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The Meat Grinder
GameTimeCT
380 episodes
5 days ago
Connecticut's premier high school football podcast hosted by Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga for GameTimeCT.
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Connecticut's premier high school football podcast hosted by Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga for GameTimeCT.
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The Meat Grinder
New Britain, Ellington refuse to lose! | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E9)
Welcome back to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut.  One ranked matchup highlighted Week 8’s slate of games, and it ended with No. 8 St. Joseph on top over No. 10 Staples. No. 3 Greenwich took care of business as well over Fairfield Ludlowe, as did No. 2 Killingly. No. 4 Fairfield Prep also needed a game-winning field goal to beat North Haven. They break down those games, the ensuing shake-up in the latest GametimeCT Top 10 poll, some of the week’s other big results, and, of course, give out their weekly shoutouts. Rundown: 0:00 - INTRO: Halloween weekend football doesn't disappoint 4:53 - No. 8 St. Joseph's defense stifles No. 9 Staples 7:12 - No. 2 Greenwich explodes in fourth quarter to beat Ludlowe 13:00 - GametimeCT Top 10 Poll 18:50 - Ellington overcomes 21-pt deficit to win in OT over Granby 26:10 - New Britain overcomes 21-pt deficit to beat Maloney 35:30 - No. 4 Fairfield Prep win against North Haven on game-winning FG 38:59 - Amity shuts out West Haven 40:05 - Class LL standings 40:45 - Southington routs Platt 42:30 - Danbury dominates Norwalk in the rain 46:57 - South Windsor hands Middletown first loss 47:35 - Class L standings 51:22 Class MM standings 55:25 - Holy Cross gives WCA first loss 57:20 - Class M standings 1:02:30 - CREC upsets Rockville 1:04:35 - Class SS standings 1:07:00 - Cromwell/Portland tops Haddam-Killingworth 1:09:19 - Class S standings 1:12:20 - Games to Watch 1:16:23 - SHOUTOUTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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5 days ago
1 hour 24 minutes

The Meat Grinder
Defense rules again as No. 1 New Canaan wins showdown vs. No. 2 Greenwich | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E8)
Welcome back to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut.  On this week's episode, SPB and Pete will recap the No. 1 New Canaan vs. No. 2 Greenwich matchup on Friday as well as another ranked battle on Saturday. Plus other action across the state. We'll also take a look at the GametimeCT Top 10 Poll and see where things stand in the playoff standings for each class.  RUNDOWN: 0:00 — Intro: A historic matchup leaves No. 1 still on top5:00 — No. 1 New Canaan edges No. 2 Greenwich17:10 — GametimeCT Top 10 Poll29:30 — Woodland beats Ansonia for first time in 20 years32:00 — Sheehan gets late stop to beat North Haven36:15 — Bloomfield wins on blocked FG over NWC36:55 — Class S playoff standings38:13 — Nonnewaug knocks off ND-Prep39:20 — Woodstock upsets Waterford40:20 — Stratford stuns Weston40:55 — Barlow knocks off New Fairfield41:30 — Class SS playoff standings44:25 — St. Joseph's defense does it again over Darien49:50 — Berlin remains undefeated 50:45 — Pomperaug routs Branford51:35 — Class M playoff standings55:46 — Class MM playoff standings57:20 — Cheshire shuts out West Haven1:00:05 — Pavia leads Newtown over Brookfield1:01:05 — Class L playoff standings1:04:55 — New Britain rallies past Glastonbury1:08:43 — Class LL playoff standings1:12:51 — Games to watch 1:17:03 — SHOUTOUTS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
1 hour 24 minutes

The Meat Grinder
The midseason report & mock fantasy draft l | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E7)
Welcome back to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut.  It's the midway point in the CIAC football season, so on this week's episode, hosts Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga will take a look at how things stands in each Class as well as do a "fantasy football draft" of some of the top players in the state so far.  They'll also briefly go over some of the game's from Week 6, including an improbable comeback from NFA and look at where the GametimeCT Top 10 poll stands heading into a huge matchup between No. 1 New Canaan and No. 2 Greenwich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 25 minutes

