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Westport Scores And Standings: Jan. 18
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Jess Coelho scored 18 points Tuesday as the girls basketball team routed Harding 68-32 in Westport to clinch a berth in the CIAC Class LL state tournament.
The Wreckers extended their streak of qualifying for the state tournament to 28 consecutive years, the second-longest run in Connecticut high school girls basketball history. Only Masuk has a longer streak.
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Erica Stein added 17 points for the Wreckers, who improved to 8-3. Four players reached double figures for Staples as Lisa Shirafuji added 11 points and Nikki Bukovsky chipped in with 10.
Staples jumped out to a 20-10 lead after the first quarter, then tossed a shutout in the second period, outscoring the Presidents 15-0 to extend its cushion to 35-10.
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The Wreckers used a 22-13 burst in the third period to stretch their lead to 57-23.
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Peter Rankowitz scored 21 points Tuesday as the Staples High School boys basketball team coasted to a 73-50 victory over Harding in Bridgeport.
James Frusciante added 15 points and Michael Argosh chipped in with 12 for the Wreckers, who climbed over .500 for the first time this season at 5-4. Staples extended its winning streak to three games.
The Wreckers jumped out to a 24-16 lead after the first quarter and maintained a 37-31 edge at the half.
Staples then broke it open in the second half by outscoring the Presidents 36-19 to win going away.
Davon McAllister scored 10 points to pace Harding, which dropped to 1-8 under first-year coach Charles Clemons.
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Dana Cerone and Katie Curnan each scored two goals to lead the Ridgefield girls hockey team to a 7-3 victory over the Trumbull-Staples Co-op.
Lucy Wemyss and Caitlin DeBartolo also had goals for the Tigers, who improved to 9-3.
Nina Danforth tallied twice and Kaly Goniki once for Trumbull-Staples, which dropped to 3-7.
Maggie Philbin made 14 saves for Ridgefield and Casey Bang stopped 27 for Trumbull-Staples.
Ridgefield jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period, then extended its advantage to 6-1 after two periods.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Staples 73, Harding 50
Girls basketball
Staples 68, Harding 32
Girls hockey
Ridgefield 7, Trumbull-Staples 3
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Gymnastics
Oxford, Newtown at Staples, 4 p.m., Weston Middle School
Wrestling
Staples at Westhill, 5:30 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Greenwich 6-2 8-2 Danbury 5-2 7-2 Bridgeport Central 5-3 5-3 Westhill 4-3 5-4 Trumbull 4-3 5-4 Staples 4-3 5-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 7-0 9-0 Norwalk 5-3 7-3 Stamford 3-4 4-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-5 2-7 McMahon 1-7 1-9 Harding 1-7 1-8East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 8-0 10-0 Bassick 6-2 8-2 Trinity Catholic 6-2 7-3 Fairfield-Warde 3-5 5-5 Wilton 1-6 3-6 Darien 1-7 2-8 New Canaan 0-81-9
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 9-0 11-0 Trumbull 8-1 10-1 Staples 7-2 8-3 Westhill 5-4 6-5 Bridgeport Central 1-9 2-10 Greenwich 1-91-10
Central Division
Norwalk 6-3 8-3 Stamford 6-36-5
Fairfield Ludlowe 4-5 5-5 Ridgefield 4-5 4-7 McMahon 3-7 3-9 Harding 0-9 2-9East Division
St. Joseph 8-2 10-2 Wilton 7-2 7-3 New Canaan 6-4 8-4 Darien 5-4 6-5 Fairfield Warde 5-5 7-5 Trinity Catholic 5-5 6-6 Bassick 0-100-11
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 2-0 2 7-1-0 New Canaan 2-0 2 5-3-1 Darien 2-0 0 5-3-0 St. Joseph 1-1 0 5-4-0 Trinity Catholic 1-1 0 2-7-0 Wilton 1-1 0 1-7-0 Stamford 0-2 0 2-6-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield Co-op 1-0 2 3-3-0 Staples 1-1 2 6-1-0 Trumbull 1-1 0 7-2-0 Greenwich 1-1 0 2-7-0 Westhill 0-2 0 0-7-1 Norwalk/McMahon 0-3 0 1-5-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 6-0 12 11-0 Ridgefield 5-1 10 8-3 Darien 4-1 8 6-2 Greenwich 4-3 8 5-4 Fairfield 2-4 4 3-5 Staples/Trum 1-4 2 2-5 Wilton 1-4 2 1-5-1 Stamford 0-6 0 1-6
