The Meat Grinder

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

  1. 2d ago

    The Meat Grinder Podcast (S9:E8): No. 1 New Canaan, Masuk, Lyman Hall tough out showdown victories

    WELCOME BACK to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder: Connecticut High School Football Podcast with GameTimeCT's Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga. Showdown Week lived up to its expectations as No. 1 New Canaan barreled over No. 2 Greenwich in their anticipated matchup, Masuk vaulted into the Top 10 poll with its shootout victory over Pomperaug and Lyman Hall built a big lead then held on to exorcise its Guilford ghosts on the week before Halloween. New Canaan has now won 29-straight games and remains No. 1 in the latest GametimeCT Top 10. Masuk vaulted up the rankings. Lyman Hall, despite its best start since its only championship season in 1985, failed to crack the Top 10, much to their chagrin. Elsewhere, Holy Cross' Dae'Sean Graves became the state's all-time TD catcher with his 50th and 51st TDs of his career against Crosby. Ansonia and Notre Dame Prep earned impressive rebound victories. Hand stayed unbeaten. And a freshman kicked Haddam-Killingworth back into the Class S playoff picture. Speaking of playoffs, we take our first look at the CIAC football playoff standings after seven weeks and see, at last, where our state's contestants stand a week before the November stretch run begins. So excuse poor SPB's mic issues during the Greenwich-New Canaan recap — who wants to hear him anyway? Though, it's all good after that — and join us, won't you? While you're here, check out our GametimeCT Merch Store: https://shop.gametimect.com/ RUNDOWN 0:00 — Introduction: New Canaan still No. 1 1:17 — SPB has some serious mic issues (lol) 4:23 — Crowell, O-line lead No. 1 New Canaan past No. 2 Greenwich - feat. SPB's bad mic :( 9:20 — NC-Greenwich postgame interviews 13:15 — Latest GametimeCT Top 10 Poll: No Lyman Hall :( 16:25 — Unveiling the CIAC Playoff Rankings: CLASS L 17:36 — CLASS LL Playoff Rankings (it's bad) 21:11 — CLASS MM Playoff Rankings (it's better) 22:05 — Holy Cross' Dae'Sean Graves sets CT's all-time TD catch record 25:42 — Champagne leads 6-0 Masuk past Pomperaug 28:53 — Lyman Hall holds off Guilford, first 6-0 start since '85 34:08 — Notre Dame Prep outlasts New Milford behind James 35:18 — CLASS M Playoff Rankings (great class) 36:33 — Taylor, Ansonia rout Woodland 37:35 — CLASS SS Playoff Rankings (avoid Hand at all costs) 40:14 — Haddam-Killingworth stays alive thanks to freshman's kick 43:10 — CLASS S Playoff Rankings (Sheehan is in TROUBLE)) 45:19 — FIX THE SCHEDULES!!! 49:38 — Week 8 Games to Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 12/16/2025

    CIAC Championship Recap | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E16)

    Welcome back to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut. What a finish to the CIAC playoffs! There were wire-to-wire finishes, late-game heroics and historic feats by dominant teams. We’ll break down all the results, hear from players and coaches, and take a look at the final GametimeCT Top 10 poll of the season. Rundown: 0:00 - Football season closes with a bang13:45 - Final GametimeCT Top 10 Poll31:03 - Hand surges late to beat Killingly in Class SS title game43:50 - Sheehan edges NWC in Class S title game51:50 - Robinson leads Windsor past Bunnell in Class MM title game1:02:45 - New Canaan makes it four straight in Class L1:19:00 - Greenwich proves SPB wrong in Class LL title game1:37:40 - Berlin wins Class M title in improbable fashion1:57:41 - Thank you fans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 12/12/2025

    CIAC Championship Preview + Predictions | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E15)

    Welcome back to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut. It's time for the CIAC championships! The schedule is set for Saturday, and all that's left is for the teams to battle it out and see who will be crowned a state champion. But first, we'll recap how we got to these final pairings after a wild day of semifinals that featured blowouts, upsets and down-to-the-wire finishes. After we break down each final pairing, we'll give our predictions on who will win. Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 3:38 - CIAC Championship schedule 10:18 - CIAC Semifinal summary 17:30 - Class LL Semifinal recap 19:40 - Class LL bracket + picks 24:00 - Class L Semifinal recap 28:39 - Class L bracket + picks 33:57 - Class MM Semifinal recap 40:10 - Class MM bracket + picks 44:45 - Class M Semifinal recap 53:55 - Class MM bracket + picks 59:35 - Class SS Semifinal recap 1:01:06 - Class SS bracket + picks 1:08:20 - Class S Semifinal recap 1:09:58 - Class S bracket + picks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 12/06/2025

    CIAC Quarterfinal Wrap & Semifinal Preview Show | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E14)

    Welcome back to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut. Wow, what a quarterfinal round in the CIAC playoffs! We saw upsets, blowouts, game-winning touchdowns and game-saving defensive plays. We’ll recap all of it, and we’ll also look ahead to a jam-packed semifinal round, where we break down every matchup and give our predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 12/02/2025

