome back to another jam-packed episode of the Meat Grinder, your one-stop shop for all things Connecticut High School Football with hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley of GameTimeCT.com
The moment we've been waiting for this season has arrived. It's No. 1 vs. No. 2 Saturday at Dalling Field on the campus of St. Joseph High School in Trumbull. There, No. 1 Darien, winners of three of the last five Class LL championships, takes on No. 2 St. Joseph, winners of three straight titles in three different classes.
It's the sixth No. 1 vs. No. 2 rankings battle since 2005 and the third involving Darien and second involving St. Joseph. Columnist Jeff Jacobs, the only one of us to have seen both teams live this season (imagine that!) joins us to break down how he sees this game going.
But, of course, after such a great week of football, that game is only a sliver of what we'll discuss this week. We also touch on yet another great result in the FCIAC, Wilton's 20-17 victory over then-No. 3 New Canaan and the Warriors suddenly huge game against arch-rival and No. 7-ranked Ridgefield. We hit on Greenwich's re-affirming victory over Trumbull and their game against New Canaan in a thrilling FCIAC Saturday.
But it's not all FCIAC. We also discuss Darell McKnight's big night for Ansonia against Seymour and record-breaking performances by Bristol Central's Victor Rosa (eight TD runs!) and Morgan's Drew Nye (7 TD passes!), and so so much more.
JOINING us this week is 9th-year Branford coach John Limone, who talks about his surprising 5-1 Hornets, how he went from QB to head coach in just 10 seasons and some of the help he's had along the way.
But what Limone won't talk about are his team's prospects for reaching the school's first state playoff berth since winning it all in 2005, so don't even mention it (although we do our best to try!)
THE RUNDOWN
00:00 -- Opening Montage: No. 1 vs. No. 2 through the years.
2:25 -- It's No. 1 vs. No. 2 again. Winner gets inside track at the final No. 1.
5:35 -- Looking back on No. 2 St. Joseph's 17-14 rally past No. 4 Ridgefield.
7:15 -- Wilton topples No. 3 New Canaan. Are the Warriors for real? Can they finally beat Ridgefield?
12:38 -- No. 4 Greenwich has come all the way back. But can the Cards keep it going against rival New Canaan?
16:48 -- Breaking down the latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll.
18:20 -- Jeff Jacobs breaks down No. 1 Darien at No. 2 St. Joseph
30:03 -- McKnight eases Ansonia past Seymour, to 101st victory vs. NVL opponents, Pete gets spooked by Michael Myers in his first trip to Jarvis.
36:17 -- Morgan's Drew Nye torches Coginchaug for 7TDs in Sean's first trip to the Peters Complex.
40:53 -- Other Notable Week 7 performances, including Bristol Central's Victor Rosa going off for eight rushing TDs; Arce, Maloney crush Xavier on the road; Hall and Rockville.
49:52 -- Interview with 5-1 Branford coach John Limone
Welcome back to the seventh episode of the GameTimeCT Football Pick'Em Podcast.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
It's the 2021 Midseason Report! Pete and Sean take their first real look at the state playoff picture in the four classes and give their favorites to win state champions. Also, Jeff Jacobs returns to weigh in on the Tech program mess in the Class L playoffs.
St. Joseph coach Joe Della Vecchia joins the show to talk about his No. 2-ranked and unbeaten Hogs following their thrilling 24-20 victory over Greenwich.
So join us, won't you?
0:00 -- Introduction and Pete recaps the glitz and glamour of St. Joseph's 24-20 victor over Greenwich.
9:01 -- No. 1 Darien survives Wilton.
11:31 -- Breaking down the Top 10. Shelton's back but... Where's Trumbull?
17:33 -- Breaking down the way too early Class LL playoff picture.
21:17 -- Briefly touching on Class L playoff picture (Xavier's back in the mix)
22:55 -- Breaking down the way-too-early Class M playoff picture: Can Notre Dame-West Haven or Branford ruin the Sharpe/Killingly party?
26:37 -- Breaking down the way-too-early Class S playoff picture: Who the heck is winning this? Ansonia? Seymour? Cromwell/Portland? New Fairfield??
28:25 -- Morgan Interlude: Breaking down the Huskies' record-tying comeback victory over SMSA.
30:26 -- Back to the Class S Breakdown.
32:57 -- Jeff Jacobs on shorthanded Norwalk's impressive fight vs. New Canaan and breaking down the Class L Tech mess.
55:17 -- Interview with No. 2-ranked St. Joseph coach Joe Della Vecchia.
Welcome back to the sixth episode of the GameTimeCT Football Pick'Em Podcast.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley.
Welcome to the sixth episode of The Meat Grinder, GameTimeCT’s high school football podcast.
This week, with a majority of the GameTimeCT Top 10 taking the week off, it was time to check in on some of the state's biggest stars still playing.
On Friday, Sean went to check out Newington's Austyn Howe, who had been tearing it up through four games, only to see Glastonbury ride Jack Petrone and Matt Daniels to their first win of the year while knocking the Nor'Easters off their unbeaten perch.
Pete got up early Saturday to check in on Trumbull's dynamic Corbin Smith rip it up against Westhill, while Sean was witness to the showdown in Hartford between good friends Victor Rosa of Bristol Central and Christian Garcia of Hartford Public. The two traded haymakers in a wild, 52-48 BC victory which ended with defense.
Before welcoming this week's special guest star -- Trumbull's MARCE PETROCCIO, who talks about Smith, his team's good 3-1 start, and what it takes to coach in 2021 -- Sean and Pete dig into the big problem developing in what is already an ultra-competitive Class L playoff race.
Sure, almost everybody of consequence was on a bye, but don't miss this action packed edition of The Meat Grinder!
So join us, won’t you?
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THE RUNDOWN
00:00 -- The Opening Salvo: Showdown in Hartford; Plenty of action on the bye week.
4:35 -- Pete digs into Maloney's 28-13 victory over Berlin
6:54 -- Sean recaps winless Glastonbury's 'upset' 28-20 victory over unbeaten Newington.
11:37 -- Pete and Sean discuss the trend of 'Go-To' players emerging statewide
16:49 -- Sean recaps the Bristol Central-Hartford Public shootout
19:34 -- Wrapping up the Weekend with Pequot mania, including big wins from Cromwell/Portland, Granby/Canton and Coginchaug Co-Op.
23:44 -- Checking in on the NVL: Ligi, Holy Cross top Woodland; Ansonia wins its 100th-consecutive game vs. league opposition.
27:22 -- The State of the state playoffs: Pete and Sean tee-off on the CIAC's mess in Class L.
39:47 -- The Latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll.
42:58 -- Interview with Trumbull coach MARCE PETROCCIO
Welcome back to the fifth episode of the GameTimeCT Football Pick'Em Podcast.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
Sean and Pete wipe virtual omelettes off their faces and sift through the rubble of what was the top 10 after a topsy-turvy Week 4 for everybody except the FCIAC, which now boasts six of the state's top 7 teams.
Trumbull, Ridgefield, Greenwich, New Canaan, and St. Joseph, and of course, Norwalk won big games heading into the bye, while Jeff Jacobs has a moral crisis.
Joining us this week is new coach Pat Miller and Norwalk, who took a unbeaten record into their bye week after 25-15 comeback win over Cheshire.
RUNDOWN
00:00 -- Opener: How did the Top 10 Fare? Not good. 7:52 -- The Latest Top 10 Poll: FCIAC emerges supreme 13:13 -- Recapping Carinage: Smith, Trumbull rout No. 7 Shelton 15:41 -- Ridgefield wins defensive struggle vs. No. 5 Newtown 20:47 -- O'Brien, Hand rout Masuk, avoids 0-3 start 23:21 -- No. 9 Greenwich wins an ugly one vs. No. 6 Fairfield Prep 26:08 -- GameTimeCT Game of The Week: Norwalk rallies past No. 8 Cheshire 29:26 -- Wrapping Up: Alliance Scoreboard; St. Joseph; New Canaan; Torrington; Coginchaug; Cromwell/Portland; Newington. 37:00 -- Jeff Jacobs' moral dilemma. 51:54 -- Interview with Norwalk coach PAT MILLER
Welcome back to the fourth episode of the GameTimeCT Football Pick'Em Podcast.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
Welcome to the fourth episode of The Meat Grinder, GameTimeCT’s high school football podcast.
