Newtown High School’s football team whitewashed the host New Milford Green Wave 55-0 in the annual Boot Game, on a rainy November 9 night. It was a hat-trick of a team performance as the Nighthawks scored on offense, defense, and special teams.

A back-and-forth Class LL State Tournament second round battle between the host Newtown High School and Darien girls’ volleyball teams went to a fifth and deciding game before the visitors prevailed on November 8. No. 12 Darien, which was beaten not once but twice by the No. 5 Nighthawks during the regular campaign, overcame a two-games-to-one deficit to win 3-2 (25-21, 25-27, 21-25, 29-27, 15-11).

For the second week in a row, area high school football games are being pushed up in an effort to beat the rain. Newtown High School’s gridders will visit New Milford, in the annual Boot Game, on Friday, November 9. Kickoff is set for 5 pm.

After a scoreless first half, there was no stopping Newtown High School in its Class L State Tournament first round game with visiting Hamden, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on November 7. The fifth-seeded Nighthawks erupted with a four-goal effort in the final 30 minutes and cruised to a 4-0 triumph over the No. 12 Green Dragons.

Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team came into the campaign with a much different look, from the players on the field — a whopping 14 team members graduated last year — to the coaching staff. Playing under a completely different system, as implemented by Head Coach Charley Amblo and company, the Nighthawks were rebuilding from the bottom, starting from scratch in many ways.

Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer and volleyball teams won their Class LL state tournament openers, on November 5.