Weston-Barlow Scores And Standings: Jan. 18

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Maybe a week off was exactly what the Notre Dame of Fairfield boys basketball team needed.

Dan Upchurch scored 18 points and handed out eight assists Tuesday as the Lancers rolled to a 68-41 victory over .

Jaylon Jennings added 14 points and Arkel Miles grabbed 10 rebounds for Notre Dame, which rebounded from a 59-42 defeat to unbeaten Kolbe Cathedral to improve to 6-4.

Max Molinsky scored 12 points to lead Weston, which suffered its third straight loss and dropped to 6-4.

The Trojans got off to strong start, building a 10-7 lead after the first quarter. However, Notre Dame took control with a 20-6 burst in the second quarter to go up 27-16 at the intermission.

The Lancers then exploded out of the gate in the third quarter, blitzing the Trojans 27-7 to turn the contest into a rout. It was 54-23 after three quarters.

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Matthew Gallagher scored 13 points and Daniel Garvin added 12 as the Bethel boys basketball team posted a 47-30 victory over Barlow.

Todd Waterman scored eight points to pace the Falcons (5-6), who played without Jake Lightman, while Barlow's Phil Moriber was held to just two points.

Barlow barely cracked double figures in the first half, trailing 20-11 at the intermission.

The Wildcats then put away the contest by outscoring the Falcons 15-7 in the third quarter to take a 35-18 lead into the final period.

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Drew Bartro had another huge game with 17 points and 17 rebounds as the Barlow girls basketball team defeated Bethel 43-37 on Tuesday.

Bartro also blocked five shots for the Falcons, who improved to 7-5.

Sarah McAniff and Taylor Auer each added 10 points for Barlow, which built a 22-16 halftime, then held off a run by the Wildcats in the fourth quarter.

Barlow took a 35-24 lead into the final period when its was outscored 13-8 to make the final outcome closer.

Autumn Forese scored 21 points to pace the Wildcats.

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Ellie Martin had a double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Weston girls basketball team to a 34-28 victory over Notre Dame of Fairfield.

Lianna Hursch grabbed 11 rebounds for the Trojans, who improved to 5-6.

Tory Wainwright scored seven points to lead Notre Dame of Fairfield while Bianka Bell grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lancers, who slipped to 4-6 after their third straight loss.

The contest was close throughout with Weston holding a 15-12 lead at the half. The Trojans then extended its slightly to 24-20 after three quarters.

TUESDAY'S RESULTS

Boys basketball

Notre Dame-Fairfield 68, Weston 41

Bethel 47, Barlow 30

Girls basketball

Bethel 43, Barlow 37

Weston 34, Notre Dame-Fairfield 28

Gymnastics

New Milford 126.55, Weston 113.7

WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys hockey

Brookfield-Bethel-Danbury at Barlow, 6:40 p.m., Danbury Ice Arena

Wrestling

Stratford at Immaculate-Barlow, 4 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through Jan.11)

COLONIAL Conf. All

Brookfield 3-0 8-1

Bunnell 2-1 3-5

Pomperaug 1-2 3-5

Masuk 1-2 3-5

New Milford 1-3 3-5

New Fairfield 0-2 1-7

Newtown 0-3 2-6

Oxford 0-3 1-8

PATRIOT

Kolbe Cathedral 3-0 8-0

Stratford 3-0 5-3

Immaculate 2-0 7-0

Weston 2-1 6-2

ND-Fairfield 2-2 5-4

Barlow 1-2 4-5

Bethel 1-1 3-4

GIRLS STANDINGS (through Jan. 11)

Conf. All

Newtown 5-0 9-1

Lauralton Hall 5-0 9-1

Pomperaug 5-0 9-1

Kolbe Cathedral 3-1 6-3

ND-Fairfield 3-1 4-4

Brookfield 2-2 3-6

Weston 3-2 4-5

Masuk 2-2 5-5

Bunnell 2-2 5-5

New Fairfield 2-3 4-6

New Milford 0-3 3-5

Oxford 1-3 2-7

Bethel 1-3 3-5

Barlow 1-4 5-5

Stratford 0-4 1-7

Immaculate 0-4 1-7