It was the first big week of the CT HS Football Alliance so hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley break down some of the biggest games and surprising results from around the state.
Our special guest star this week is first season and second-year Shelton coach Mike DeFelice, whose Gaels turned in — perhaps — the most stunning result of the night: A 35-14 crushing of then-No. 4 Greenwich.
We also break down the latest Top 10 poll heading into Week 4.
Columnist Jeff Jacobs joins us to give his his take on No. 1 Darien’s 27-14 payback victory over No. 3 Newtown, on what he saw from the players and Darien’s early claim to No. 1.
Jake also touches on a number of underlying issues as we head to Week 4, including COVID’s creeping impact on the 2021 schedule and some allegations of bad fan behavior at a few games.
So join us, won’t you?
00:00 — Opener David Evanchick and No. 1 Darien get their payback vs. No. 3 Newtown 01:13 — Introduction and the CTHS Football Alliance Scoreboard 03:45 — Shelton bulldozes No. 4 Greenwich 35-14 04:59 — Keller, Ridgefield stun No. 8 Xavier, 28-7 08:25 — No. 2 St. Joseph rips Windsor 10:26 — Russo, Cheshire steamrolls Staples 11:19 — Nick Saccu, Masuk crush Hillhouse (with Stratford snapping 14-game losing streak interlude) 13:12 — Hillhouse honors Floyd Little 13:47 — No. 5 New Canaan survives No. 9 Hand 18:01 — Congrats to New Canaan’s Drew Pyne leading Irish to victory 19:11 — Wrapping up the Alliance first week; But is this what we need in scheduling? 22:35 — Non Alliance madness: Branford beats NDWH for first time 24:34 — Smith, Trumbull rally past Ludlowe 25:38 — NFA survives, New London doesn’t, Bristol Central’s Rosa, Ledyard’s Outlow run wild. 27:19 — The GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll 32:05 — Jeff Jacobs on No. 1 Darien’s 27-14 victory over No. 3 Newtown 45:57 — Interview with Shelton coach Mike DeFelice 1:10:37 — Wrapping up Week 3
Welcome back to the third episode of the GameTimeCT Football Pick'Em Podcast.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
Second year and first-season Ledyard coach Mike Serricchio joins the show. He talks about his team's 2-0 start and his journey from the King School in Stamford, to the cradle of coaches at Springfield College and to following legends at Ledyard.
Columnist Jeff Jacobs also joins after being embedded with the Quinebaug Valley Football team during its cross-state trek from Killingly to Danbury -- the state's longest road trip in 2021.
Also: Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga talk about: St. Joseph's rout of Staples; Ridgefield's near comeback vs. Greenwich; forgetting Amity's Jack Coughlin on the 25 Players to Watch List, Shelton's big win over the Spartans on Amity's new field and so much more.
RUNDOWN:
00:00 -- Half-Baked Jake's Wild Ride Montage
0:36 -- Game of the Week: St. Joseph routs Staples
5:36 -- Greenwich hangs on vs. Ridgefield
8:51 -- Mea Culpa Jack Coughlin, but Shelton beats Amity
14:15 -- Perreira, Hall march past Simsbury as Hall's PA throws shade
18:51 -- Anthony Toth and Coginchaug let Valley Regional, GameTimeCT have it.
21:16 -- Wrapping Up Week 2
28:18 -- The Latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll
31:30 -- Newtown at Darien III
35:00 -- Jeff Jacobs rides the Quinebaug Bus to play ATI
45:13 -- Interview with Ledyard coach Mike Serricchio
It's a jam-packed show with special guest star longtime and retiring Hartford coach Harry Bellucci, whose Owls had a big 43-7 opening-week victory, joining the show to talk about his career and this year's team.
Fairfield Prep made the biggest splash of the anticipated return to football with a statement, 29-16 victory over No. 3 Hand, and made sure to let the GameTimeCT crew know all about it.
Sean and Pete also recap the biggest performances of the week, review the top 10 and then talk with columnist Jeff Jacobs about post-pandemic football and especially the scene in Westport for Staples' 27-20 victory over former coach Marce Petroccio and Trumbull.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 -- 1:21: Opening Montage from Fairfield Prep's 29-16 victory over No. 3 Hand (Ryan O'Connell, Tymaine Smith and coach Keith Hellstern) 1:21 -- 15:31: Fairfield Prep goes on safari vs. No. 3 Hand; Southington-Maloney 15:31 -- 23:15: The Latest GameTimeCT Top 10 23:15 -- 26:32: Wrapping up Week 1's Top Moments. 26:32 -- 42:27: Jeff Jacobs on Staples and the rest of Week 1. 42:27 -- End: Interview with retiring Hartford Public coach Harry Bellucci
Welcome back to the second episode of the GameTimeCT Football Pick'Em Podcast.
GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs after a bad first week of picks for the three.
On to week 2.
After 636 excruciating days, football returns to Connecticut. Xavier senior quarterback and UConn baseball commit DREW KRON talks to us about how he survived the COVID-19 pandemic, his vaccine advocacy and his excitement about finally getting to play football again. Also Jeff Jacobs joins Pete and Sean to discuss the (way too early?) 2021 Top 10 Poll.
Welcome to a new podcast on the GameTimeCT Podcast Network.
After all the great feedback on the staff picks we do for football, we decided to break it out into its shorter podcast series for the 2021 season.
The show is hosted by GameTimeCT producer Pete Paguaga who is joined by GameTimeCT producer Sean Patrick Bowley and GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs.
5:09 — Class M Champion: East Catholic coach Martin Fiori, Frank Mozzicato and Hank Penders
32:54 — Class L Champion: Hand coach Travis LaPointe, Anthony DePino and David Antonetti
1:06:11 — Class LL Champion: Norwalk coach Ryan Mitchell, Alistair Morin and Brendan Edvardsen
Ludlowe coach Steve Swett, whose team knocked off New Canaan, 8-7 in 2OTs in the Class L qualifying round, joins the show to talk about his team's journey to the tournament.
Plus! Sean, Mike and Dave break down and predict the six boys and girls state championship brackets.
Sean Patrick Bowley and Will Aldam recap the 2021 conference tournament week and break down the 2021 CIAC tournament brackets with Aldam picking the winners. Join us.
0:00 -- 0:36: Opener with Masuk walking off with the SWC Softball Championship over ND-Fairfield. Masuk's Kat Gallant. 0:36 -- 8:25: Looking back at conference championship week. 8:25 -- 11:34: Class S Tournament Breakdown 11:34 -- 16:45: Class M Tournament Breakdown 16:45 -- 22:13: Class L Tournament Breakdown 22:13 -- End: Class LL Tournament Breakdown
With the long-awaited 2021 postseason just about to get underway, we decided to boost the signal this week with two guests.
First up is local lacrosse guru DAN ARESTIA, a New Canaan native, youth coach, Darien Athletic Foundation broadcast analyst and a contributor to Inside Lacrosse and Lacrosse Flash.
Up next is our first girls lacrosse coach of the year, SIX-time state championship coach KRISTIN WOODS of New Canaan, whose team is unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the latest coaches poll.
RUNDOWN
0:00 – 10:57: Opener with Dave Stewart; Looking back at last week and the latest Top 10. 10:57 – 34:58: Interview with Dan Arestia on CT boys and NCAA Men's Lacrosse tourney. 34:58 – 42:47: Upcoming CT boys lacrosse league tournaments. 42:57 – 58:29: Interview with Kristin Woods, No. 1 New Canaan girls coach 58:29 – END: Upcoming CT girls lacrosse league tournaments, wrapping up.
No. 9 Woodland is unbeaten with one game remaining before the NVL tournament and 20-year coach Loren Luddy joins us to talk about the talent, the camaraderie and selflessness exhibited by her squad as they gear up for the posteason.
Hosts Will Aldam and Sean Patrick Bowley discuss the slight shakeup in the Top 10 and glance at all of the other upcoming conference tournaments.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 -- 18:47: The Latest Top 10 and Conference Tournament Time 18:47 -- 39:38: Interview with Woodland coach LOREN LUDDY 39:38 -- End: Wrapping up
The intensity is amping up in Connecticut high school softball as the postseason inches closer.
