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New Canaan Football Tops Ludlowe 42-7, Clinches Berths in FCIAC Championship Game and Class L Playoffs

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The New Canaan Rams scored six touchdowns in the first quarter and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 42-7 victory over the Fairfield Ludlowe Falcons Friday night at Dunning Field. With the win, the Rams (8-0) punched their ticket to the FCIAC Championship game for the third consecutive year, also earning a spot in the Class L State playoffs. “This has been our goal from the beginning of the year,” New Canaan head coach Lou Marinelli told NewCanaanite.com. “To get back to the FCIAC championship game and put ourselves in a position to play for a State, so we’re right where we want to be.” The Rams were led once again by quarterback Michael Collins, who followed up last week’s record-setting performance against Trumbull by completing 12 of 19 passes for 220 yards and five touchdowns against the Falcons (2-6), all in just one quarter of action. New Canaan senior running back Matt Cognetta also had a big night, scoring the game’s first touchdown with a 53-yard run.

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Rain Check: New Canaan Football Sails Past Westhill [PHOTOS]

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Despite last week’s controversial postponement of the New Canaan-Westhill football game, it was soon apparent that nothing short of a natural disaster was going to stop the Rams Monday night at Dunning Field. Senior quarterback Michael Collins threw six touchdown passes while New Canaan’s defense had five interceptions, including a 70-yard pick-six from junior Ryan O’Connell on the game’s opening series as the Rams dominated the Vikings 55-12. New Canaan (3-0) seemed to be playing with a chip on its shoulder after a series of comments on various social media sites from both sides erupted following last Friday’s announcement that the game would be moved to weather due to adverse weather conditions. According to the Stamford Advocate, Westhill head coach Frank Marcucio filed a formal complaint about the postponement. After O’Connell’s TD put the Rams up 7-0, New Canaan increased the lead to 10-0 after a 29-yard Peter Swindell field goal.