FINAL 11/23

Recap
Box Score
Team Stats
Matchup

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DHS	3	0	0	14	17
NCHS	14	14	0	3	31

Final score provided by A. Landry.

Team Totals

Darien	Stat	New Canaan
77	Total Plays	43
22	First Downs	13
4	Penalties	7
21	Penalty Yards	50
25:55	Possession Time	22:05

Blue Wave

Rams

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Offense - Passing

	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
#10 A. Russey	1	1	11	1.000	11.0	0	0	11	131.3
#12 L. Robinson	8	9	89	.889	11.1	0	0	26	117.4

Offense - Rushing

	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
#3 L. Reed	2	14	7.0	9	0
#4 T. Garcia	2	5	2.5	4	0
#6 A. Benevento	3	25	8.3	16	0	2
#7 M. Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
#10 A. Russey	5	111	22.2	81	1	1
#12 L. Robinson	5	30	6.0	18	0
#20 C. Smith	13	32	2.5	12	0

Offense - Receiving

	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
#5 W. Langford	1	3	3.0	3
#6 A. Benevento	2	7	3.5	5
#10 A. Russey	1	17	17.0	17
#14 A. Espo	3	49	16.3	26
#20 C. Smith	2	24	12.0	23

Offense - All Purpose Yards

	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
#3 L. Reed	14			14
#4 T. Garcia	5			5
#5 W. Langford		3		3
#6 A. Benevento	25	7	90	122
#7 M. Smith	0		11	11
#10 A. Russey	111	17		128
#12 L. Robinson	30			30
#14 A. Espo		49		49
#20 C. Smith	32	24		56

Offense - Total Yards

	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
#3 L. Reed	14			14
#4 T. Garcia	5			5
#5 W. Langford			3	3
#6 A. Benevento	25		7	32
#7 M. Smith	0			0
#10 A. Russey	111	11	17	139
#12 L. Robinson	30	89		119
#14 A. Espo			49	49
#20 C. Smith	32		24	56

Defense - Tackles

	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
#2 R. Barnard	1	3	4
#3 T. Walker	1	2	3
#4 T. Garcia	5	2	7
#6 A. Benevento	9	3	12
#7 M. Smith	9	6	15
#9 L. Bopp	5	3	8
#9 R. Leahy	5	2	7
#15 S. Tchakarov	5	1	6	1.0
#21 C. Mazza	6	1	7
#32 C. Fox	3	1	4
#52 W. Schmitz	2	1	3
#76 M. Chisholm	2		2	1.0
#79 C. Sihpol		2	2

Defense - Sacks

	Sacks	Ydl
#15 S. Tchakarov	1.0	1

Defense - Defensive Statistics

	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
#15 S. Tchakarov			1
#32 C. Fox			1
#36 G. Ladley			1
#52 W. Schmitz	1	0

Special Teams - Kickoffs

	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng
#8 T. Stevens	6	262	43.7	51

Special Teams - Punts

	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
#3 L. Reed	2	83	41.5	53	2

Special Teams - Kickoff and Punt Returns

	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
#6 A. Benevento	1	90	90.0	90	1	90
#7 M. Smith	2	11	5.5	11		11

Scoring - Points

	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
#6 A. Benevento	3	18		18
#8 T. Stevens			7	7
#10 A. Russey	1	6		6

Scoring - PATs and Field Goals

	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
#8 T. Stevens	4	4	1.0	1	1	1.0	26	7