One of the hottest teams this year, of course, has been the unbeaten and No. 4-ranked Cheshire Rams, who are in the middle of a key stretch of SCC games this week.
Joining us for the second time is head coach Kristine Drust, who talks about how her team overcame the lost time to produce an unbeaten season so far and give her take on the challenges ahead.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 - 18:14 -- Sean and Will look back at the week that was and the GameTimeCT Top 10. 18:14 - 38:14 -- Interview with unbeaten Cheshire coach Kristine Drust 38:14 - End -- Wrapping up.
Greenwich's sixth-year coach Bobby Lutz joins the show to talk about how his Cardinals are overcoming a late start to the season during quarantine, their big win over No. 2 Ridgefield, and -- as a former player and assistant at New Canaan, and later former assistant at Darien, on how to keep up with the state's top programs.
Mike Fornabaio and Sean Patrick Bowley recap No. 1 Darien's OT loss to Brunswick, some of last week's upsets, and the latest Top 10.
RUNDOWN
0:00 -- 1:36: Opener (Brunswick defeats Darien 9-8 OT; Brunswick's Coulter Mackesy, Darien coach Jeff Brameier and Brunswick coach David Bruce). 1:36 -- 23:25: Breaking down the week that was and the latest Top 10. 23:25 -- 55:21: Interview with Greenwich coach Bobby Lutz. 55:21 -- End: Wrapping up.
It took us a few weeks but we're finally back with the first episode of Inside the Circle, GameTimeCT's softball podcast. This season we're joined by new beat writer Will Aldam who joins host Sean Patrick Bowley to give us an update on the 2021 season.
PLUS! We're joined by East Haven coach Ed Crisafi, whose team reached the 2019 Class L final and is now looking to return against a stacked Class L field.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 - 21:52 -- Breaking down the latest GameTimeCT Top 10 with Will Aldam. 21:52 - 43:35 -- Interview with No. 5-ranked East Haven coach Ed Crisafi. 43:35 - End -- Wrapping up.
After a two-year layoff, we're back with Season 2 of the Long Stick Podcast. Sean Patrick Bowley and Michael Fornabaio kick the tires on the start of the 2021 Boys Lacrosse season so far and bring on special guest Brian Adkins of Foran to talk about how teams have adjusted to the layoff and new rules since the COVID pandemic wiped out last year.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 - 23:30 -- Breaking down GameTimeCT Top 10 after Week 3 and a shout out to the legacy of Bob Russell. 23:30-57:10 -- Interview with Foran coach, CIAC committee member Brian Adkins.
Joe and Sean run down the Final 2021 GameTimeCT Boys Basketball Top 10 Poll, recap the conference championships and chat with 7-foot-1 center Donovan Clingan, coach Tim Barrette of No. 1-ranked, CCC Champion Bristol Central.
0:00-1:20 -- Bristol Central wins the CCC Championship montage.
1:20-18:23 -- Breaking down the Final Top 10 Boys Basketball poll teams, including Bristol Central, NVL Champion Sacred Heart, SWC Champion Notre Dame-Fairfield, FCIAC Champion Ridgefield, SCC Champion West Haven.
18:23-42:11 -- Interview with Donovan Clingan, coach Tim Barrette of No. 1 Bristol Central.
42:11-End -- Wrapping up.
Joe and Sean look at the week that was and the week ahead in all of the state's conference tournaments and the end of the 2021 season.
Danbury coach Jackie DiNardo discusses her team overcoming adversity throughout the season as well as her own incredible playing career.
Host Scott Ericson discusses the beginning of conference tournaments.
Joe and Sean take look ahead to the season-ending conference tournaments, plus No. 2-ranked Northwest Catholic coach John Mirabello talks about his team's prospects in the CCC and regales us with a few stories, including one from when he coached Zion Williamson at the McDonald's All-American game a few years back.
0:00 -- Opener: It's Conference Tournament week. Fairfield Prep and Hillhouse end their seasons. Also: The Latest Top 10. 17:03 -- Interview with No. 2-ranked NWC coach JOHN MIRABELLO 44:41 -- Wrapping up. Who's the best league in the state, Joe?
Host Scott Ericson breaks down the top 10 poll.
Rondinone discusses his top 10 East Hartford team and the CCC Tournament structure.
Joe and Sean talk about some of the intriguing results from the past week, look ahead to conference tournament weeks and look back at one year since the CIAC canceled the 2020 winter tournaments. This week's special guest, Ty Sullivan, the head coach of No. 9-ranked West Haven.
RUNDOWN
0:00-10:50 -- Opening thoughts on the week that was and it's conference tournament season. 10:50-19:24 -- Looking back: One Year since CIAC canceled the 2020 winter tournaments. 19:24-43:40 -- Interview with West Haven coach Ty Sullivan. 49:42-End -- Quick look at the Top 10, the week ahead.
Host Scott Ericson breaks down the GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll and a new No. 1!
Fairfield Ludlowe coach Sara Kinsley joins the show and discusses the importance of team chemistry and senior leadership during such a turbulent season.
Joe talks about a Big Monday night in boys basketball, including No. 3 Northwest Catholic's victory over No. 2 Windsor and Fairfield Prep taking down No. 4 Notre Dame-West Haven. Plus, No. 8-ranked Kolbe Cathedral coach John Pfohl joins the show.
RUNDOWN: 0:00-17:49 -- Opener. Matt Curtis, No. 3 Northwest Catholic takes out No. 2 Windsor; Fairfield Prep topples No. 4 Notre Dame-WH and the Latest Top 10. 17:49-49:42 -- Interview with Kolbe Cathedral coach John Pfohl. 49:42-End -- The Week Ahead.
Scott Ericson dives into No. 1 ranked Notre Dame Fairfield, the GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll and upcoming games of the week.
Sacred Heart Academy head coach Jason Kirck joins the show to discuss his teams vast improvement in recent seasons.
After another uneven week filled with quarantine and weather, Joe and Sean break down the latest Top 10 for Week 3 and chat with Andrew McClellan of No. 6-ranked, and defending FCIAC champion Ridgefield.
Rundown: 0:00-15:35 - Recap and the latest Top 10 15:35-48:25 - Interview with Ridgefield coach Andrew McClellan 48:25-End - Week Ahead and Wrap Up
With the announcement that Sacred Heart-Waterbury will close at the end of the school year, 16-year boys basketball coach Jon Carroll joins the show to talk about what it means for him and his program.
Welcome back to Give and Go as we prepare for the fresh season. Newtown coach Jeremy O'Connell joins the show to talk about the beginning of the new season, the sudden end of Newtown's 2019 run, masks and the Seattle Seahawks. Host Scott Ericson discusses the top 10 poll upcoming games this week.
After 11 anxious months, Courtside with Joe Morelli returns to break down the upcoming, COVID-19-shortened 2021 boys basketball season. Joining the show is two-time defending SCC Champion Wilbur Cross coach Kevin Walton.
New Milford coach Scott Capriglione joins the show to talk about his team's preparation for the season.
Host Pete Paguaga also goes over his season previews, including the preseason New Haven Register/GameTimeCT poll.
Newtown AD Matthew Memoli joins the show to talk about the how it has been being an AD during the COVID-19 year.
Longtime wrestling coach, President of the Connecticut Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame and all around Mr. Wrestling for the state of Connecticut Ted Oczkowski joins the show to talk about the decision to not have wrestling this year.
GameTimeCT's Sean Bowley, Pete Paguaga and Jeff Jacobs get together to discuss the top 10 football poll from the 2020 season.
We asked coaches from around the state and some media members to cast their votes as if a 2020 football season happened and here are the results.
It is the final episode of the Just for Kicks podcast for this season. Scott Ericson and Joe Morelli recap the season and highlight the teams that took home their region championships.
