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Stamford Sports Roundup: Feb. 21
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The Stamford High School boys basketball team took a huge step toward securing an FCIAC playoff Monday with a 77-72 victory over Bassick in Bridgeport.
After spotting the Lions an 8-0 lead, the Black Knights roared back to improve to 11-8 overall and 10-7 in the FCIAC.
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The win left Stamford alone in sixth place in the FCIAC standings, one game ahead of Danbury, Bridgeport Central, Trumbull, Fairfield Warde and Greenwich, who all 9-8 in league play heading into the Wednesday's finale.
Barry Boderick erupted for 30 points and brother Bryan added 14 for Stamford, which trailed 56-48 entering the final' quarter. Stamford outscored the Lions 29-12 in the fourth period, making 15-of-18 free throws in the final three-plus minutes.
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Shawn Padilla added 10 points -- all in the fourth quarter -- for Stamford, which can clinch a playoff spot with a win at Harding on Wednesday.
Demetrius Thomas scored 23 points to pace Bassick (14-5, 12-5), which had already clinched an FCIAC playoff spot. Devin Coleman and Kobe Andrum each added 10 points for the Lions.
Kenny Wright contributed 13 points and eight rebounds for Stamford while Padilla had seven rebounds. Thomas pulled down 15 boards for the Lions.
Stamford avenged a 66-52 loss to Bassick earlier in the season.
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The up-and-down Trinity Catholic basketball team was up on Monday.
Jason Boswell scored 24 points and Kevin Leumene added 16, leading the Crusaders to an 85-52 drubbing of Bridgeport Central in Bridgeport.
Schadrac Casimir contributed 12 points for Trinity Catholic, which improved to 14-5 overall and 13-4 in the FCIAC.
The Crusaders jumped out to a 16-6 lead after the first quarter,then extended it to 46-32 at the half. Trinity Catholic stretched its advantage to 62-44 after three, then broke it completely open by outscoring the Hilltoppers 23-8 over the final eight minutes.
Josh Wilkerson scored 16 points and Yasaar Abdul added 14 for Central, which fell to 10-8 and 9-8.
The Hilltoppers dropped into a five-way tie for seventh in the FCIAC with Greenwich, Danbury, Fairfield Warde and Trumbull heading into Wednesday's final regular-season games.
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Mark Edwin scored 19 points Monday as the Westhill boys basketball team fought off Wilton 62-54 in Stamford.
Sam Dorissaint added 14 points for the Vikings, who improved to 14-5 overall and 13-4 in the FCIAC. Westhill is battling with Ridgefield, Bassick and Trinity Catholic for the No. 2 seed in the FCIAC playoffs behind St. Joseph.
The Vikings placed four players in double figures as Tony Dobbinson contributed 11 and Chris Walters chipped in with 10.
Chris Nugent poured in a game-high 25 points for Wilton, which dropped to 9-10 and 7-10.
The Warriors can secure a .500 regular season with a win over New Canaan on Wednesday a year after winning just two games.
Wilton was stubborn Monday, leading 12-11 after the first quarter and only trailing 30-26 at the half. The Vikings then took a 49-42 lead into the fourth quarter.
Nugent kept Wilton in the game with 18 points in the second half, including four 3-pointers. The Warriors sliced the deficit to 55-54 with four minutes remaining, but the Vikings ended the game with a 7-0 spurt.
Ian Ross scored 13 points and Eric Houska added eight for Wilton.
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On Feb. 13, the Danbury girls basketball team posted a hard-fought 43-40 victory over Trumbull to clinch the top seed for the FCIAC playoffs.
It was one of only two games this season for the undefeated Hatters that were decided by less than 10 points. The other was a 64-58 victory over Wilton on Feb. 10.
If forms holds, the Hatters and Eagles will meet in an FCIAC championship game rematch on Thursday at Fairfield Ludlowe.
Of course -- Wilton and Stamford -- the opponents for Danbury and Trumbull in Tuesday's semifinals -- might have something to say about that.
