The Meat Grinder

GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley are back for Week 8 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 - 148 — Intro

1:49 - 4:42 — Hall (2-4) at Southington (2-4)

4:43 - 6:30 — Prince Tech (1-5) at Thames River (0-5)

6:31 - 8:01 — Montville (0-6) at Plainfield (1-5)

8:02 - 10:52 — St. Joseph (5-1) at Greenwich (5-1)

10:53 - 12:59 — Naugatuck (5-1) at Torrington (6-0)

13:00 - 15:52 — Cromwell-Portland (5-1) at Haddam-Killingworth (5-1)

15:53 - 20:16 — West Haven (5-1 at North Haven (4-2)

20:17 - 22:00 — New Milford (2-4) at Stratford (0-6)

22:01 - 24:43 — Joel Barlow (4-2) at Killingly (6-0)

24:44 - 27:23 — Woodland (5-1) at Watertown (4-2)

27:24 - 27:40 — Wrap

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Haddam-Killingworth football coach Tyler Wilcox joined Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga in the Coach's Corner for the seventh episode of the Meat Grinder spin off podcast, the Coach's Corner, to talk about his team's 5-1 start to the season.

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WELCOME to another edition of THE MEAT GRINGER, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut with hosts Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga, and — welp — guess we can no longer ignore New Britain.

The Hurricanes, who have been screaming all year long for our love and attention as they racked up win after win, week after week, finally got to mug for the GameTimeCT cameras when they took on Maloney in a pivotal Week 7 game at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

And, after surviving an early onslaught courtesy of Maloney receiver Jesus Martell, the 'Canes turned to junior back Jayden Allen to rally them to 20-17 victory and a 6-0 record, their best start since 2003. Then they turned to us, unleashing their disappointment in being unranked, for us failing to pick them to win among other slights, perceived or otherwise.

This, of course, was after they got into an acrimonious "discussion" with Maloney during the post-game handshakes over some apparent pregame social media shenanigans, which is currently being investigated by both school districts.

Pete and Sean discuss all of this, take a look at the latest top 10 review some of the other big results from Week 7 — Hello, Woodland! — and dive back into the ever-developing state playoff picture heading into the final month of the season. And let's not forget our weekly SHOUT OUTS!

Join us, won't you?

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GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley are back for Week 7 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 - 2:33 — Intro

2:34 - 5:28 — Maloney (2-3) at New Britain (5-0)

5:29 - 6:01 — ATI (3-2) at Wilcox Tech/Kaynor (2-2)

6:02 - 7:16 — Killingly (5-0) at Fitch (3-2)

7:17 - 8:57 — McMahon (2-3) at Warde (1-4)

8:58 - 10:40 — Naugatuck (5-0) at Woodland (4-1)

10:41 - 12:47 — Granby/Canton (3-1) at Stafford co-op (3-3)

12:48 - 15:20 — Bassick (1-4) at Harding (0-5)

15:21 - 18:31 — Bethel (5-0) at Masuk (4-1)

18:32 - 20:02 — Hand (5-0) at Cheshire (3-2)

20:03 - 23:09 — Hand (5-0) at Cheshire (3-2)

23:10 - 23:46 — Wrap

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WELCOME back to another edition of THE MEAT GRINDER podcast, your weekly dose of High School Football in Connecticut with hosts Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga.

We’ve reached the midpoint of the 2024 season and — WELP! — throw out the scouting reports!

That’s what we did — onto a pyre — after a topsy-turvy Week 6, one that saw yet another unbeaten SWC team go down after getting shut out in the next game after shutting out their last opponent. Two weeks ago, it was Bunnell knocking off Masuk. This week, it was unbeaten Brookfield knocking off Bunnell by the same score, 21-0. 

We also saw a number of other unbeaten teams go down, including, for the second time this year, the state’s No. 1-ranked team when Wilton rose up and knocked off top-ranked Greenwich on its home turf at Cardinal Stadium.

It’s left us with more questions than answers as we sift through the carnage to try and figure out where all of these teams actually should be ranked heading into the season’s second half.

Join us as Pete and SPB recap the carnage AND have a **spirited** debate about which teams deserve to be voted in the GameTimeCT Top 10 football poll. (Spoiler Alert: They both agree it should be newly-crowned No. 1 Windsor. After that? Well...)