Pomperaug girls soccer coach Jillian Menzies joined the Just for Kicks podcast this week. 0:00 - 11:40 - Postseason experience talk 11:44 - 41:28 - Interview with Jillian Menzies 41:33 - 44:21 - Look ahead at this week's schedule
Show rundown 0:00 — Introduction; State of Soccer heading into November. 10:30 — Toni Domingos’ race to 100 update. 12:18 — Top Performers Girls 16:50 — Top Performers Boys 19:09 — Should we name All-State teams and why? 25:00 — Wrapping up
This is a special episode of the GameTimeCT podcasts.
We gathered all of our fall sports beat writers for a sit down to talk about the sports they cover in the fall season.
In this episode Dave Stewart, Dave Fierro, Dan Nowak and Will Aldam join host Pete Paguaga to discuss the individual sports they cover.
Show rundown
0:00 - 1:09: Introduction 1:13 - 12:15: Girls Volleyball with Dave Stewart 13:06 - 20:15: Cross Country with Will Aldam 20:56 - 31:23: Field Hockey with Dan Nowak 32:46 - 46:16: Girls Swimming with Dave Fierro
Show 0:00 - 10:45: Introduction review of the past week 10:49 - 33:40: Interview with West Haven coach Peter Trenchard 33:44 - 40:40: Recap and look ahead.
0:00 - 8:40: Introduction, week review 8:45 - 34:45: Interview with Glastonbury boys soccer coach Mark Landers 34:50 - 44:48: Look ahead
Show 0 - 7:30: Introduction 7:32 - 39:54 Interview with Southington coach Mike Linehan 39:56 -46:28 Conclusion
Pete and Sean discuss the CIAC officially canceling 11 vs. 11 football in fall 2020. 27:21 -- New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli gives us his thoughts on the cancelation of the season, efforts to start a private alternative league, and his successful football alumni.
Hosts Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga talk with Jeff Jacobs, GameTimeCT/Hearst CT Media sports columnist, on the summer of discontent for CT High School football.
In part 3 of GameTimeCT's podcast interviews on the issue of playing high school football during the COVID-19 pandemic, we speak with Dr. Sten Vermund, the dean of the Yale School of Public Health, a pediatrician, epidemiologist and and a member of CT Gov. Ned Lamont coronavirus joint task force for school reopening, on why he believes we should not be playing 'high risk' sports like football.
In part 2 of GameTimeCT's podcast interviews on the issue of playing high school football during the COVID-19 pandemic, we discuss the psychological impacts of the potential loss of the game with Dr. Shane Murphy, a professor of psychology at Western Connecticut State University, who was the head of sport psychology for 7 1/2 years with the U.S. Olympic Committee.
On Aug. 13, Utah was the first state in the country to begin playing high school football. Five weeks in, GameTimeCT's Sean Patrick Bowley checks in with UHSAA Football Director Brenan Jackson to see how his state has fared. (Interview from Sept. 12, 2020)
0-12:00: Scott Ericson and Joe Morelli intro to the 2020 soccer season 12:15 - 32:16: Interview with Shelton girls soccer coach Marvin Miller 32:17 - End: End of show
Darien boys lacrosse seniors Jackson Peters and Sam Wilson talk about what they're doing to stay active as they keep the faith that there will be a spring season played.
RUNDOWN
0:00 — Quick CT Sports and Quarantine update with Pete and Sean. 10:47 — Interview with Darien Boys Lacrosse seniors Jackson Peters and Sam Wilson. 19:35 — On the spring season in limbo and managing online learning 23:55 — (Finally) Some Darien and FCIAC lacrosse talk 31:27 — Peters and Wilson on Darien’s 2019 football season and the Class LL football title loss to Newtown
GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs joins hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley for a discussion on the state of CT HS sports during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic.
Joe Morelli and Sean Patrick Bowley break down Connecticut's Boys Basketball Conference Championships and Joe makes his annual Final Four and Championship predictions for all five 2020 state tournaments!
RUNDOWN 0:00 -- Opening Montage: Wilbur Cross wins SCC, Ridgefield wins FCIAC, Kolbe Cathedral wins SWC, East Catholic wins CCC. 3:39 -- Breaking down and recapping Championship Week. Joe Morelli's Predictions 25:36 -- Division V 27:43 -- Division IV 30:29 -- Sean's Five Division Rant 32:40 -- Division III 38:28 -- Division II 43:04 -- Division I
Joe and Sean recap the boys basketball league tournaments and interview Immaculate coach Nelson Mingachos and GameDayCT's Keith O'Brien on the ECC championships.
0:00 -- Opening Montage: Holy Cross ends Sacred Heart's streak; Notre Dame-WH, Cross advance to SCC Final. 1:19 -- Recapping the first rounds of the league tournaments: NVL semis, SCC semis, CCC quarterfinals, FCIAC quarterfinals. 20:33 -- Interview with Immaculate coach Nelson Mingachos. 33:44 -- Interview with GameDayCT's Sports Doctor, Keith O'Brien 53:32 -- Wrapping up.
State Tournament predictions Class S: 1:30 - 5:00 Class M: 5:02 - 8:20 Class MM: 8:23 - 11:30 Class L: 11:32 - 16:00 Class LL: 16:03 - End
With conference tournament season underway, NFA coach Chris Gusti joins the show to talk about his program's first 20-0 regular season since 2007 and the Wildcats' prospects in the upcoming ECC and CIAC Division I tournaments.
RUNDOWN 0:00 -- Opening Montage: Sacred Heart wins showdown with Naugatuck (SH's Lorenzo Washington, coach Jon Carroll, Naugatuck's Mike Wilson) 1:12 -- Recapping Sacred Heart-Naugatuck and the upcoming conference tournaments. 17:12 -- Interview with 20-0 NFA coach Chris Guisti 44:44 -- Wrapping up.
Bristol Central 's 7-foot sophomore Donovan Clingan joins the show alongside coach Tim Barrette to talk on Clingan's rapid rise to one of the country's top prospects for the Class of 2022, and the story of his mother's influence on him before dying of cancer in 2018.
RUNDOWN:
0:00 — Introduction and the GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll. 17:17 — Interview with Bristol Central's Donovan Clingan and coach Tim Barrette. 1:05:32 — The Week Ahead (Naugatuck at Sacred Heart) and Wrapping up.
Hillhouse coach Renard Sutton joins the show to talk about his team and offer his thoughts on several other topics in CT Boys Basketball.
0:00 -- Introduction (Crosby coach Nick Augelli on win No. 700; Crosby's Justin Davis; Prince Tech's Kazell Stewart on beating Wilbur Cross) 1:20 -- Recapping the Week, GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll. 18:21 -- Interview with Hillhouse coach Renard Sutton 40:45 -- Final Thoughts and the Week Ahead
Recapping No. 2 Windsor's takedown of No. 1 East Catholic and an interview with No. 8-ranked Prince Tech's Kazell Stewart and coach Kendall May.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 -- Opening Montage No. 2 Windsor tops No. 1 East Catholic (Windsor's Justice Ellison, Corey McKeithan, coach Ken Smith) 1:19 -- Recapping Windsor-East Catholic, the aftermath and the latest GameTimeCT.com Top 10 Poll 19:26 -- Interview with No. 8-ranked Prince Tech's Kazell Stewart and coach Kendall May. 50:31 -- Wrapping up and the week ahead.
East Catholic coach Luke Reilly joins us the morning before his No. 1-ranked team faces rival and No. 2 Windsor.
RUNDOWN 0:00 -- Introduction (Windsor wins 2019 CCC Title, Windsor's Primo Spears; East Catholic wins 2019 Division I title, EC's Matt Knowling; Spears on facing East Catholic this season) 2:01 -- The lead up, East Catholic vs. Windsor tonight! Plus running down the Top 10 and the week that was. 25:19 -- East Catholic coach Luke Reilly 48:34 -- A look at the rest of the week ahead.
Albertus Magnus coach Mitch Oliver talks about his team, his program and how to navigate the wild world of college basketball recruiting. Plus, Joe and Sean eulogize Sheila Beneski, the first lady of CT basketball.
Rundown: 0:00 — Opening Montage: Trumbull ends Staples' unbeaten start (Trumbull's Mileeq Green, coach Buddy Bray). 0:51 -- Recapping the week that was: East Catholic wins big at Hoophall, Windsor survives. The latest Top 10 Poll. 14:34 -- Remembering Sheila Beneski, the First Lady of Connecticut HS Basketball. 21:58 -- Interview with Albertus Magnus coach Mitch Oliver. 56:02 -- Wrapping up, games to watch this week.