The Meat Grinder
Wilton's rout of No. 5 Staples highlights bye week of stunners | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E6)
Welcome back to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut.  On this week's episode, SPB and Pete discuss two huge, but very different upsets to Top 10 teams: Wilton's rout of No. 5 Staples and Cheshire's 28-27 takedown of No. 4 Hand on a two-point conversion in overtime. They were two of a handful of surprising results during the first major bye week of the season. They also discuss Notre Dame-West Haven's first victory of the season, 42-14 over North Haven and Fairfield Prep's takedown of West Haven. They break down those games, the ensuing shakeup in the latest GametimeCT Top 10 poll, some of the week's other big results and, of course, give out their weekly shoutouts.  Join us, won't you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 15 minutes

The Meat Grinder
Conard-East Hartford’s 154-point shootout shatters state record on ‘Super Saturday’ | Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E5)
WELCOME BACK to another thrilling edition of THE MEAT GRINDER, your weekly dose of High School Football in Connecticut.  On this week's episode, we’ll recap several top-ranked matchups from Saturday and a game that set the record for the most points scored in a single game in Connecticut history. We'll also break down the latest Top 10 poll—and of course, give our SHOUTOUTS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 month ago
1 hour 24 minutes

The Meat Grinder
FCIAC dominance sets up Super Saturday of showdowns | Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E4)
WELCOME BACK to another thrilling edition of THE MEAT GRINDER, your weekly dose of High School Football in Connecticut.  Join Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga LIVE at 7:30 p.m. as they discuss a wild Week 3, including Waterbury's Career Academy's historic win over Ansonia, Staples' win over West Haven on a game-winning field goal, the most recent Top 10 poll, and much more.  Rundown 0:00 - Intro5:30 — WCA pulls off historic win over Ansonia12:10 — Hand rolls through ranked Brookfield17:30 — Allard goes off in No. 3 Killingly win over Law20:20 — No. 10 Bunnell puts up fight, loses to No. 1 New Canaan29:45 — The latest GametimeCT Top 10 poll34:30 — Ross' FG wins it late for No. 7 Staples over West Haven38:00 — No. 5 Darien avoids upset from Masuk 40:25 — Fairfield Prep clinches Top 10 with tough win over New Britain41:15 — Dustin leads Wilton over Cheshire48:00 — Are these teams contenders or pretender?58:54 — Should we panic on these teams?1:11:30 — Peak at Alliance Scoreboard1:13:05 — Games to watch1:15:00 — SHOUTOUTS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 month ago
1 hour 24 minutes

The Meat Grinder
The Wallace & Shea Rebellions rule Week 2 | The Meat Grinder CT HS Football Podcast (S8, E3)
WELCOME BACK to another thrilling edition of THE MEAT GRINDER, your weekly dose of High School Football in Connecticut.  Join Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga as they discuss what happened in Week 2 of the 2025 Connecticut high school football season.  This week, the guys discuss two of the biggest results in Week 2, and they both happened under the Thursday night lights: Connor Shea and Seymour's 21-14 victory over Ansonia, the Cats' first over the Chargers since 2004, and Glastonbury's Danny Wallace -- in the first football game of his life — helping the Guardians stun Southington in OT. Plus! West Haven's defense, and a couple of lethal strikes by new RB Amir Daniley, help the Westies knock off accident-prone Shelton, and Bassick — BASSICK! — rallies from 18 points down to beat rival Bridgeport Central. All of that, plus the latest GametimeCT Top 10 poll, other Week 2 games of note, and plenty of SHOUTOUTS as we head into a busy second Alliance brouhaha. WE DID IT LIVE! Monday night at 7:30. Now, you can can watch any time. Join us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 month ago
1 hour 17 minutes

