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Hartford Courant Names Darien No. 1 in CT Football, Columnist Says That’s Undeserved
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The Hartford Courant’s ranking of high school football teams puts Darien’s Blue Wave at the top statewide for 2017, but a sportswriter in the state wrote a vociferous objection to that which appeared Wednesday — in the Hartford Courant. “Darien earned the state’s top rating following a third straight Class LL title after defeating previous No. 1 Greenwich, 33-21,” said a news article in the Courant’s sports section. The article noted the arrest of three Darien players in New Canaan — Jack Joyce, Brian Minicus and a 17-year-old who hasn’t been named because he isn’t 18 — in connection with the beating of a New Canaan student at a house in that town. Darien lost to New Canaan 27-0 when Jack Joyce was benched for the game after being charged with disorderly conduct and interfering in an investigation.