Football Recap: Make It 16 in a Row for New Canaan + How To Watch

By Team Reports Nov 7, 2025, 10:25am

Football Recap: New Canaan Rams vs. Greenwich Cardinals

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the CT Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) & New Canaan High School. Watch Full Replay

Rams

Previous Games

10/24/25 vs Greenwich14-7
10/10/25 @ Danbury43-10
10/04/25 @ St. Joseph7-3
09/26/25 vs Bunnell27-7
09/19/25 vs Ridgefield47-0
+ 11 more games

New Canaan extended their winning streak (dating back to last season) to 16 on Friday, bumping them up to 6-0. They walked away with a 14-7 victory over the Greenwich Cardinals. The Rams have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Canaan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Hoffman, who threw for 185 yards and two TDs. Henry Stein handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards.

New Canaan didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Greenwich to a completion percentage of just 47.1%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from four players: Ryan Francis, James McInerney, Andrew Esposito, and Dante Marsili, who each logged one passes deflected. New Canaan wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 65.2%.

Having lost for the first time this season, Greenwich fell to 5-1. The game marked their lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

When it comes to explaining why Greenwich lost, don't look at Hector Lopez(C). Despite the final result, he rushed for 101 yards and one score, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. Lopez(C) is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season.

New Canaan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-7 win against Stamford on the 1st. As for Greenwich, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 41-14 victory against Ludlowe on the 1st.

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