The Meat Grinder
Hand serves its barbecue chicken dish cold | The Meat Grinder (S8, E2)
This week on the Meat Grinder, hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley break down an enlightening Week 1 of Connecticut High School Football Alliance games, including the big one at Dalling Field in Trumbull where Bobby Reh, the son of a St. Joseph state champ, rallied Hand to a thrilling, buzzer-beating victory over the No. 4-ranked Hogs — serving their barbeque chicken dish cold. Elsewhere, Pete takes a look back at No. 2 Greenwich's dominating victory over then-No. 8 Fairfield Prep and SPB check in with the new era — same stuff — at Ansonia. They also break down the latest GametimeCT Top 10 football poll and (try their best) to highlight some of the biggest of the 54 Alliance interconference matchups, including Killingly's eye-catching victory over Bishop Hendricken (R.I.). That, plus shoutouts and so much more as we head into Week 2. Join us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 month ago
1 hour 20 minutes

The Meat Grinder
The 2025 CT High School Football Preview Show! | The Meat Grinder (S8, E1)
It's the SEASON 8 Premiere of THE MEAT GRINDER, Connecticut High School Football podcast from GameTimeCT.In the FIRST episode of the 2025 season, PETE'S BACK! Join Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley as they look back on the offseason changes, say good bye to those lost, hello to 22 new coaches, unveil the preseason GametimeCT Top 10 Poll and, at last, break down all six playoff divisions and pick the winners. Join us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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2 months ago
1 hour 38 minutes

The Meat Grinder
No. 1 New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli joins the 2024 CIAC Championship recap and season wrap show (S7 E16)
It's all over. We've crowned six state champions and concluded the 2024 CIAC high school football season. There were a few surprises -- Masuk knocking off No. 1-ranked Windsor to win the Class MM final and its first title since 2004 comes to mind. But for the most part, it was a weekend of Blue Bloods with Ansonia (22nd title), New Canaan (15th), Greenwich (10th), St. Joseph (16th) and maybe even Killingly (fifth) now, packing their displays with more championship trophies. But it was and especially big weekend for the FCIAC and Fairfield County at large, which won two thirds of the titles. The FCIAC alone won half of them. Overall, we ended the season right where it started: With Greenwich beating West Haven, this time to win the Class LL title, and New Canaan being crowned the No. 1 team in the state. This time, however, that ranking is etched in history. FIFTEEN-TIME championship coach Lou Marinelli joins us for our annual chat with the state's final No. 1 team. He talks about his players, his program's run of success and how it managed to win a third-straight title despite every team in the state chasing them. Join host Sean Patrick Bowley alongside Scott Ericson and Dave Stewart as they break down everything -- from the final GameTimeCT Top 10, weekend's best plays, the top performances and everything in between. It's a jam-packed episode you won't want to miss! So, for the final time this year, join us, won't you? RUNDOWN 0:00 — The Montage of Heroes 3:17 — New Canaan, Fairfield County are No. 1 10:00 — The final 2024 GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll 19:58 — Championship Weekend Impressions 22:11 — Ansonia wipes out Bloomfield in Class S final 27:59 — Allard, Killingly race past Sheehan in SS final 29:47 — Masuk stuns No. 1 Windsor to win Class MM title 37:04 — St. Joseph holds off Brookfield in classic M final 40:52 — D'Angelo, Greenwich leave little doubt in LL final 45:06 — Controversial play goes viral as New Canaan wins third-straight L title 49:06 — Interview with NEW CANAAN'S LOU MARINELLI 1:28:11 — Final PIcke'ms Results 1:30:11 — Who will be 2024's Player of the Year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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10 months ago
1 hour 40 minutes

