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Norwalk Boys Basketball Snaps Mini-Slide With Win Over New Canaan
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Theboys basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak Friday with a 61-48 victory over New Canaan, which remains winless in FCIAC play.
Ra'Von Shular scored 16 points and Rasheen Thompson added nine for the Bears, who were coming off losses to Wilton and Trumbull. Norwalk improved to 8-5 overall and 6-5 in the FCIAC.
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Looking to take out some frustrations on a New Canaan team that has won only one game all season, Norwalk opened a 21-14 lead after the first quarter.
The Rams kept it close, however, only trailing 31-22 at the intermission. Norwalk outscored New Canaan 30-27 in the second half.
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William Burger had 19 points to lead the Rams, who dropped to 1-11 and 0-10. Nicholas Depuy added 14 for New Canaan.
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Kevin Leumene had 27 points and 10 rebounds Friday as the Trinity Catholic boys basketball overcame an early scare en route to a 76-65 victory over McMahon.
Casimir Schodrac and Jason Boswell each scored 18 points for the Crusaders, who improved to 10-3 overall and 9-2 in the FCIAC.
Trinity Catholic trailed trailed 21-20 after the first quarter before outscoring the Senators 20-11 in the second quarter to take a 40-32 halftime lead.
The Crusaders extended their cushion to 58-44 after the third period. McMahon, which only has one win, made a run in the fourth quarter, pulling within 10 with under four minutes remaining.
Jimmy Martinez scored 19 points and Larry McKinney added 16 points to pace McMahon, which dropped to 1-12 and 1-10 after expecting to contend for an FCIAC playoff spot at the beginning of the season.
The Senators had four players in double figures as Darkym Stroud contributed 12 and Shaka Moore chipped in with 10.
Paschal Chukwu had 10 rebounds for Trinity Catholic.
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The Norwalk High School girls basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak Friday with a 69-54 victory over New Canaan, which suffered its second straight loss.
Emma Oyomba erupted for 33 points for the Bears, who improved to 9-5 overall and 7-5 in the FCIAC. New Canaan dropped to 8-6 and 6-6.
Erica Cohens scored 11 points and Katie Schmidt added 10 for Norwalk, which broke up a close game in the fourth quarter.
The Bears outscored the Rams 26-17 over the final eight minutes after taking a 43-37 lead into the final quarter. Oyomba had 14 points in the fourth quarter.
New Canaan's Sarah Mannelly dueled Oyomba and was almost as spectacular with 30 points as the Rams held a 28-27 lead at the intermission.
Kelly Armstrong added 13 for New Canaan, which has fallen out of an FCIAC playoff spot. The Rams have dropped to 12th in the standings, one game out of playoff position.
Norwalk is in a four-way tie for seventh with Staples, Stamford and Fairfield Warde.
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Mackenize Griffin scored her 1,000th career point Friday as the Trinity Catholic girls basketball team posted a 53-44 victory over McMahon.
Griffin scored 25 points against the Senators as the Crusaders improved to 9-6 overall and 8-5 in the FCIAC, leaving them alone in sixth place in the standings.
Ali Palma added 11 points and Kellie Hurd chipped in with 10 for Trinity Catholic, which led 14-10 after the first quarter and 26-17 at the half. Griffin also grabbed 11 rebounds.
Jazmin Taylor had 15 points and Kayla Crosswell added 13 for McMahon, which dropped 3-10 and 3-12.
The Senators will be eliminated from the state tournament with one more defeat.
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Norwalk 61, New Canaan 48
Trinity Catholic 76, McMahon 65
Girls basketball
Trinity Catholic 53, McMahon 44
Norwalk 69, New Canaan 54
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Darien 9, Norwalk-McMahon 2
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Housatonic-Northwestern-Wamogo at Norwalk-McMahon, 6 p.m., Darien Ice Rink, 6 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 7-3 8-4 Danbury 7-3 9-3 Bridgeport Central 7-4 7-4 Greenwich 7-4 9-4 Staples 5-5 6-6 Trumbull 5-5 6-6Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 9-1 11-1 Norwalk 6-5 8-5 Stamford 4-6 5-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 3-7 3-9 Harding 2-9 3-10 McMahon 1-10 1-12East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 9-0 11-0 Trinity Catholic 9-2 10-3 Bassick 8-2 10-2 Fairfield-Warde 4-6 6-6 Wilton 4-6 6-6 Darien 1-10 2-11 New Canaan 0-10 1-11GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury 12-0 14-0 Trumbull 10-2 12-2 Westhill 8-4 9-5 Staples 7-5 8-6 Greenwich 3-10 3-12 Bridgeport Central 1-12 2-13Central Division
Stamford 7-5 7-7 Norwalk 7-5 9-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-7 6-8 Ridgefield 5-7 5-9 McMahon 3-10 3-12 Harding 1-12 3-12East Division
Wilton 10-2 10-3 St. Joseph 10-2 12-2 Trinity Catholic 8-5 9-6 Fairfield Warde 7-5 9-5 Darien 7-5 8-6 New Canaan 6-6 8-6 Bassick 0-12 0-13BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 6-0 12 11-1-0 Darien 5-0 10 8-3-0 St. Joseph 5-1 10 9-4=0 New Canaan 4-0 8 8-3-1 Wilton 2-2 4 3-8-0 Trinity Catholic 1-3 2 2-10-0 Stamford 0-4 0 2-9-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Trumbull 3-3 6 9-4-0 Fairfield 2-1 4 4-9-0 Westhill 2-3 4 2-8-1 Staples 1-4 2 6-4-0 Greenwich 1-5 2 2-11-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-6 0 1-9-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 9-0 18 14-0 Ridgefield 6-1 12 9-3 Darien 6-2 12 8-4 Greenwich 6-3 12 7-4-1 Wilton 3-6 6 3-7-1 Fairfield 3-6 6 4-7-0 Trumbull-Staples 1-7 2 3-8 Stamford 0-8 0 1-8
