Wildcats gain playoff berth

Jack Curtis put the Wildcats on the board early with an impressive 28-yard touchdown run and the 7th grade team defeated New Canaan,  19-0, in Youth Football League action on Sunday afternoon.
Timmy Jacobi took the Wildcats lead to 12-0 with a strong 17-yard carry.
Joey Turner capped the touchdown run with an extra point to make it 13-0.
Justin Keith closed the first half for the Wildcats in exciting fashion, with a pick-six interception return to extend the lead to 19-0.
New Canaan was deep in Wildcats’ territory in the final minutes of the first half when Jack Hogarth intercepted a pass to foil the drive.
Although there was no additional scoring in the second half, the Wildcats showed strong offensive play led by Matt Coda and Kris Gjinaj, as well as a fumble recovery by Zach Taylor and a second interception by Hogarth.
The shutout was led by strong performances by Clay Zachery, Josh Evans and Alexey Linsenmeyer.
The 7th grade Wildcats enter the playoffs with a stellar 7-1 record.
5th Grade Wildcats
The Wildcats lost their final regular season game, 33-13, in New Canaan on Saturday evening.
Despite the score, the team moved the ball well all night with Ben Pulsifer scoring both touchdowns on end-around sprints of 30 and 40 yards.
Ryan Janz and Griffin Gallati ran tough up the middle all game, both finishing with more than 50 yards rushing.
Deaglan O’Donnell and Liam Hawley made some big tackles on the defensive side of the ball.
4th Grade Wildcats
The Wildcats finished up the regular season with a 21-6 victory over Norwalk Green.
The defense set the tone early when Jack McKenna forced and recovered a fumble, which set up Andrew Conklin’s 30-yard touchdown pass to Jack Morison.
Dylan Igram caught a five-yard pass for the two-point conversion.
A four-yard run by Aidan Casey in the second quarter set up a quarterback sneak by Conklin to make it 14-0.
Jack Gremse capped off the scoring for Fairfield with two strong runs for a total of 40 yards and a touchdown, with Lorenzo Cooper running in the extra point.
Kyle Dutter and Will Smalley anchored the line and Thomas Walewski had a nice pass reception as well.
The Wildcats finished the regular season with a 5-3 record and will play their first playoff game this weekend.
3rd Grade Wildcats
The Wildcats opened up early against Ridgefield with a touchdown by Harrison Keith.
Ridgefield answered quickly to close the gap to 7-6.
Key blocking from Brayden Mazzoni, Tyler Lampley and Thomas Schindler allowed Paul Sussman to get open for the second score.
Ridgefield fired back, but could not convert, making the score 13-12.
The defense was led by Andre Mead, who secured his first interception to close out the half.
Justin Feldman, Denholm Feldman and Kieran Heske proved to be key players this week, making crucial tackles to open up the second half.
Ridgefield fired back with two more quick scores before Harrison Keith lifted the Wildcats over Ridgefield with  two touchdowns to close the game.