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Norwalk Darien

Bears

Blue Wave

The Darien (CT) varsity football team won Saturday's home conference game against Norwalk (CT) by a score of 49-14.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Norwalk	7	0	7	0	14
Darien	14	7	21	7	49

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Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Norwalk (24-25)		Darien (24-25)
58	Total Plays	48
10	First Downs	14
6	Penalties	3
42	Penalty Yards	30

Game Stats

Darien (24-25)

Norwalk

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	14	27	150	.519	10.7	1	3		41.2
1	Mason Riina (Sr)	14	27	150	.519	10.7	1	3		41.2

Darien

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	15	25	251	.600	16.7	2	1	49	103.9
3	Ben Rolapp (Jr)	15	24	251	.625	16.7	2	1	49	108.2
36	Hugh Dunlap (So)	0	1	0	.000		0	0	0	39.6

Norwalk

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	27	-30	-1.1	17	1
1	Mason Riina (Sr)	13	-86	-6.6	4	1
2	Jayden Diaz (Sr)	6	6	1.0	3
4	Kevin Gordon (Jr)	1	4	4.0	4
21	Ethan Hudson (Sr)	7	46	6.6	17

Darien

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	20	87	4.4	10	3
3	Ben Rolapp (Jr)	2	7	3.5	4	1
12	Rowan Levine (Jr)	2	12	6.0	9	0
15	Patrick Gately (Sr)	9	48	5.3	10	2
21	Liam Bortel (So)	4	16	4.0	10	0
22	T. Higgins (Sr)	3	4	1.3	3	0

Norwalk

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	14	162	11.6	28	1
3	Gavin Riina (So)	2	28	14.0	16
4	Kevin Gordon (Jr)	3	23	7.7	15
5	Phoenix Diurno (Jr)	3	33	11.0	28	1
10	Jaxon Ermo (Jr)	3	36	12.0	27
21	Ethan Hudson (Sr)	3	42	14.0	17

Darien

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	15	251	16.7	49	2
1	T. Karczewski (Sr)	2	57	28.5	32	1
8	Charlie Thom (Sr)	4	34	8.5	12	0
16	Tyler Spellman (Sr)	1	49	49.0	49	1
21	Liam Bortel (So)	1	22	22.0	22	0
29	Thomas Herget (Jr)	6	85	14.2	20	0
88	Jimmy Benedict (So)	1	4	4.0	4	0

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Norwalk has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Darien

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
21	Liam Bortel (So)	1	1

Norwalk

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	IR	Total
	Team Totals	-30	162	4	136
1	Mason Riina (Sr)	-86			-86
2	Jayden Diaz (Sr)	6			6
3	Gavin Riina (So)		28		28
4	Kevin Gordon (Jr)	4	23	4	31
5	Phoenix Diurno (Jr)		33		33
10	Jaxon Ermo (Jr)		36		36
21	Ethan Hudson (Sr)	46	42		88

Darien

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	IR	Total
	Team Totals	87	251	0	338
1	T. Karczewski (Sr)		57		57
3	Ben Rolapp (Jr)	7			7
8	Charlie Thom (Sr)		34		34
12	Rowan Levine (Jr)	12			12
15	Patrick Gately (Sr)	48			48
16	Tyler Spellman (Sr)		49		49
21	Liam Bortel (So)	16	22		38
22	T. Higgins (Sr)	4			4
29	Thomas Herget (Jr)		85		85
88	Jimmy Benedict (So)		4		4

Norwalk

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	-30	150	162	120
1	Mason Riina (Sr)	-86	150		64
2	Jayden Diaz (Sr)	6			6
3	Gavin Riina (So)			28	28
4	Kevin Gordon (Jr)	4		23	27
5	Phoenix Diurno (Jr)			33	33
10	Jaxon Ermo (Jr)			36	36
21	Ethan Hudson (Sr)	46		42	88

