The Meat Grinder

GameTimeCT

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

  1. 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

    1h 27m
  2. 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

    1h 22m
  3. 11/04/2025

    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

    1h 24m
4.8
out of 5
73 Ratings

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