The Darien High School football team moved to 9-0 on the season after beating the Warren Harding Presidents by a score of 42-14. The two late touchdowns came at the hands of Darien’s backups, which mean the Darien defense has shutout both Wilton and Harding the past two weeks. The run game for the Blue Wave starred in this game, as both junior Shelby Grant (14 carries for 105 yards) and senior Peter Archey (15 carries for 135 yards and a touchdown) combined for 241 yards. Senior George Reed also served a big role in the offense; as he scored two touchdowns, adding his total to seven touchdowns in four games, with his longest carry being seven yards. Junior quarterback Tim Graham continued to improve, throwing for 157 yards while tossing three touchdowns. The stingy passing attack relied on short; quick passes, as the longest pass of the game went for 16 yards. Harding could not figure out how to combat the quick passing and hard running from the Blue Wave, which resulted in this high scoring affair. Junior standout Mark Evanchick led the way on defense, as he led the team in both total tackles and sacks (19 total sacks through the year). The Darien secondary shut down the Harding passing attack, as senior Charlie Travers picked one ball off while junior Tyler Grant grabbed his sixth interception of the day. With the win, Darien finished the season undefeated in FCIAC play, with the hopes of playing in the championship game, pending on the result between Brien McMahon and Saint Josephs. If Saint Joes is to win, Darien will play New Canaan for the FCIAC Championship on thanksgiving morning. Darien’s next game is Saturday, November 15th against state powerhouse North Haven in a rematch of last year’s classic win for the Blue Wave.
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| Senior Jack Feeley surveys the field during Saturday’s action at DHS Stadium |
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