Plus! Don’t miss SPB’s FIRST real look at the six playoff division races. And don’t forget our weekly SHOUTOUTS!

Join us, won’t you?

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Longtime radio host "The Coach" George DeMaio joined Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga in the Coach's Corner for the sixth episode of the new spin off Meat Grinder podcast, the Coach's Corner, to talk about his team's the midseason

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GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley are back for Week 6 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 - 2:48 — Intro

2:49 - 4:05 — Bristol Eastern (3-1) at Newington (4-0) 

4:06 - 5:49 — Thames River (0-4) at Platt Tech (1-3)

5:50 - 6:33 — Griswold Wheeler (2-2) at Bacon Academy/Lyman Memorial (0-4) 

6:34 - 8:31 — St. Joseph (4-0) at Darien (3-1)

8:32 - 10:04 — North Branford (2-2) at Valley Regional/Old Lyme (2-2)

10:05 - 11:25 — Sheehan (4-1) at Branford (1-3)

11:26 - 13:41 — Notre Dame Prep (1-3) at New Fairfield (2-2)  

13:42 - 16:10 — Bunnell (4-0) at Brookfield (4-0)

16:11 - 19:36 — Windsor (4-0) at Maloney (2-2)

19:37 - 24:05 — Staples (4-0) at New Canaan (3-1) 

24:06 - 24:44 — Wrap

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New Britain football coach Brian White joined Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga in the Coach's Corner for the fifth episode of the new spin off Meat Grinder podcast, the Coach's Corner, to talk about his team's strong start to the season.

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WELCOME BACK to another exciting episode of The Meat Grinder Connecticut High School Football Podcast, brought to you GameTimeCT and the Hearst Connecticut Media Group and hosted by Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga.

With a majority of the state — especially those in the GametimeCT Top 10 — resting up on their midseason bye weeks, we took the opportunity to check in with some of the state's top contenders downballot from the usual suspects atop the state rankings.

We start with the clinic put on by Killingly in its 48-13 road rout of Guilford, a result that signaled the perennial power's prospects as the top contender in Class SS. 

We also checked in with two of Killingly's top rivals, Waterford and Ledyard, as they vied to keep pace in the ECC and Class SS race during their clash of unbeatens at Alumni Field.

Elsewhere, we got our first good look Law and Amity in a pivotal SCC game for both squads. We also returned to Rafferty Stadium to kick Fairfield Prep's tires as the Jesuits mopped their lacrosse Field with (still) winless Shelton.

Throughout it all we took a very preliminary look at how the 2024 CIAC playoff races are shaping up ahead of next week's midseason report. And don't forget to check out the latest round of SHOUTOUTS!

Yes, even the bye weeks are busy.

So join us, won't you?

RUNDOWN

0:00 — Introduction: Killingly dominates

1:10 — How did you enjoy your bye week?

5:!0 — Latest Top 10 Football Poll: Bunnell jumps St. Joe?

10:20 — Killingly routs Guilford, 48-13, cements favorite status

18:25 — Waterford wins ECC/SS unbeaten battle vs. Ledyard

22:50 — Urgency lacking in budding playoff races

28:37 — Sophomore QB rallies Law past Amity

35:29 — Fairfield Prep rips winless Shelton

39:05 — Huge Week 6 games to watch

46:19 — SHOUTOUTS!

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GameTimeCT's Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley are back for Week 5 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 - 5:20 — Intro

5:21 - 6:47 — Quinebaug Valley (0-3) at VGW Titans (1-2)

6:48 - 8:35 — Ledyard (4-0) at Waterford (4-0)

8:36 - 10:27 — WCA (3-1) at Holy Cross (3-1)

10:28 - 12:38 — Stafford (3-1) at Rockville (4-0)

12:39 - 14:54 — Shelton (0-4) at Fairfield Prep (3-1)

14:55 - 17:31 — Seymour (1-3) at Derby (3-1)

17:32 - 18:28 — Pomperaug (0-4) at Newtown (4-0)

18:29 - 19:35 — Lyman Hall (1-3) at New London (1-2)

19:36 - 21:29 — North Haven (3-1) at Notre Dame-West Haven (2-2)

21:30 - 25:08 — Killingly (4-0) at Guilford (2-1)

25:09 - 25:32 — Wrap

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