Shelton Scores And Standings: Jan. 4

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Ben Malay scored 21 points -- all on 3-pointers - as the boys basketball team defeated Lyman Hall 53-37 on Tuesday.

Christian Pierre added 13 points for the Gaels, who climbed within a game of .500 at 3-4.

Jack McCarthy led Lyman Hall (2-4) with 14 points.

The Gaels pulled away from a close game by outscoring Lyman Hall 17-4 in the fourth quarter. Shelton was nursing a 36-33 lead entering the final period.

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Nicole Beard paced three players in double figures with 19 points as the Shelton girls basketball team posted a 64-46 victory over winless North Haven.

Kelsey Pendagrast added 16 points and chipped in with 11 for the Gaelettes, who improved to 4-4.

North Haven dropped to 0-8. Shelton built a 31-18 halftime lead and coasted from there.

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The Shelton boys swimming team dropped a close 88-82 decision to Xavier, one of the top-10 teams in the state, on Tuesday at the Shelton Community Center.

Shelton's Timothy Maloney had first-place finishes in the 100-yard freestyle (54.92) and 100-yard backstroke (1:02.52) while the Gaels' Matthew Hellauer also won a pair of events, taking the 50-yard freestyle (23.34) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:16.43).

Shelton had second-place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay (1:58.27), 200-yard freestyle (Ryan Berman, 2:11.07),  200-yard IM (Kyle Barber, 2:20.74), 100-yard butterfly (Nicolas Shigo, 1:10.38), 200-yard freestyle relay (1:50.23) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:57.41).

The meet came down to the final event, the 400-yard freestyle, which Xavier won to grab the six-point victory.

TUESDAY'S RESULTS

Boys basketball

Shelton 53, Lyman Hall 37

Girls basketball

Shelton 64, North Haven 46

Boys swimming

Xavier 88, Shelton 82

WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys hockey

Stamford at Staples-Weston-Shelton, 6 p.m., Milford Ice Pavilion

Wrestling

East Haven at Shelton, 7 p.m.

SCC Boys Basketball Standings (through Jan. 1)

Hammonasset

Team Division Overall

Guilford 1-0 2-3

Hillhouse 0-0 6-0

Foran 0-0 3-3

Hand 0-0 3-3

Law 0-1 0-6

Housatonic

Lyman Hall 1-0 2-3

Sheehan 0-0 3-3

Cheshire 0-0 3-3

Shelton 0-0 2-4

Amity 0-1 5-1

Quinnipiac

Fairfield Prep 1-0 5-1

Hamden 1-1 4-1

West Haven 1-1 1-5

Notre Dame 0-0 0-6

Xavier 0-1 2-4

Hammonasset

Branford 1-0 6-0

North Haven 1-0 5-0

Career 0-0 4-1

Wilbur Cross 0-1 3-2

East Haven 0-1 3-3

GIRLS BASKETBALL (through Jan. 1)

Hammonasset

Hillhouse 1-0 5-1

Hand 1-0 5-3

Guilford 0-0 2-4

Law 0-1 4-3

Foran 0-1 3-4

Housatonic

Shelton 1-0 4-3

Amity 1-0 3-4

Cheshire 0-0 6-1

Sheehan 0-1 2-4

Lyman Hall 0-1 0-7

Quinnipiac

Mercy 1-0 6-1

Sacred Heart Academy 0-0 5-1

Hamden 0-0 5-3

West Haven 0-1 6-1

Hammonasset

Career 1-0 3-2

East Haven 0-0 3-3

Wilbur Cross 0-0 0-7

Branford 0-7

North Haven 0-1 0-7