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Darien's in: Let Hockey Playoffs Commence
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Coming off a frustrating 4-3 overtime loss to South Windsor, the Darien High School boys hockey team concludes its FCIAC regular-season schedule on Wednesday against Fairfied (2 p.m., Darien Ice Rink).
With a win, the Blue Wave (13-5, 10-1) will clinch the top seed for the tier one playoffs that begin this weekend.
Ridgefield concluded conference play at 11-1, but Darien would own the tiebreaker advantage based on a 4-2 win over the Tigers.
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The Blue Wave finish their overall regular season slate on Thursday against North Haven.
On Monday, Darien took a lead three times against South Windsor, only to have the Bobcats tie the game each time and eventually win in overtime.
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The FCIAC girls hockey playoffs begin Wednesday with the semifinals at the Darien Ice Rink.
In the opener, No. 2 seed Ridgefield (13-5-1) takes on third-seeded Greenwich (12-5-1) at 6 p.m. before top seed New Canaan (19-1) meets No. 4 Darien (11-6-1) at 8 p.m. The final is set for Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Terry Conners Rink in Stamford.
During the regular season, Darien lost to New Caaan twice -- 7-2 on Jan. 27 and 4-1 on Saturday. The second game, as the score would suggest, was more competitive.
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The Darien boys basketball team (2-17, 1-16) concludes its season at home on Wednesday against Fairfield Ludlowe (8-11, 8-9).
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Fairfield Ludlowe at Darien, 7 p.m.
Boys hockey
Fairfield at Darien, 2 p.m., Darien Ice Rink
Girls hockey
Darien vs. New Canaan, 8 p.m., FCIAC semifinals, at Darien Ice Rink
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 13-4 14-5 Bridgeport Central 9-8 10-8 Danbury 9-8 11-8 Greenwich 9-8 11-8 Trumbull 9-8 10-9 Staples 8-9 10-9Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-5 14-5 Stamford 10-7 11-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 8-9 8-11 Norwalk 8-10 10-10 McMahon 4-13 4-15 Harding 4-13 4-15East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 17-0 19-0 Trinity Catholic* 13-4 14-5 Bassick* 12-5 14-5 Fairfield-Warde 9-8 11-8 Wilton 7-10 9-10 Darien 1-16 2-16 New Canaan 1-16 2-17GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 21-0 Trumbull* 15-3 18-3 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 15-6 Stamford* 11-7 12-9 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 17-4 Wilton* 13-5 15-5 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 13-8 Darien* 11-7 12-9 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* 14-0 28 19-1 Ridgefield* 10-3-1 21 13-5-1 Greenwich* 10-4 20 12-5-1 Darien* 9-4-1 19 11-6-1 Fairfield 4-9 8 6-10-0 Wilton 4-9 8 5-11-1 Staples-Trumbull 3-11 6 6-12-0 Stamford 0-14 0 1-14-0