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New Canaan Sports Roundup: Feb. 9
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Theboys hockey team broke out of its mini-slump in a big way Wednesday.
Tyler Manchuck and Jack Stanton each scored hat trick as the Rams routed Staples-Weston-Shelton 8-2 at the Darien Ice Rink.
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New Canaan, which snapped a two-game losing streak, improved to 9-6. The Rams are tied with Trinity Catholic and Westhill for fifth place in the FCIAC standings.
Under the new postseason format adopted by the league,the top-six teams qualify for the tier one playoffs.
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Jake Granito and Zeph West also scored for New Canaan, which led 7-2 after the second period.
The injured-riddled Wreckers, who have been dressing just 10 skaters, suffered their seventh straight loss and dropped to 6-8.
Forest Savage and John Mendillo scored for Staples.
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The New Canaan girls basketball looks to keep its razor thin FCIAC playoff hopes alive on Thursday when the Rams host Fairfield Ludlowe on 7 p.m.
New Canaan (9-8, 7-8) snapped a four-game losing streak with Tuesday's 69-57 win over Greenwich. However, the Rams are 12th in the FCIAC standings, two games out of a play spot, with three left, so they have virtually no shot.
Darien, Stamford, Staples and Fairfield Warde are tied for seventh at 9-6, followed by Westhill at 8-7, meaning New Canaan has to jump over a lot of teams with little time left in the season.
Fairfeld Ludlowe (7-10, 6-9) is out of a playoff contention, but the Falcons should be highly motivated because they can clinch a state tournament berth with a victory.
The New Canana boys, who are still searching for their first FCIAC win of the season, visit Fairfield Ludlowe at 7 p.m.
The Rams are 1-14 and 0-13, but they almost upset Greenwich on Tuesday before falling, 46-39.
The Falcons defeated Harding 43-32 to improve to 5-10 and 5-8. They are still alive for a state tournament berth, needing to win three of their final five games.
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The FCIAC wrestling championships are set for Friday and Saturday at New Canaan High School.
The event begins with the weigh-ins on Friday at 3 p.m., followed by the round of 16 matches of 4:30 p.m. and the quarterfinal bouts later in the evening.
The competition resumes on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the semifinals and consolation quarterfinals, to be followed by the consolation semifinals at 12 p.m. and the fifth-place and third-place matches at 2 p.m. The championship finals are set to begin at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Awards will be be given to the FCIAC East and West champions along with the most valuable wrestler, the most falls in least aggregate time and a sportsmanship winner. Finally, awards will be presented to the FCIAC tournament runner-up and champion.
In 2011, Danbury won its 24th FCIAC title in 25 years, defeating runner-up Greenwich by 50 points. Fairfield Warde finished third, followed by Trumbull, Stamford and Westhill.
The Hatters reclaimed the championship after Warde ended their 23-year title reign in 2010.
Danbury, which is 20-0 and ranked No. 1 in the state, is again considered the favorite to win the crown. Other contenders include Trumbull, which is ranked ninth in the Norwich Bulletin top 10 state coaches' poll, and Warde, which is 11th.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
New Canaan 8, Staples-Weston-Shelton 2
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
New Canaan at Fairfield Ludlowe, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Fairfield Ludlowe at New Canaan, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 9-4 10-5 Greenwich 8-5 10-5 Bridgeport Central 8-6 8-6 Danbury 7-6 9-6 Staples 7-6 8-7 Trumbull 6-7 7-8Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 11-2 13-2 Stamford 7-6 8-7 Norwalk 7-7 9-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-8 5-10 Harding 2-11 3-12 McMahon 2-11 2-13East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 13-0 15-0 Trinity Catholic 11-3 12-4 Bassick 10-4 12-4 Fairfield-Warde 7-6 9-6 Wilton 5-8 7-8 Darien 1-12 2-13 New Canaan 0-13 1-14GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 15-0 17-0 Trumbull* 13-2 15-2 Staples 9-6 10-7 Westhill 8-7 9-8 Greenwich 3-12 3-14 Bridgeport Central 1-14 2-15Central Division
Norwalk 10-5 12-5 Stamford 9-6 9-8 Ridgefield 6-9 6-11 Fairfield Ludlowe 6-9 7-10 McMahon 3-12 3-14 Harding 1-13 3-13East Division
St. Joseph* 12-3 12-4 Wilton 11-4 11-5 Trinity Catholic 11-5 12-6 Darien 9-6 10-7 Fairfield Warde 9-6 11-6 New Canaan 7-8 9-8 Bassick 0-16 0-17BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 7-0 14 12-1-0 Darien 7-0 14 10-3-0 Wilton 5-2 10 6-8-0 St. Joseph 5-3 10 9-5-0 New Canaan 4-2 8 8-5-1 Trinity Catholic 3-3 6 4-10-0 Stamford 0-6 0 2-10-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 4-2 6 6-7-0 Westhill 4-2 8 4-8-1 Trumbull 4-4 8 10-5-0 Staples 1-6 2 6-7-0 Greenwich 1-6 2 2-12-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-8 0 2-11-0Girls Hockey (through Friday)
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 11-0 22 16-0 Greenwich* 9-3 18 10-4-1 Darien 8-2 16 10-4 Ridgefield 6-3 12 9-5-0 Wilton 4-6 8 5-7-1 Fairfield 3-6 6 5-7-0 Staples-Trumbull 1-9 2 3-10-0 Stamford 0-10 0 1-9
