No. 1 New Canaan, No. 2 Darien go down on the same night | The Meat Grinder (S7 E4)

The Meat Grinder

WELCOME BACK to another exciting edition of The Meat Grinder, your weekly look back at everything that happened in Connecticut high school football, hosted by Sean Patrick Bowley and brought to you by GameTimeCT and CT Insider.

And, between Masuk's stunning defensive takedown of No. 1 New Canaanand Windsor's heart-pounding, 41-35 double-overtime stunner of No. 2 Darien in the second (and last) wholesale round of Alliance games, what didn't happen last week?

Well, No. 4 Staples didn't fold when Maloney roared back to tie their game in Westport. No. 3 Greenwich didn't miss an extra point in rallying to defeat Bishop Hendricken in a showdown of lower New England powerhouses.

Ansonia didn't blink in the face of another NVL contender. Xavier didn't score in three trips inside Manchester's red zone, including on the final play as the Red Hawks moved to 3-0.

Pete and SPB — who both got excoriated by Masuk and Windsor players for their incorrect picks last week (especially Windsor's John Manning clapping back at Pete over who's got the most dudes) — break down those games, as well as the latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll, which saw the aforementioned Cardinals assume the the position as Connecticut's No. 1 team.

But, much like New Engkand's weather, things sure have a habit of changing fast.

We also look at some of the last undefeated teams standing and look ahead to a busy, three-day Week 4.

Join us, won't you?

The Rundown

• 0:00 — Introduction: How wrong we were... again.
• 4:01 — No. 8 Masuk shuts out No. 1 New Canaan
• 9:10 — No. 6 Windsor outlasts No. 2 Darien in 2OT
• 17:39 — The Latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll: Newtown, Staples move up
• 20:12 — Greenwich is No. 1 after rallying past Bishop Hendricken
• 26:48 — Podcasters' Top 10 comparison
• 33:54 — Around the state: Fights, threats continue to disrupt
• 36:41 — Alliance "Standings" and last remaining unbeaten teams
• 41:52 — Ansonia buries Watertown, stays unbeaten
• 44:11 — Manchester holds off Xavier, stays unbeaten
• 47:13 — Glastonbury rolls through Norwalk, Manchester next
• 48:20 — Week 4 Games to Watch
• 51:18 — SHOUTOUTS!

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