Shelton Sports Roundup: Feb. 24

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The boys basketball team dropped a 74-47 decision to third-ranked Career on Thursday in the first round of the SCC tournanent.

Christian Pierre had 17 points for the Gaels, who fell behind 18-4 after the first quarter.

David Moreland added 12 for Shelton, which was outscored 43-29 in the second half after trailing 31-18 at the half.

Kenny Armstead scored 25 points to pace Career, which advanced to take on No. 6 seed Hamden in the quarterfinals on Saturday while  Shelton takes an 8-13 record into the state tournament.

There were two upsets Thursday as No. 13 Lyman Hall defeated No. 4 Branford 53-49 and No. 10 Xavier downed No. 7 Hand, 64-55.

In other firsr-round games Thursday, No. 5 Amity defeated No. 12 Foran, 64-56, No. 6 Hamden got past No. 11 Cheshire, 65-54, and No. 8 Wilbur Cross bested No. North Haven, 66-59.

The quarterfinals will be played at East Haven on Saturday. Here is the schedule:

#8 Wilbur Cross vs. #1 Hillhouse - 12 noon

#13 Lyman Hall vs. #5 Amity - 1:45 p.m.

#10 Xavier vs. #2 Fairfield Prep - 3:30 p.m.

#6 Hamden vs. #3 Career - 5:15 p.m.

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Three Shelton wrestlers will be competing in the state Open this weekend at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.

Mark Failla is the No. 9 seed in the 106-pound weight division, Sean Kellet is seeded fourth and 126 pounds and Edward Hunt is the 15th seed at 132 pounds.

The competition is set for Friday and Saturday. First- and second-round matches will be contested on Friday starting at 4 p.m. After they have been completed, the consolation bouts get under way around 8 p.m.

On Saturday, the quarterfinal and second-round consolation matches begin at 10:15 a.m. They will be followed by the consolation quarterfinals and championship semifinals as wrestling continues through the day.

The finals are set to be begin on Saturday at 6 p.m. with champions to be crowned in each weight class.

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The Staples-Weston-Shelton boys hockey team concludes its regular season on Saturday against Cheshire at 8 p.m. at the Milford Ice Pavilion.

The Wreckers have endured an injured-plagued season, but they won their last two games after getting some of their injured players back.

After starting 6-1, Staples lost its next 10 games, dressing as few as 10 skaters for some of those contests, but the Wreckers snapped the long skid with a 6-0 win over East Catholic on Monday.

Staples (8-11) followed up that victory with a 5-3 win over Greenwich on Wednesday that enabled them to clinch a berth in the Division III state tournament.

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

Boys basketball

Shelton at Career, SCC playoffs, first round

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

No games scheduled

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys hockey

Cheshire at Staples-Weston-Shelton, 8 p.m., Milford Ice Pavilion

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