Since 1875, southeastern Connecticut has played host to the oldest high school Football Rivalry in the nation: the Norwich Free Academy Wildcats versus the New London Whalers.
Learn how a fight during the 1951 meeting stopped the game for two years, how the Bulkeley Tigers (who became New London High Sc.
This complex and competitive Rivalry has inspired mayhem and merriment, from biased officials, cheating faculty and vandalism among students to disco-dancing coaches and marching band rallies.
Since 1875, southeastern Connecticut has played host to the oldest high school Football Rivalry in the nation: the Norwich Free Academy Wildcats versus the New London Whalers