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Shelton Sports Roundup: Feb. 23
For interactive daily digest for all Shelton scores, schedules and standings -- and a place to add information and photos for all youth sports
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The Staples-Weston-Shelton boys hockey team clinched a state tournament berth a 5-3 win over Greenwich on Wednesday.
After starting 6-1, the Wreckers were decimated by injuries and lost 10 in a row, but they have won two straight to improve to 8-11 after getting sone of their walking wounded back.
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S-W-S hosts Cheshire on Saturday in its final regular-season game of the season.
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It may not have been much of a reward but by virtue of its 44-41 win over West Haven on Monday, the Shelton High School earned the 14th and final seed in the SCC tournament.
The Gaels will play at Career in the opening round of the tournament on Thursday. Career is the third seed behind Hillhouse and Fairfield Prep following Monday 47-46 loss to the Academics at the buzzer.
Hillhouse, which completed a 20-0 regular season, is the defending SCC champion.
Here is the tournament schedule:
FIRST ROUND – Thursday, February 23 – 6:30 p.m.
#14 Shelton at #3 Career
#13 Lyman Hall at #4 Branford
#12 Foran at #5 Amity
#11 Cheshire at #6 Hamden
#10 Xavier at #7 Daniel Hand
#9 North Haven at #8 Wilbur Cross
QUARTERFINALS – Saturday, February 25 @East Haven HS
Game 1: North Haven/Wilbur Cross winner vs. #1 Hillhouse – 12 noon
Game 2: Foran/Amity winner vs. Lyman Hall/Branford winner – 1:45 p.m.
Game 3: Xavier/Hand winner vs. #2 Fairfield Prep – 3:30 p.m.
Game 4: Cheshire/Hamden winner vs. Shelton/Career winner – 5:15 p.m.
SEMIFINALS – Monday, February 27 @East Haven HS
Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner – 6 p.m.
Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 7:45 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Tuesday, February 28 @TD Bank Sports Center – Quinnipiac University
Semifinal winners – 7 p.m
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WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Greenwich at Staples-Weston-Shelton
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Shelton at Career, 6:30 p.m., SCC playoffs, first round
SCC BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through Feb. 16
Hammonasset
Hillhouse 8-0 18-0
Hand 5-3 11-7
Foran 5-3 10-8
Guilford 2-6 4-14
Law 0-8 0-18
Housatonic
Cheshire 7-1 12-6
Amity 4-4 14-4
Lyman Hall 4-4 7-11
Sheehan 2-6 6-12
Shelton 2-6 7-11
Quinnipiac
Fairfield Prep 7-1 16-2
Xavier 6-2 8-10
Hamden 4-4 9-8
West Haven 2-6 5-13
ND-West Haven 1-7 1-17
Oronoque
Career 8-0 17-1
Branford 4-4 14-4
Wilbur Cross 4-4 10-8
North Haven 4-4 9-9
East Haven 0-8 4-14
GIRLS BASKETBALL (through Feb 16)
Hammonasset
*Hillhouse 8-0 18-2
*Hand 5-3 13-7
*Law 3-5...10-10
*Foran 3-5 9-11
Guilford 1-7 5-15
Housatonic
*Cheshire 6-2 14-6
*Sheehan 6-2 12-8
*-Amity 4-3 11-9
*Shelton 3-4 7-13
Lyman Hall 0-8 0-20
Quinnipiac
*Mercy 6-0 16-4
*West Haven 3-3 16-4
*Sacred Heart Academy 2-4 14-6
*Hamden 1-5 9-11
Oronoque
*Career 8-0 19-1
*East Haven 5-3 11-9
Wilbur Cross 4-4 4-16
Branford 2-6 2-18
North Haven 0-8 0-20
