GREENWICH - New Canaan used a ground-and-pound offense to score on its first two possessions of the second half and defeated Greenwich 23-19 in a showdown of the top two teams in the GametimeCT Top 10 Poll Friday night at Cardinal Stadium.
Dallas George capped a 54-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown run to give the Rams the lead in the third quarter, and Jack Crowell scored on a four-yard run to extend the advantage to 10 points in the fourth quarter.
New Canaan, which has been ranked No. 1 in the GametimeCT poll since the preseason, pushed its state-best winning streak to 29 games, while second-ranked Greenwich fell to 5-1.
It's the second straight season in which the Rams and Cardinals have clashed as the top-ranked teams in the state. New Canaan won last year's game 14-7 at Dunning Field, forcing turnovers on the final two Greenwich drives.
Both teams went on to win state championships. New Canaan has won four straight in Class L and Greenwich has won two straight in Class LL.
Friday's game was also the 10th meeting between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the GametimeCT Top 10 poll since 2005, and coming in, the second-ranked teams had a 5-4 advantage.
New Canaan leads the overall series against Greenwich at 23-16-3, and beat the Cardinals 14-7 in both 2021 and 2025. Greenwich's last win was 35-0 in the 2018 Class LL final.
Both teams are kicking off a difficult stretch of games.
New Canaan hosts No. 6 Ludlowe (5-0) in Week 8, followed by No. 2 (tie) St. Joseph (5-0), Wilton (3-3) and Darien (2-3), while Greenwich plays at Ridgefield (3-2) in Week 8, with Wilton, St. Joseph and Staples (5-1) to follow.
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This article originally published at No. 1 New Canaan football runs past No. 2 Greenwich and extends winning streak to 29.