No. 3 seed Trumbull (18-3) faces No. 7 seed Stamford (12-9) at 6 p.m. at Ludlowe while Danbury (21-0) takes on No. 4 seed Wilton (14-5) in the nightcap at 7:30 p.m. Thursday's title game is set for 7 p.m.
Trumbull, the defending FCIAC champion, held off Trinity Catholic 52-46 to reach the semifinals. Erin Moore scored 20 points, including a 12-of-14 effort from the foul line, to lead the Eagles while Alexa Pfohl added 13 points.
Stamford upset No. 2 seed St. Joseph 44-25 behind 18 points from Kelsey Cognetta and 13 from Kelsey Santagata. St. Joseph played most of the game without leading scorer Nancy Stablein, who suffered a knee injury in the first minute and did not return.
Danbury, which is seeking its first FCIAC girls basketball title, fought off upset-minded Darien 63-40 to advance to the final four.
Rebecca Gartner scored 24 points and Rachel Gartner added 16 for the Hatters, who ended the game with a 21-2 run.
Wilton, making its first FCIAC appearance since 2003, moved on with a 49-47 win over No. 5 seed Norwalk.
Casey Pearsall scored 24 points and Maddy Fulton added 16 for the Warriors, who won their only previous FCIAC championship in 1989.
Stamford, which lost to Trumbull 52-33 in the regular-season meeting, claimed its only two FCIAC crowns in 1978 and 1979.
Trumbull defeated Ridgefield in last year's FCIAC final to garner its first league championship. Between them, the four semifinalists only have a combined four FCIAC titles. Stamford has two and Wilton and Trumbull one each.
MONDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Trinity Catholic 85, Bridgeport Central 52
Westhill 62, Wilton 54
Stamford 77, Bassick 72
BOYS HOCKEY
New Milford 2, Westhill 2
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Girls basketball
Stamford vs. Trumbull, 6 p.m, FCIAC semifinals, at Fairfield Ludlowe
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 13-4 14-5 Bridgeport Central 9-8 10-8 Danbury 9-8 11-8 Greenwich 9-8 11-8 Trumbull 9-8 10-9 Staples 8-9 10-9Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-5 14-5 Stamford 10-7 11-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 8-9 8-11 Norwalk 8-10 10-10 McMahon 4-13 4-15 Harding 4-13 4-15East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 17-0 19-0 Trinity Catholic* 13-4 14-5 Bassick* 12-5 14-5 Fairfield-Warde 9-8 11-8 Wilton 7-10 9-10 Darien 1-16 2-16 New Canaan 1-16 2-17GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 21-0 Trumbull* 15-3 18-3 Staples 11-7 12-8 Westhill 10-8 11-9 Greenwich 4-14 4-16 Bridgeport Central 1-16 2-17Central Division
Norwalk* 13-5 15-6 Stamford* 11-7 12-9 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-11 8-12 Ridgefield 7-11 7-13 McMahon 3-15 3-17 Harding 2-15 4-15East Division
St. Joseph* 15-3 17-4 Wilton* 13-5 15-5 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 13-8 Darien* 11-7 12-9 Fairfield Warde 10-8 12-8 New Canaan 8-10 10-10 Bassick 0-18 0-20BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield* 11-1 22 17-2-0 Darien* 10-1 20 13-5-0 St. Joseph* 9-3 18 13-6-0 New Canaan 8-4 16 12-7-1 Wilton 8-4 16 10-10-0 Trinity Catholic 7-4 14 8-11-0 Stamford 2-9 4 4-13-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 7-4 14 9-10-0 Westhill 5-6 10 5-11-2 Trumbull 4-7 8 10-8-0 Staples 1-10 2 7-11-0 Greenwich 1-10 2 3-16-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-12 0 2-18-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 14-0 28 19-1 Ridgefield* 10-3-1 21 13-5-1 Greenwich* 10-4 20 12-5-1 Darien* 9-4-1 19 11-6-1 Fairfield 4-9 8 6-10-0 Wilton 4-9 8 5-11-1 Staples-Trumbull 3-11 6 6-12-0 Stamford 0-14 0 1-14-0
