On Saturday, New Canaan faced Ludlowe in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The New Canaan Rams strolled past the Ludlowe Falcons with points to spare, taking the game 30-14. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rams also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The critical scores for New Canaan came from Simon Tchakarov, Charlie Koch, and Henry Stein.
New Canaan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Connor Mazza and Michael Smith. Smith also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Another thorn in Ludlowe's side was Ryan Brooks, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for New Canaan, racking up 12 points in total. All came courtesy of Tucker Stevens: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
When it comes to explaining why Ludlowe lost, don't look at Liam Bond. Despite the final result, he rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 84 receiving yards.
New Canaan's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ludlowe, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
After each having a week off, New Canaan and Staples will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 2:00 p.m. on October 19th. New Canaan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.7 points per game this season. As for Ludlowe, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Stamford at 1:00 p.m. on October 19th. Ludlowe also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 45.8 points per game.
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