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Norwalk Boys Basketball Routs Darien
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The boys basketball team hammered Darien 53-32 on Friday night.
Roy Kane scored 15 points to lead the Bears, who improved to 9-6 and 7-6.
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Rasheen Thompson,Jabari Dear and Saeed Soulemane each added seven points for Norwalk, which holds the ninth spot in the FCIAC playoff race, one-half game behind Danbury and Greenwich, who are tied for eighth.
Darien dropped to 2-13 and 1-12. Liam Naughton scored 11 points and Thomas MacLean added 10 for the Blue Wave.
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Norwalk jumped out to a 17-10 lead after the first quarter and held a 26-16 advantage at the half. The Bears then outscored the Blue Wave 27-16 in the second half.
Darien jumped out to a 23-21 lead after the first quarter and 36-32 lead at halftime, but Norwalk's defense stiffened thereafter as the Bears outscored Darien 34-17 in the second half.
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The girls basketball team dropped a 66-53 decision to Norwalk on Friday in a game with major FCIAC playoff implications.
Meg Marren scored 24 points and Kate Bushell added 15 for the Blue Wave, who had a two-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 9-7 and 8-6.
Emma Oyomba had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bears, who improved to 11-5 and 9-5.
Katie Schmidt scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Norwalk while Alexis Noonan also reached double figures for the Bears with 11 points.
Norwalk ended the night in a three-way tie for sixth in the FCIAC standings with Stamford and Staples.
Darien dropped into a three-way tie for ninth wiith Farield Warde and Westhill.
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After a tough loss to Stamford, the Ridgefield High School boys basketball team took on some frustrations on McMahon on Friday.
Jeff Racy scored 22 points as the Tigers cruised to an 81-54 victory in Norwalk to rebound from a 50-39 set to the Black Knights, their second loss in three games.
Ridgefield improved to 12-2 overall and 10-2 in the FCIAC while McMahon dropped to 2-13 and 2-11.
Seth von Kuhn scored 15 points and Kurt Steidl added 12 for Ridgefield, which broke it open in the second half after taking a 37-26 lead at the intermission. Jack Heller chipped in with 10 for the Tigers.
Darkyn Stroud scored 17 points to lead the Senators but did not get much help. And it doesn't get any easier for McMahon, as its next game is against top-ranked St. Joseph on Feb. 10.
Ridgefield hosts Trumbull on Tuesday. The Eagles upset Greenwich 53-52 on Friday.
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The Ridgefield girls basketball team kept its state tournament hopes alive with a 65-46 win over McMahon at home on Friday.
Emily Favorite scored 21 points to lead the Tigers, who improved to 6-10.
Gemma Howard, Samme Jancin and Andrea Ferrero each had eight points for Ridgefield, which must split its final four games to earn a postseason berth.
The Tigers, however, have a tough closing schedule, finishing with Trumbull, Fairfield Warde, Fairfield Ludlowe and Staples.
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Norwalk 53, Darien 32
Ridgefield 81, McMahon 54
Girls basketball
Norwalk 66, Darien 53
Ridgefield 65, McMahon 46
Boys swimming
Fairfield at Norwalk-McMahon
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Westhill 8, Norwalk-McMahon 0
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Sheehan at Norwalk-McMahon, 6 p.m., Darien Ice Rink
Boys swimming
Norwalk at Westhill-Stamford, 3:15 p.m.
STANDINGS
*--clinched playoff spot
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 9-3 10-4 Bridgeport Central 8-5 8-5 Danbury 7-5 9-5 Greenwich 7-5 9-5 Staples 6-6 7-7 Trumbull 6-6 7-7Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 10-2 12-2 Norwalk 7-6 9-6 Stamford 6-6 7-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 4-8 4-10 Harding 2-10 3-11 McMahon 2-11 2-13East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 12-0 14-0 Trinity Catholic 10-3 11-4 Bassick 10-3 12-3 Fairfield-Warde 6-6 8-6 Wilton 4-8 6-8 Darien 1-12 2-13 New Canaan 0-12 1-13GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 14-0 16-0 Trumbull* 12-2 14-2 Staples 9-5 10-6 Westhill 8-6 9-7 Greenwich 3-11 3-13 Bridgeport Central 1-13 2-14Central Division
Norwalk 9-5 11-5 Stamford 9-5 9-7 Ridgefield 6-8 6-10 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-9 6-10 McMahon 3-12 3-14 Harding 1-12 3-12East Division
Wilton 11-3 11-4 St. Joseph 11-3 13-3 Trinity Catholic 10-5 11-6 Darien 8-6 9-7 Fairfield Warde 8-6 10-6 New Canaan 6-8 8-8 Bassick 0-15 0-16BOYS 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
