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Greenwich Scores And Standings: Jan. 16
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With a chance to already clinch a berth in the CIAC Class LL state tournament after last year's four-win season, the boys basketball team left nothing to chance Friday.
Alex McMurray scored 14 points and Alejandro Rodriguez added 11 as the Cardinals overwhelmed Darien 57-25 to post their sixth straight victory and improve to 8-1.
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Just nine games into the season, Greenwich has doubled last season's win total.
The outcome never was in doubt as Greenwich built leads of 17-2 after the first quarter and 31-7 at halftime against the overmatched Blue Wave. It was 44-15 after three periods before Darien finally reached double figures in a quarter with 10 points in the final period.
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Greenwich almost blanked Darien in the first quarter, jumping out to a 17-0 lead before the Blue Wave scored the final points of the period.
Six-foot-10 Sean Kroon added nine points for the Cardinals.
Darien, which was coming off a 60-56 win over New Canaan, dropped to 2-7.
Matt Lee led the Blue Wave with eight points.
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The Darien girls basketball team posted a 41-29 victory over Greewich on Friday.
Kate Bushell scored 21 points for the Blue Wave, who were still without injured Meg Marren.
Darien (5-5) jumped out to an 11-2 lead after the first quarter, but Greenwich stayed close.
The Blue Wave held a 22-15 lead at the half before the Cardinals pulled within 30-26 after three periods. Darien pulled away in the final period by outscoring Greenwich 11-3 over the final eight minutes.
Emily Ambrogio scored 10 points for Greenwich (1-10), which suffered its 10th straight loss.
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After a close win over Simsbury, the New Canaan girls hockey team returned to its dominant form on Saturday.
Olivia Hompe scored five goals and Corbett Ripley added a pair of the Rams rolled to a 7-1 victory over FCIAC rival Greenwich at the Dorothy Hamill Rink.
New Canaan, which needed two late goals to defeat Simsbury 3-1 in its most recent game, improved to 10-0. Greenwich dropped to 5-4.
Hompe scored three of the first four goals for the Rams, who built a 4-0 lead after the second period.
Britt Gardella made 16 saves for the Rams, allowing only a third-period goal to Skylar Jayes.
Dart Freccia stopped 34 shots for the Cardinals
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Greenwich 57, Darien 25
Girls basketball
Darien 41, Greenwich 29
Boys swimming
McMahon-Norwalk at Greenwich
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Girls hockey
New Canaan 7, Greenwich 1
Wrestling
Greenwich 42, Foran 39
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Girls hockey
Greenwich at Guilford, 1 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Greenwich 6-1 8-1 Danbury 5-1 7-1 Bridgeport Central 5-2 5-2 Westhill 3-2 4-3 Trumbull 3-3 4-4 Staples 3-3 4-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 6-0 8-0 Norwalk 4-3 6-3 Stamford 2-4 3-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-5 2-7 McMahon 1-6 1-8 Harding 1-6 1-7East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 7-0 9-0 Bassick 5-2 7-2 Trinity Catholic 5-2 6-3 Fairfield-Warde 3-4 5-4 Wilton 1-5 3-5 Darien 1-6 2-7 New Canaan 0-71-8
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 8-0 10-0 Danbury 7-1 9-1 Staples 6-2 7-3 Westhill 5-3 6-4 Greenwich 1-8 1-10 Bridgeport Central 0-91-10
Central Division
Stamford 6-2 6-4 Norwalk 5-37-3
Fairfield Ludlowe 4-5 5-5 Ridgefield 4-4 4-6 McMahon 3-6 3-8 Harding 0-8 2-8East Division
St. Joseph 8-1 10-1 Wilton 6-2 6-3 New Canaan 5-4 7-4 Trinity Catholic 5-4 6-5 Darien 4-4 5-5 Fairfield Warde 4-5 6-5 Bassick 0-90-10
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 2-0 2 7-1-0 New Canaan 2-0 2 5-3-0 Darien 1-0 0 4-3-0 St. Joseph 1-1 0 5-4-0 Trinity Catholic 1-0 0 2-6-0 Stamford 0-2 0 2-6-1 Wilton 0-1 0 0-7-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield Co-op 1-0 2 3-3-0 Greenwich 1-1 2 2-7-0 Trumbull 1-1 0 6-2-0 Staples 0-1 0 5-1-0 Westhill 0-1 0 0-5-1 Norwalk/McMahon 0-2 0 1-4-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 6-0 12 9-0 Ridgefield 5-1 10 8-2 Darien 4-1 8 6-2 Greenwich 4-2 8 5-3 Trumbull/Staples
1-3 2 2-4 Fairfield 1-4 2 2-5 Wilton 0-4 0 0-5 Stamford 0-4 0 0-5
