The Staples High School football team today defeated St. Joseph of Trumbull 28-20 at Trumbull to keep alive its hopes of a berth in the state Class LL championships.
Ethan Burger, the Wrecker star running back, and quarterback Andrew Speed returned from the injury list to help improve Staples to 6-1 on the season.
Staples next takes on Darien on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Darien and winds up its season on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26 at 10 a.m. at home against perennial rival Greenwich.