The Meat Grinder
It's the 2024 Semifinal Recap and Championship Pick'ems show | The Meat Grinder (S7, E15)
WELCOME BACK to another edition of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of High School Football in Connecticut. And, at least, it's Championship Weekend! And that means it's the last week of high school football in Connecticut. Forty-eight teams entered, 12 teams remain to play for six (lol) CIAC championships. If the weekend's finals are even remotely as good as Sunday's semifinals, we're in for a treat because Sunday's were ridiculously good. We had thrills, like Ansonia's stunning, Hail-Mary victory over Woodland and Bloomfield's comeback win over WCA in Class S. We had spills, like St. Joseph intercepting four passes and dethroning defending Class M champ Hand and Greenwich dethroning defending LL champ Staples. And we had chills, like the way Windsor, Masuk, Sheehan, Killingly and West Haven (especially the Westies) dismantled their opponents in stunning fashion. JOIN host Sean Patrick Bowley and staff writers Dave Stewart and Scott Ericson as we recap the madness and make our picks for this weekend's 2024 CIAC Football Championships at CCSU's Arute Field and East Hartford's Rentschler Field Friday and Saturday.  It's a tight race in the annual staff pick'ems contest with a FIVE-WAY TIE heading into the final six games! Who will come out on top? As an added bonus, we roll back the clock to the preseason and see where how SPB and Pete Paguaga did on their 2024 state championship picks! (Spoiler alert: Mostly pretty well!) Join us, won't you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11 months ago
1 hour 19 minutes

The Meat Grinder
The 2024 Quarterfinal Wrap-up and Semifinal Pick'ems show | The Meat Grinder (S7 E14)
Welcome back to another thrilling episode of THE MEAT GRINDER, your weekly does of High School Football in Connecticut. Twenty-four teams are gone, 24 remain. We've reached Semifinal Sunday in the race for the six 2024 state championships! After a rainy Thanksgiving we were treated to snow, glorious and beautiful snow on Tuesday's CIAC quarterfinals (unless you were along the Connecticut shoreline) as we moved into playoff football in December. And, much like the weather, the first round of the playoffs brought us some surprises. Like two No. 8 seeds -- WCA and Notre Dame-West Haven -- knocking off a pair of No. 1 seeds -- Capital Prep and Naugatuck, respectively. The SCC and the FCIAC thrived while the Pequot -- all six teams -- was sent home for the holidays. It wasn't all rosy, however. Northwest United announced it would forfeit its Class MM against No. 1 Windsor, perhaps a foretelling of the mis-matched blowouts that pervaded the quarterfinal rounds, which got us thinking (again) about how we can improve these here playoff rankings. But, when the snow cleared, the semifinals were, at last, set with four rematches of regular-season games, including BOTH Class LL semis, and another playoff rematch between Hand and St. Joseph. Join host Sean Patrick Bowley, who, once again, is joined by Scott Ericson and Dave Stewart to break down the games and -- of course -- make their picks to reach next weekend's championships. Dave Stewart is leading the staff pick'ems contest with SPB a game back! It's a jam-packed show again, so join us, won't you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11 months ago
55 minutes

The Meat Grinder
The 2024 Thanksgiving Wrap and Quarterfinal Pick'ems Episode (S7 E13)
WELCOME BACK to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of High School Football in Connecticut. After a wild (and wet) week of great Thanksgiving games, we've finally reached the 2024 CIAC Football Postseason!  On Tuesday night, Valley Regional/Old Lyme rallied to knock off H-K and, ultimately, punch its Class S playoff tickets. On Wednesday night, Naugatuck out-slugged Ansonia in Ye Olde Valley Rivalry  to recapture the No. 1 seed in Class L. Wethersfield went from 0-10 to 9-1, riding QB Cam Righi to a glorious, Class MM-clinching overtime victory over rival Newington. Forty-eight teams enter, six teams leave. And we're excited to see some new... uh... well... many familiar matchups in Tuesday's quarterfinals. SEVEN, in fact, and potentially more in the coming rounds. There's lots to discuss -- especially with the tragic death of a Bloomfield Pop Warner player and a number of coaches already announcing their resignations — and 24 games to pick as we continue our march toward the 2024 CIAC championship games in two weeks. Your host Sean Patrick Bowley is once again joined by Dave Stewart and Scott Ericson as we break down everything that happened on Thanksgiving Week and decide who will advance to Sunday's semifinal round. Join us, won't you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11 months ago
1 hour 13 minutes

