New Canaan Gets Defensive in 20-0 Turkey Bowl Win Over Darien

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With a strong wind blowing out of Darien High School’s north end zone, it looked like the elements would be a factor in Thursday morning’s Turkey Bowl between the Blue Wave and the New Canaan Rams.

In the end, Mother Nature had nothing on New Canaan’s defense. On the strength of four turnovers, three of which led to scores, the Rams pulled off a shocking 20-0 win over No. 3 Darien. “They outplayed us start to finish,” Darien head coach Rob Trifone said. “We certainly had our opportunities, we were in the red zone quite a bit but we couldn’t cash in.

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School District Announces Coach Suspended for Two More Weeks After Officials See Video

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When Darien Public School officials recently saw a campus security video recording, they decided to suspend DHS Football Coach Rob Trifone for another two weeks. The school district’s announcement (full text below) did not indicate what was on the video recording, but it was related to the Oct. 1 incident that sparked Trifone’s initial two-week suspension (announced Oct. 11), when Trifone hit the helmet of a Darien player during a game with Norwich Free Academy. _____________

See also: Letters on Coach Robert Trifone’s Suspension (Oct.

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Superintendent: Football Coach Trifone Suspended for Saturday’s Game

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Darien High School Football Coach Rob Trifone has been suspended for Saturday’s football game after it was determined he had struck a player on the helmet, Darien Schools Superintendent Dan Brenner announced. Here’s Brenner’s statement, released to news organizations Tuesday morning:

During the course of the varsity football game held at Darien High School on Saturday, Oct. 1, versus Norwich Free Academy, an incident occurred with Head Coach Rob Trifone. Following the game, Coach Trifone was instructed to not participate in any way with the team until a full investigation took place. _____________

See also: Letters on Coach Robert Trifone’s Suspension (Oct.