Ridgefield Scores And Standing: Nov. 29

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Three members of Ridgefield' girls cross country team which won the Class LL state championship were named to the FCIAC first team: Sarah Guillaume, Laura Hergenrother and Samantha McCarthy.

Three other members of Ridgefield's team -- Marguarette McSpedon. Jennifer Ventrella and Madison Tannenbaum -- earned spots on the second team.

For the boys, Clint Corso, Kevin Ford, Trevor Hopper and Kristian Sogaard were named to the second team.

All-FCIAC boys first team

Henry Wynne Staples

Harry Warnick Fairfield Warde

Thomas Moore Danbury

Nicholas Carlsen Danbury

Chris Madaffari Brien McMahon

Charlie Baird Darien

Michael Johnston Darien

Mikolaj Kulis Staples

Sam Lagasse Westhill

Marshall Huffman Darien

Nick Laskos Trumbull

Mickey Kosak Danbury

Patrick Nolan Staples

Alex Ostberg Darien

Marcus Russi Staples

All-FCIAC boys second team

Jack White Fairfield Ludlowe

Patrick Healy Danbury

James Quintanilla Danbury

Austin Held Trumbull

Clint Corso Ridgefield

Alexei Spinu New Canaan

Blake Liebing Ridgefield

Peter Kreuch Darien

Kevin Ford Ridgefield

Malcolm Connor Trumbull

Eli Converse Darien

Edwin Rosales Norwalk

Trevor Hopper Ridgefield

Michael Coe Darien

Kristian Sogaard Ridgefield

All-FCIAC giirls first team

Abigail Markowitz Greenwich

Nicole Ambrosecchio Westhill

Alosha Southern Wilton

Grace Loh Darien

Claire Howlett Westhill

Sarah Fountain Greenwich

Sarah Guillaume Ridgefield

Jennifer Goggin Greenwich

Caroline Koenig Staples

Laura Hergenrother Ridgefield

Samantha McCarthy Ridgefield

Caroline Keough Fairfield Warde

Alison Ambrosecchio Westhill

Jillian Tallent Fairfield Warde

All-FCIAC girls second team

Alexandra Foesal Wilton

Emily Brenner Danbury

Marguarette McSpedon Ridgefield

Heather Moriarty Fairfield Ludlowe

Paige Lyons Wilton

Jennifer Ventrella Ridgefield

McKinley Stauffer Darien

Alex Popkin Staples

Keiley Gaston Wilton

Madison Tannenbaum Ridgefield

Elizabeth Markowitz Greenwich

Ellen Baver Darien

Sarah Woxholdt Danbury

Kaliegh Constantine Danbury

Jacqueline Wall Fairfield Warde

Ridgefield's game against FCIAC rival Staples in the quarterfinals of the Class LL state football playoffs will be played Tuesday at Wilton at 6:30 p.m.

By finishing in the top four of the rankings, the second-seeded Wreckers (9-0) earned the right to play a home game.

However, the CIAC requires that the quarterfinal games be played in the evening. Since Staples doesn't have lights, that precluded the Wreckers fron hosting the game.

Thus, the school had to find another location, and Wilton's Fujitani Field is a logical venue since it represents a true neutral field for the Wreckers and Tigers.

Ridgefield (8-2), which earned the No.7 seed after defeating Danbury 56-14 on Wednesday. is making its first state playoff appearance since 2002. The Tigers won the second of their two state championships that year with a 14-13 victory over Windsor in the Class L final (Their other title game in 1983 in Class LL).

Junior quarterback Connor Rowe has accounted for more than 2,100 yards of total offense for the Tigers, passing for 1,807 and rushing for 301.

Staples, which rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat Greenwich 31-27 in the FCIAC championship game in Thursday, is making its eighth state playoff appearance.

Staples has won three state titles, the most recent coming in 2005, when the Wreckers defeated Masuk 31-6 in the Class L final.

The Wreckers also played in the 2006 Class L and 2009 Class LL finals, but lost to Bunnell (28-26) and Cheshire (28-21 in overtime), respectively.

Last season, Staples dropped another playoff heartbreaker last year, falling to Glastonbury 7-6 in the Class LL quarterfinals. After scoring a touchdown with a minute remaining the Wreckers went for the win but failed to convert the two-point conversion.

In other quarterfinal games Tuesday, top seed Xavier (10-0), the No. 1-ranked team in the state, hosts No. 8 Glastonbury (8-2) at Palmer Field, No. 3 Hall (9-1) entertains 6 Newtown (8-2) and No. 4 Conard (9-1) is home for No. 5 Norwalk (8-1).

Staples and Ridgefield last met in 2010 with the Wreckers posting a 34-14 victory at Tiger Hallow.

Four FCIAC teams made the state playoffs as New Canaan (9-1), which is seeking a sixth consecutive state finals appearance, qualified in Class L.

The semifinals are set for Dec. 3 at 2 or 7 p.m. and the finals will be played at UConn's Rentschler Field in East Hartford the weekend of Dec. 9-10.

The Staples-Ridgefield winner will face the Hall-Newtown winner in the semifinals.

The girls got under way last week. Winter practice begins Monday for boys basketball and hockey.

Here is a scrimmage schedule for the Ridgefield boys and girls basketball and girls and boys hockey teams:

BOYS BASKETBALL

Saturday -- at Notre Dame-Fairfield, 3 p.m.

Dec. 6 -- at Masuk, 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 8 -- at New Fairfield, 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 10 -- at Stratford, 2:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wednesday -- vs. New Fairfield, 3:15 p.m.

Friday -- at Lauralton Hall, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS HOCKEY

Saturday -- vs. Darien, 8:50 p.m., at Winter Garden Arena

GIRLS HOCKEY

Saturday -- Shelton Jamboree, 4:15 p.m., at Shelton Rinks

MONDAY'S RESULTS

No games scheduled

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Football

Ridgefield vs. Staples, 6:30 p.m., Class LL quarterfinals, at Wilton

STANDINGS

• Football

283-347

• Boys soccer

• Girls soccer

Field hockey

Girls volleyball