St. Joseph (Trumbull, Conn.) at New Canaan (Conn.)
Mufasa Abdul-Basir and St. Joseph are 7-0 and so is New Canaan.
Photo by Bill Berg
Friday night's winner will have the inside track at winning the Eastern Division of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. New Canaan (7-0) is ranked No. 1 in Connecticut by MaxPreps. The Rams are riding high after a 43-7 rout that ended a 23-game conference win streak for Staples. Meanwhile, second-ranked St. Joseph (7-0) blew out winless Trinity Catholic (Stamford) last week, 53-7. The Cadets had 318 rushing yards, including 170 and four touchdowns from junior running back
Mufasa Abdul-Basir.
Just the facts: These teams have combined to win 18 state championships since 1982. St. Joseph last hoisted the trophy in 2010. New Canaan's most recent title was in 2009. … New Canaan has won three of the last four games in this series and six out of eight in games played since 2005.
Mitch Stephens: St. Joseph 28, New Canaan 27
Kevin Askeland: St. Joseph 40, New Canaan 24
Jamie DeMoney: New Canaan 36, St. Joseph 19
Stephen Spiewak: New Canaan 35, St. Joseph 21
Leland Gordon: New Canaan 33, St. Joseph 30
Colin Ward-Henninger: New Canaan 21, St. Joseph 20
