Bobcats football falls 7–6 at Joel Barlow; soccer playoffs take center stage today

Friday night came down to a single point. Brookfield High School lost 7–6 to Joel Barlow High School of Redding on Friday, November 6, a third straight loss that leaves the Bobcats at 1–7. The Bobcats host Newtown High School on Friday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m., then close the season at Bethel High School on Wednesday, November 25, at 6:00 p.m.

The junior varsity gets its turn this morning. Brookfield High School's JV football team hosts Joel Barlow High School of Redding at home today, Saturday, November 7, at 10:00 a.m. The JV side has had a hard run of it lately, falling 40–0 to Bunnell High School of Stratford on October 24 and 14–6 to Weston High School of Weston on October 17.

The boys soccer playoffs open this afternoon. Brookfield High School, 6–8–3, travels to Simsbury High School of Simsbury for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff today. The Bobcats closed the regular season with a 3–1 home win over Weston High School of Weston on Wednesday, November 4. The draw is not kind: Simsbury High School of Simsbury is 18–1 and won the Central Connecticut Conference boys soccer tournament on November 4, beating Glastonbury High School of Glastonbury 2–1.

The girls soccer picture got clearer overnight. MaxPreps now lists Brookfield High School against Guilford High School on Tuesday, November 10, with the start time and location still to be announced. The Bobcats are 10–3–3.

Volleyball's season is over. Brookfield High School lost 3–0 to Masuk High School of Monroe at home on Thursday, November 5, finishing 7–9. The Bobcats won five of eleven home matches and two of four on the road this season.