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NCHS's Mannelly FCIAC Player of the Week
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girls basketball player Sarah Mannelly and Norwalk boys basketball player Rasheen Thompson have been named this week's winners of the Bluestreak-Overtime FCIAC Players of the Week awards.
Mannelly had a triple-double with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals in the Rams' 61-58 victory over Darien in the championship game of the La Vista tournament. She also handed out six assists against the Blue Wave.
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Thompson averaged 11 points and 8.5 assists in two games in helping the Bears win the Masuk holiday tournament.
The New Canaan girls team returned to action Tuesday and dropped a 56-43 decision to unbeaten Trumbull. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Rams, who dropped to 4-3.
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For awhile, it looked as as if New Canaan would become the first FCIAC team to beat Trumull in two years, but the Eagles rallied at home.
Erin Moore scored 18 points and Victoria Pfohl added 15 as Trumbull erased a 32-24 halftime deficit to improve to 8-0. Alexa Pfohl chipped in with 14 for the Eagles, who extended their league winning streak to 29 games.
Mannelly scored 13 and Brianna McEwan and Kelly Armstrong added 10 for the Rams (4-3), who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
New Canaan was outscored 32-11 in the second half as the Eagles turned up their defensive pressure.
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Mike Yerina scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Trumbull boys basketball team coasted to an easy 66-27 victory over New Canaan.
Travis Fonseca added 10 points and seven assists for the Eagles, who improved to 4-2. Trey Bray pulled down eight boards for Trumbull.
Nick Depuy scored nine points to lead New Canaan (1-5), which was coming off its first win of the season, a 70-44 victory over Stamford Academy in the consolation game of the La Vista tournament.
However, the Rams could generate little offense against the Eagles and trailed 34-12 at the half.
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The New Canaan boys hockey team hosts St. Joseph on Wednesday at the Darien Ice Rink (6 p.m.) in a rematch of last season's CIAC Division I state semifinal.
New Canaan was the best team in the state last season, rolling to a 25-0 record and the No. 1 ranking. They had beaten St. Joseph three times, including an overtime victory in the FCIAC championship game.
But in the state semifinals, their hearts were broken as they suffered a 6-5 loss to the Cadets, who went on to lose to Fairfield Prep in the finals. Once again, New Canaan was denied its first boys hockey state championship since 1972.
Pat Corcoran, who has graduated, scored a hat trick for St. Joseph while most of New Canaan's top players also have departed.
The Cadets are still 4-1, having won four in a row since a season-opening 6-2 loss to Glastonbury. They are coming off a 5-2 victory over Trinity Catholic on Friday.
With 18 players from last year's squad no longer around, the Rams are still trying to find their way at 2-3. They are coming off a 5-3 loss to second-ranked Hamden on Friday.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Trumbull 66, New Canaan 27
Girls basketball
Trumbull 56, New Canaan 43
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
St. Joseph at New Canaan, 6 p.m., Darien Ice Rink
Wrestling
McMahon at New Canaan, 7 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 3-0 5-0 Greenwich 3-1 5-1 Bridgeport Central 3-1 5-1 Trumbull 3-1 4-2 Westhill 2-1 3-2 Staples 1-2 2-3Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 4-0 6-0 Norwalk 2-1 4-1 Stamford 1-3 2-4 Fairfield Ludlowe 1-3 1-5 McMahon 0-3 0-5 McMahon 0-4 0-5East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 4-0 6-0 Bassick 3-1 5-1 Trinity Catholic 3-1 4-2 Fairfield-Warde 2-2 4-2 Wilton 0-3 2-3 Darien 0-4 1-5 New Canaan 0-41-5
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Trumbull 6-0 8-0 Danbury 5-0 7-0 Staples 4-1 5-2 Westhill 2-3 3-3 Greenwich 1-5 1-7 Bridgeport Central 0-61-7
Central Division
Stamford 6-0 6-2 Fairfield Ludlowe 3-34-4
Ridgefield 3-3 3-5 McMahon 2-3 2-5 Norwalk 1-3 3-3 Harding 0-6 2-6East Division
St. Joseph 5-1 7-1 Wilton 4-1 4-2 Trinity Catholic 4-2 5-3 New Canaan 3-3 5-3 Darien 2-3 3-4 Fairfield Warde 2-4 4-4 Bassick 0-60-8
BOYS HOCKEY
Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 3-0 6 7-0 Darien 2-0 4 4-0 Greenwich 2-1 4 5-2 Ridgefield 2-1 4 4-1 Staples/Trumbull
0-0 0 1-4 Fairfield 0-2 0 2-4 Wilton 0-2 0 2-4 Stamford 0-3 0 0-3
