Ludlowe/Warde Thanksgiving Football

Ludlowe celebrates their win over Warde

Ludlowe and Warde renewed their rivalry on the football field on Thanksgiving morning.  

In front of a packed crowd at Tetreau-Davis Field at Warde, it was the visiting Falcons who came away with a 50-21 victory. The win allows Ludlowe to finish with a 5-5 record, while Warde finishes at 2-8. 

Ludlowe got on the board with 4:05 to go in the first quarter on a Luke Lesizza three-yard run. 

In the second quarter, the Falcons tacked on when Manny Cacciari picked off a pass and took it back 40-yards for the score. 

Later in the period, quarterback Lucca Iannone scampered for a 59-yard touchdown run to put the Ludlowe up 26-0 with 6:06 left in the half. 

Warde got on the board with three minutes left before the break as Charlie Gulbin hit William Imschweiler for the touchdown to cut the deficit to 26-7. 

Ludlowe came right back and scored when Iannone hit Aaron Field for a 48-yard touchdown to increase the lead to 33-7.

The Falcons capped the scoring with six seconds left in the half when Caleb McNeil drilled a 42-yard field goal to put the Falcons ahead 36-7 at halftime.  

Ludlowe scored the lone points of the third quarter when Iannone hit Field with a screen pass and Field took it 36-yards for the score. 

In the fourth, Warde would score twice in between a Ludlowe defensive score. For the Mustangs, Gulbin hit Gerald Jacobs for a 28-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 43-13. 

Ludlowe's scoring was capped when Cole O'Boyle intercepted a pass and returned it for the score. 

Warde added a final score when Gulbin connected with Lucas Coleman for the 10-yard score. Gulbin found Jacobs for the two-point conversion. 

#ONETOWN

The National Anthem

Warde baseball gets their FCIAC Championship rings
(Cool ceremony)

Both Dance Teams perform at halftime

TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOTAL
LUDLOWE	13	23	7	7	50
WARDE	0	7	0	14	21

FL – Luke Lesizza three-yard run (Will DePiano kick)

FL – Aaron Field 44-yard run (Two point attempt failed)

FL – Manny Cacciari 40-yard INT returned for a TD (DePiano kick)

FL – Lucca Iannone 59-yard run (DePiano kick)

FW – Charlie Gulbin to William Imschweiler (kick good)

FL – Iannone to Field 48 yard TD (DePiano kick)

FL – Caleb McNeil 42-yard FG

FL - Iannone to Field 36-yard TD (DePiano kick)

FW – Gulbin to Gerald Jacobs 28-yard TD (Two point attempt failed)

FL – Cole O’Boyle INT return for TD (DePiano kick)

FW – Gulbin to Lucas Coleman 10-yard TD (Gulbin to Jacobs two-point good)

Volleyball State Championship Game

Ludlowe and Greenwich set for the for the state championship 

The high school fall CT state championships (excluding football, which is in December) were this weekend. 

The Ludlowe girls volleyball team was playing in the Class LL championship against the FCIAC foe, the Greenwich Cardinals on Saturday evening at East Haven High School. 

Ludlowe got to the state championship game by finishing 14-5 in the regular season. In the state playoffs, they defeated New Britain, Naugatuck, Conard and Cheshire to get to the final game. Unfortunately for the Falcons, they got swept by Greenwich in three sets. The Cardinals won by scores of 25-15, 25-12 and 25-17.  

Congrats to Greenwich on winning the state championship. The Cardinals add a state championship to their resume after already taking home the FCIAC Championship, as they defeated Darien on November 6. 

In terms of Ludlowe, the volleyball team had a terrific season, making it to the FCIAC semifinals and then making this state tournament run. Shoutout to Coach Tina Rembish on a job well done in her first year at the helm of the Falcons. 

The Nest, the Ludlowe student section, had a great showing with fan buses set up. Student sections are a huge part of the atmosphere of what gives extra energy to these games to it's always great to see a good turnout. 

Congrats to all the state champions who were named today across all sports. 

Swim and Dive concluded with opens tomorrow before football is the lone sport remaining for the Fall season. The regular season concludes for football on Thanksgiving and then the playoffs begin before the Fall season completely concludes the middle of December. 

After Thanksgiving, we turn our attention to winter sports. Obviously, I am looking forward to basketball around Ludlowe and Warde, but hopefully it's an exciting winter for many teams around here. 

5, 2525-15, 25-12, 25-17-12, 25-17

High School Football Weekend

GHS Senior Day Ceremonies

 It was a good weekend of high school football. 

On Friday, I went to Kennedy Stadium in Bridgeport, where Ludlowe took on the Central Hilltoppers. 

The Falcons won 45-0 and got contributions across the board on both offense and defense. The one highlight that I will throw out there was Charlie Began with a 90+ yard INT return for a touchdown. 

Ludlowe will look to finish with a .500 record when they take on Warde on Thanksgiving (10:30am at Warde). 

Then today, I went down to Greenwich for the Cardinals game with Stamford and joined Rob Adams for the broadcast* on Local Live and Robcasting Radio. It was a good chance to see Rob, and I also got to see the new Cardinal Stadium. I used to go to a bunch of games with Rob a few years ago, and then, well, life got in the way. 

When I say I "joined Rob Adams for the broadcast" that really means I sat with a headset on and threw in thoughts every once in a while while Rob did 95% of the talking. That's just how I am on broadcasts. I know the sports, but don't say a whole lot on air. I also think this was the first time I was his only color guy for football. Other football games I've either been a third or fourth voice, or off-air. Rob knows I don't consider myself a broadcaster, but have fun with him. Baseball has been the sport I've done with him the most. 

Back to the game, Greenwich took the lead on the first drive and never looked back, cruising to a 64-12 victory. There was a lightning delay of about 50 minutes that began during halftime and delayed the start of the second half. Lots of lightning, some thunder and heavy rain at times. 

Greenwich will finish the regular season on Thanskgiving as they host Staples at 10am. The Cardinals will likely need to beat the Wreckers and get help in order to make the state playoffs. You can tune in to that Thanksgiving matchup with Rob and Chris Erway on Robcasting and Local Live. 

It was also the official grand opening of the new stadium and senior day at Cardinal stadium, so there were a lot of festivities going on. 

The renovations to the stadium are awesome, even if everything is not fully functional yet and there are still some items to be finished. The press box is glorious with six different rooms for PA/scoreboard, broadcasters, camera operators, writers, coaches and more! There is a ticket booth, a concession stand, real bathrooms, and more. I always felt like there was something special about going to Cardinal Stadium in the past, now it's REALLY nice. It should definitely be a spot to consider to host big games.

It was a fun day and always thankful Rob allows me to join him for anything. He's a true pro, who is just tremendous at doing play-by-play and calling a game. He knows broadcasting and should be on anyone's list when you are looking for a broadcaster (No, he didn't pay me to say this). 

Good two days of games.  

Some photos from the day.