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Norwalk Scores and Standings, Oct. 7
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Thursday's football game between New Canaan and McMahon was televised live on MSG Varsity and the fans watching saw a thriller.
Matt Milano tossed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Newton with less than a minute remaining as the unbeaten Rams rallied for a 36-33 win over the Senators at Jack Casagrande Field.
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New Canaan, which trailed all the way, erased a 33-21 deficit in the fourth quarter to improve to 4-0. Milano's 8-yard TD run pulled the Rams within 33-28 early in the fourth period.
It was the second straight heartbreaking loss for McMahon (1-3). Last week, the Senators suffered a 24-21 setback to Staples, giving up the winning field goal with two seconds remaining after holding a 14-point lead in the fourth period.
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Damien Vega threw three TD passes in the first half Thursday, helping McMahon build a 27-14 lead at the intermission. He burned New Canaan's defense with a 19-yard score to Zack O'Connor, a 36-yard strike to Chris Jerome and an 80-yard connection with Ryan Scott.
Kevin McDonough's 1-yard TD run pulled the Rams within 27-21 in the third quarter, but Vega threw his fourth TD pass of the game, a 48-yard toss to Jerome that extended the Senators' lead to 33-21.
New Canaan, meanwhile, is finding ways to win. Last week, the Rams trailed Fairfield Warde 14-7 in the fourth quarter before scoring 21 unanswered points en route to a 28-14 victory.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Football
New Canaan 36, McMahon 33
Boys soccer
McMahon 2, Fairfield Ludlowe 1 -- Rolando Montero and Christian Echeverri scored for the Senators, who won only their second game of the season (2-6-0)
Norwalk 2, Ridgefield 1 -- --Nick Zuniga and Kevin Joslyn scored for the Bears (6-1-1)
Field hockey
Norwalk 2, Fairfield Ludlowe 2-- : N--Sarah Krysiuk and Kayla Sodaro scored for the Bears
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Football
Norwalk at Trinity Catholic, 3 p.m.
Girls soccer
McMahon at St. Joseph, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
STANDINGS
- Football
FCIAC Points F/A Overall Record
Overall Points F/A Ridgefield 3-1 125-64 3-1 125-64 Norwalk 3-0 87-39 3-0 87-39 McMahon
1-3 104-82 1-3 104-82 Stamford 2-2 117-59 2-2 117-59 Harding 1-3 13-110 1-3 13-110 Fairfield Ludlowe 0-4 21-120 0-4 21-120 East Division FCIAC Record
FCIAC Points F/A Overall Record
Overall Points F/A New Canaan 4-0 154-67 4-0 154-67 Darien
4-0 122-60 4-0 122-60 Wilton
3-1 136-87 3-1 136-87 Fairfield Warde 2-2 95-78 2-2 95-78 Trinity Catholic 2-1 74-70 2-1 74-70 St. Joseph 0-4 28-127 0-4 28-127 Bassick 0-4 26-180 0-4 26-180
- Boys soccer
3-4-1 10 Trinity Catholic 1-5-0 3 St. Joseph 0-6-3 3
- Girls soccer
Field hockey
West DivisionFCIAC Record Points
Stamford 6-1-0-0 12 Staples 4-2-1-0 8 Greenwich 2-3-1-1 6 Ridgefield 0-2-3-1 4 Westhill 2-3-1-0 4 Danbury 1-5-0-0 2 Trumbull 0-6-1-0 1 East Division Darien 7-0-0-0 14 Norwalk 5-1-0-0 10 Wilton 5-1-0-0 10 New Canaan 4-1-1-0 9 Fairfied Warde 2-3-1-1 6 McMahon 0-3-2-0 2 Fairfield-Ludlowe 0-4-0-1
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Girls volleyball
West Division Record Staples 8-1 Greenwich 8-2 Westhill 6-3 Danbury 5-3 Trumbull 4-6 Bridgeport Central 1-8 Central Division Ridgefield 7-2 Stamford 7-2 Fairfield Ludlowe5-4 Brien McMahon 3-6 Norwalk 2-8 Harding 0-9 East Division Darien 10-0 New Canaan
8-2 Fairfield Warde 6-3 St. Joseph 3-5 Trinity Catholic
3-6 Wilton 2-7 Bassick 0-9
