With football season right around the corner, we are reminded that the playoffs have expanded to include 32 teams in four classes.

Eight teams make the field in each class (LL, L, M and S).
Quarterfinals will take place on Tuesday Nov. 30 at the site of the higher seed starting at 6:30 p.m.

Below is information listed at the CIAC SITE (www.casciac.org):

Postponements of the quarter-finals will be played on December 1. All semi-final games will be played on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at neutral sites at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Postponements of semi-finals will be played on December 5.

All final games will be played on Friday/Saturday, December 10-11, 2010 at Rentschler Field. Friday evening game will start at 7:00 p.m. - Saturday games are 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The postponement date will be on December 12, 2010. (Site and times to be announced).

Mike Veronneau was recently hired as the new coach at Watertown, replacing Roger Ouellette.

Read the article from the Waterbury-Republican here.