The 2022 Connecticut high school football season is over. We have our six champions with Class LL champion Greenwich crowned the No. 1 team in the final GameTimeCT Top 10 Football Poll.
It's been a busy week since and we've had a lot of postseason housecleaning to do, not to mention preparation for the 2022-23 winter sports season. But we can't say goodbye without one last wrapup episode of the Meat Grinder!
In this episode hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley look back at six state championship games, examine what happened and what worked and what didn't during the games at Central Connecticut State's Arute Field and UConn's Rentschler Field. They also look at all of the state's final rankings — the GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll, The Day of New London's Coaches Poll, the MaxPreps.com computer rankings — and compare them to their personal Top 10 votes.
The season's final guest star is none other than ANTHONY MORELLO, with whom we have a comprehensive interview about what it took for his team to return to the pinnacle after coach John Marinelli's departure after the 2018 championship season.
And, finally, Pete and Sean discuss the potential players and coaches of the year.
So join us, won't you?
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Previous Episodes

The Meat Grinder Episode 16: No. 1 Greenwich's Anthony Morello and the championship wrap up episode.
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WEEK 15 BONUS — INTERVIEW WITH UCONN COACH JIM MORA
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WEEK 15 — IT'S THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BONANZA AND PICK'EMS SHOW!
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WEEK 14 — THE 2022 CIAC QUARTERFINAL WRAP & SEMIFINAL PICK'EMS SHOW
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WEEK 13 — THE ANNUAL TURKEY WRAP & QUARTERFINAL PICK'EMS SHOW!
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WEEK 12 — IT'S THE THANKSGIVING CROSSOVER EPISODE! PLAYOFF OUTLOOK AND TURKEY DAY PICK'EMS
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WEEK 11 — THE PUSH FOR THE PLAYOFFS, WEST HAVEN WINS CLASSIC, WINDSOR's ROB FLEETING
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WEEK 10 — MALONEY IS NO. 1, NOW COACH TOM DYER AND HAMDEN TAKE CENTER STAGE
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WEEK 9 — CROMWELL/PORTLAND'S RANDELL BENNETT AND IT'S NO. 1 VS. NO. 2!
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WEEK 8 — NORTH HAVEN COACH TONY SAGNELLA; PLUS! WESTIES RULE PAST AND PRESENT
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WEEK 7 — THE 2022 MIDSEASON REPORT
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WEEK 6 — KILLINGLY'S CHAD NEAL & WEEKEND OF THE LIVING DEAD
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WEEK 5 — NAUGATUCK'S CHRIS ANDERSON & RETURN OF THE BIG LEAGUE SHOWDOWN
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WEEK 4 — MALONEY'S KEVIN FREDERICK & ATTACK OF THE CCC BIG DOGS
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WEEK 3 — SOUTHINGTON'S MIKE DRURY & ALLIANCE: THE RECKONING
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WEEK 2 — CLUTCH HUTCH, ACTION JACKSON & JUGGERNAUT JOHNSTON
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WEEK 1 — IT'S KICKOFF 2022!