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Greenwich Coach Makes Winning Debut
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The Greenwich girls basketball team gave new coach Chrys Hernandez a thrilling victory in her debut on Wednesday.
Caroline Barrett scored 17 points and Jenny Cespedes added 10 as the Cardinals edged Fairfield Warde 49-47 in overtime in the season opener for both teams.
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Greenwich, which is looking improve upon last year's 5-15 finish, grabbed a 22-18 lead at the half.
Warde, which is expected to challenge for an FCIAC playoff spot, went back ahead 32-28 lead after the third quarter behind Kenzie Burns, who scored 11 points.
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But Barrett scored nine points in the fourth quarter to force the extra period and Tony Carr hit the winning basket for the Cardinals in the final minute of overtime.
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Hannah Jeffrey scored four goals and Ciel McDermid added three as the Greenwich girls hockey team opened its season with a 13-1 victory over the Stamford/Westhill Co-op team
Erin Ferguson, Meghan Spezzano, Skylar Jayes, Sara Schectman, Madeline Graves, Randi Schmaling each scored once for the Cardinals, who have every player back from last year's team that missed qualifying for the FCIAC playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Jess Blasznik scored the lone goal for Stamford-Westhill, which is in its first season competing on the varsity level.
Sara Ehrlich, who figures to be busy all season, made 37 saves for Stamford-Westhill.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Girls basketball
Greenwich 49, Fairfield Warde 47 (OT)
Girls hockey
Greenwich 13, Stamford/Westhill Co-op 1
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Girls basketball
Danbury at Greenwich, 5:30 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 0-0 0-0 Staples 0-0 0-0 Bridgeport Central 0-0 0-0 Danbury 0-0 0-0 Trumbull 0-0 0-0 Greenwich 0-0 0-0Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 0-0 0-0 Brien McMahon 0-0 0-0 Stamford 0-0 0-0 Harding 0-0 0-0 Fairfield-Ludlowe 0-0 0-0 Norwalk 0-0 0-0East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 0-0 0-0 Bassick 0-0 0-0 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0-0 Fairfield-Warde 0-0 0-0 New Canaan 0-0 0-0 Darien 0-0 0-0 Wilton 0-00-0
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Trumbull 0-0 0-0 Danbury 0-0 0-0 Westhill 0-0 0-0 Staples 0-0 0-0 Greenwich 0-0 0-0 Bridgeport Central 0-0 0-0Central Division
Ridgefield 0-0 0-0 Norwalk 0-0 0-0 Stamford 0-0 0-0 Brien McMahon 0-0 0-0 Fairfield-Ludlowe 0-0 0-0 Harding 0-0 0-0East Division
New Canaan 0-0 0-0 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0-0 St. Joseph 0-0 0-0 Darien 0-0 0-0 Wilton 0-0 0-0 Fairfield-Warde 0-0 0-0 Bassick 0-00-0
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record New Canaan 0-0 0 0-0-0 Ridgefield 0-0 0 0-0-0 St. Joseph 0-0 0 0-0-0 Darien 0-0 0 0-0-0 Wilton 0-0 0 0-0-0 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0 0-0-0 Stamford 0-0 0 0-0-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Staples 0-0 0 0-0-0 Greenwich 0-0 0 0-0-0 Trumbull 0-0 0 0-0-0 Westhill 0-0 0 0-0-0 Fairfield co-op 0-0 0 0-0-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-0 0 0-0-0
