The Staples football Wreckers beat rival Greenwiich 48-30 today at Greenwich to win the FCIAC championship for the second successive year.

The Wreckers finished with a 9-0 record on the season and now prepare for the state LL tournament.

Staples senior Joey Zelkowitz was named most valuable player of the game, setting a 317-yard rushing record. He scored three touchdowns on 20 carries while adding an interception.

The opening round of the class LL tournament will take place Tuesday night at Staples with the No. 1 seed Wreckers meeting No. 8 West Haven.

Staples senior Nick Kelly breaks up a pass during today’s 48-30 FCIAC championship victory over the Greenwich Cardinals at Greenwich. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Douglas Healey for WestportNow.com

Staples fans cheered on their team today as the Wreckers won the FCIAC championship with a 48-30 win over the Greenwich cardinals at Greenwich.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Douglas Healey for WestportNow.com

Staples High School track and running coach Laddie Lawrence sits in the passenger seat of a police car leading the 35th annual Turkey Trot today as the lead runners in the five-mile race approach Greens Farms Road and New Creek Road in Westport. The top three finishers close behind are (l-r) Noredine Abdelfateh, 31, of Norwalk, who came in third with a time of 25:51; Henry Wynne, 17, of Westport, second place finisher in 25:41, and winner Matthew Kane, 22, of Fairfield with a time of 25:23. Click here for full results. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The top three runners out of more than 4,100 who took part in today’s five-mile Turkey Trot through Southport and Westport make their way along Greens Farms Road in Westport. They are (l-r) Henry Wynne, 17, of Westport, who came in second, first place winner Matthew Kane, 22, of Fairfield, and Noredine Abdelfateh, 31, of Norwalk, third place winner. Organizers said 584 Westporters registered to run, 26 of them finishing in the top 100. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Westport’s Under-11 Boys Blue soccer team today clinched its division title with a 1-0 victory over rival Old Greenwich at Norwalk’s West Rocks Middle School. The Westport team won Connecticut southwest district’s A division honors after having beaten Fairfield’s FUSA Strikers 2-0 in the semi-finals on Saturday. The 13-strong Westport squad is coached by Paul Melitsanopoulos. The spring season kicks off with the WIN tournament on March 16 and 17 at Staples High School, organized by the Westport Soccer Association. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Siobhan Crise for WestportNow.com

The Staples HIgh School football Wreckers tonight rolled over Westhill 49-7 at the first homecoming game under the new permanent lights at home.

The Wreckers improved to 8-0 on the season and set themselves up for the FCIAC title game Thanksgiving Day against Greenwich at Greenwich.

James Hickok (shown in action earlier this year) was a key factor in Staples’ success this season. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Carl McNair for WestportNow.com

The Staples boys soccer team knew Norwalk, their second-round opponent in the state LL tournament, would be a stern test.

The Bears were 17-1-1, seeded first in the tourney and ranked No. 7 in the nation.

The Wreckers threw everything they had at them today at Testa Field, but fell 1-0. Norwalk’s goal came with less than 17 minutes remaining.

“I’m tremendously proud of our guys,” head coach Dan Woog said. “They pushed Norwalk to the limit.” He cited Harry Birch, Andrew Puchala, Yousef Shahin, Jack Scott, Greg Shikowitz and Ethan Bradeen for their tenacity and hard play.

Up front, Jordan McNair, Joe Greenwald, Diego Alanis and Noah Bender kept Norwalk on their toes. Behind them all, goalkeeper James Hickok had another superb outing.

Westport’s Staples High School’s varsity football team continued its winning ways today, rolling over Fairfield Warde 49-20 at Fairfield.

The Wreckers improved to 7-0 on the season.

Staples next takes on Westhill of Stamford Thursday at 5 p.m at home in a schedule revamped because of Storm Sandy.

The Westhill game had originally been scheduled fior today.