Emma Shullman, Story Editor
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The highly anticipated football Class LL State Final is only days away, and both New Canaan High School and Greenwhich High School are preparing for this Marinelli Bowl rematch. WHEN 10am this Saturday the 8th. WHERE at Boyle Stadium, Stamford CT (click here for directions).
Two weeks ago the New Canaan team played #1 seed Shelton at Shelton High School and won 42-34. Less than a week later, they beat Fairfield Prep Jesuit School 38-7 in the state semi-finals. Greenwich played New Britain in the first round, winning 49-13, and then crushed Newtown 50-0 in the second. With those wins, Greenwich has scored 99 points this post season and New Canaan has scored a total of 80 points.
Earlier this season, the two Marinelli run teams faced off and New Canaan lost the draw 42-14. The New Canaan team has developed a lot since then knocking out the #1 and #5 teams in the state.
Senior Garrett Braden, captain of the Rams, spoke to the Ruden Report after their win against Fairfield Prep, looking forward onto the game this coming Saturday. “As a senior class we promised to the rest of the team we are going to give it everything we have for the rest of the season because this is our last,” he said.
If you are unable to make the game you can stream it through NFHS.