Five-time state championship coach Jon Carroll of Sacred Heart joins Joe Morelli in studio to talk about his team, its 111-game NVL win streak and the state of high school basketball.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 -- Opening Montage: Windsor's Primo Spears, Ken Smith; Hillhouse's Renard Sutton; Sacred Heart's Jon Carroll. 1:29 -- Looking back at Windsor's OT win over Hillhouse; Sacred Heart's victory over Crosby, Top 10 Poll and other thoughts. 23:14 -- Sacred Heart coach Jon Carroll joins us in studio. 1:08.25 -- Wrapping up; Games to Watch
In the Season 2 tip off of Courtside, KEN SMITH, the head coach of preseason No. 1 Windsor (now No. 2) joins the show to talk about his team and the 2019-20 season and the state of High School Basketball in Connecticut. (Editor's Note: There were some audio issues with the Smith interview and we've attempted to fix as best we could).
Rundown: 0:00 -- Introduction and the Top 10 Hoops Poll with Joe Morelli. 13:56 -- Windsor coach Ken Smith. 43:24 -- Outtro
All four 2019 Connecticut high school football champions -- Sheehan, Weston, St. Joseph and Newtown -- join us at Cover Two Restaurant in Sandy Hook for the final 2019 episode of The Meat Grinder.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 -- Championship Montage (Sheehan, Weston, St. Joseph, Newtown)
3:24 -- Introduction with Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley, recapping the state 2019 championships and the Final GameTimeCT Top 10 Football Poll.
18:51 -- Class S Champion Sheehan: Coach John Ferrazzi, Braedon McCarthy and T.J. DiPasquale.
43:06 -- Class M Champion Weston: Coach Dan Hassett, Brendan Sawyer, Jack Sawyer and Tyler Bower.
1:06:33 -- Class L Champion St. Joseph: Coach Joe Della Vecchia.
1:41.51 -- Class LL Champion Newtown: Coach Bobby Pattison, James Knox, Kyle Good and Jared Dunn.
2:12:30 -- Wrapping Up. Who's No. 1 next year?
GameTimeCT hosts Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga recap the state semifinals, share their frustration about the split sites, and make their 2019 championship picks.
RUNDOWN 0:00 -- Opening Montage: Sheehan defeats Ansonia to reach 1st final in 34 years (Terrence Bogan, Jordan Davis, Coach John Ferrazzi) 1:33 -- Pete and Sean discuss Class S semifinal Sheehan-Ansonia; Class L semifinal St. Joseph-New Canaan. 6:45 -- Appreciating the career of New Canaan's Drew Pyne. 13:28 -- Looking ahead to the Class LL final, Darien vs. Newtown. 19:25 -- The split championship sites are frustrating/maddening. 25:58 -- Looking ahead to the Class M final. 29:39 -- Looking ahead to the Class S final. 35:33 -- Looking ahead to the Class L final. 42:41 -- The Championship Picks.
Hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley briefly look back as the carnage in a mostly overmatched round of state quarterfinal games, and get to picking who they think will compete for state championships.
RUNDOWN
0:00 — Opening Montage: Darien advances past defending LL champion Greenwich (coach Rob Trifone, LB Sam Wilson, Greenwich coach Anthony Morello). 1:39 -- Quick playoff overview: The best teams are in the semifinals. 8:26 -- Class LL quarterfinal recap. 15:43 -- Class L quarterfinal recap. 19:19 -- Class M quarterfinal recap. 20:54 -- Class S quarterfinal recap. 27:41 -- The Semifinal Picks.
Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga recap another thrilling year of Thanksgiving Day football, break down the state quarterfinal matchups and make their picks for Tuesday's games.
0:00 -- Opening Montage: Southington beats Cheshire 21-20 (Southington's Billy Carr, Brady Lafferty, Coach Mike Drury; Cheshire's Jason Shumilla, Coach Don Drust) 2:17 -- Recapping Cheshire-Southington. 9:27 -- Class LL quarterfinal matchups 15:03 -- Darien-New Canaan recap 20:18 -- Class L quarterfinal matchups 27:02 -- Class M quarterfinal matchups 32:51 -- Class S quarterfinal matchups 40:07 -- The Quarterfinal Picks
Sean Patrick Bowley breaks down the state playoff scenarios and Joe Morelli joins him and Pete Paguaga to discuss efforts to eliminate Thanksgiving football and why it should be preserved as a Connecticut tradition. Plus! Sean and Pete makes picks on 15 Thanksgiving Week Games!
0:00 -- Opening Montage: Shelton stays alive. 3:59 -- State Playoff Picture and Scenarios heading into Thanksgiving. 16:02 -- Keep Thanksgiving Football with Pete, Sean and Joe Morelli. 43:56 -- The 15 Thanksgiving Week Picks Section!
Greenwich's Anthony Morello & breaking down state playoff scenarios.
0:00 — Opening Montage: Hand survives (Colin McCabe, Phoenix Billings, Dave Mastroianni and Jeff Roy) 1:30 -- Pete breaks down Hand's 21-14 victory over Shelton; Look back at Week 10, including Cheshire-Sheehan; The latest Top 10 poll. 16:25 -- Breaking down the 11 playoff qualifiers through 10 weeks. 20:45 -- Playoff Scenarios heading into Week 11 26:39 -- Interview with Greenwich coach Anthony Morello. 54:02 -- Quick shoutout/talk on the NEPSAC Class A Kevin Driscoll Bowl (Suffield Academy vs. Avon Old Farms) 59:27 -- The Week 11 Picks!
East Haven coach Scott Benoit and an early look at the state playoff picture heading into Week 10.
0:00 — Opening Montage: Ansonia survives Woodland (Ansonia's Tom Brockett, Jadin Blackwell; Woodland's Chris Moffo) 1:08 — Recapping Week 9: Wild week in the NVL and SCC. Looking ahead to a showdown Week 10. 12:47 -- Class LL playoff picture. 18:52 -- Class L playoff picture. 21:40 -- Class M playoff picture 25:11 -- Class S playoff picture. 27:41 — East Haven coach Scott Benoit 55:41 -- The Week 10 picks.
0:00 -- Opening Montage, Darien survives Danbury via Darien Athletic Foundation / Ryan Lacey. 1:44 -- Recapping Week 8: Danbury-Darien, Southington-Simsbury, Rockville-Stafford, Playoff outlook, Bassick-Central. 36:20 -- Woodland coach Chris Moffo. 54:46 -- The Week 9 Picks
Recapping Darien-Greenwich and other big Week 7 results. Plus 6-0 Rockville coach Erick Knickerbocker. RUNDOWN 0:00 — Opening Montage: Darien defeats Greenwich, 27-21 1:51 -- Recapping Week 7 with Pete and Sean. 28:16 -- Rockville coach Erick Knickerbocker 50:35 -- The Week 8 Picks.
Danbury head coach Augustine Tieri joins the show to talk about his 4-1 Hatters heading into showdown with No. 5 Newtown. RUNDOWN 0:00 -- Opening Montage: Cheshire-Masuk; Danbury-Trumbull. 1:10 -- It's the 2019 midseason! Looking back at Week 6, ahead to huge Week 7. 21:45 -- Midseason report, a look at playoff standings, surprising teams. 30:27 -- Danbury head coach Augustine Tieri. 54:50 -- The Week 7 Picks
Xavier coach Andy Guyon talks about his team's 22-21 victory over Fairfield Prep, their third straight win after an 0-2 start.
RUNDOWN: 0:00: Opening Montage -- Newtown beats Shelton; Xavier beats Fairfield Prep. 1:00 -- Breaking down Newtown-Shelton, the latest Top 10. 19:58 -- Xavier coach Andy Guyon 54:25 -- The Week 6 Picks!
Pete gets pwned by St. Joseph; Jeff Jacobs on Brian Mazzone's emotional afternoon; Special guest star Newtown coach Bobby Pattison.