The Meat Grinder
It's the Annual Thanksgiving Week Pick'ems Show! | The Meat Grinder (S7 E12)
Welcome back to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of High School Football in Connecticut. And, because we live in the great state of Connecticut and because we're fast approaching the last Thursday in November AND because we love high school football, you should know what this episode is all about. Yes, turkeys, it's Thanksgiving Football Week in Connecticut, the final regular season game of the year. It's a time to come home home, get the gang together and head out to your favorite high school football game, whatever it might be called — The Air and Speed Bowl, the Olde Canal Cup, the Turkey Bowl, the Green Bowl, the Elm City Bowl, The Battle for the Bell or the Battle for the Sword... whatever. There's always something to whet your football appetite during Thanksgiving in the Nutmeg State — especially this year, with no NFL games to really care about (sigh). And, of course Thanksgiving week means copious amount of playoff math, which begets playoff scenarios. Thankfully, its not too hard this year, what with 33 of 48 teams qualified heading into the grand regular season finale. Still, we'll do our best to break it down for you. Because time is precious and short, Thanksgiving Week also means our annual hybrid episode, combining the Meat Grinder with the weekly Pick'ems Podcast! Join host Sean Patrick Bowley, alongside staffers Dave Stewart, currently in first place, and Scott Ericson, currently fending off the 8-Ball below, as we pick 20 — Twenty! — key high school football games. So if you're not one of the lucky contestants playing this week, pull up a chair, kick back and relax. We've got everything you need to know, and then some. Happy Thanksgiving Football 2024 to all. We do hope you will join us. RUNDOWN 0:00 — Introduction: It's that time of year again! 2:35 — East Hartford, East Haven pull off stunners. 5:58 — The latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Football Poll 8:00 — The CIAC Playoff Formula — a refresher. 8:57 — Class LL playoff breakdown 10:29 — Class L playoff breakdown 11:48 — Class MM playoff breakdown 13:19 — Class M playoff breakdown 14:51 — Class SS playoff breakdown 16:11 — Class S playoff breakdown 17:35 — The Thanksgiving Pick 'ems Podcast! 21:22 — H-K at Valley Regional/Old Lyme 22:57 — Newington at Wethersfield 25:44 — NWC at East Catholic 27:48 — ATI at NW United 30:23 — West Haven at Fairfield Prep 33:26 — Newtown at Masuk 35:47 — Bristol Easter vs. Bristol Central 38:14 — Maloney vs. Platt 41:02 — New London at NFA 43:15 — Ledyard at Fitch 45:36 — New Canaan at Darien 48:56 — Greenwich at Staples 51:11 — Trumbull at St. Joseph 53:41 — Ansonia at Naugatuck 56:03 — Harding at Bridgeport Central 57:44 — Southington at Cheshire 59:30 — Lyman Hall at Sheehan 1:01:07 — Notre Dame-West Haven at Hamden 1:03:40 — Wilbur Cross at Hillhouse 1:05:14 — Bunnell at Stratford 1:07:16 — Wrapping up #cthsfb #connecticut #highschoolfootball #hsfootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11 months ago
1 hour 11 minutes

