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New Canaan Sports Roundup: Feb. 29
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The girls hockey team routed Guilford 8-2 in the quarterfinals of the state tournament on Tuesday at the Terry Conners Rink.
The Rams improved to 22-1 and moved within two wins of a third consecutive state championship. New Canaan will take on Ridgefield, a 5-4 winner over Greenwich on Tuesday, in the semifinals on Thursday at Terry Conners at 7:30 p.m.
The championship game is set for Saturday at the Ingalls Rink in New Haven.
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Olivia Hompe led the way for the Rams on Tuesday with five goals and three assists, giving her 108 points for the season.
Hompe was coming off a six-goal effort in New Canaan's 8-0 victory over Greenwich in Saturday's FCIAC championship, which allowed her to become the state's all-time leading scorer.
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Holly Burwick added two goals and two assists for the Rams, who improved to 22-1.
Corbett Ripley scored the other goal and recorded three assists for the Rams while Abbey Buckenheimer picked up three helpers.
Goaltender Britt Gardella made 11 saves for New Canaan, which scored five unanswered goals afer Guilford closed within 3-2 early in the second period.
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The always intense boys hockey rivalry between Darien and New Canaan figures to be turned up another notch on Wednesday when the teams clash for a berth in the FIAC's tier one playoff finals.
Faceoff is set for 6 p.m. at the Terry Conners Rink in Stamford with No. 2 seed Ridgefield taking on St. Joseph in the second game of the semifinal doubleheader at 8 p.m.
New Canaan (13-7-1) enters the game off back-to-back blowouts against Wilton. The Rams essentially clinched a tier one playoff spot with a 7-1 win over the Warriors on Feb. 20, then routed Wilton again -- this time 9-2 -- in the first round on Saturday.
Darien (15-5), the top seed, earned a bye in the first round, as did Ridgefield (18-2), the No. 2 seed.
During the regular season, the Rams and Blue Wave split their two meets. Darien posted a 6-1 win over New Canaan on Dec. 19, which was before the Blue Wave embarked on an 11-game winning streak that the Rams halted with a 4-0 victory on Feb. 14.
Prior to that loss, Darien stopped Ridgefield's 14-game winnning streak with a 4-2 victory on Feb. 11 that enabled the Blue Wave to beat out the Tigers for the top seed.
Darien has been off since defeating South Windsor 4-1 in a non-conference game last Thursday.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Girls hockey
New Canaan 8, Guilford 2, state tournament quarterfinals
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
FCIAC semifinals, at Terry Conners Rink
Darien vs. New Canaan, 6 p.m.
Ridgefield vs. St. Joseph, 8 p.m.
Boys diving
FCIAC trails, 4:30 p.m., at Westhill
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 13-5 14-6 Danbury*l 10-8 12-8 Bridgeport Central* 10-8 11-8 Greenwich 9-9 11-9 Trumbull 9-9 10-10 Staples 8-10 9-11Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 13-5 15-5 Stamford* 11-7 12-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 9-9 9-11 Norwalk 8-10 10-10 McMahon 4-14 4-16 Harding 3-15 4-16East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 18-0 20-0 Trinity Catholic* 14-4 15-5 Bassick* 13-5 15-5 Fairfield-Warde 9-9 11-9 Wilton 8-10 10-10 Darien 1-17 2-18 New Canaan 1-17 2-18GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 22-0 Trumbull* 15-3 19-3 Staples 11-7 12-8 Westhill 10-8 11-9 Greenwich 4-14 4-16 Bridgeport Central 1-16 2-17Central Division
Norwalk* 13-5 15-6 Stamford* 11-7 12-10 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-11 8-12 Ridgefield 7-11 7-13 McMahon 3-15 3-17 Harding 2-15 4-15East Division
St. Joseph* 15-3 17-4 Wilton* 13-5 15-6 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 13-8 Darien* 11-7 12-9 Fairfield Warde 10-8 12-8 New Canaan 8-10 10-10 Bassick 0-18 0-20BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Darien* 11-1 22 14-5-0 Ridgefield* 11-1 20 18-2-0 St. Joseph* 9-3 18 13-7-0 New Canaan* 8-4 16 12-7-1 Wilton* 8-4 16 10-10-0 Trinity Catholic* 8-4 16 9-11-0 Stamford 4-8 8 6-13-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 7-5 14 9-11-0 Westhill 5-7 10 5-12-2 Trumbull 4-8 8 11-9-0 Staples 2-10 4 8-11-0 Greenwich 1-11 2 3-17-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-12 0 2-18-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 14-0 28 19-1 Ridgefield* 10-3-1 21 13-5-1 Greenwich* 10-4 20 12-5-1 Darien* 9-4-1 19 11-6-1 Fairfield 4-9 8 6-10-0 Wilton 4-9 8 5-11-1 Staples-Trumbull 3-11 6 6-12-0 Stamford 0-14 0 1-14-0
