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Ridgefield Sports Roundup: March 1

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The New Canaan and girls hockey teams will clash on Thursday at the Terry Conners Rink in Stamford for a berth in the finals of the state tournament. Faceoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

New Canaan, which is seeking a third consecutive state title, has been like a steam roller. After defeating Greenwich 8-0 in the FCIAC finals on Saturday, the Rams downed Guilford 8-2 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday to improve to 22-1.

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Ridgefield (15-6-1) advanced with a dramatic 5-4 victory over Greenwich as Megan Galloway scored the winning goal in the final minute after the Cardinals had erased a 4-2 deficit late in the third period.

The state championsip game is set for Yale's Ingalls Rink on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

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After scoring six goals against Greenwich, Olivia Hompe followed up with five goals and three assists against Guilford, giving her 108 points for the season (74 goals, 34 assists).

She became the state's all-time leading scorer against Greenwich, surpassing the previous mark of 263 points held by New Canaan graduate Maggie Westphal, who went to play at Yale for four seasons.

New Canaan beat Ridgefield twice during the regular season but other than a 4-3 loss to Simsbury on Feb. 6, the Tigers gave the Rams perhaps their two toughest games of the season.

New Canaan posted a pair of two-goal wins, 3-1 on Dec. 19 and 4-2 on Feb. 1. Hompe was held to one goal in the first game and two in the second.

Thursday's contest is a rematch of last year's state final in which New Canaan posted a 7-2 victory.

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After a 15-5 regular season, the Ridgefield boys basketball team is seeded ninth in the Class LL state tournament and will host No. 24 Bulkeley (11-9) in the first round on Tuesday (7 p.m.)

The Tigers will be coming off a 52-44 loss to Trinity Catholic in the semifinals of the FCIAC playoffs on Tuesday after defeating Stamford in the quarterfinals.

If Ridgefield advances, it would take on either No. 8 Amity or No. 25 Simsbury in the second round on Thursday. A  possible matchup with top seed St. Joseph is looming in the quarterfinals.

Last year, Ridgefield reached the Class LL semifinals for the first time in school history and won a school-record 21 games, going 21-4.

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

Boys hockey

FCIAC semifinals, at Terry Conners Rink

Darien 5, New Canaan 2

Ridgefield 6, St. Joseph 0

THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE

Girls hockey

Ridgefield vs. New Canaan, 7:30 p.m., state semifinals, at Terry Conners Rink

STANDINGS

BOYS BASKETBALL

West Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Westhill* 13-5 14-6 Danbury*l 10-8 12-8 Bridgeport Central* 10-8 11-8 Greenwich 9-9 11-9 Trumbull 9-9 10-10 Staples 8-10 9-11

Central Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Ridgefield* 13-5 15-5 Stamford* 11-7 12-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 9-9 9-11 Norwalk 8-10 10-10 McMahon 4-14 4-16 Harding 3-15 4-16

East Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

St. Joseph* 18-0 20-0 Trinity Catholic* 14-4 15-5 Bassick* 13-5 15-5 Fairfield-Warde 9-9 11-9 Wilton 8-10 10-10 Darien 1-17 2-18 New Canaan 1-17 2-18

GIRLS BASKETBALL

West Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 22-0 Trumbull* 15-3 19-3 Staples 11-7 12-8 Westhill 10-8 11-9 Greenwich 4-14 4-16 Bridgeport Central 1-16 2-17

Central Division

Norwalk* 13-5 15-6 Stamford* 11-7 12-10 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-11 8-12 Ridgefield 7-11 7-13 McMahon 3-15 3-17 Harding 2-15 4-15

East Division

St. Joseph* 15-3 17-4 Wilton* 13-5 15-6 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 13-8 Darien* 11-7 12-9 Fairfield Warde 10-8 12-8 New Canaan 8-10 10-10 Bassick 0-18 0-20

BOYS HOCKEY

East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Darien* 11-1 22 14-5-0 Ridgefield* 11-1 20 18-2-0 St. Joseph* 9-3 18 13-7-0 New Canaan* 8-4 16 12-7-1 Wilton* 8-4 16 10-10-0 Trinity Catholic* 8-4 16 9-11-0 Stamford 4-8 8 6-13-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 7-5 14 9-11-0 Westhill 5-7 10 5-12-2 Trumbull 4-8 8 11-9-0 Staples 2-10 4 8-11-0 Greenwich 1-11 2 3-17-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-12 0 2-18-0

Girls Hockey

 

Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 14-0 28 19-1 Ridgefield* 10-3-1 21 13-5-1 Greenwich* 10-4 20 12-5-1 Darien* 9-4-1 19 11-6-1 Fairfield 4-9 8 6-10-0 Wilton 4-9 8 5-11-1 Staples-Trumbull 3-11 6 6-12-0 Stamford 0-14 0 1-14-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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