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Norwalk Beats Staples 59-49 In Tom Keyes' Coaching Debut
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Theboys basketball team gave coach Tom Keyes a win in his first game as the Bears opened their season with a 59-49 victory over Staples on Wednesday.
Freshman Roy Kane Jr. scored a game-high 17 points in his first varsity game for Norwalk, which won with defense, building a 30-22 halftime lead.
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Norwalk outscored Staples 18-12 in the third period to extend its cushion to 48-34.
Rasheen Thompson added 13 points and Ra'Von Shular chipped in with nine for the Bears, who are coming off a 4-16 season.
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James Frusciante, a member of the Staples football team that lost to Xavier in the Class LL state championship game, led the Wreckers with 11 points.
Frusciante fueled a late run that allowed Staples to cut the deficit to four points before Norwalk held on.
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Bassick opened defense of its FCIAC boys basketball championship Wednesday with a 70-47 victory over McMahon.
Larry McKinney scored 15 points and Andy Mitchell added nine for the Senators, who trailed 41-32 late in the third quarter when the Lions put away the contest with an 11-2 spurt.
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Yasmine Walker scored 13 points and Jazmine Taylor added 10 as the McMahon girls basketball team defeated Bassick 57-28 to improve to 2-1. Bassick dropped to 0-3.
The Senators put away the game early, racing to a 26-4 lead after the first quarter.
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Erica Stein scored 19 points as undefeated Staples held off Norwalk 50-47 in girls basketball action.
Jess Coelho added 11 points for the Wreckers, who improved to 3-0.
Erica Cohens had 13 points and four rebounds for Norwalk, which dropped to 0-2.
The contest was close all the way with Staples holding a slim 22-20 at the half and a 35-33 edge heading into the final period.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Norwalk 59, Staples 49
Bassick 70, McMahon 47
Girls basketball
Staples 50, Norwalk 47
McMahon 57, Bassick 28
Boys hockey
Barlow 7, Norwalk-McMahon 1
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
McMahon at Danbury, 7 p.m.
Trinity Catholic at Norwalk, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Danbury at McMahon, 5:30 p.m.
Norwalk at Trinity Catholic, 5:45 p.m.
Boys hockey
Norwalk-McMahon vs. Housatonic-Northwestern-Wamogo, 8 p.m. at Hotchkiss
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 1-0 1-0 Greenwich 1-0 1-0 Westhill 0-0 0-0 Staples 0-1 0-1 Trumbull 0-1 0-1 Bridgeport Central 0-1 0-1Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 1-0 1-0 Norwalk 1-0 1-0 Fairfield Ludlowe 1-0 1-0 Stamford 0-1 0-1 Harding 0-1 0-1 McMahon 0-1 0-1East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 1-0 1-0 Bassick 1-0 1-0 Trinity Catholic 1-0 1-0 Fairfield-Warde 1-0 1-0 New Canaan 0-1 0-1 Darien 0-1 0-1 Wilton 0-10-1
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Staples 3-0 3-0 Trumbull 3-0 3-0 Danbury 3-0 3-0 Greenwich 1-2 1-2 Westhill 0-2 0-2 Bridgeport Central 0-3 0-3Central Division
Stamford 3-0 3-0 McMahon 2-1 2-1 Ridgefield 1-2 1-2 Fairfield Ludlowe 1-2 1-2 Norwalk 0-2 0-2 Harding 0-3 0-3East Division
St. Joseph 3-0 3-0 Darien 2-0 2-0 Wilton 2-1 2-1 Trinity Catholic 2-1 2-1 New Canaan 1-2 1-2 Bassick 0-2 0-2 Fairfield Warde 0-30-3
BOYS HOCKEY
