Sports
Darien Sports Roundup: Feb. 17
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The Darien High School girls basketball team clinched a berth in the FCIAC playoffs on the last day of the regular season for the second straight year.
The reward for the eighth-seeded Blue Wave (11-7) is a trip to Danbury to take on the undefeated and top-seeded Hatters, who are 20-0. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
Darien officially clinched a playoff berth with a 73-17 victory over winless Bassick on Monday, although the Blue Wave essentially wrapped up a spot with a 49-42 win over Fairfield Warde on Monday.
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In other playoff action Saturday, No. 2 St. Joseph (17-3) hosts No. 7 Stamford (11-9) at 5 p.m. while No. 3 Trumbull (17-3) takes on No. 6 Trinity Catholic (13-7) at Fairfield Ludlowe at 2 p.m.
As one of the top four seeds, Trumbull also earned the right to play a home game, but the site had to be changed because the school is hosting the Class LL wrestling state tournament this weekend.
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In the final quarterfinal game, No. 4 Wilton (14-5) hosts No. 5 Norwalk (15-5) in a noon start.
During the regular season, Darien suffered a 54-35 loss to Danbury on Jan. 24.
The semifinals and finals are set for Tuesday and Thursday at Fairfield Ludlowe.
The Danbury-Darien winner will take on the Wilton-Norwalk survivor. The semifinal games are set for 6 and 7:30 p.m. with the highest remaining seed playing in the late game.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Wrestling
Class L championship, 4:30 p.m., at Bristol Central
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Girls basketball
Darien at Danbury, 2 p.m., FCIAC quarterfinals
Boys hockey
Westhill at Darien, 6:30 p.m., Darien Ice Rink
Girls hockey
New Canaan at Darien, 8:40 p.m., Darien Ice Rink
Wrestling
Class L championhip, 9:15 a.m., at Bristol Central
Indoor track
State Open championship, 12 p.m. at Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 12-4 13-5 Bridgeport Central 9-7 10-7 Greenwich 9-7 11-7 Danbury 8-8 10-8 Staples 8-8 10-9 Trumbull 8-8 9-9Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-4 14-4 Stamford 9-7 10-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 8-8 8-10 Norwalk 8-9 10-9 McMahon 3-13 3-15 Harding 3-13 4-14East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 16-0 18-0 Trinity Catholic* 12-4 13-5 Bassick* 12-4 14-4 Fairfield-Warde 8-8 10-8 Wilton 7-9 9-9 Darien 1-15 2-16 New Canaan 0-16 1-17GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 20-0 Trumbull* 15-3 17-3 Staples 11-7 12-8 Westhill 10-8 11-9 Greenwich 4-14 4-16 Bridgeport Central 1-16 2-17Central Division
Norwalk* 13-5 15-5 Stamford* 11-7 11-9 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-11 8-12 Ridgefield 7-11 7-13 McMahon 3-15 3-17 Harding 2-15 4-15East Division
St. Joseph* 15-3 17-3 Wilton* 13-5 14-5 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 13-7 Darien* 11-7 12-8 Fairfield Warde 10-8 12-8 New Canaan 8-10 10-10 Bassick 0-18 0-20BOYS HOCKEY
Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 13-0 26 18-1 Greenwich* 10-4 20 11-5-1 Ridgefield* 9-3-1 19 12-5-1 Darien* 9-3-1 19 11-5-1 Fairfield 4-8 8 6-9-0 Wilton 4-9 8 5-11-1 Staples-Trumbull 3-9 6 6-10-0 Stamford 0-13 0 1-13-0