Darien

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	87	251	251	338
1	T. Karczewski (Sr)			57	57
3	Ben Rolapp (Jr)	7	251		258
8	Charlie Thom (Sr)			34	34
12	Rowan Levine (Jr)	12			12
15	Patrick Gately (Sr)	48			48
16	Tyler Spellman (Sr)			49	49
21	Liam Bortel (So)	16		22	38
22	T. Higgins (Sr)	4			4
29	Thomas Herget (Jr)			85	85
88	Jimmy Benedict (So)			4	4

Norwalk

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	29	13	42
4	Kevin Gordon (Jr)	4		4
5	Phoenix Diurno (Jr)	2	1	3
8	Nazaiah Grant (Sr)	3		3
11	Nick Monteiro (Jr)	6	1	7
21	Ethan Hudson (Sr)	3	1	4
24	Kaden Francis (Jr)	3	2	5
25	Deshaun Morgan (Jr)	2	1	3
26	Isaiah Oyomba (Jr)	1		1
43	B. Lizano-quesada (Sr)		1	1
44	Yancy Braxton	2	3	5
62	M. Soumelidis (So)	1		1
68	I. Dominguez (Sr)	2	3	5

Darien

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	29	10	39	11.0
2	Ryan O’malley (Jr)	4	1	5	.0
4	Ryan Mcgahren (Jr)	1	1	2	.0
5	Ben Curtis (Sr)	1	0	1	1.0
6	Wes Scallen (Jr)	2	1	3	.0
14	Chase Lane (Jr)	2	1	3	.0
20	Thomas Hall (Sr)	1	1	2	.0
27	Chris Thurlow (Jr)	1	0	1	.0
33	Oliver Betz (Jr)	1	0	1	.0
34	Jack Hanley (Jr)	2	1	3	1.0
52	Ryan Gately (Jr)	8	1	9	4.0
54	Johnny Fay (Sr)	1	0	1	1.0
90	Brandt Kiser (Sr)	4	1	5	3.0
92	Will Barber (Sr)	1	2	3	1.0

Norwalk

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Hurs
	Team Totals	5
10	Jaxon Ermo (Jr)	1
24	Kaden Francis (Jr)	2
25	Deshaun Morgan (Jr)	1
69	Joey Bell (Jr)	1

Darien

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	6.0	42
52	Ryan Gately (Jr)	2.0	5
54	Johnny Fay (Sr)	1.0	2
90	Brandt Kiser (Sr)	2.0	27
92	Will Barber (Sr)	1.0	8

Norwalk

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	1	4	4.0	2	1	1
4	Kevin Gordon (Jr)	1	4	4.0
8	Nazaiah Grant (Sr)				1
11	Nick Monteiro (Jr)					1
25	Deshaun Morgan (Jr)				1
68	I. Dominguez (Sr)						1

Darien

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Avg	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	3	0.0	1	1
2	Ryan O’malley (Jr)	0		1	0
4	Ryan Mcgahren (Jr)	1	0.0	0	0
6	Wes Scallen (Jr)	1	0.0	0	0
14	Chase Lane (Jr)	1	0.0	0	0
52	Ryan Gately (Jr)	0		0	1

Norwalk

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	2	14
1	Mason Riina (Sr)	1	6		6
5	Phoenix Diurno (Jr)	1	6		6
18	E. Araya - lopez (Sr)			2	2

Darien

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	S	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	0	30
1	T. Karczewski (Sr)	1	6		6
3	Ben Rolapp (Jr)	1	6		6
15	Patrick Gately (Sr)	2	12		12
16	Tyler Spellman (Sr)	1	6		6

Norwalk

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0					2
18	E. Araya - lopez (Sr)	2	2	1.0					2

PATs and Field Goals

Darien has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Norwalk

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	2
1	Mason Riina (Sr)	1		1
5	Phoenix Diurno (Jr)		1	1

Darien

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	Total
	Team Totals	3	2	0	1	5
1	T. Karczewski (Sr)		1			1
3	Ben Rolapp (Jr)	1				1
4	Ryan Mcgahren (Jr)			0	1
15	Patrick Gately (Sr)	2				2
16	Tyler Spellman (Sr)		1			1

Game Story

Connecticut High School Football - Norwalk overwhelmed by Darien

October 5, 2024: Darien, CT 06820

The Darien Blue Wave walloped the visiting Norwalk Bears football team by a score of 49-14 in Saturday's league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Wave face the St. Joseph Cadets (Trumbull, CT) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, October 18. Darien will attempt to improve on its 3-1 season record. The Cadets enter the challenge with a 4-0 record after their 38-13 league win over Stamford (Stamford, CT).

