Shelton Scores and Standings, Nov 15

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The Shelton football team's hopes of making the Class LL state playoffs improved over the weekend.

Heading into week 10, the Gaels (7-2) are tied with Ridgefield and Pomperaug for the eighth and final playoff spot with 930 points, meaning the race won't be decided until the Thanksgiving Day games.

The Gaels have a minimum 140 points available against four-win Derby while Ridgefield has 150 points on the line against five-win Danbury and Pomperaug can only snag a minimum of 120 against two-win Oxford.

If all three win - and they will be favorites - it will come down to the bonus points -- how opponents Shelton, Ridgefield and Pomperaug have beaten fare in their final games.

Ridgefield has 20 guaranteed bonus points (beaten both teams) for the following games:

Bridgeport Central vs. Harding
Fairfield Ludlowe vs. Fairfield Warde

The Tigers have a possible 30 additional bonus points for the following games (asterisk indicates the team Ridgefield defeated):

*McMahon (3-6) vs Norwalk (7-1)
Westhill (0-9) vs. *Stamford (6-2)
Trinity Catholic (3-6) vs *Wilton (5-4)

McMahon will be a decided underdog, but Stamford and Wilton will be favorites. Barring any upsets, Ridgefield projects to 1,120 points (assuming, of course, a win over Danbury)

Shelton has no guaranteed bonus points but a possible 90 points available from the following games:

*-Fairfield Prep (5-4) vs. West Haven (6-3)
*Guilford (4-5) vs. Hand (9-0)
*Amity (4-5) vs North Haven (8-1)
*Hamden (1-8) vs. Notre Dame-West Haven (7-2)
*Wilbur Cross (1-7) vs. Norwich Free Academy (6-2)
Hillhouse (6-3) vs. *Wilbur Cross (1-7)
*Cheshire (4-5) vs. Southington (5-3)
East Lyme (4-4) vs.*Sheehan (4-4)
*Sheehan (4-4) vs. Lyman Hall (3-6)

Assuming a win over Derby (4-5), Shelton gets to 1,070. To match Ridgefield's projected total of 1,120, Shelton needs to "win" five of the above nine games. However, the teams the Gaels need to win are underdogs in seven of them.

Pomperaug has 30 guaranteed points:

Notre Dame vs. Immaculate
Immaculate vs. Brookfield
Bethel and Brookfield

Assuming a win over Oxford, that gets the Panther 150 points for a total of 1,080.

Pomperaug also has 50 additional points available and would need to "win" four of the five games to match Ridgefield's projected total of 1120:

Masuk (9-0) vs. *Newtown (8-1)
New Milford (3-5) vs. *Stratford (2-6)
*New Fairfield (3-5) vs. Oxford (2-6)
New Milford (3-5) vs. *New Fairfield (3-5)
*Stratford (2-7) vs. Bunnell (7-2)

Pomperaug could get 30 points from one New Milford and two New Fairfield wins, but Newtown and Stratford are clear underdogs.

Note: New Fairfield-Oxford becomes guaranteed if Pomperaug beats Oxford.

It's close, but Ridgefield appears to be in a slightly better position with a more favorable schedule.

Of Shelton could benefit if one-loss teams ahead of the Gaels - Hall, Norwalk and Greenwich were to lose.

Greenwich (8-1) faces undefeated Staples (8-0) in the FCIAC championship game, which counts toward the state playoffs, and Hall (8-1) takes on 9-0 Conard, so another defeat for those teams is entirely possible.

MONDAY'S RESULTS

No games scheduled

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

No gaemes scheduled

Southern Connecticut Conference
Football Standings
DIVISION I WEST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA
Xavier 9-0 375-70 9-0 375-70

Shelton 7-2 187-165 7-2 187-165

Fairfield Prep 4-4 171-217 5-4 192-231

Amity 4-5 260-255 4-5 260-255

Hamden 1-8 184-357 1-8 184-357

DIVISION I EAST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA

Hand 9-0 326-76 9-0 326-76

ND-West Haven 7-2 258-135 7-2 258-135

West Haven 6-3 264-225 6-3 264-225

Cheshire 4-5 274-225 4-5 274-225

Wilbur Cross 1-7 110-243 1-7 110-243

DIVISION II WEST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA
Hillhouse 6-3 309-165 6-3 309-165

Guilford 4-5 239-243 4-5 239-243

Branford 3-5 188-240 3-5 188-240

Lyman Hall 2-6 165-320 3-6 193-342

Jonathan Law 0-8 117-309 0-9 127-357

DIVISION II EAST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA

North Haven 7-1 272-116 8-1 325-144

Seehan 4-4 220-249 4-4 220-249

Foran 2-6 180-319 2-6 180-319

East Haven 1-7 135-305 1-8 169-330

SCC Boys Soccer Standings (through Oct 28)

Hammonasset Team Division Overall

Guilford 5-0-1 9-2-5

Hand 4-1-1 8-3-4

Foran 2-4-0 6-8-1

Law 0-6-0 0-15-0

Housatonic

Cheshire 6-1-1 10-2-4

Shelton 6-1-1 8-5-1

Amity 1-3-4 4-6-6

Lyman Hall 2-4-2 4-5-6

Sheehan 1-7-0 4-11-0

Qunnipiac

Fairfield Prep 5-0-3 9-0-7

Hamden 4-4-0 11-5-0

ND-West Haven 3-3-2 9-3-4

Xavier 2-3-3 5-7-4

West Haven 1-5-2 2-6-5

Hammonasset

Career 5-3-0 9-5-2

Wilbur Cross 5-3-0 8-7-0

Branford 5-3-0 7-7-1

North Haven 5-3-0 5-7-4

East Haven 0-8-0 2-13-0

Girls soccer standings

Hammonasset Team Division Overall (through Oct. 28)

Guilford 5-0-1 11-3-2

Hand 4-1-1 4-10-2

Foran 0-4-2 1-13-1

Law 0-4-2 2-11-1

Housatonic

Shelton 5-0-1 12-1-3

Amity 5-1-2 12-1-3

Cheshire 5-2-1 10-4-1

Sheehan 1-6-1 6-9-1

Lyman Hall 0-7-1 4-10-1

Quinnipiac

Sacred Academy 5-1-0 14-1-1

West Haven 4-2-0 11-3-1

Hamden 2-4-0 8-7-1

Mercy 1-5-0 6-10-0

Oronoque

North Haven 4-1-1 8-6-2

Wilbur Cross 3-1-2 6-6-4

East Haven 2-3-1 5-10-1

Branford 0-4-2 2-10-3