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Stamford Scores And Standings: Dec. 21
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Penn State sophomore tailback Silas Redd, a Norwalk native out n Stamford, has been name the Walter Camp Football Foundation Connecticut Player of the Year.
Redd and the 2011 Walter Camp All-America team, will be honored at the organization's awards banquet on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven.
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Redd is the first Nittany Lion to be selected Walter Camp's Connecticut Player of the Year. First presented in 1981, recipients of the honor in the past decade include: Dwight Freeney (Syracuse), Aaron Hernandez (Florida), Dan Orlovsky (UConn) and Kory Sheets (Purdue).
"We are pleased to announce Norwalk native Silas Redd as our Connecticut Player of the Year," Foundation president John Marks said. "Silas has been a consistent offensive threat for the Nittany Lions and we are honored to recognize him for his outstanding season."
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A second-team All-Big Ten honoree by the media and coaches, Redd finished the regular season with 1,188 rushing yards, good for No. 12 on Penn State season list. He needs 49 yards in Penn State's TicketCity Bowl clash with No. 19 Houston to move into 10th place. Evan Royster (1,236 in 2008) and Curtis Enis (1,210 in 1996) rank No. 10 and 11.
A U.S. Army All-American for Coach Dan Gouin at King Low Heywood Thomas School, Redd is No. 4 in the Big Ten Conference at 99.0 ypg (1,188 yds, 5.2 avg.) with seven rushing touchdowns. He was limited by collarbone/sternum injury final three games of season but is expected to be 100 percent for the game with Houston.
Redd led all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players with 703 rushing yards in October, including five consecutive 100-yard games. He is the first Nittany Lion with five consecutive 100-yard games since All-American Curtis Enis in 1997. Redd gained career-high 164 yards on just 18 carries (9.1) in Penn State's 34-24 win at Northwestern on Oct. 22. He gained 137 yards on career-high 30 carries and scored the game-winning touchdown vs. Illinois one week later.
Redd has the Nittany Lions' two longest runs of the season, 42 yards, in wins at Northwestern and Ohio State.
In his first year as Penn State's starting tailback, Redd is the 12th different Penn State player to post 1,000 yards rushing in a season (20 times overall). The Nittany Lions have had a 1,000-yard rusher in each of the past seven seasons.
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The Trinity Catholic boys basketball team rolled to a 63-36 victory over Staples on Tuesday to remain unbeaten.
The Crusaders improve to 3-0 while the Wreckers dropped to 1-2.
Jason Boswell scored 13 points and Schadrac Casimir added 10 to pace a balanced attack for Trinity Catholic, which put away the contes early by building an 18-2 lead after the first quarter.
Paschal Chukwu dominated inside for the Crusaders with 15 rebounds and five blocks. Boswell had six assists and seven rebounds.
Peter Rankowitz scored 14 points and Michael Argosh added 12 to pace the Wreckers.
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Romario Narine scored 16 points as the Westhill boys basketball team routed Harding 77-53 for its first win of the season.
Tony Dobbinson anded 13 points and seven assists for the Vikings, who improved to 1-1. Westhill's Sam Dorrissaint chipped in with 14 points and nine rebounds.
The Vikings built a 35-28 lead, then put away the Presidents during a 29-8 surge in the third quarter.
Devaughn McCallister scored 13 points to pace Harding, which is off to an 0-3 start under new coach Charles Clemons.
Erica Stein poured in 21 points and Jess Coelho added 15 as the Staples girls basketball team held off a late run to defeat Trinity Catholic 51-48 Tuesday.
The Wreckers, who improved to 4-1, took a 37-29 lead into the final period, when they were outscore, 19-14.
Mackenzie Griffin had 18 points to lead the Crusaders (3-2) while Ali Palma added 12 points and 14 rebounds. Coelho also pulled down seven rebounds for Staples.
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Brianna Gordon scored 15 points and Kelsey Cognetta added 14 as the Stamford girls basketball team remained unbeaten with a 53-23 victory over McMahon.
After building a 27-6 halftime lead, the Black Knights (5-0) turned the contest into a rout with a 27-1 run in the second half, when Cognetta scored 12 of her points.
Jazmine Taylor scored eight points to lead the Senators (2-3).
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Megan D'Alessandro (18), Steph Roones (16) and Jineida Harkness (13) combined for 47 points as the Westhill girls basketball team posted a 71-33 victory over Harding for its first win of the season.
The Vikings improved to 1-3 while Harding dropped to 0-5.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Trinity Catholic 63, Staples 36
Stamford 63, McMahon 54
Westhill 77, Harding 53
Girls basketball
Staples 51, Trinity Catholic 48
Stamford 53, McMahon 23
Westhill 71, Harding 33
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Trinity Catholic vs. West Haven, 6 p.m., at Bennett Rink
Branford vs. Stamford, 6:40 p.m., Terry Conners Rink
Greenwich vs. Westhill, 8:40 p.m., Terry Conners Rink
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 2-0 2-1 Bridgeport Central 2-1 2-1 Greenwich 2-1 2-1 Trumbull 2-1 2-1 Westhill 1-1 1-1 Staples 1-2 1-2Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 3-0 3-0 Norwalk 2-1 2-1 Fairfield Ludlowe 1-2 1-1 Stamford 1-2 1-2 Harding 0-3 0-3 McMahon 0-3 0-3East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 3-0 3-0 Bassick 3-0 3-0 Trinity Catholic 3-0 3-0 Fairfield-Warde 1-2 1-2 Wilton 0-2 0-2 New Canaan 0-3 0-3 Wilton 0-30-3
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Trumbull 5-0 5-0 Danbury 4-0 4-0 Staples 4-1 4-1 Westhill 1-3 1-3 Greenwich 1-4 1-4 Bridgeport Central 0-50-5
Central Division
Stamford 5-0 5-0 Fairfield Ludlowe 3-2 3-2 Ridgefield 3-2 3-2 McMahon 2-3 2-3 Norwalk 1-3 1-3 Harding 0-5 0-5East Division
St. Joseph 4-1 4-1 Wilton 3-1 3-1 New Canaan 3-2 3-2 Trinity Catholic 3-2 3-2 Darien 2-2 2-2 Fairfield Warde 1-4 1-4 Bassick 0-50-5
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 0-0 0 1-1-0 St. Joseph 0-0 0 1-1-0 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0 1-1-0 Stamford 0-0 0 0-1-1 Wilton 0-0 0 0-0-0 New Canaan 0-0 0 0-1-0 Darien 0-0 0 0-2-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Staples 0-0 0 1-0-0 Westhill 0-0 0 1-0-0 Fairfield Co-op 0-0 0 0-0-0 Trumbull 0-0 0 1-1-0 Noralk-McMahon 0-0 0 1-1-0 Greenwich 0-0 0 0-2-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 2-0 4 4-0 Ridgefield 2-0 4 3-0 Darien 1-0 2 2-0 Greenwich 1-1 2 2-1 Staples/Trumbull
0-0 0 0-0 Wilton 0-1 0 0-2 Fairfield 0-2 0 0-2 Stamford 0-2 0 0-2
