Connecticut High School Football Pre-Season Practice Begins August 18th

by Jeff Fisher

Connecticut High School Football Huddle

Welcome to our new look for the 2010 Connecticut high school football season!

With the first day of practice beginning August 18th, I wanted to take the time to thank all of my readers, who have made this blog successful over the past three years.  I have bigger-and-better things planned this year with more original content.

Also, don't forget to check-out High School Football America for great high school football stories from around the country.  If you have story ideas that I should know about, please feel free to email me.

Here's a look at important dates for the 2010 season...

First Practice - August 18th (Conditioning for non-Spring practice schools); August 23rd (Conditioning for Spring practice schools)

Regular Season Begins - September 14th

Playoffs Begin - November 30th

Championships - December 10th & 11th

Jeff Fisher is Founder/Editor-in-Chief of High School Football America

Part 2 of America's Oldest High School Football Rivalry Released at High School Football America

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut High School Football Huddle

Norwich Free Academy and New London are closing-in on their 150th game in a couple of years, but before that big celebration, myself and Trish Hoffman took our High School Football America cameras to the two towns for their Thanksgiving 2009 showdown.

A look back at the game and the series, which is the oldest high school football rivalry in the country, is the subject of Part 2 of our video vignette that can be seen at www.highschoolfootballamerica.com/videos.

Middletown HS Hires New Head Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut High School Football Huddle

Two days after two assistant coaches were charged in connection with the collapse of a player during a conditioning drill, Middletown High School has hired former Cromwell head coach Sal Morello to lead the program.

The Middletown Press reports that Morello, who's a graduate of Middletown, led Cromwell to the 2008 Class S state title, was 69-12 in seven seasons at Cromwell.

Middletown HS Coaches Charged After Player Collapses During Conditioning Drill

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut High School Football Huddle

 

A Middletown High School football player who collapsed during a Tuesday conditioning drill is home and doing fine according NBC Connecticut.

The website also reports that the school athletic director is looking into the incident in which two assistant coaches Kelly Ellis and Joshua Hamilton received a misdemeanor summons for second-degree reckless endangerment.

The northeast has been gripped by a weeklong heat wave that has seen temperatures soar into the 100's in some spots.

Connecticut Reduces Number of Classifications in High School Football

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut High School Football Huddle

Connecticut will crown two fewer high school football champs in 2010.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference has eliminated Class MM and Class SS for the upcoming season.  The 143 football-playing schools in the state will now be divided into Classes LL, L, M and S.

The state athletic governing body also added an extra game to the post-season as it will now take three wins instead of two to capture the crown.

The New Canaan Patch reports that New Canaan High's athletic director likes the re-alignment.  The Rams will be seeking a fifth straight football title in the fall.