RUNDOWN 0:00 -- Opening Montage: St. Joseph routs New Canaan, Pete gets pwned. 2:00 -- Breaking down St. Joseph-New Canaan and Top 10 talk. 15:00 -- Revisiting Brian Mazzone's emotional Saturday at Stafford with Jeff Jacobs 32:00 -- Special Guest Star: Newtown coach Bobby Pattison 55:00 -- The Week 5 Picks
SCC Commissioner Al Carbone joins the show to talk about the first two weeks of the expanded Connecticut High School Football Scheduling Alliance, and where it goes from here.
0:00 -- Opening Montage, Fairfield Prep-Ludlowe; Rockville-Granby. 1:32 -- The latest Top 10 poll; Pete and Sean break down their 900-mi road trip. 25:14 -- Breaking down the Scheduling Alliance with The Commish, SCC Al Carbone. 52:34 -- The Week 4 Picks.
Jeff Roy, the head coach of 2-0 Shelton, gives us the lowdown on his team heading into a big matchup with Norwich Free Academy and his thoughts on the Scheduling Alliance. Plus recapping Week 2 and the picks for Week 3.
0:00 -- Pete's PSA: Give us a shoutout on iTunes. 0:55 -- Opening Montage 1:46 -- Recapping Week 2 25:30 -- Shelton coach Jeff Roy 40:40 -- Wrapping up and Week 3 Picks
Stamford coach Jamar Greene joins the show to talk about his team's emotional 14-13 victory over Staples. Plus, Pete and Sean recap a Wild Week 1 and make picks for Week 2.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 -- Recapping the Week 1 carnage / Pete does Sean dirty 25:37 -- Stamford coach Jamar Greene 42:43 -- Week 2 Picks
Scott Ericson and Joe Morelli are back for the second season of the Just for Kicks soccer podcast.
Sheehan Coach John Ferrazzi joins the preseason show.
Rundown: 0:00 -- Introduction and breaking down the preseason Top 10 16:00 -- A look at the 2019 Scheduling Alliance 25:54 -- Interview with Sheehan coach John Ferrazzi 53:58 -- 2019 state championship picks. 1:07:25 -- Week 1 Picks
Welcome to a special edition of the High and Tight podcast. We have both the youngest and the oldest baseball coaches in the state - North Haven's Bob DeMayo and Killingly's Ben Desaulnier - to talk coaching strategy and if DeMayo had any advice for Desaulnier.
Two-time defending Class L championship coach Dave Mastroianni talks about his team's prospects heading into 2019.
RUNDOWN: 0:00 – 7:44: Sean goes solo, talks about the weekend's events. 7:44 – 1:10:35: Interview with Hand coach Dave Mastroianni 1:10:35 – End: Wrapping up.
0:00 - 2:00: We have a new name! 2:00 - 9:09: Introduction. 9:09 - 1:01:15: The Exit Interview with outgoing Greenwich coach John Marinelli 1:01:15 - End: Wrapping up and what's next.
Rundown - 5:53 Coventry coach Ryan Giberson - 36:35 St. Joseph coach Jim Chaves - 1:02.12 Waterford coach Art Peluso - 1:29.09 Staples coach Jack McFarland
Hosts Sean Patrick Bowley and Michael Fornabaio take a look back at everything that happened at the 2019 CIAC Boys Lacrosse championships, discuss the final Top 10 poll and look ahead to the future.
Sean Patrick Bowley and Michael Fornabaio look back at the state semifinals and break down the three state championship games Saturday at McMahon.
Connecticut softball Hall of Fame coach Neil Swanchak joins the show to discuss this the 2019 CIAC championship games.
1:38 - Class S semifinal recap, championship preview and predictions 11:40 - Class M semifinal recap, championship preview and predictions 18:15 - Class L semifinal recap, championship preview and predictions 26 - Class LL semifinal recap, championship preview and predictions
Rundown 1 - Intro 2 - Class S semifinal preview 5 - Class M semifinal preview 12 - Class L semifinal preview 24 - Class LL semifinal preview
Hosts Ryan Lacey and Sean Patrick Bowley recap the first three rounds of the CIAC softball state tournaments. St. Joseph's gone. South Windsor's gone. St. Paul's Gone. Who's left?
Rundown 1 - Pete's opening statement 10 - Class S quarterfinals recap 12:20 - Class M quarterfinals recap 14:15 Class L quarterfinals recap 17 - Class LL quarterfinals recap
Rundown - 2:05 Class S recap, quarterfinals outlook - 6:10 Class M recap, quarterfinals outlook - 11:40 Class L recap, quarterfinals outlook - 18:13 Class LL recap, quarterfinals outlook
Sean Patrick Bowley and Michael Fornabaio look back at the conference finals, including No. 1 Darien's upset loss in the FCIAC semifinals and New Canaan's victory over Wilton in the final, and break down the 2019 CIAC Boys Lacrosse tournaments.
RUNDOWN
0:00 — Opening montage. 1:05 — Looking back at a wild FCIAC tournament, New Fairfield’s SWC championship (goalie Brennan Hart shows out, coach Marty Morgan is happy but miserable) and other results. 23:42 — Class S tournament breakdown / predictions (Should there be a rating system for playoff seeding?) 32:41 — Class M tournament breakdown / predictions 37:33 — Class L tournament breakdown / predictions
North Branford's Nick DeLizio joins the show to talk about his program rallying to win their fifth-straight Shoreline League softball title and looks ahead to states.
0:00 - 0:55 -- Opening Montage. 0:55 - 9:20 -- Recapping conference championship week, the Top 10. 9:20 - 14:51 -- Class S tournament breakdown, predictions. 14:51 - 21:51 -- Class M tournament breakdown, predictions 21:51 - 44:55 -- Interview with North Branford coach Nick DeLizio 44:55 - 51:20 -- Class L tournament breakdown, predictions 51:20 -- 1:01:05 -- Class LL tournament breakdown, predictions 1:01:05 - End -- Wrapping up
The brackets are out and Pete and Scott have made their picks for who is going to come home with state titles.
Rundown 1:40 - Class S bracket review and predictions 7:40 - Class M bracket review and predictions 13:00 - Class L bracket review and predictions 21:00 - Class LL bracket review and predictions
NFA's coach Bryan Burdick talks about his team and its chances heading into the postseason.
0:00--24:18 -- Sean and Ryan discuss championship week and upcoming state tournament possibilities. 24:18--46:20 -- Interview with NFA coach Bryan Burdick. 46-20--End -- Wrapping up
Rundown 1 - Intro 3:26 - Ludlowe's Mike Francese interview 20:27 - Pete's parents are on social media 28 - All-State baseball talk 34 - Future schedule of the podcast for the rest of the season
Somers' Connecticut Lacrosse Hall of Fame coach Ken McCarthy joins the show to talk about his program's run of success for a quarter century.
RUNDOWN
0:00 — Opening montage -- Darien's Blake Cellar, Bruce Ferguson, coach Jeff Brameier on victory over New Canaan; New Fairfield's Brennan Hart and coach Marty Morgan after finishing regular season 15-1.
1:16 — A look back at the week: Darien-New Canaan, Darien-Brunswick, upcoming conference tournaments, quick look at states.
19:59 — Interview with Somers head coach Ken McCarthy
55:48 -- Wrapping up
What an action packed show we had this week. Courtesy of Eli's in Orange we were able to do a the show at the restaurant and had a roundtable discussion about SCC baseball and baseball throughout the state with three of the SCC's finest coaches. Cheshire coach Mike Lussier and Hand's Travis LaPointe joined the show for the first time, while Hamden's Chris Borelli made his return to the show.
It was a great time and make sure you listen to the full show, there are two trivia questions inserted into the podcast. If you get both questions correct, you enter a chance to win a GameTimeCT hat, good luck!
West Haven coach Joe Morrell talks about his team's outstanding 16-1 season as it prepares for the postseason.
0:00 -- 15:30: Introduction - Sean and Ryan discuss the top 10 poll and the crazy week in the SCC. 15:30 -- 43:11: Interview with West Haven coach Joe Morrell. 43:12 -- End: Quick league tournament outlook
New Canaan coach Chip Buzzeo talks about this year's team in advance of its huge game vs. arch-rival Darien on Saturday. He also re-traces his career steps: From an all-state hockey player at New Canaan to a lacrosse captain and national champion at Princeton and how he fell back into the game, first as a youth coach and then as the head lacrosse coach of his alma mater.
