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Ridgefield Scores And Standings: Jan. 31
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What can Kurt Steidl do for an encore?
After scoring a career-high 42 points in Friday's 84-64 victory over Bridgeport Central, Steidl leads the boys basketball team into Tuesday's game at Stamford. The contest has an early start time of 5:30 p.m.
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Steidl almost singlehandedly beat Bridgeport Central, making 14 field goals, shooting 14-of-14 from the foul line and grabbing 12 rebounds.
Ridgefield rebounded from a 48-44 loss to Trinity Catholic earlier in the week to improve to 11-1. The defeat to the Crusaders dropped the Tigers, who had been ranked eighth, out of the top 10 in the New Haven Register state media poll.
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Stamford is heading in the opposite direction and is danger of missing the state tournament a year after reaching the FCIAC finals.
The Black Knights are coming off a 63-54 loss to Danbury, their third straight defeat. The setback dropped Stamford to 5-7.
Meanwhile, the Ridgefield girls host Stamford (also at 5:30 p.m.). The Tigers (5-9, 5-7) snapped a three-game losing streak with Friday's 46-14 win over Central, a game in which Ridgefield outscored the Hilltoppers 15-0 in the second quarter.
With only six games left in the season, Ridgefield needs a win to improve its state tournament hopes. The Tigers must do no worse than split their remaining contests to qualify for postseason play.
Stamford (7-7, 7-5) is in the thick of the FCIAC playoff chase as the Black Knights are locked in a five-way tie for seventh with Darien, Norwalk, Staples and Fairfield Warde in the league standings.
However, the Black Knights have been slumping. Friday's 55-42 loss to undefeated Danbury was their fifth defeat in six games.
MONDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Ridgefield at Stamford, 5:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Stamford at Ridgefield, 5:30 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