The Meat Grinder
Week 11 selections for 2024 season
GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley are back for Week 11 of the staff pick'ems for the 2024 football season. Each and every week the duo will be selecting 10 games from across the state. THE RUNDOWN 0:00 - 2::21 — Intro 2:22 - 4:00 — Hall (2-7) at Conard (3-6) 4:01- 5:16 — NW United (8-0) at Cheney Tech (6-3) 5:17- 6:31— MSW (1-8) at SMSA (1-8) 6:32- 7:45 — Wilbur Cross (1-7) at Harding (1-7) 7:46 - 8:52 — Platt Tech (4-4) at Wilcox Tech (2-6) 8:53 - 10:29 — Windsor (9-0) at Bloomfield (7-2) 10:30 - 12:06 — East Haven (5-3) at Hillhouse (5-3) 12:07 - 14:38 — Wilton (4-5) at Xavier (3-6) 14:39 - 16:07 — East Hartford (3-6) at Manchester (6-3) 16:08- 17:06 — Middletown (3-6) at Berlin (6-3) 17:07 - 17:59 — Wrap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11 months ago
19 minutes

The Meat Grinder
Coach's Corner: West Haven coach Rich Boshea
West Haven coach Rich Boshea joined Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga in the Coach's Corner for the tenth episode of the Meat Grinder spin off podcast, the Coach's Corner, to talk about his team's 8-1 start to the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11 months ago
25 minutes

The Meat Grinder
Setting the CIAC playoff table ahead of Thanksgiving Week | The Meat Grinder (S7, E11)
It's Week 11 — the last weekend of the 2024 high school football season before our favorite time of the year, the grand Thanksgiving week finale. And you know what that means! It's time, at last, to take a detailed dive into the CIAC football playoff picture heading into Thanksgiving Week. Half of the 2024 field is set: Twenty-four teams have (unofficially) qualified for 48 spots across the six playoff divisions. Those include Fairfield Prep, which rallied from 15 points down to all but dash North Haven's dreams of a three-peatwhile solidifying its place in the Class LL race; and Brookfield, which marched past rival Masuk to stay unbeaten and clinch its first playoff berth in six years.  We'll take a deep look at who's still alive and who needs what to secure one the remaining 24 spots heading into the final week. That includes Manchester, which rode Emmanuel Sampel and Joe Mugovero to a comeback victory over New Britain, drawing the Red Hawks oh, so closer to a return trip to the Class LL playoffs. And it includes the likes of Hillhouse and East Haven, who will play Friday in a game that to decide whose Thanksgiving Day game will mean more than just bragging rights. All this, plus the latest GametimeCT top 10 poll, a recap of Choate's NEPSAC Bowl championship victory over Brunswick to complete yet another unbeaten prep school season. You won't want to miss this episode. Join us, won't you? RUNDOWN 0:00 — Introduction: Brookfield, Prep clinch playoff berths 1:54 — It's Almost Playoff Time! 8:14 — Fairfield Prep rallies past North Haven, into LL playoffs 16:01 — The Week 11 GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll (Nos. 10-8) 17:49 — Brookfield marches past Masuk, into Class M playoffs 24:42 — The GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll (Nos. 6-1) 27:47 — Class LL playoff outlook (Manchester rallies past NB) 31:25 — Class L playoff outlook (bottleneck after No. 6) 33:33 — Class MM playoff outlook (8-1 Wethersfield must win) 36:41 — Class M playoff outlook (East Haven can join race) 39:47 — Class SS playoff outlook (Ellington must win twice) 41:48 — Class S playoff outlook (NWC vs. East is key) 46:18 — Choate beats Brunswick in NEPSAC Bowl, finishes unbeaten again 51:45 — Shout outs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11 months ago
1 hour

The Meat Grinder
Week 10 selections for 2024 season
GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley are back for Week 10 of the staff pick'ems for the 2024 football season. Each and every week the duo will be selecting 10 games from across the state. THE RUNDOWN  0:00 - 3:23 — Intro 3:24 - 5:49 — East Hartford (2-6) at Hall (2-6) 5:50 - 7:10 — Cheney Tech (6-2) at Bullard Havens (5-3) 7:11 - 9:35 — Fitch (4-4) at Stonington (6-2) 9:36 - 11:25 — Ridgefield (3-5) at Stamford (0-8) 11:26 - 12:52 — Crosby (3-5) at WCA (5-3) 12:53 - 16:09 — Windsor Locks (3-5) at North Branford (3-4) 16:10 - 17:40 — Cheshire (4-4) at West Haven (7-1) 17:41 - 21:22 — Brookfield (8-0) at Masuk (7-1) 21:23 - 24:21 — North Haven (5-3) at Fairfield Prep (7-1) 24:22- 26:46 — Cromwell/Portland (7-1) at Rockville (7-0) 26:47 - 27:59 — Wrap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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12 months ago
29 minutes

