Wilton Scores and Standings, Sept. 27

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Déjà vu. That’s the unpleasant feeling the Darien football program had on Sunday morning, when for the third consecutive weekend the Wilton White fourth grade football team traveled to the Darien turf and demolished a Blue Wave opponent, this time by a score of 33-12.

This game started just like the previous games against Darien White and Darien Blue as Darien went three and out and Wilton took just two plays to take the lead.

On the Warriors’ signature counter play, halfback Drew Phillips, behind blocks by Cooper Heinemann, Griffin Morris and Niko Kouvaris, raced 42 yards for a touchdown.

The Warriors employed a little razzle-dazzle for the extra point as quarterback Ryan Healey pitched to Phillips who rolled right and threw back to Healey in the end zone for the one-point conversion.  

The Warriors' defensive front of Nick Sheehan, Patrick Coulter, Jack Santomero, Tate Falta, Morris and Trent Hollings dominated Darien forcing another punt. On Wilton’s next offensive play, the Warriors took to the air again, with Phillips hitting Heinemann on a 25-yard touchdown pass to put Wilton up 13-0 at the end of the first quarter.

After another defensive stop, Wilton’s offensive line of Eric Zhang, Dean Griffin, Stephen Kendra, D.J. DiCostanzo, Camilo Galeano and Heinemann again took charge. Ben Leung and Matt LaManna ran right at Darien and moved the ball steadily down the field until LaManna broke off a beautiful 26-yard run, breaking tackles all the way for yet another Wilton score. Leung added the two-point conversion to make the score 21-0.

Despite tough line play by Erik Lebek, Oliver Shulman, Santomero, Falta, Coulter and Sheehan, Darien managed a long run for a touchdown. The extra point was denied by linebackers Austin Andersen and Kouvaris who crushed the ball carrier short of the goal line. The score was 21-6 at the half.

The second half was more of the same. After intermission, Matt LaManna, Leung and Kouvaris took turns running the ball, driving to the Darien 9.

On the next play, quarterback Ryan Healey took the snap and swept to his right directly at a blitzing Darien linebacker. Healey broke the tackle in the backfield and bulled his way up the sideline into the end zone to put the Warriors up, 27-6.

In the fourth quarter, after more great defense by Cole Stephenson, Dominick “Ochocinco” Caratozzolo, Leung, DiCostanzo and Heinemann, the Warriors took possession again.

On the first play, quarterback Stephenson handed to Leung, who raced through a hole, faked right and turned on the jets to blow past the Darien defenders for a 49 yard touchdown run, making the score 33-6.

Darien tacked on a meaningless late score to make it 33-12, but Ryan Healey’s huge hit denied Darien the extra point.

Wilton now sits atop the league, tied with Wilton Blue, at 4-0.

MONDAY'S RESULTS

Boys soccer

Ridgefield 5, Wilton 3 -- Dillon Weed, Johnny Prinner and Evan Owen tallied for the Warriors, who were outscored 3-1 in the second half of a wild affair

Girls soccer

Westhill 2, Wilton 1 -- -- Lindsay Knutson had the only goal for the Warriors (0-2-1)

Field hockey

Wilton at New Canaan

Girls volleyball

New Canaan 3,Wilton 0  (25-16, 25-17, 25-20)

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Girls soccer

New Canaan at Wilton, 4 p.m.

Girls swimmimg

New Canaan at Wilton, 3:40 p.m. (Wilton YMCA)

STANDINGS

• Football

• Boys soccer

• Girls soccer

Field hockey

0

Girls volleyball