{
  "id": 14408066,
  "title": "CIAC football Week 6 by the numbers: Fun facts, figures from CT's high school football scene",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ciac-football-week-6-by-the-numbers-fun-facts-figures-from-cts-high",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ciac-football-week-6-numbers-090000677.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 6 of Connecticut's high school football season has brought a variety of numbers to light. There were no overtime games in the CIAC during the past four weeks, with notable exceptions being Conard's 47-46 overtime win over South Windsor and Newington's 12-9 victory over E.O. Smith in two overtime periods. Ridgefield (3-1) will face Ludlowe (4-0) on Friday at 7 p.m., with Ridgefield jumping from No. 8 to No. 6 in the GametimeCT Top 10. New London joined the Top 10 this week, debuting at No. 10 after a five-game winning streak. Four teams have been unbeaten since their opening losses, including Holy Cross and Simsbury, both 4-1, and Ledyard, which is 3-1. Additionally, four consecutive weeks saw the top five teams maintain their positions in the Top 10 poll.",
  "summary": "Fun facts, figures and stats for Week 6 of the 2026 Connecticut high school football season.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ridgefield (3-1) to face Ludlowe (4-0) on Friday, improving from No. 8 to No. 6 in GametimeCT Top 10",
    "Four teams unbeaten since opening losses: Holy Cross, Simsbury (4-1), Ledyard (3-1)"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}