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FCIAC Dominating State Lacrosse Tournaments
Eight boys and girls teams from the FCIAC have reached the semifinals in their respective tournaments, including both of Darien's.
If there were any lingering doubts that the FCIAC is the premier high school lacrosse league in the state, they've been eliminated during this year's postseason. Literally.
Eight FCIAC teams have reached the final four in their respective state tournaments, which is 40 percent of the available spots—12 for the three boys tournaments and eight for the two girls events.
Three boys teams have reached the final four: Darien and New Canaan, unsurprisingly, plus Staples.
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On the girls side, five teams have made it to the semifinals, led by Darien and New Canaan. The Blue Wave and Rams have also been joined by Greenwich and newcomers Staples and Fairfield Ludlowe.
Here's the schedule:
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Boys Class M semifinals: No. 2 Darien vs. No. 3 New Canaan, Tuesday, 5 p.m, at Fairfield Ludlowe High School
Boys Class L semifinals: No. 1 Staples vs. No. 4 Fairfield Prep, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m., at McMahon High School in Norwalk
Girls Division I semifinals: No. 2 New Canaan vs. No. 6 Glastonbury, Wednesday, 5 p.m., at Fairfield Warde High School; and No. 5 Greenwich vs. No. 8 seed Darien, Wednesday, 7 p.m., also at Warde
Girls Division II semifinals: No. 10 Staples vs. No. 3 St. Bernard, Wednesday, 5 p.m., at Bunnell High School; and No. 8 Fairfield Ludlowe vs. No. 5 Haddam-Killingworth, Wednesday, 7 p.m., also at Bunnell
The seedings mean relatively little, as the CIAC ranks losses equally regardless of opponent strength.
The Darien girls, for example, lost three games during the regular season to New York State powers and slipped in the Division I rankings because of it.
Newtown, which plays in the South West Conference, earned the top seed in the Division I girls tournament. But the Nighthawks were beaten by Darien, 19-12, in the quarterfinals on Monday. Few would consider the game an upset, even though it is according to the tournament seedings.
In Division II, Granby Memorial and Immaculate, also a member of the SWC, were the top two seeds respectively, yet both fell to FCIAC schools in the quarterfinals. Ludlowe beat Granby Memorial, 11-7, and Staples ousted Immaculate, 18-11.