Scoring - Touchdowns

	TD Rush	TD KOR	Total
#6 A. Benevento	2	1	3
#10 A. Russey	1		1

Team summary

Total TDs

DHS

NCHS

Sacks

DHS

NCHS

1.0

Rushing TDs

DHS

NCHS

Caused Fumbles

DHS

NCHS

Fumble Recoveries

DHS

NCHS

Completion Percentage

DHS

NCHS

.900

QB Rating

DHS

NCHS

118.8

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Offense

Passing

Att

Yds

100

.900

Avg

11.1

Lng

QB Rate

118.8

Rushing

Car

Yds

217

Avg

6.8

Lng

100+

Receiving

Rec

Yds

100

Avg

11.1

Lng

All Purpose Yards

101

Total

418

Total Yards

Total

317

Defense

Tackles

Solo

Asst

Tot Tckls

TFL

2.0

Sacks

1.0

Ydl

Defensive Statistics

Fmb Rec

Caus

Special Teams

Kickoffs

Yds

262

Avg

43.7

Lng

Punts

Yds

Avg

41.5

Lng

In 20

Kickoff and Punt Returns

KO Rets

Yds

101

Avg

33.7

Lng

KR Yds

101

Scoring

Points

TDs

TD Pts

Kick Pts

Tot Pts

PATs and Field Goals

PAT

Att

1.0

Att

1.0

Lng

Touchdowns

TD Rush

TD KOR

Connecticut High School Football - New Canaan prevails Darien

November 23, 2023: New Canaan, CT 06840

The crowd at Thursday's league contest between the New Canaan Rams (New Canaan, CT) and the visiting Darien Blue Wave (Darien, CT), observed New Canaan's football squad defeat Darien by a count of 31-17.

The Rams now own a 9-1 record. They play next when they host Killingly for a non-league contest on Tuesday, November 28. New Canaan will encounter a Redmen squad coming off a 42-15 league win over Woodstock Academy (Woodstock, CT). The Redmen record now stands at 7-3.

Coming up next, the Blue Wave encounter the Naugatuck Greyhounds (Naugatuck, CT) in a non-league contest, on Tuesday, November 28. Darien will attempt to upgrade on its 7-3 season record. The Greyhounds go into the contest with a 10-0 record after their 42-22 league win over Ansonia (Ansonia, CT).

Coaches summary

First Quarter

New Canaan (11:48) Alex Benevento 90 Yd. KICKOFF RETURN TD
New Canaan (11:48) Tucker Stevens EXTRA POINT
New Canaan (8:14) Alex Russey 81 Yd. RUSHING TD
New Canaan (8:14) Tucker Stevens EXTRA POINT
Darien (4:28) Anson Sikora 31 Yd. FIELD GOAL

Second Quarter

New Canaan (5:56) Alex Benevento 8 Yd. RUSHING TD
New Canaan (5:56) Tucker Stevens EXTRA POINT
New Canaan (1:33) Alex Benevento 16 Yd. RUSHING TD
New Canaan (1:33) Tucker Stevens EXTRA POINT

Fourth Quarter

Darien (11:21) Clifton Shelton 6 Yd. RUSHING TD
Darien (11:21) Anson Sikora EXTRA POINT
New Canaan (4:22) Tucker Stevens 26 Yd. FIELD GOAL
Darien (1:07) Charlie Thom 2 Yd. RUSHING TD
Darien (1:07) Anson Sikora EXTRA POINT

Darien @ New Canaan Football Game Info

Thu., Nov. 23, 2023 @ 10a

New Canaan HS-Dunning Stadium

The New Canaan (CT) varsity football team won Thursday's home conference game against Darien (CT) by a score of 31-17.

Player stats

Rushing Yds/G

DHS

NCHS

C. Smith35.9

Passing Yds/G

DHS

NCHS

L. Robinson81.2

Receiving Yds/G

DHS

NCHS

A. Espo24.4

Total Yds/G

DHS

NCHS

L. Robinson93.0

Tackles/G

DHS

NCHS

M. Smith7.9

Sacks/G

DHS

NCHS

S. Tchakarov0.6

Points/G

DHS

NCHS

A. Benevento7.8

Matchup history

11/23/23

1731

12/9/23

2128

Team comparison

Rushing Yards/G

169.0

Passing Yards/G

93.8

Receiving Yards/G

93.8

Total Yards/G

262.8

Tackles/G

63.5

Sacks/G

2.6

Points/G

35.8

Pancake Blocks

Scoring averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Darien	4.3	8.8	1.8	8.8	-	25.7
New Canaan	14.0	13.7	2.9	4.8	7.0	36.5

Season recap

Overall record

9-4

12-1

League

5-2

7-0

Non-League

2-1

Head to Head

0-2

2-0

Home

4-1

6-0

Away

4-2

4-1

Neutral

1-1

2-0

Playoff

2-1

3-0

In-State

9-4

12-1

Out-of-State

0-0

Win %

.692

.923

League %

.714

1.000

334

474

197

138

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Common opponents

1 - 0

1 - 0

1 - 0

0 - 1

1 - 0

Warde

1 - 0

Bridgeport Central

1 - 0

Rankings

Division L

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Fourth Quarter

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