The Bears (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Ridgefield (Ridgefield, CT). The Tigers enter the non-league challenge with a 1-3 record. In their last challenge, Ridgefield was ripped by Trumbull (Trumbull, CT), 41-28, in a league challenge.

Players of the Game

Norwalk (24-25)

Congratulations to #21 Ethan Hudson (offensive) and #11 Nick Monteiro (defensive) for being selected the Norwalk Football Players of the Game.

Darien (24-25)

Darien has not selected any Players of the Game.

Norwalk @ Darien Football Game Info

Sat., Oct. 5, 2024 @ 1:30p

Darien High School

The Darien (CT) varsity football team won Saturday's home conference game against Norwalk (CT) by a score of 49-14.

Rankings & Records

Norwalk (24-25)

CT	Class
60	13

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
4-6	4-3	2-3	2-3	.400	.571	230	295

Darien (24-25)

CT	Class
6	2

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
10-3	6-1	6-1	4-2	.769	.857	477	225

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Norwalk	11.9	5.0	2.0	1.9	-	23.0
Darien	9.3	11.8	8.1	7.1	7.0	36.7

Team Stat Comparison

Norwalk		Darien
78.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	138.9
143.6	Passing Yards Per Game	201.8
141.1	Receiving Yards Per Game	201.8
221.9	Total Yards Per Game	340.8
57.1	Tackles Per Game	18.7
0.8	Sacks Per Game	0.9
22.4	Points Per Game	27.4

Team Leaders

Norwalk		Darien	National Avg.
#21 Ethan Hudson44.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	#15 Patrick Gately56.8	20.4
#1 Mason Riina142.6	Passing Yards Per Game	#3 Ben Rolapp215.6	51.0
#5 Phoenix Diurno43.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	#81 Kevin Roche70.7	17.4
#1 Mason Riina134.7	Total Yards Per Game	#3 Ben Rolapp259.8	36.6
#68 Isaiah Dominguez7.0	Tackles Per Game	#52 Ryan Gately5.0	2.7
#44 Yancy Braxton0.3	Sacks Per Game	#52 Ryan Gately0.4	0.2
#21 Ethan Hudson6.2	Points Per Game	#3 Ben Rolapp6.5	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Norwalk	4-2		Darien	6-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/21/24	Wilton	Norwalk	(W) 21-19	11/1/24	Darien	Wilton	(W) 35-26
10/26/24	Bridgeport Central	Norwalk	(W) 48-8	11/9/24	Bridgeport Central	Darien	(W) 49-0
11/1/24	Norwalk	New Canaan	(L) 49-7	11/28/24	New Canaan	Darien	(L) 34-0
				12/14/24	Darien	New Canaan	(L) 35-21
11/8/24	Norwalk	Warde	(W) 42-0	11/15/24	Darien	Warde	(W) 49-7
11/15/24	Ludlowe	Norwalk	(L) 52-21	10/26/24	Darien	Ludlowe	(W) 48-15
				12/3/24	Ludlowe	Darien	(W) 49-19
11/28/24	Norwalk	McMahon	(W) 22-14	9/20/24	Darien	McMahon	(W) 48-7

Record Breakdown

Norwalk (24-25)		Darien (24-25)
4-6	Overall	10-3
4-3	League	6-1
0-3	Non-League	2-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
4-2	Common Opponent	6-2
2-3	Home	6-1
2-3	Away	4-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	2-1
4-6	In-State	10-3
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0