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Ridgefield Scores And Standings: Jan. 9
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Jack Christensen scored just over a minute into overtime Saturday, giving the boys hockey team a 5-4 victory over Xavier at the Winter Garden Arena.
It was the fourth straight win for the Tigers, who improved to 4-1.
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There were three goals scored in the final two minutes of a back-and-forth contest. After Christensen tied it with two minutes remaining, Xavier went back ahead. 4-3.
However, Ridgefield's Vinny Rella found the back of the net with just 10 seconds left, forcing overtime. Johnny Richards and Timmy Kelly also scored for the Tigers.
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Seth von Kuhn scored 16 points as the Ridgefield boys basketball team remained unbeaten with a 60-40 victory over Norwalk.
Jack Heller added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Tigers, who improved to 7-0 while handing Norwalk its second loss.
Kurt Steidl also had a double-double for the Tigers with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Norwalk (5-2) was paced by Rashenn Thompson's 14 points. Roy Kane added eight as no other Bear hit for double figures.
Ridgefield took control early, jumping out to a 15-5 first-quarter lead and extending its cushion to 36-15 at the half.
The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Norwalk.
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Erica Cohens scored 18 points as the Norwalk girls basketball team remained hot with a 64-48 victory over slumping Ridgefield.
Katie Schmidt added 16 points for the Bears, who improved to 5-3 with their fifth straight victory.
Norwalk's attack featured balanced scoring with four players in double figures. Emma Oyomba added 12 points and Alexis Noonan chipped in with 11.
The Bears jumped out to a 35-19 halftime lead, handing last season's FCIAC finalists their fifth consecutive loss.
Andrea Ferrero scored 16 points and Gemma Howard added 11 for the Tigers, who dropped to 3-6.
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Dana Cerone had a seven-point night as the Ridgefield girls hockey team outscored North Haven 9-5 on Thursday at the Northford Ice Pavilion.
Cerone registered three goals and four assists for the Tigers, who improved to 5-2.
Cara Lockwood recorded five points with two goals and three assists .
Ridgefield's other goals were scored Lucy Weymss, Megan Galloway, Kerry Sheehan-Delaney and Katie Curnan.
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Ridgefield 60, Norwalk 40
Girls basketball
Norwalk 64, Ridgefield 48
Boys swimming
Danbury at Ridgefield
SATURDAY
Boys hockey
Ridgefield 5, Xavier 4
Girls hockey
Ridgefield 7, Stamford 1
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Westhill at Ridgefield, 8:50 p.m., at Winter Garden Arena
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 4-0 6-0 Greenwich 4-1 6-1 Bridgeport Central 4-1 4-1 Trumbull 3-1 4-2 Westhill 3-1 4-2 Staples 1-3 2-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 5-0 7-0 Norwalk 3-2 5-2 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-3 2-5 Stamford 1-4 2-5 McMahon 1-4 1-6 Harding 0-5 0-6East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 5-0 7-0 Trinity Catholic 4-1 5-2 Bassick 3-2 5-2 Fairfield-Warde 2-3 4-3 Wilton 0-4 2-4 Darien 0-5 1-6 New Canaan 0-51-6
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Trumbull 6-0 8-0 Danbury 6-0 8-0 Staples 4-2 5-3 Westhill 3-3 4-4 Greenwich 1-6 1-8 Bridgeport Central 0-71-8
Central Division
Stamford 6-1 6-3 Fairfield Ludlowe 4-35-4
Ridgefield 3-3 3-5 Norwalk 3-3 5-3 McMahon 2-5 2-7 Harding 0-7 2-7East Division
St. Joseph 6-1 8-1 Wilton 5-1 5-2 Trinity Catholic 5-2 6-3 New Canaan 4-3 6-3 Darien 3-3 4-4 Fairfield Warde 2-5 4-5 Bassick 0-70-9
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 0-0 0 4-1-0 St. Joseph 0-0 0 4-2-0 New Canaan 0-0 0 3-3-0 Darien 0-0 0 3-3-0 Stamford 0-0 0 2-4-1 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0 1-5-0 Wilton 0-0 0 0-5-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Staples 0-0 0 4-0-0 Trumbull 0-0 0 5-1-0 Fairfield Coop 0-0 0 2-2-0 Norwalk 0-0 0 2-2-0 Greenwich 0-0 0 1-6-0 Westhill 0-0 0 0-5-1Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 5-0 10 8-0 Greenwich 4-1 8 5-2 Darien 3-0 6 5-0 Ridgefield 2-1 4 4-2 Fairfield
1-4 2 2-5 Trumbull/Staples 0-3 0 2-4 Stamford 0-3 0 0-3 Wilton 0-3 0 0-4
