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Darien Football Remains Undefeated in 24-21 Win Over Danbury
Despite a hat trick by the Hatters' James Harrington, the Blue Wave notched its fourth win Thursday.
The Darien football team improved to 4-0 Thursday with a 24-21 road win over Danbury.
Darien struck early with a 5-yard touchdown run by Peter Gesualdi, but Danbury's James Harrington scored on the Hatters' second play from scrimmage, leaving the score at 7-6 due to a missed extra point.
An interception by the Blue Wave in the second quarter led to Chris Smith's 21-yard field goal. Darien then scored again, thanks to Gesualdi's interception, which was followed by his 28-yard TD run. Harrington had his second score of the game for Danbury, pulling the Hatters within 17-14.
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The Blue Wave closed their scoring with a 40-yard pass from quarterback Henry Baldwin to Harlan Smith. Danbury's Harrington scored his third of three touchdowns with 3:56 left in the game.
Harrington has seven touchdowns in his last two games as he had four in last week's 44-8 victory over Bridgeport Central.
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The Hatters had one last drive at the end, which ended with another interception by Gesualdi.
Darien next plays Trumbull (2-1) a week from Saturday at home. The Eagles suffered their first loss Thursday, falling 36-12 to Greenwich.
