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Cadets Come Out on Top
Coaching legends from St. Joe's and Archbishop Molloy faced off during Day 1 of St. Joseph's Northeast Christmas Classic.
Jack Curran replaced a feature college legend by the name of Lou Carnesecca at Archbishop Molloy in 1958. Vito Montelli started the program in 1962 and is still the only head boys basketball coach the Cadets have ever had.
Despite more than 100 years of experience between them, the two coaching giants had never faced each other until Tuesday night in St. Joseph's Northeast Christmas Classic at Bridgeport's Webster Bank Arena.
Montelli and the Cadets won the highly antipated battle 74-63 before a crowd of 2,400.
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St. Joseph jumped out to a 25-11 first-quarter lead before the Stanners pulled within 41-32 at the half.
Molloy pulled within 58-52 after three, but the Cadets put away the contest with a 10-3 spurt to start the fourth period.
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Quincy McKnight scored a game-high 27 points for St. Joseph. James Jennings added 16 and Timajh Parker chipped in with 14 for the Cadets.
During his 50-plus seasons at Molloy, Curran has coached four future NBA players -- Kevin Joyce, Brian Winters, Kenny Smith and Kenny Anderson. The Stanners have been a perennial power in the always competitive New York City Catholic High School Athletic Association (NYCHSAA).
Montelli is the all-time New England wins leader with 860 while Curran is tops in New York with 947.
The two-day event concludes Wednesday with Trinity Catholic taking on Archbishop Molloy at 6 p.m. and St. Joseph facing New London at 8 p.m.
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Daniel Garvin scored 21 points as Bethel defeated host Trumbull 51-47 in the Trumbull holiday tourament.
Matthew Gallagher added 12 for the Wildcats, who built a 24-18 halftime lead.
Mike Yerina tallied a game-high 18 points and Travis Fonseca added 15 to pace Trumbull, which slipped to 2-2.
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Staples and St. Joseph advanced to the finals of the Notre Dame of Faifield Appalachian Christmas,
Jess Coelho had 16 points and 14 rebounds as the Wreckers edged Mansfield (Mass.) 47-46 in overtime in the opener.
Erica Stein added 14 points for Staples, which improved to 5-1. Mansfield outscored the Wreckers 11-6 in the final period to force overtime at 41-41.
In the nightcap, Nancy Stablein poured in 26 points as St. Joseph posted a 51-36 victory over the hosts.
Jessica Jowdy and Mariead Donohue each added eight for the Cadets (5-1). Bianka Bell led Notre Dame of Fairfield (2-2) with 16 points.
Staples and St. Joseph will meet in the championship game on Thursday while and Notre Dame and Mansfield will clash in the consolation contest.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
St. Joseph 74, Archbishop Malloy 63
Bethel 51, Trumbull 47
Girls basketball
St. Joseph 51, Notre Dame-Fairfield 36
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
St. Joseph vs. New London, 8 p.m., Webster Bank Arena
Girls basketball
Trumbull vs. Ridgefield, 5:15 p.m, at Masuk
Boys hockey
St. Joseph vs. DeMatha Catholic (Md), 6 p.m,, at Biddeford, Maine
Boys wrestling
Trumbull at Simsbury, 9 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 2-0 3-0 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 Darien 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 Stamford 0-0 0 1-2-1 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0 1-3-0 Darien 0-0 0 1-2-0 Wilton 0-0 0 0-1-0 New Canaan 0-0 0 0-2-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Trumbull 0-0 0 3-0-0 Staples 0-0 0 2-0-0 Norwalk-McMahon* 0-0 0 1-0-0 Fairfield Co-op 0-0 0 1-1-0 Greenwich 0-0 0 1-2-0 Westhill 0-0 0 0-2-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 3-0 6 5-0 Darien 2-0 4 3-0 Ridgefield 2-1 4 3-1 Greenwich 1-1 2 2-1 Staples/Trumbull
0-0 0 0-0 Wilton 0-1 0 0-2 Fairfield 0-2 0 1-3 Stamford 0-2 0 0-2