    The 2025 CIAC Quarterfinal Preview Show | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E13)

    Welcome back to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut. It's time for the CIAC playoffs! With the regular season in the rearview, it's time to take a look at each playoff bracket for each class, as we'll breakdown the matchups and give our predictions for the quarterfinals. We'll also recap some of the wild Thanksgiving week games that helped determine the field.  They break down those games, the latest GametimeCT Top 10 poll and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 11/25/2025

    Gearing Up for the Turkey Week Extravaganza | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E12)

    Welcome back to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut. It's our Thanksgiving football week preview episode! We'll breakdown all the important games on the slate that have playoff implications and hometown bragging rights. We'll also do more playoff point calculations.  They break down those games, the latest GametimeCT Top 10 Poll and some of results from Week 11. Rundown:  0:00 - Intro11:19 - Who's clinched. Who hasn't. 16:13 - Thanksgiving week schedule27:28 - GametimeCT Top 10 Poll29:31 - Class LL Playoff Standings33:06 - No. 9 Windsor rolls Bloomfield35:30 Hartford co-op outlasts Ellington45:55 - Class L Playoff Standings49:37 - Class MM Playoff Standings54:44 - Class M Playoff Standings56:27 - Berlin routs Middletown1:10:40 - Class SS Playoff Standings1:15:00 - Class S Playoff Standings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 11/18/2025

    28 Teams Playoff Bound, 20 Spots Up for Grabs | The Meat Grinder (S8, E11)

    Welcome back to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut. Fall state championships are over, and all the focus has turned to football as the season nears the home stretch. With Thanksgiving football only a couple weeks away, the class playoff pictures are starting to take shape, and in this episode we’ll begin breaking down where each team stands in the race to qualify. There were some big results in Week 10 that affected the outlook, as No. 4 St. Joseph took down No. 6 Wilton, No. 5 Greenwich rolled Darien, Southington beat Maloney in a thriller in overtime, and Rockville upset Cromwell/Portland in the final seconds. They break down those games, the ensuing shake-up in the latest GametimeCT Top 10 poll and some of the week’s other big results. Welcome back to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut. Fall state championships are over, and all the focus has turned to football as the season nears the home stretch. With Thanksgiving football only a couple weeks away, the class playoff pictures are starting to take shape, and in this episode we’ll begin breaking down where each team stands in the race to qualify. There were some big results in Week 10 that affected the outlook, as No. 4 St. Joseph took down No. 6 Wilton, No. 5 Greenwich rolled Darien, Simsbury beat Maloney in a thriller in overtime, and Rockville upset Cromwell/Portland in the final seconds. They break down those games, the ensuing shake-up in the latest GametimeCT Top 10 poll and some of the week’s other big results. Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 5:52 - No. 6 St. Joseph stifles No. 3 Wilton 10:20 - Anthony Sagnella gets win No. 200 12:33 - Joey Montalvo makes CT history 17:50 - Who's clinched CIAC playoffs so far 36:18 - GametimeCT Top 10 Poll 40:35 - Southington wins thriller over Maloney 42:01 - Glastonbury rolls South Windsor 42:33: No. 5 Greenwich stays on track against Darien 44:13 - Class LL playoff standings 45:55 - Class L playoff standings 50:05 - Class MM playoff standings 52:15 - Guilford gets statement win over Lyman Hall 58:10 - Rockville upsets Cromwell/Portland 1:00:31 - Class M playoff standings 1:06:39 - Class SS playoff standings 1:13:06 - Seymour edges WCA 1:17:15 - Class S playoff standings 1:22:04 - Games to watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 11/11/2025

    Wild Week, Wilton Wins Again and even More Upsets | The Meat Grinder Podcast (S8, E10)

    Welcome back to another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football in Connecticut. It was a wild Week 9 in CIAC football, with huge upsets across the board on Friday night, as teams like Greenwich, Windsor, and Fairfield Prep all went down. St. Joseph head coach Joe Della Vecchia also reached a huge milestone on Saturday. 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: Wilton pulls off a stunner!4:15 - Wilton upsets Greenwich to rise in poll9:38 - Southington stuns Windsor12:15 - Hand prevails in ranked battle against Fairfield Prep15:10 - New Canaan shuts out Staples with no Marinelli19:00 - GametimeCT Top 10 Poll24:59 - Glastonbury takes down Maloney25:35 - No Jayden Allen, no problem for New Britain26:21 - West Haven gets back on track27:45 - Class LL standings30:05 - South Windsor rolls East Hartford30:30 - Cheshire enters Top 10 after Sheehan win31:11 - Class L standings34:45 - Barlow pulls off wild win over Masuk38:35 - Class MM standings40:45 - Della Vecchia earns 200th win with St. Joseph48:45 - Guilford rallies past Amity53:22 - Class M standings56:25 - Class SS standings1:00:30 - Woodland stays hot against Holy Cross1:03:02 - Seymour comes back against Naugatuck1:05:15 - Class S standings1:09:14 Games to watch1:14:16 - SHOUTOUTS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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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  • Creator
    GameTimeCT
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    388
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