RUNDOWN: 1:02 -- A look back at the week, Top 10 poll, look at the busy week ahead.
Interview with New Canaan coach Chip Buzzeo: 15:58 - 34:05 -- Part I: Look at the team, the Darien game 34:05 - 1:07:29 -- Part II: From New Canaan to Princeton and back again
1:07:29 -- Wrapping up.
St. Joseph's two-time state championship softball coach Jeff Babineau talks about his team's big victories over Trumbull and Masuk, catapulting his squad to No. 1, and the challenges that lay ahead.
0:00 — The Opening Montage: St. Joseph defeats Masuk with coach Jeff Babineau comments; Cheshire defeats No. 3 North Haven with Cheshire coach Kristine Drust, Mia Juodaitis, Bri Floyd and Bri Pearson comments. 1:40 -- Ryan and Sean recap the previous week. 24:55 — Interview with St. Joseph coach Jeff Babineau 51:20 — Wrapping up, looking at the week ahead.
Rundown 1 - Intro/Pete is in London 3 - Newton coach Ian Thoesen 30 - What's up next for High and Tight
McMahon first-year coach Joey Smith joins the show to talk about how his team and the lacrosse community has rallied around assistant Ty Guarente, who was severely injured in a car accident two weeks ago. We also recap the weekend games including New Canaan's 11-6 win over Glastonbury and Darien's 0-2 weekend at the HS Lacrosse Showcase at St. Anthony's on Long Island.
Rundown 1 – Intro 1:50 – Ansonia coach Pat Lynch 34 – Poll Talk 45 – Which conferences reign supreme
Notre Dame-Fairfield coach Jeff Bevino joins the show and talks about how he became a softball coach after years coaching primarily boys in baseball and football. Also, Ryan Lacey and Sean Patrick Bowley break down what was a chaotic week for Top 10 teams.
Rundown: 0:00 -- Introduction: Sean and Ryan discuss a wild week in the Top 10. 15:52 -- Notre Dame-Fairfield coach Jeff Bevino. 47:30 -- Wrapping up, looking at the week ahead.
Rundown: 0:00 - 16:40 -- Look back at last week, Guilford v. Hand, Top 10 Poll. 16:41 - 55:39 -- Interview with Fairfield Prep coach Graham Niemi 55-39 - End -- Wrapping Up.
Rundown 1 – Intro 3:30 – East Catholic coach Martin Fiori 42 – Recap of interview 55 - Road Trip review
0:00 - 12:33 -- Rain. Rain. Rain. Top 10 rundown. 12:34 - 40:30 -- Interview with Cheshire's Kristine Drust 40:31 - End -- Games to Watch
Jeff Brameier, Connecticut's All-Time winningest boys lacrosse coach, talks about what it took to build a program from scratch into one of the nation's best and earning his 600th career victory.
RUNDOWN
0:00 - 37:30 -- Introduction and Interview with Darien's 600-win coach Jeff Brameier. 37:30 - End -- Look at the latest Top 10 poll and games to watch for this week.
0:00 -- 17:31: Opening thoughts, Top 10 softball talk, Top Performances 17:32 -- 44:13: Masuk coach Leigh Barone 44:13 -- End: Games to Watch
Rundown 1 - Intro/Game of Thrones talk 4 - Ridgefield coaches reinstated 10 - Poll talk 22 - Pete and Scott Road Trip
0:00-24:23 -- Introduction, Top 10 talk, recap of first 2 weeks 24:35 - 52:22 -- Interview with Ludlowe coach Chris Parisi 52-22 -- Games to Watch / Wrapping up
Join GameTimeCT softball writer Ryan Lacey and Sean Patrick Bowley for a quick look at the teams and players to watch during the 2019 softball season in Connecticut.
Rundown 1:53 – Hamden coach Chris Borelli 27 - The Great Ridgefield Fire (set on the field)
Rundown 1 - Welcome back, Players to Watch 10:30 - Staples' coach Jack McFarland 33:56 - Little poll talk 42 - Sheehan coach Matt Altieri to retire at end of season 44 - What you can expect from us this season
Championship Montage -- 0:00-2:21 Recapping the State Championships -- 2:21 -- 36:04 No. 1 East Catholic coach Luke Reilly -- 36:16 - 59:29 Final Thoughts -- 59:29-End
All four champions were crowned this past weekend at Mohegan Sun and Scott and Pete have you covered. Thank you for listening along all season.
Rundown 1 - Girls Basketball to go to five divisions next season 13:30 - Class LL review and title game outlook 19:55 - Class L review and title game outlook 23:45 - Class M review and title game outlook 33:30 - Class S review and title game outlook 36:15 - Championship Predictions
Rundown 1 - Division III recap and predictions 15 - Division II recap and predictions 18 - Division I recap and predictions
0:00-2:04 -- Championship Montage 2:04-13:44 -- League Championship recap 13:44-19:16 -- Divisions V & IV predictions 19:47-42:57 -- Wilbur Cross coach Kevin Walton 42:57-End -- Divisions III, II & I predictions
0:00-16:01 -- Opening and conference tournament news and notes. 16:21-44:06 -- 'The Coach' George DeMaio 44:06-End -- Reassigning our 'Best Teams since 2018' homework assignment
Rundown: 1:30 - Interview with Newington co-op coach David Harackiewicz 18 - Look ahead to next week
0:00-:26 — Opening and Top 10 poll talk. 6:30-11:45 — Coin flip for the FAA top seed? 11:45-21:00 -- Did referees handle Cross-Notre Dame's ruckus well? 21:00-31:47 -- Breaking down the SCC tournament. 32:05-39:00 -- Quick look at other boys basketball tournaments. 39:00-End — Joe answers the mailbag!
Rundown 1 - Ridgefield vs. Fairfield Prep recap 6:20 - Ridgefield coach Shaun Gallagher interview 36 - Pete's FCIAC schedule rant 44 - Look ahead to weekend
Rundown 1 - Opener 3:30 - East Haven coach Anthony Russell 24 - Conference Tournament outlook
Rundown 1 - Mike catches Pete up from the past week 5:43 – Hand coach Brian Gonsalves 24:46 - Is Fairfield Prep back? Plus a look ahead to this weekend and next week.
0:00-15:25 -- Opening, East Catholic beats Bassick and Top 10 talk. 15:38-46:22 -- East Catholic coach Luke Reilly 46:22-End --Joe answers the mailbag.
Notre Dame-West Haven head coach and athletic director Jason Shea joins us IN STUDIO to discuss his school's decision to create a postgraduate basketball program.
Rundown 1 - Week recap 7:25 - West Haven coach Joe Morrell 20:07 - Look at the weekend and next week
Hamden three-sport star, UConn men's basketball Hall of Famer, former NBA player and current Southern Connecticut State men's basketball coach Scott Burrell.
0:00-10:50 - Introduction and latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Talk 10:54-50:47 - Southern Connecticut State men's coach Scott Burrell 50:47-Close - Wrapping up
Rundown 1 – Quick recap 5:50 – Interview with Hamden coach Amanda Forcucci 21:30 - Look ahead
Windsor's 30-year coach Ken Smith discusses his 2018-19 team and gives his take on the state of the state in high school basketball.
Rundown 1 – Remembering Nick Mayer 3:30 – Dressing three or more goalies, why? 12:30 – Hamden's Todd Hall interview 34:40 – Look ahead to this weekend
Weaver boys basketball coach Reggie Hatchett talks about his 2018-19 team and the difficulties running a program without a homecourt or school.
Rundown: 1 - We love out of conference game 9: 35 - Best teams in the state so far 22:27 - Fine performers of the week and games to go out and see
Joe talks ECC boys basketball with The Sports Doctor, Keith O'Brien, of GameDay Connecticut at The Day of New London.
Rundown: 1 - Week recap 17:30 - Greenwich coach Chris Rurak and captain Matt Davey interview 30:11 - Look ahead to the weekend
Sean and Pete pull back the curtain to discuss the selection process of the 87th New Haven Register All-State football teams.
