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Trumbull's Ben Anderson Wins the Gold
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The Trumbull wrestling team finished third Saturday in the Class LL state championship, which was hosted by the Eagles.
Trumbull's Ben Anderson, the top seed, won the gold medal in the 138-pound weight class, defeating Stamford's Joe Battinelli, the third seed, 8-1 in the finals.
Three Trumbull wrestlers finished third --- Cross Cannone (106), Brandon Liscinsky (120) and David Briganti (132). That trio, along with Anderson, advanced to next week's New England championships in New Haven as the top six finishers in each class moved on.
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Xavier won the team championship with 242 points, followed by Danbury, 232; Trumbull, 153; South Windsor, 126.5; Southington, 125; Conard, 98; Glastonbury, 91; NFA, 85; Weaver/Hartford Public, 75.5; and Simsbury and Fairfield Prep, 75.
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Christian Keator scored two goals Saturday, leading the St. Joseph boys hockey team to a 4-2 victory over New Canaan at the Shelton Rinks to clinch an FCIAC tier one playoff spot.
Bryan Canforatta and Ryan Corcoran also tallied for the Cadets, who jumped to a 2-0 lead after the first period and goals in the second and third stanzas to improve to 13-6.
Jake Granito and Tyler Manchuck had the goals for New Canaan, which dropped to 11-7-1.
The Cadets prevailed despite getting outshot by a 28-12 margin. Marc Van Etten made 26 saves for St. Joseph and Chris Koennecke stopped eight shots for New Canaan.
St. Joseph, which completed its FCIAC schedule with a 9-3 record, is third in the conference standings with 18 points.
Wilton (8-3) is fourth with 16 points while Trinity Catholic (7-4), Fairfield (7-4) and New Canaan (7-4) are tied for fifth with 14 points. The top six teams qualify for the tier one playoffs.
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Tim Riley scored two goals Friday as the Trumbull boys hockey team blanked New Milford 7-0 at the Cantebury School.
Brendan McGill, Michael Ahearn, Cory Watson, Sean Gallagher and Sean Hopper each scored once for the Eagles, who improved to 11-8 with one game left in the regular season.
Matt Paolini made 29 saves to record the shutout for Trumbull, which outshot the Green Wave, 36-29.
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With eight teams, including Trumbull High School, battling for the final three playoff spots, the final week of the FCIAC boys basketball season figures to be a wild one with numerous tiebreaker scenarios involved.
Bridgeport Central, Greenwich and Stamford are tied for sixth at 9-7, However, there are five teams -- Danbury, Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Warde, Staples and Trumbull -- deadlocked at 8-8. The eight teams are separated by just one game in the standings with only two contests left in the regular season.
The Eagles (9-9 overall) suffered a damaging 51-46 loss to Harding on Wednesday, but are certainly still in the mix.
Regarding tiebreakers, Trumbull lost to Bridgeport Central and Stamford but beat Greenwich. With the 8-8 teams, it lost to Warde but beat Staples.
Destiny remains in the Eagles' hands as they finish with Ludlowe on Monday and Trinity Catholic on Wednesday, both at home.
Monday's contest shapes up as an elimination battle. Ludlowe clearly would be in the driver's seat with a win as the Falcons finish against Darien.
Here is the final schedule for the other contenders:
Bridgeport Central -- Trinity Catholic, at McMahon
Greenwich -- at Warde, at Danbury
Stamford -- at Bassick, at Harding
Danbury -- Norwalk, Greenwich
Fairfield Warde -- Greenwich, St. Joseph
Staples -- at McMahon, at Bassick
Fairfield Ludlowe -- at Trumbull, at Darien
Central (Trinity Catholic), Stamford (Bassick), Warde (St. Joseph), Staples (Bassick) and Trumbull (Trinity Catholic) each have tough games remaining while Monday's Greenwich-Warde battle also looks like an elimination contest.
St. Joseph, Ridgefield, Trinity Catholic, Bassick and Westhill have clinched playoff spots.
St Joseph (18-0), which is two games away from an undefeated regular season, hosts Ridgefield on Monday.
FCIAC playoff races
BOYS BASKETBALL (top eight make playoffs)
1. St. Joseph 16-0*
2. Bassick 12-4*
2. Ridgefield 12-4*
2. Trinity Catholic 12-4*
2. Westhill 12-4*
6. Bridgeport Central 9-7 (beat Greenwich, Stamford)
7. Greenwich 9-7 (beat Stamford)
8. Stamford 9-7
9. Danbury 8-8
9. Fairfield Ludlowe 8-8
9. Fairfield Warde 8-8
9. Staples 8-8
9. Trumbull 8-8
BOY HOCKEY (top six make tier one playoffs)
1. Darien 10-1 20* (beat Ridgefield)
2. Ridgefield 10-1 20*
3. St. Joseph 9-3 18*
4. Wilton 8-3 16
5. Trinity Catholic 7-4 14 (beat New Canaan, Fairfield)
5. Fairfield 7-4 14 (beat New Canaan)
5. New Canaan 7-4 14
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Trumbull 7, New Milford 0
Boys swimming
Fairfield at Trumbull
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Girls basketball
Trumbull 52, Trinity Catholic 46
Stamford 44, St. Joseph 25, FCIAC quarterfinals
Boys hockey
St. Joseph 4, New Canaan 2
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Ridgefield at St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
Fairfield Ludlowe at Trumbull, 7 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 12-4 13-5 Bridgeport Central 9-7 10-7 Greenwich 9-7 11-7 Danbury 8-8 10-8 Staples 8-8 10-9 Trumbull 8-8 9-9Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-4 14-4 Stamford 9-7 10-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 8-8 8-10 Norwalk 8-9 10-9 McMahon 3-13 3-15 Harding 3-13 4-14East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 16-0 18-0 Trinity Catholic* 12-4 13-5 Bassick* 12-4 14-4 Fairfield-Warde 8-8 10-8 Wilton 7-9 9-9 Darien 1-15 2-16 New Canaan 0-16 1-17GIRLS 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 Darien* 10-1 20 13-4-0 Ridgefield* 10-1 20 16-2-0 St. Joseph* 9-3 18 13-6-0 Wilton 8-3 16 10-9-0 Trinity Catholic 7-4 14 8-11-0 New Canaan 7-4 14 11-7-1 Stamford 2-9 4 4-13-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 7-4 14 9-7-0 Westhill 5-6 10 5-11-1 Trumbull 4-7 8 10-8-0 Staples 1-10 2 6-11-0 Greenwich 1-10 2 3-16-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-11 0 2-17-0Girls Hockey
