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NCHS Boys Hockey Falls to Darien
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Theboys hockey team suffered a 6-1 loss to archrival Darien on Monday at the Darien Ice Rink.
The Rams dropped to 0-2 and have been outscored 9-1 in their first two games. They opened with a 3-0 loss to Notre Dame of West Haven.
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Darien improved to 1-1, giving Chris Helwig his first win as the Blue Wave's new coach. It also marked the first time that Darien had beaten New Canaan, a perennial state power, in a number of seasons.
Grayson Horan and Owen Koorbusch scored in the opening period to stake the Blue Wave to a 2-0 lead.
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In the second period, Brendan Hathaway and Nick Bruno scored to extend Darien's advantage to 4-0. Alec Foresta rallied twice in the third period to complete the victory.
Max Rothston made 19 saves for Darien, only giving up a goal to Henry Stanton in the middle stanza.
Chris Koennecke made 16 saves for New Canaan, which could be facing a transitional year. The defending two-time FCIAC champions lost 18 players off last year's roster via either graduation or transfers to private schools.
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Holly Burwick, Madzie Carroll and Olivia Hompe each scored power-play goals the New Canaan girls hockey team defeated Ridgefield 3-1 Monday at the Darien Ice Rink.
Burwick opened the scoring in the second period. After Vindyha Rao tied it for the Tigers (3-1), Caroll put the Rams back ahead for good. Hompe provided an insurance marker in the third period.
Britt Gardella made 14 saves for the Rams, who improved to 5-0. Heather Ogden turned aside 19 shots for Ridgefield.
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The New Canaan boys basketball team continues its tough early slate when the Rams visit FCIAC champion Bassick on Tuesday in a 7 p.m. start.
The Rams (0-2) opened the season with a 90-35 loss to defending Class LL state champion St. Joseph, then fell to Bridgeport Central 61-32 on Friday.
Bassick (2-0) has started defense of its FCIAC title with wins over McMahon and Fairfield Warde.
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The New Canaan girls (2-2) host Bassick on Tuesday (7 p.m.). The Rams climbed back to .500 with a 52-23 victory over Bridgeport Central on Friday.
Unlike the boys, the Bassick girls team struggles to be competitive in the FCIAC and is off to an 0-4 start after a 66-16 setback to Warde on Friday.
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MONDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Darien 6, New Canaan 1
Girls hockey
New Canaan 3, Ridgefield 1
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
New Canaan at Bassick, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Bassick at New Canaan, 5:30 p.m.
Boys swimming
New Canaan at Greenwich, 3:45 p.m.
Wrestling
New Canaan at Harding, 4 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 2-0 2-0 Greenwich 2-0 2-0 Staples 1-1 1-1 Trumbull 1-1 1-1 Bridgeport Central 1-1 1-1 Westhill 0-1 0-1Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 2-0 2-0 Norwalk 1-1 1-1 Fairfield Ludlowe 1-1 1-1 Stamford 0-2 0-2 Harding 0-2 0-2 McMahon 0-2 0-2East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 2-0 2-0 Bassick 2-0 2-0 Trinity Catholic 2-0 2-0 Fairfield-Warde 1-1 1-1 Wilton 0-1 0-1 New Canaan 0-2 0-2 Wilton 0-20-2
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Trumbull 4-0 4-0 Danbury 4-0 4-0 Staples 3-1 3-1 Greenwich 1-3 1-3 Westhill 0-3 0-3 Bridgeport Central 0-4 0-4Central Division
Stamford 4-0 4-0 McMahon 2-2 2-2 Ridgefield 2-2 2-2 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-2 2-2 Norwalk 0-3 0-3 Harding 0-4 0-4East Division
St. Joseph 4-0 4-0 Trinity Catholic 3-1 3-1 Wilton 2-1 2-1 Darien 2-1 2-1 New Canaan 2-2 2-2 Fairfield Warde 1-3 1-3 Bassick 0-40-4
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 0-0 0 1-1-0 St. Joseph 0-0 0 1-1-0 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0 1-1-0 Stamford 0-0 0 0-1-1 Wilton 0-0 0 0-0-0 New Canaan 0-0 0 0-1-0 Darien 0-0 0 0-2-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Staples 0-0 0 1-0-0 Westhill 0-0 0 1-0-0 Fairfield Co-op 0-0 0 0-0-0 Trumbull 0-0 0 1-1-0 Noralk-McMahon 0-0 0 1-1-0 Greenwich 0-0 0 0-2-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 2-0 4 4-0 Ridgefield 2-0 4 3-0 Darien 1-0 2 2-0 Greenwich 1-1 2 2-1 Staples/Trumbull
0-0 0 0-0 Wilton 0-1 0 0-2 Fairfield 0-2 0 0-2 Stamford 0-2 0 0-2
