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Westport Sports Roundup: Feb. 23
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The Staples-Weston-Shelton boys hockey team clinched a state tournament berth a 5-3 win over Greenwich on Wednesday.
After starting 6-1, the Wreckers were decimated by injuries and lost 10 in a row, but they have won two straight to improve to 8-11 after getting some of their walking wounded back.
S-W-S hosts Cheshire on Saturday in its final regular-season game of the season.
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The Staples High School boys basketball concluded its regular season Wednesday with a 79-58 loss to Bassick.
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James Frusciante scored 17 points and Michael Argosh added 14 for the Wreckers, who finished 9-11 overall and 8-10 in the FCIAC, missing out on the league playoffs.
Peter Rankowitz chipped in with 11 for Staples, which kept it close early, only trailing 39-35 at the intermission. But Bassick broke it open with a 24-10 spurt in the third quarter to take a commanding 63-45 lead into the final period.
Devin Coleman scored 18 points and Jerond Rogers added for Bassick, who finished 15-5 and 13-5. The Lions, who are the defending FCIAC champions, grabbed the No. 5 seed and will face No. 4 Westhill in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
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The Staples girls basketball team (12-8) is seeded 20th in the Class LL state tournament and will play at will play at No. 13 Hall of Hartford (14-6) in the first round on Monday.
Should the Wreckers advance, they would take on either No. 4 Career Magnet or No. 29 Southington in the second round on Wednesday.
Career Magnet is the defending Class LL state champions.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Bassick 79, Staples 58
Boys hockey
Staples-Weston-Shelton 5, Greenwich 3
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
