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New Canaan Scores And Standings: Jan. 27
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Theboys hockey team remained hot Thursday, blanking Notre Dame of Fairfield 4-0 at the Milford Ice Pavilion.
The Rams extended their unbeaten streak to six games (5-0-1), improving to 7-3-1 overall. The Lancers dropped to 3-8-0.
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New Canaan was outshot 13-10 in the first period, but Jake Granito cashed in a 5-on-3 power play in the final minute of the stanza to give the Rams a 1-0 lead.
Henry Stanton scored another power-play goal in the second period, the first of his two goals, to make it 2-0. Stanton and Dylan Hart then tallied in the third period to complete the scoring.
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Despite the result, New Canaan outshot Notre Dame of Fairfield by a slim 31-30 margin.
Rams goalkeeper Chris Koennecke made 30 saves for his first shutout of the season while Justin Krochko stopped 27 shots for the Lancers
Thursday marked the debut of Notre Dame of Fairfield interim head coach Steve Hetherman, who will fill that role for the remainder of the season.
Hetherman was promoted after legendary Lancers' coach Marty Roos stepped down last week. The 75-year-old Roos won a state-record 536 games and six state championships during a 40-year coaching career with Fairfield Prep and Notre Dame of Fairfield.
New Canaan continues its six-game road trip at Greenwich on Saturday.
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After a week off, the New Canaan girls basketball team continues its pursuit of an FCIAC playoff spot on Friday when the Rams host Norwalk (4:45 p.m.) in a pivotal contest.
New Canaan has been off since suffering a 54-47 loss to Trinity Catholic on Jan. 20, a defeat that dropped the Rams to 8-5 overall and 6-5 in FCIAC playoff.
Norwalk (8-5, 6-5) has dropped two in after eight straight victories and is coming off Tuesday's 50-37 loss to defending FCIAC champion Trumbull.
New Canaan and Norwalk have each fallen out of a playoff spot, but they are just one just one-half game behind Trinity Catholic (7-5) in the FCIAC's tightly bunched standings.
The New Canaan boys (1-10, 0-9) visit Norwalk in a 7 p.m. start. The Rams have been off since last Friday's 86-43 drubbing to Trinity Catholic.
The Norwalk boys (7-5, 5-5) also have dropped two in a row to slip in the FCIAC standings, including Tuesday's 66-58 defeat to Trumbull.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
New Canaan 4, Notre Dame-Fairfield 0
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
New Canaan at Norwalk, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Norwalk at New Canaan, 5:45 p.m.
Girls hockey
Darien at New Canaan, 4 p.m. , Terry Conners Rink
Boys swimming
Trumbull at New Canaan, 3 p.m., New Canaan YMCA
Gymnastics
Westhill, New Canaan at Trumbull, 4 p.m.m GCA of Fairfield
Indoor track
New Canaan at FCIAC East Division championship, 4:30 p.m., Wilton
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
New Canaan at Greenwich, 7:45 p.m., Dorothy Hamill Rink
Girls hockey
Wilton at New Canaan, 6:30 p,m., Darien Ice Rink
Wrestling
Branford, Haddam-Killingworth, E.O. Smith at New Canaan, 10 am.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Greenwich 7-3 9-3 Bridgeport Central 7-3 7-3 Danbury 6-3 8-3 Westhill 6-3 7-4 Staples 5-4 6-5 Trumbull 5-4 6-5Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 8-1 10-1 Norwalk 5-5 7-5 Stamford 4-5 5-6 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-7 2-9 McMahon 1-9 1-11 Harding 1-9 2-10East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 9-0 11-0 Trinity Catholic 8-2 9-3 Bassick 7-2 9-2 Fairfield-Warde 3-6 5-6 Wilton 3-6 5-6 Darien 1-9 2-10 New Canaan 0-9 1-10GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury 11-0 13-0 Trumbull 10-1 12-1 Staples 7-4 8-5 Westhill 7-4 8-5 Greenwich 2-9 2-10 Bridgeport Central 1-10 2-11Central Division
Stamford 7-3 7-5 Norwalk 6-5 8-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 4-7 5-8 Ridgefield 4-7 4-9 McMahon 3-9 3-11 Harding 1-11 3-11East Division
St. Joseph 10-2 12-2 Wilton 9-2 9-3 Trinity Catholic 7-5 8-6 Darien 6-5 7-6 New Canaan 6-5 8-5 Fairfield Warde 6-5 8-5 Bassick 0-12 0-13BOYS HOCKEY
Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 6-0 12 11-0 Ridgefield 6-1 12 9-3 Darien 5-1 10 7-2 Greenwich 4-3 8 5-4-1 Wilton 3-4 6 3-5-1 Fairfield 2-5 4 3-6 Trumbull-Staples 1-6 2 3-7 Stamford 0-6 0 1-6
