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Norwalk Sports Roundup: Feb. 14
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The girls basketball team locked up an FCIAC playoff spot in convincing fashion Monday.
Briana Ruffin scored 18 points as the Bears rolled to a 71-29 victory over Bridgeport Central to improve to 14-5 overall and 12-5 in the FCIAC.
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Emma Oyomba added 11 points and 12 rebounds for Norwalk, which is locked into the No. 6 spot for the FCIAC playoffs that begin this weekend. Alexis Noonan added 10 points for the Bears.
Norwalk opened a 17-7 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 38-20 at the half. The Bears then outscored the Hilltoppers 33-9 in the second half, including 18-2 over the final eight minutes.
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Central dropped to 2-16 and 1-15.
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Josh Wilkerson scored 31 points Tuesday, leading the Bridgeport Central boys basketball team to a 91-82 victory over Norwalk.
Yasaar Abdul added 22 points for the Hilltoppers, who improved to 10-6 overall and 9-6 in the FCIAC. Robert Blackwell contributed 10 points for Central.
Saeed Soulemane scored 20 points and Roy Kane 16 for the Bears, who dropped to 10-8 and 8-8.
Norwalk had four players reach double figures in the high-scoring affair as Rasheen Thompson contributed 15 points and Ra'Von Shular chipped in with 13.
Central raced to a 25-20 lead after the first quarter and extended its margin to 49-37 at halftime in a game in which little defense was played.
Central than outscored Norwalk 24-21 in the third quarter to take a 73-58 lead into the final period.
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The McMahon boys basketball earned a rare win Monday with a 47-42 victory over Harding.
Larry McKinney scored 11 points and Darkym Stroud added nine for the Senators, who improved to 3-14 overall and 3-12 in the FCIAC.
Harding dropped to 3-14 overall and 2-13 in the FCIAC,
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The McMahon girls basketball team suffered a 68-55 loss to Harding on Monday.
Kayla Crosswelle scored 16 points and Karley Barreno added 10 for the Senators, who dropped to 3-16 heading into Wednesday's season-finale against Fairfield Warde.
Neish Franco pumped in 29 points to lead Harding, which improved to 4-15.
Harding jumped out to a 41-33 halftime lead in a high-scoring game, then outscored the Senators 27-22 in the second half.
MONDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Bridgeport Central 91, Norwalk 82
McMahon 47, Harding 42
Girls basketball
Harding 68, McMahon 55
Norwalk 71, Bridgeport Central 29
Boys hockey
New Fairfield-Immaculate 6, Norwalk-McMahon 0
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 11-4 12-5 Bridgeport Central 9-6 10-6 Greenwich 9-6 11-6 Trumbull 8-7 9-8 Danbury 7-8 9-8 Staples 7-8 8-9Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-3 14-3 Stamford 8-7 9-8 Norwalk 8-8 10-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-8 7-10 McMahon 3-12 3-14 Harding 2-13 3-14East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 15-0 17-0 Trinity Catholic* 12-4 13-5 Bassick 11-4 13-4 Fairfield-Warde 8-7 10-7 Wilton 6-9 8-9 Darien 1-14 2-15 New Canaan 0-15 1-16GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 17-0 19-0 Trumbull* 14-3 16-3 Staples 10-7 11-8 Westhill 9-8 10-9 Greenwich 4-13 4-15 Bridgeport Central 1-15 2-16Central Division
Norwalk* 12-5 14-5 Stamford 10-7 10-9 Ridgefield 7-10 7-12 Fairfield Ludlowe 6-11 7-12 McMahon 3-14 3-16 Harding 2-14 4-14East Division
St. Joseph* 14-3 16-3 Wilton* 12-5 13-5 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 13-7 Darien 10-7 11-8 Fairfield Warde 10-7 12-7 New Canaan 8-9 10-9 Bassick 0-18 0-19BOYS HOCKEY
Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 12-0 24 17-1 Greenwich* 10-3 20 11-4-1 Darien* 9-3 18 11-5-0 Ridgefield* 8-3 16 11-5-0 Wilton 4-7 8 5-9-1 Fairfield 3-8 6 5-9-0 Staples-Trumbull 2-9 4 5-10-0 Stamford 0-12 0 1-12-0