Rundown 1 - First Team Offense 30:10 - First Team Defense 1:02 - Second/Third and Honorable Mentions
1 - NFI forced to leave Christmas tournament early because of game limit/Christmas tournament recap 10 - How good is Lyman Hall? 15 - Prep is back!/Ridgefield continues its tear through the state
Joe and Sean talk with Ludlowe coach John Dailey, whose team is off to a 1-1 start after stunning FCIAC favorite Danbury 41-39 on Wednesday, Dec. 19.
Rundown 0:00 – Intro 21:00 - Games to Watch 25:11 - Players to Watch 30:05 - Hockey chatter
Rundown 2 - 24:00 - Championship games recap 24:11 - 37:11 Final Poll talk 37:12 - 1:15:11 Greenwich coach John Marinelli interview 1:51:21 - End: Final thoughts and farewells
Rundown 3 – 18:45 Semifinals recap 21:00 – 29:35 – Class S Championship prediction 29:45 – 40:00 Class M Championship prediction 40:30 – 53:20 Class L Championship prediction 53:21 – 1:08:00 Class LL Championship predictions
Rundown - 2 – 30:22 Quarterfinals recap - 30:35 – 42:00 – Class S Semifinal predictions - 42:05 – 52:00 Class M Semifinal predictions - 52:05 – 1:02:00 Class L Semifinal predictions - 1:02:45 – End Class LL Semifinal predictions
Rundown 1 - 25:00 Thanksgiving week recap 26 - 36:25 - Class S QF predictions 36:30 - 47:00 Class M QF predictions 47:30 - 59 Class L QF predictions 59:30 - Class LL QF predictions
Rundown: 2:30 - 11:30 Best and Worst of the Week 11:38 - 20:32 Poll Talk Playoff Scenarios 21: 40 - 28:40 Class LL 28:44 - 33:20 Class L 33:25 - 41:53 Class M 41:54 - 48:00 Class S 48:10 - Thanksgiving rivalry draft
1:00 – 13:50 Best and Worst of the Week 14:00 – 19:02 Games Sean saw last week 19:13 – 26:00 Poll 26:15 – 31:30 Playoff system explained 31:48 – 36:38 Class LL Playoff outlook 37:05 - 45:30 Class L Playoff outlook 45:46 - 54:53 Class S Playoff outlook 54:55 - 1:05 Class M Playoff outlook 1:05 - Meat Grinder
Rundown: 1:00 -4:36 FAA Title 5:00 - 15:59 Class S and M semifinal outlook and predictions 16:19 - 33:00 Class L and LL semifinal outlook and predictions
Rundown - 0:54 - 8:52 Best and Worst of the Week - 9:00 - 17:32 Poll Talk - 17:45 - 44:30 Games to Review - Ansonia vs. Woodland - Seymour vs. Naugatuck - St. Joseph vs. Staples - East Haven vs. Coginchaug co-op - Berlin vs. Bloomfield - 45:00 - 47:47 CTC Talk - 47:38 - 50:45 SWC Talk - 51:00 - 1:00 Playoff outlook - 1:01 Meat Grinder
Rundown - 1:30 - 10:20 Conference tournament recaps - 10:35 - 22:06 Class S and M previews and predictions - 22:55 - 39:27 Class L and LL previews and predictions
Rundown 1:20 - 14:20 - Mailbag 14:30 - 22:30 - Conference tournament outlook 23:40 - State tournament outlook
Rundown - 2:00 - 10:30 Best and Worst of the Week -11:00- 19:00 Poll Talk - 19:05 - 28:50 Games Review - 29:50 - 35:30 CCC Talk - 36:00 - 47:00 NVL Talk - 48:00 - 56:00 - Meat Grinder
GameTimeCT cross country beat writer Ryan Lacey talks cross country championship previews.
Rundown - 1:00 - 22:00 Conference championships discussion - 22:00 - 39:00 State championship outlook
Rundown of the show 1:00 – 6:50 Review of the Week 7:09 – 25:26 Nelson Mingachos interview 25:39 – Conference tournament outlook
Rundown - 3:00 - 24:45 Best and Worst of the Week - 24:50 - 29:00 Poll Talk - 29:05 - 37:45 ECC Talk - 37:50 - 41:56 Pequot Talk - 41:58 - 1:05 Valley Regional coach Tim King interview - 1:06.00 - 1:18.00 - Meat Grinder
Rundown of the show 0:46 – 14:33 Mailbag 14:48 – 20:08 Poll Talk 20:50 – 23:40 Fine Performers 24:00 – Games to Watch
Rundown of the show: 0:08 – 5:08 Sean's opening statement 5:15 – 7:00 It's Sean's birthday 7:15 – 14:29 Best and Worst 14:40 – 31:31 Poll Talk 31:33 – 45:31 Storylines for second half 55:50 – Meat Grinder
Rundown - 0:36 - 9:08 Mailbag - 9:18 - 12:47 Poll Talk - 15:17 - 16:36 Week in Review - 18:50 - 25:15 Fine Performers/Games to Watch
Rundown 1:18 - 20:45 Handshake or no handshake/Best and Worst of the Week 20:58 - Poll talk - 40:28 43:00 - Mailbag - 55:40 55:50 - Meat Grinder - 60:00
Rundown of the show Coacing news (1:16 - 16:10) Poll Talk (16:22 - 18:35) Games We Saw (18:40 - 21:20) Top Performers (21:47 - 24:00) Games to Watch (24:05 - 26:55) Mailbag (27:00 - 33:05)
Rundown of the show
Best and Worst Things we saw this week (1:40 - 14:50) Latest GameTimeCT poll (14:55 - 19:19) Trick Plays Draft (20:04 - 34:35) Mailbag (36:48 - 49:40) Meat Grinder (49:55)
Joe Morelli and Scott Ericson discuss Hamden's 15-1 win over East Haven last Saturday. Were any lines crossed?
The No Name Football Podcast: There is a new No. 1, Mailbag and Contenders or Pretenders
Welcome to episode two of the Just for Kicks high school boys and girls podcast. Boys beat writer Scott Ericson and girls beat writer Joe Morelli will be here every week to break down high school soccer across the state.
Welcome the Just for Kicks high school boys and girls podcast. Boys beat writer Scott Ericson and girls beat writer Joe Morelli will be here every week to break down high school soccer across the state.
The No Name Football Podcast is back for it's second episode. We discussed - 1:30 Best things we saw - 8:30 Worst things we saw - 17:50 Latest GameTimeCT poll - 28:00 Talks games from around the state - 46:00 Top performances from the weekend - 55:00 Will Aldam joins show to talk Prep schools - 1:07.00 Meat Grinder
Introducing the GameTimeCT high school football podcast. We don't have a name of the podcast yet, so make sure to vote on our poll. Speaking of polls the GameTimeCT media poll has been released and Sean Patrick Bowley, Kyle Brennan and Pete Paguaga break it down. The trio also previews the entire state and individual conferences.
It's a special episode of High and Tight. Pete Paguaga caught up with with former Housatonic star Willy Yahn, who currently plays for the Aberdeen IronBirds of the New York-Penn League.
It's the first day of HS Football. Hooray.
Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley are back to talk some high school football.
They intended to talk for 5 minutes and stayed on for much longer.
We are here from the Travelers Championship with golf guru Joe Morelli, Jeff Jacobs and tournament director Nathan Grube
Live from TPC Cromwell: Joe Morelli and Jeff Jacobs look towards Travelers Championship
Scott Ericson and Pete Paguaga are in the parking lot of Palmer Field recapping all four championship games from the weekend.
Introducing Inside the Circle the softball podcast for GameTimeCT.com. Softball writer Ryan Lacey and senior producer Pete Paguaga talk high school softball and give their predictions for the four softball state championships.
Episode 6, May 15, 2018: Conference tournament outlooks, top performers and Scott gets a gift
Episode 4, May 1, 2018: Midseason report, Shoreline Love and a new No. 1 team in state.
Episode 2, April 17, 2018: Waterford love, baseball poll, Dirt Dog of the Week and more
GameTimeCT presents the High and Tight podcast Episode 1, April 11, 2018: Introduction, FCC/SCC challenge recap and more.