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Stamford Sports Roundup: Feb. 23
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The boys basketball team made sure it didn't have to worry about tiebreakers.
Bryan Boderick and Shawn Padilla each scored 12 points Wednesday as the Black Knights clinched the No. 6 seed in the FCIAC playoffs with a 57-42 victory over Harding.
The Black Knights, who finished the regular season 12-8 overall and 11-7 in the FCIAC, took a huge step toward the playoffs with a 77-72 win over Bassick on Monday.
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Continuing the monmentum from that triumph, Stamford jumped out to a 21-9 lead after the first quarter Wednesday. The Black Knights never led Harding get the deficit into single digits, building their advantage to 37-20 early in the third period.
Barry Boderick added 11 points for Stamford, which will take on No. 3 seed Ridgefield (15-5, 13-5) in the FCIAC quarterfinals on Saturday at noon at Fairfield Ludlowe.
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Jamar Gaynor, Steven Walker and Tyshaun Mullings each scored eight points for Harding (4-16, 3-15), which completed one of the worst seasons in the program's storied history.
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The Trinity Catholic boys basketball team earned the No. 2 seed for the FCIAC playoffs in dramatic fashion.
Paschal Chukwu followed in an offensive rebound at the buzzer Wednesday as the Crusaders posted a 61-59 victory over Trumbull, whose FCIAC playoff hopes ended in heartbreaking fashion. Those were Chukwu's only two points of the game.
Jason Boswell scored 16 points for Trinity Catholic (15-5, 14-4), which will face No. 7 Danbury in the FCIAC quarterfinals on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Fairfield Ludlowe.
Casimir Schodrac scored 14 points and Tremain Fraiser added 12 for the Crusaders, who led 36-31 at halftime.
Two free throws by Trumbull's Jason Lima tied the game at 59-59 with eight seconds remaining.
Sam Turner scored 20 pointsa and Travis Fonseca added 11 for the Eagles, who finished 10-10 and 9-9. They would have snagged a playoff spot if they could have pulled off the upset.
Trumbull, which made nine 3-pointers, outscored Trinity Catholic 18-10 in the third quarter to take a 44-41 lead into the final period.
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The Ridgefield High boys basketball team showed that it might still be a force in the FCIAC playoffs.
Kurt Steidl scored 21 points and Jeff Racy added 16 Wednesday as the Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 54-46 victory over Westhill in Stamford.
Other than St. Joseph, Westhill had been the hottest team in the FCIAC, winning 10 of its previous 11 games.
Ridgefield, which opened a 27-19 lead at the half, finished the regular season at 15-5 and 13-5. The Tigers grabbed the No. 3 seed for the FCIAC playoffs and will face Stamford in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
The Black Knights clinched a playoff spot Wednesday with a 57-42 win over Harding.
Chris Walters had 27 points for Westhill, exactly half of the Vikings' total.
The Vikings closed the regular season at 14-6 and 13-5. Westhill from the No. 2 seed to fourth and will face defending FCIAC champion Bassick on Saturday.
Tony Dobbinson was Westhill's next leading scorer with just six points.
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John Shanahan scored three goals Wednesday as the Trinity Catholic boys hockey team defeated Westhill 5-2 at the Terry Conners Rink.
Justin Brown and Jeff Cortese added one goal apiece for the Crusaders, who conclude the regular season at 9-11 and 8-4.
Earlier in the day, Trinity Catholic clinched a berth in the FCIAC's tier one playoffs when Fairfield lost to Darien, 5-2. The Crusaders finished in a three-way tie for fourth with New Canaan and Wilton and grabbed one of the six playoff berths.
Lukas Znosko and Evan Shaulson scored for Westhill, which dropped to 5-12-2 and 5-7.
Adam Goldstone (10) Tyler Phillipson (17) combined to make 27 saves for Westhill while Brian Romano stopped 33 shots for Trinity Catholic.
The Crusaders, who were 2-10 at one point, will take on St. Joseph in the first round of the tier one playoffs on Saturday. Westhill will compete in the tier two playoffs for the seventh- through 10th-place teams.
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The 14th-seeded Trinity Catholic girls basketball team has earned a home game in the first round of the Class M state tournament while Stamford and Westhill will open on the road in the Class M tournament.
Trinity Catholic (13-7) hosts No. 19 Kolbe Cathedral (12-8) on Monday and would play either No. 3 Ellington (18-2) or No. 30 Weston (12-8) in the second round on Wednesday if it advances.
In Class LL, also on Monday, No. 23 Stamford (11-9) visits No. 10 Mercy of Middletown (16-4) and No. 26 Westhill (10-10) plays at No. 7 St. Joseph (17-3) in an all-FCIAC battle.
St. Joseph will be without leading scorer Nancy Stablein, who suffered a torn ACL in the Cadets' loss to Stamford in the FCIAC quarterfinals on Wednesday and is lost for the season.
The Stamford-Mercy winner will take on the St. Joseph-Westhill winner in the second round on Wednesday. If Stamford pulls the upset, it could get a rematch with the Cadets.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Stamford 57, Harding 42
Ridgefield 54, Westhill 46
Trinity Catholic 61, Trumbull 59
Boys hockey
Trinity Catholic 5, Westhill 2
Stamford 3, Trumbull 1
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 13-5 14-6 Danbury*l 10-8 12-8 Bridgeport Central* 10-8 11-8 Greenwich 9-9 11-9 Trumbull 9-9 10-10 Staples 8-10 9-11Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 13-5 15-5 Stamford* 11-7 12-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 9-9 9-11 Norwalk 8-10 10-10 McMahon 4-14 4-16 Harding 3-15 4-16East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 18-0 20-0 Trinity Catholic* 14-4 15-5 Bassick* 13-5 15-5 Fairfield-Warde 9-9 11-9 Wilton 8-10 10-10 Darien 1-17 2-18 New Canaan 1-17 2-18GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 22-0 Trumbull* 15-3 19-3 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 12-10 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 15-6 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 Darien* 11-1 22 14-5-0 Ridgefield* 11-1 20 18-2-0 St. Joseph* 9-3 18 13-7-0 New Canaan* 8-4 16 12-7-1 Wilton* 8-4 16 10-10-0 Trinity Catholic* 8-4 16 9-11-0 Stamford 4-8 8 6-13-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 7-5 14 9-11-0 Westhill 5-7 10 5-12-2 Trumbull 4-8 8 11-9-0 Staples 2-10 4 8-11-0 Greenwich 1-11 2 3-17-0 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
