It’s time for Turkey Day football in Connecticut. The Turkey Bowl between top-ranked Darien and No. 7 New Canaan headlines the list of Thursday games. It will be the 91st all-time meeting between the two.
Darien, the three-time state champs, trail in the all-time series 50-38-2. The game has been played on Thanksgiving since 1994 with New Canaan leading the Turkey Bowl series 14-9-1.
The game is made bigger by the fact that New Canaan needs a victory to qualify for the Class LL postseason.
High School Football America Connecticut Top 10
No. 1 Darien (9-0), LW: #1
No. 2 St. Joseph (8-1), LW: #2
No. 3 Greenwich (9-0), LW: #3
No. 4 Hand (9-0), LW: #4
No. 5 Shelton (9-0), LW: #5
No. 6 North Haven (8-1), LW: #6
No. 7 New Canaan (7-2), LW: #7
No. 8 Southington (9-0), LW: #8
No. 9 Newtown (9-0), LW: #9
No. 10 Fairfield Prep (8-1), LW: #10
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.