The Meat Grinder
Coach's Corner: Cromwell/Portland coach Sal Morello
Cromwell/Portland coach Sal Morello joined Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga in the Coach's Corner for the eighth episode of the Meat Grinder spin off podcast, the Coach's Corner, to talk about his return to Cromwell and the co-op's 7-1 start to the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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12 months ago
36 minutes

The Meat Grinder
As playoffs near, superhuman feats appear for Staples, other contenders | The Meat Grinder (S7 E10)
We're down to the final full week of the 2024 high school football season, a time when, with playoffs on the minds, the impossible suddenly become possible and where goats become G.O.A.T.S. Exhibit A is Staples quarterback Nick Weil, who fumbled three times and threw four picks against some hungry, hungry Hogs, yet somehow — with a little help from his friends — lived to tell his fantastic tale of perseverance in the face of overwhelming adversity. Staples' nutty 14-10 victory over St. Joseph, courtesy of the Staples defense and Weil's 42-yard TD pass with 47 seconds left, highlighted a big week of football games as we round the final turn into the homestretch. But it wasn't the only impressive performance.  Jayden Taylor and Ryan Schoffstall piloted Newtown as the Nighthawks' blasted off for FIFTY first-half points to overwhelm Bunnell and prove they're a team a team with which to be reckoned with. Quintez Whittle and Ansonia, down their QB, met every Woodland punch with an overwhelming array of counters and haymakers in a 50-27 win. Glastonbury's Luke Shannon and Connor Finnerty teamed up for FIVE touchdowns in a 49-21 rout of then-unbeaten New Britain in what's surely at bellweather result in the upcoming Class LL playoffs. There was also big nights in big spots for Watertown's Brady Gambee, Ludlowe's Ryan Tompkins, Manchester's Joe Mugovero, Sheehan's Joshn Durant, everyone on Windham and more, much more. We dive into these fascinating finales, look ahead to some great games ahead -- including Brunswick and Choate's anticipated NEPSAC Bowl showdown of four University of Notre Dame recruits — plus a heapin' helpin' of CIAC playoff outlooks and another round of SHOUT OUTS! on this week's show. Join us, won't you? RUNDOWN 0:00 — Introduction: Staples pulls a rabbit from its rear 1:21 — It’s Week 10! 4:17 — 4 Notre Dame commits highlight Brunswick, Choate bowl showdown 8:23 — Mt. Hope sues RIIL over Stafford!? 13:14 — Latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll (Nos. 10-8) 15:00 — Weil rises above, No. 7 Wreckers rally past St. Joe 21:03 — No. 6 Newtown makes massive statement 24:11 — Top 10 Poll (Nos. 5-1): Marinelli wins 400th, Hand stays unbeaten 28:17 — Segway: What’s your favorite football movie? 33:48 — CLASS S Playoff Update: Whittle, Ansonia outlast Woodland 37:55 — CLASS SS Playoff Update: Windham knocks off Waterford; Sheehan takes care of LAw 41:32 — CLASS M Playoff Update: Watertown’s back 44:40 — CLASS MM Playoff Update: What about Wethersfield? 48:57 — CLASS L Playoff update: Ludlowe draws closer 52:49 — CLASS LL Playoff update: Glastonbury knocks off New Britain 59:48 — SHOUT OUTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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12 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes

The Meat Grinder
Connecticut's premier high school football podcast hosted by Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga for GameTimeCT.