Even though the game wasn’t played on Thanksgiving, the intensity of the rivalry between Norwich Free Academy and New London remained the same Wednesday. NFA beat New London 49-12 in the 158th renewal of America’s oldest football game.
The victory locked-up a Class LL playoff spot for Norwich Free Academy and gives the Wildcats a 79-68-11 lead in the all-time series. NFA has won seven of the last ten matchups between the two.
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.
