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Ridgefield Sports Roundup: Feb. 13
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The Ridgefield and Darien boys hockey teams entered Saturday's showdown having won a combined 24 games in a row.
In a battle of the league's two top teams, The Blue Wave emerged with their winning streak intact as they defeated the Tigers 4-2 for their 11th consecutive victory.
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Four different players scored for Darien, which improved to 12-3 overall and 9-0 in the FCIAC. Ridgefield had its 14-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 14-2 and 8-1.
Ridgefield entered the contest ranked second in the state while Darien was sixth. The Tigers figure to drop while the Blue Wave should move up.
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The contest got off to an explosive start as Ridgefield's Sean Wilkinson opened the scoring just 36 into the first period. However, John Knowlton answered for Darien less than a minute later.
Darien took control with three straight goals in the second period, building a 4-1 lead on tallies by Nick Bruno, George Gregory and Brenden Hathaway.
Timmy Kelly scored in the third perior to pull Ridgefield within 4-2.
Nate Gliedman made 13 saves for Ridgefield while Max Rothston stopped 23 shots for Darien.
The Blue Wave are back in action on Tuesday against archrival New Canaan (4 p.m.), a team Darien defeated 6-1 on Dec. 19
Ridgefield plays again on Wednesday when it hosts Trumbull at the Winter Garden Arena (8:30 p.m).
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The Ridgefield boys basketball team survived a scare Friday, posting a 51-41 victory over an improved Fairfield Warde squad.
Jeff Racy scored 15 points for the Tigers, who found themselves in a 41-41 tie with two minutes remaining before scoring the final 10 points of the game.
Kurt Steidl added 14 for Ridgefield, which improved to 14-2 overall and 12-2 in the FCIAC as the Tigers look to nail down the No. 2 seed for the league playoffs.
The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Warde, which dropped to 9-7 and 7-7.
Matthew McTague scored 10 points and Michael Wright added nine for the Mustangs, who overcame a 10-2 deficit after the first quarter.
Warde outscored Ridgefield 19-15 in the second quarter to pull within 25-21 at the intermission.
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A dominant second half by Gemma Howard was not enough for the Ridgefield girls basketball team to defeat one of the hottest clubs in the FCIAC as the Tigers suffered a 56-50 loss at Fairfield Warde on Friday.
Howard scored 16 of her 19 points in the second half, including Ridgefield's first eight in the third quarter. That helped the Tigers tied the game at 32-32 after trailing by as many as nine in the first half.
However, Warde responded with a 9-0 run and held off another late challenge after the Tigers had pulled within 49-48 in the final two minutes.
The Loss dropped Ridgefield to 6-12 overall and 6-10 in the FCIAC and put them in a position where they have to win their final two games to qualify for the state tournament.
The Tigers play at Fairfield Ludlowe on Monday (7 p.m.), then host Staples on Wednesday.
FCIAC playoff races
Girls basketball
1. Danbury 16-0*
2. Trumbull 14-2*
3. St. Joseph 13-3*
4. Trinity Catholic 12-5*
5. Wilton 11-5 (beat Norwalk)
6. Norwalk 11-5
7. Stamford 10-6
7. Fairfield Warde 10-6
9. Darien 9-7
9. Staples 9-7
11.New Canaan 8-8
11. Westhill 8-8
Boys basketball
1. St. Joseph 14-0*
2. Ridgefield 12-2*
3. Trinity Catholic 11-4 (beat Bassick)
4. Bassick 11-4
5. Westhil 10-4
6. Bridgeport Central 8-6 (beat Stamford, Greenwich)
7. Greenwich 8-6( beat Stamford)
8. Stamford 8-6
9. Norwalk 9-7
10. Danbury 7-7
10 Fairfield Warde 7-7
10 Staples 7-7
10, Trumbull 7-7
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Ridgefield 51, Fairfield Warde 41
Girls basketball
Fairfield Warde 56, Ridgefield 50
Girls hockey
Fairfield at Ridgefield
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Darien 4, Ridgefield 2
Girls hockey
Ridgefield at Wilton
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Fairfield Ludlowe at Ridgefield, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Ridgefield at Fairfield Ludlowe, 7 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 10-4 11-5 Bridgeport Central 8-6 9-6 Greenwich 8-6 10-6 Danbury 7-7 9-7 Staples 7-7 8-8 Trumbull 7-7 8-8Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-2 14-2 Stamford 8-6 9-7 Norwalk 8-7 10-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 6-8 6-10 Harding 2-12 3-13 McMahon 2-12 2-14East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 14-0 16-0 Trinity Catholic 11-4 12-5 Bassick 11-4 13-4 Fairfield-Warde 7-7 9-7 Wilton 6-8 8-8 Darien 1-13 2-14 New Canaan 0-14 1-15GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 16-0 18-0 Trumbull* 14-2 16-2 Staples 9-7 10-8 Westhill 8-8 9-9 Greenwich 4-12 4-14 Bridgeport Central 1-14 2-15Central Division
Norwalk 11-5 13-5 Stamford 10-6 10-8 Ridgefield 6-10 6-12 Fairfield Ludlowe 6-10 7-11 McMahon 3-13 3-15 Harding 1-14 3-14East Division
St. Joseph* 13-3 15-3 Trinity Catholic 12-5 13-6 Wilton 11-5 11-6 Fairfield Warde 10-6 12-6 Darien 9-7 10-8 New Canaan 8-8 10-8 Bassick 0-17 0-18BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Darien 9-0 18 12-3-0 Ridgefield 8-1 16 14-2-0 Wilton 7-3 14 8-9-0 St. Joseph 7-3 14 11-6-0 New Canaan 6-3 12 10-6-1 Trinity Catholic 6-3 10 7-10-0 Stamford 1-8 2 3-12-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Westhill 5-3 10 5-9-1 Fairfield 4-4 8 6-9-0 Trumbull 4-6 8 10-7-0 Staples 1-8 2 6-9-0 Greenwich 1-8 2 3-14-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-9 0 2-14-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 12-0 24 17-1 Darien* 9-2 18 11-4 Greenwich* 9-3 18 10-4-1 Ridgefield 7-3 14 10-5-0 Wilton 4-7 8 5-8-1 Fairfield 3-7 6 5-8-0 Staples-Trumbull 1-9 2 4-10-0 Stamford 0-11 0 1-11-0
