Opportunity missed
Prep falls in defensive battle with Greenwich
GREENWICH — With the No. 4, 5 and 7 teams in the GameTimeCT Football Poll losing Friday night, No. 6 Fairfield Prep had to feel a bit uneasy traveling to play No. 9 Greenwich on Saturday afternoon.
Prep (3-1) would meet the same fate as their poll mates, going down to Greenwich 14-7 in the first game played at Cardinal Stadium since 2019.
Greenwich (3-1) had been on the road all season as new bleachers were being installed at the school but got word Friday afternoon they would be playing at home.
The Cardinals scored on two long broken plays and the defense did the rest to beat the Jesuits.
“Our defense took last week personal (a loss to Shelton),” Greenwich coach Anthony Morello said. “They came in with a chip on their shoulders today defensively. They wanted to make a statement and they did.
“The whole team had a great week of practice. You can always tell when they’re tuned in for the entirety of the week. They were locked in and made no mental mistakes. It’s pretty black and white, when they’re locked in and focused, they can do great things.”
Greenwich would score first on a 66-yard run by quarterback Jack
Wilson with 4:38 left in the first quarter.
Prep would answer before the half, scoring on a 29-yard pass from Connor Smith to Jack Reiling with 1:27 to play before halftime.
Greenwich scored on the first drive on the third quarter with Wilson scrambling to his right before hitting Charlie Dixon down the sideline for a 68-yard touchdown pass.
Prep would get in the red zone twice in the second half but failed to score each time.
“We struggled on the offensive end for sure. We have a lot of work to do,” Prep coach Keith Hellstern said. “It’s been kind of an up-and-down season in that way but it’s part of the
O’Brien 42, Wilcox/Kaynor 14 Bullard/Kolbe 46, VG Techs 0 Platt Tech 20, ATI 18 Thames River 22,
NW United 20
Greenwich 14, Fairfield Prep 7 Norwalk 25, Cheshire 15 St. Joseph 42, Xavier 7