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Ridgefield Scores And Standings: Feb. 1
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Call it a case of role reversal for the boys basketball team.
Barry Boderick scored 16 points as Stamford stunned the Tigers 50-39 Tuesday night, possibly jumpstarting its disappointing season to date.
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The Black Knights snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 6-7 overall and 5-6 in the FCIAC. Ridgefield, which had been ranked eighth in the state last week, dropped to 11-2 and 9-2 following its second loss in three games.
Stamford nursed a 34-32 after the third quarter, but allowed only seven points in the fourth period. The Black Knights outscored Ridgefield 33-17 in the second half.
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Ridgefield had held its first 10 opponents under 50 points in jumping out to a 10-0 start. The Tigers suffered their first loss with a 48-44 defeat to Trinity Catholic last Tuesday, then rebounded to defeat Bridgeport Central 84-64 on Friday.
Kurt Steidl, coming off a 42-point game against Central, scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Tigers, who led 22-17 at halftime.
Kenny Wright added 12 and Bryan Boderick chipped in with 10 points for the Black Knights, who outscored Ridgefield 16-7 over the final eight minutes.
Seth Van Kuhn was Ridgefield's second-leading scorer with seven points
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Kelsey Cognetta poured in 23 points Tuesday, lifting the Stamford girls basketball team to a 66-44 victory over Ridgefield.
Brianna Gordon added 11 for the Black Knights, who improved to 8-7 overall and 8-5 in the FCIAC.
Stamford built a 36-21 halftime lead and put away the contest by ourtscoring the Tigers 21-12 in the third period to take a 57-33 lead into the final quarter.
Samme Jancin scored 13 points for Ridgefield, which dropped to 5-10 and 5-8.
Stamford is in a remarkable six-way tie for sixth place in the FCIAC standings with Darien, Norwalk, Staples, Fairfield Warde and Westhill.
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Still ranked second in the state, the Ridgefield boys hockey team puts its 11-game winning streak on the line Wednesday when the Tigers host New Canaan at the Winter Garden Arena (8:30 p.m.).
The Tigers have not lost since suffering a season-opening defeat to top-ranked Fairfield Prep and are coming off Saturday's 3-2 victory over Fairfield.
After a slow start, New Canaan, the defending two-time FCIAC champion, has been almost as hot as the Tigers.
The Rams lost 18 players from last season's 24-1 team and got off to an 0-2 start, but since then New Canaan has been on a roll.
With just one loss in their last eight games (6-1-1), the Rams have improved to 8-3-1 and defeated Greenwich 3-1 in their last game on Saturday.
At 3:30 p.m., the Ridgefield girls host unbeaten New Canaan (14-0) and scoring sensation Olivia Hompe (46 goals). The Tigers are 10-4 following a 3-1 loss to Greenwich on Saturday.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Stamford 50, Ridgefield 39
Girls basketball
Stamford 66, Ridgefield 44
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
New Canaan at Ridgefield, 8:30 p.m., Winter Garden Arena
Girls hockey
New Canaan at Ridgefield, 3:30 p.m., Winter Garden Arena
Wrestling
Danbury at Ridgefield, 6 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 8-3 9-4 Bridgeport Central 8-4 8-4 Danbury 7-4 9-4 Greenwich 7-4 9-4 Staples 6-5 7-6 Trumbull 5-6 6-7Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 9-2 11-2 Norwalk 6-5 8-5 Stamford 5-6 6-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 3-8 3-10 Harding 2-10 3-11 McMahon 2-10 2-12East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 10-0 12-0 Trinity Catholic 10-2 11-3 Bassick 8-3 10-3 Fairfield-Warde 5-6 7-6 Wilton 4-7 6-7 Darien 1-11 2-12 New Canaan 0-11 1-12GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury 13-0 15-0 Trumbull 11-2 13-2 Westhill 8-5 9-6 Staples 8-5 9-6 Greenwich 3-10 3-12 Bridgeport Central 1-12 2-13Central Division
Stamford 8-5 8-7 Norwalk 8-5 10-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-8 6-9 Ridgefield 5-8 5-10 McMahon 3-11 3-13 Harding 1-12 3-12East Division
Wilton 10-3 10-4 St. Joseph 10-3 12-3 Trinity Catholic 9-5 10-6 Darien 8-5 9-6 Fairfield Warde 8-5 10-5 New Canaan 6-7 8-7 Bassick 0-14 0-15BOYS 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
