{
  "id": 18781683,
  "title": "Inside Week 9 of CIAC football: A record-breaker, eight remain perfect and who's No. 1 now?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/inside-week-9-of-ciac-football-a-record-breaker-eight-remain-perfect",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T20:13:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/inside-week-9-ciac-football-201342580.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the 2026 CIAC football season, Week 9 has brought a record-breaker and eight undefeated teams. New Canaan High School, ranked No. 2, has lost two straight games to Ludlowe and St. Joseph. St. Joseph, previously ranked No. 1, has now lost to New Canaan, but remains in the top half of the poll at No. 3. Ludlowe, ranked No. 1, took 11 of the 21 first-place votes last week, propelling them to the top spot. St. Joseph holds onto the No. 2 position, with Southington and Hand also having impressive records. Hand, ranked No. 5, boasts the state's longest win streak at 16 games. St. Joseph's Will Zaccagnino claims their victory over New Canaan puts them as the clear No. 1, while Ludlowe's Carlo Noecker insists they are also No. 1.",
  "summary": "Ludlowe took over the No. 1 spot in last week's GametimeCT Top 10 poll, but St. Joseph is making a case to move up.",
  "key_points": [
    "New Canaan High School loses to Ludlowe and St. Joseph",
    "St. Joseph remains in top half of poll at No. 3",
    "Ludlowe takes top spot with 11 first-place votes"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}