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Rams Girls Go For Ninth Win Friday
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The New Canaan sixth grade girls travel basketball team got a special opportunity to see the New York Knicks play the Orlando Magic on Martin Luther King Day, courtesy of Scott O'Neil, the president of Madison Square Garden.
The girls attended the pregame shootaround and got to meet many of the Knicks' players.
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Team members include Lauren Leask, kate Vaske, Freia Mierendorf, Annie Minaglia, Reilly Krug, Emma Barker, Alexa O'Neil, Alana Tonghini, Lauren Sechan, Maeve Selvaggi, Leigh Charlton and Lucy Hudson.
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The girls basketball team goes for its ninth win of the season Friday when it hosts Trinity Catholic in a 5:45 p.m. start.
The Rams (8-4) are coming off a 59-54 victory over Ridgefield on Tuesday that allowed them to clinch a state tournament berth.
Kelly Armstrong scored a season-high 23 points for New Canaan, which needed to rally from a 35-23 halftime deficit on the road.
With eight games remaining in the season, the jockeying for FCIAC playoff position has begun. The Rams currently hold the eighth spot with a 6-4 league mark, just ahead of Westhill and Darien, who are 5-4.
Trinity Catholic (6-6, 5-5) is further behind, so this is an important contest for both teams. The Crusaders have dropped three in a row, however, and are coming off Tuesday's 57-49 setback to Darien.
The New Canaan boys could be in for a long night at Trinity Catholic (7 p.m.) as the talented Crusaders appear to have righted the ship.
After falling to St. Joseph 65-61, Trinity Catholic (7-3) handed Danbury its first loss last Friday, 65-55, then drubbed Darien 80-43 on Tuesday.
New Canaan fell to 1-9 following a 64-38 loss to Ridgefield on Tuesday.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Gymnastics
New Canaan, Westhill at Wilton
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
New Canaan at Trinity Catholic, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Trinity Catholic at New Canaan, 5:45 p.m.
Indoor track
New Canaan at Yale Invitational, 1:15 p.m.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
New Canaan at Trinity Catholic, 8:30 p.m., Trinity Catholic
Girls hockey
New Canaan at Simsbury, 6 p.m., International Skating Center
Indoor track
FCIAC Qualifier #4 vs. Westhill, Greenwich, New Canaan, Harding, Ludlowe at Staples, 10 a.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Greenwich 6-2 8-2 Danbury 5-2 7-2 Bridgeport Central 5-3 5-3 Staples 5-3 6-4 Westhill 4-3 5-4 Trumbull 4-3 5-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 7-0 9-0 Norwalk 5-4 7-4 Stamford 4-4 5-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-6 2-8 McMahon 1-7 1-9 Harding 1-7 1-8East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 8-0 10-0 Bassick 6-2 8-2 Trinity Catholic 6-2 7-3 Fairfield-Warde 3-5 5-5 Wilton 2-6 4-6 Darien 1-8 2-9 New Canaan 0-81-9
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 9-0 11-0 Trumbull 8-1 10-1 Staples 7-3 8-4 Westhill 5-4 6-5 Bridgeport Central 1-9 2-10 Greenwich 1-91-10
Central Division
Stamford 7-3 7-5 Norwalk 6-48-4
Ridgefield 4-5 4-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 4-6 5-7 McMahon 3-7 3-9 Harding 0-9 2-9East Division
St. Joseph 8-2 10-2 Wilton 8-2 8-3 New Canaan 6-4 8-4 Darien 6-4 7-5 Fairfield Warde 5-5 7-5 Trinity Catholic 5-5 6-6 Bassick 0-100-11
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 2-0 2 7-1-0 New Canaan 2-0 2 5-3-1 Darien 2-0 0 5-3-0 St. Joseph 1-1 0 5-4-0 Trinity Catholic 1-1 0 2-7-0 Wilton 1-1 0 1-7-0 Stamford 0-2 0 2-6-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield Co-op 1-0 2 3-3-0 Staples 1-1 2 6-1-0 Trumbull 1-1 0 7-2-0 Greenwich 1-1 0 2-7-0 Westhill 0-2 0 0-7-1 Norwalk/McMahon 0-3 0 1-5-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 6-0 12 11-0 Ridgefield 5-1 10 8-3 Darien 4-1 8 6-2 Greenwich 4-3 8 5-4 Fairfield 2-4 4 3-5 Staples/Trum 1-4 2 2-5 Wilton 1-4 2 1-5-1 Stamford 0-6 0 1-6
