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Here’s how Darien Blue Wave football’s championship win Saturday was covered and celebrated, with reports from all over:
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With the CIAC Class LL championship coming at 2:30 p.m., Saturday in West Haven, here’s the Darien Football hype video for the game, created by Brendan Ross and posted to YouTube on Thursday by Blue Wave Sports News:
Darien will be playing Ridgefield. The music in the video is Morgan Page’s “Running Wild” (Jayceeoh Remix).
Darien Blue Wave Sports News on Friday posted its latest hype video on YouTube, days before the high school football team’s tournament game with Southington. Here’s the video:
The game starts at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 5, in Boyle Stadium in Stamford. This photo displayed with this article on the homepage is from the Darien Athletic Foundation:
Blue Wave Sports News just released this hype video by Brendan Ross with highlights from last Thursday’s Turkey Bowl game:
(It comes out just in time for tonight’s 6:30 p.m. CIAC Class LL quarterfinals game against Greenwich at Boyle Stadium in Stamford.)
Semifinals are scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 5 and state championship games on Saturday, Dec. 10. Here’s a pregame hype video for the Turkey Bowl Game posted by Blue Wave Sports News to Youtube last week:
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See also:
See the DHS Football Hype Video for Blue Wave v. Rams at the Turkey Bowl (Nov. 17)
Here’s the Latest Blue Wave Football Video: Senior Day 2016 (Nov.
It was one of the most memorable chapters in a long and storied rivalry—a rare high school football game that not only lived up but exceeded its hype as the top-seeded Darien Blue Wave escaped New Canaan with a breathtaking 37-34 overtime win over the No. 2 Rams Thanksgiving afternoon in front of nearly 5,000 fans at Dunning Field. Darien senior co-captain Finlay Collins was named the game’s MVP, rushing 10 times for 87 yards and two touchdowns and sealing the Wave’s breathtaking win with an interception of New Canaan quarterback Drew Pyne in overtime at the Wave five-yard line. _____________
— This article originally was published by NewCanaanite.com. _____________
“Hats off to New Canaan, they played a hell of a game.” Darien head coach Rob Trifone told NewCanaanite.com.
Thursday morning will mark the third straight year New Canaan and Darien collide in the Turkey Bowl as the top two teams in the state. As was the case last year, this will be the only time the No.1 Wave and No. 2 Rams face one another as Darien will defend its state Class LL title while the Rams are looking to win their fourth straight Class L crown. And if the previous two Thanksgiving match-ups—both won by Darien by a score of 28-21—are any indication, this year’s game will be another classic chapter in a historic rivalry that dates back to 1928. Even with the absence of an official FCIAC Championship game this season, stakes will be high on Thursday as the game will count toward CIAC rankings, impacting the probability of a state semifinal home game.
All remaining tickets for the widely anticipated New Canaan-Darien Thanksgiving morning football game sold out in 37 minutes, New Canaan school district officials said. Darien had fewer available tickets than New Canaan, and those sold out even quicker. All 2,800 tickets allocated to New Canaan High School had sold out by 12:37 p.m. Monday, while the 1,900 tickets for Darien sold out by 12:05 p.m., New Canaan High School Athletic Director Jay Egan confirmed. Officials landed on that 60-40 split because the Rams are hosting this year’s Turkey Bowl at Dunning Stadium in New Canaan. Individual students and football families were allowed to purchase tickets in advance, Egan said.
The latest hype video for the Darien High School football team just dropped Thursday morning, with Jack Book’s posting on YouTube. The video comes just before this year’s Turkey Bowl, where Darien meets New Canaan, a week from today, on Turkey Day. You can’t possibly be a true Blue Wave football fan without seeing it, preferably right this instant, and lucky for you, we’ve got it right here:
Get your tickets soon for the Turkey Bowl game. They’re expected to go fast. See the last link below for details on getting them.
Darien Junior Football League 7th grade Blue and Wave teams are 2016 League Co-Champions after Darien Blue defeated Westport North 21-0 at Darien on Saturday, Nov. 12 and Darien Wave defeated Wilton White 42-27 on Sunday at Wilton High School. ______________
— an announcement from Darien Junior Football League
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Both games were exciting and a fun Championship win for the town of Darien! Darien Wave: Coaches – Kevin Minicus, Rhett Hancock, Andy Tomasello, Chris Browning
7th Grade Wave Players: Harrison Bell, Kyle Bloomer, Charlie Browning, Brady Campbell, Tighe Cumminsky, Alexander Domittner, Miles Drake, David Evanchick, Andrew Fiorenza, Charlie Grunow, Beau Hancock, Jaylen Lesperance, Reed Levinson, Matthew Minicus, Dashell Scura, Levi Steadman, James Tomasello, Jake Vairo, Jack Zuro
Darien Blue: Coaches – Joel Schutzman, Clint Hall, Paul Quick, Kody Schutzman, Connor Sullivan
7th Grade Blue Players: Christian Alliegro, Rocco Carlo, Joe Cesare, Karson Drake, Reed Falkenrath, James Galvin, Duke Hagen, Hudson Hearle, Ryan Johnson, Jahmal Marajah, Brian Martin, Connor Palen, Austin Peck, Holeman Pride, Sean Quick, Jesse Schutzman, Matthew Taylor, Rafe Van Wagenen, Ryan Walter
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UPDATE: Darien Turkey Bowl Ticket Sale Times & Rules; No Game-Day Tickets (Nov. 15)
Here’s the Latest Blue Wave Football Video: Senior Day 2016 (Nov.
Update, 11:43 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15:
Darien High School has announced where and when tickets may be bought for the 2016 Turkey Bowl between Darien and New Canaan on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 24). Sales start for students in the morning on Nov. 21 and for the public in the afternoon at Darien Public Schools headquarters, 35 Leroy Ave.
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.
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.