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New Canaan Scores And Standings: Feb. 1
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The Fairfield Warde and girls basketball teams are headed in opposite directions.
Kate Kerrigan scored 22 points Tuesday as the Mustangs defeated the Rams 63-54 Tuesday night in Fairfield to extend their winning streak to six games.
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Jamera Fountain added 13 points for Fairfield Warde, which improved to 10-5 overall and 8-5 in the FCIAC.
Nenw Canaan suffered its third straight loss and dropped to 8-7 and 6-7. The Rams fell two games out of an FCIAC playoff spot with five games left in the regular season.
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Courtney Rogers scored 18 points and Sarah Mannelly added 13 to lead New Canaan.
Warde climbed into a six-way tie for sixth with Westhill, Darien, Stamford, Norwalk and Staples. The Bears and Wreckers pullled off upsets Tuesday, defeating St. Joseph and Wilton, respectively.
The Mustangs pulled away from a 25-20 halftime lead by outscoring the Rams 24-15 in the third quarter to take a 49-35 lead into the final period.
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The Fairfied Warde boys basketball team moved within one game of clinching a berth in the state tournament after routing New Canaan 69-31 on Tuesday.
Sam Martens scored 17 points and Matt McTague added 12 for the Mustangs, who improved to 7-6 overall. Warde has won two straight since its 44-43 loss to Fairfield Ludlowe.
The lopsided score allowed 12 Warde players to enter the scoring column.
The Mustangs put away the game with suffocating defense in the first half, building a 22-4 lead after the first quarter and extending it to 38-8 at the intermission.
Claude Chandonnet was New Canaan's leading scorer with just eight points. The Rams dropped to 1-12.
Warde's first chance to clinch a state tournament berth with come on Friday when it hosts Trinity Catholic.
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The New Canaan boys hockey team looks to snap Ridgefield's 11-game winning streak when the FCIAC rivals clash Wednesday at the Winter Garden Arena (8:30 p.m.).
Still ranked second in the state, the Ridgefield extended its winning streak with a 3-2 victory over Fairfield on Saturday. The Tigers have not lost since suffering a season-ending 3-0 defeat to top-ranked Fairfield Prep.
However, New Canaan (8-3-1) has been almost as hot as Ridgefield with just one loss in its last eight games (6-1-1). The Rams are coming off a 3-1 victory over Greenwich on Saturday.
At 3:30 p.m., the undefeated New Canaan girls team (14-0) takes on Ridgefield at Winter Garden. The Tigers are 10-4 following Saturday's 3-1 setback to Greenwich.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Fairfield Warde 63, New Canaan 54
Girls basketball
Fairfield Warde 69, New Canaan 31
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
New Canaan at Ridgefield, 8:30 p.m., Winter Garden Arena
Girls hockey
New Canaan at Ridgefield, 3:30 p.m., Winter Garden Arena
Gymnastics
Westhill, New Canaan at Staples, 4:30 p.m., Weston Middle School
Wrestling
Wilton at New Canaan, 7 p.m.
Boys swimming
New Canaan at Wilton, 3:40 p.m., Wilton YMCA
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 8-3 9-4 Bridgeport Central 8-4 8-4 Danbury 7-4 9-4 Greenwich 7-4 9-4 Staples 6-5 7-6 Trumbull 5-6 6-7Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 9-2 11-2 Norwalk 6-5 8-5 Stamford 5-6 6-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 3-8 3-10 Harding 2-10 3-11 McMahon 2-10 2-12East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 10-0 12-0 Trinity Catholic 10-2 11-3 Bassick 8-3 10-3 Fairfield-Warde 5-6 7-6 Wilton 4-7 6-7 Darien 1-11 2-12 New Canaan 0-11 1-12GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury 13-0 15-0 Trumbull 11-2 13-2 Westhill 8-5 9-6 Staples 8-5 9-6 Greenwich 3-10 3-12 Bridgeport Central 1-12 2-13Central Division
Stamford 8-5 8-7 Norwalk 8-5 10-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-8 6-9 Ridgefield 5-8 5-10 McMahon 3-11 3-13 Harding 1-12 3-12East Division
Wilton 10-3 10-4 St. Joseph 10-3 12-3 Trinity Catholic 9-5 10-6 Darien 8-5 9-6 Fairfield Warde 8-5 10-5 New Canaan 6-7 8-7 Bassick 0-14 0-15BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 6-0 12 11-1-0 Darien 5-0 10 8-3-0 St. Joseph 5-1 10 9-4=0 New Canaan 4-0 8 8-3-1 Wilton 2-2 4 3-8-0 Trinity Catholic 1-3 2 2-10-0 Stamford 0-4 0 2-9-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Trumbull 3-3 6 9-4-0 Fairfield 2-1 4 4-9-0 Westhill 2-3 4 2-8-1 Staples 1-4 2 6-4-0 Greenwich 1-5 2 2-11-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-6 0 1-9-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 9-0 18 14-0 Ridgefield 6-1 12 9-3 Darien 6-2 12 8-4 Greenwich 6-3 12 7-4-1 Wilton 3-6 6 3-7-1 Fairfield 3-6 6 4-7-0 Trumbull-Staples 1-7 2 3-8 Stamford 0-8 0 1-8
