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Westport Sports Roundup: March 2
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Tanaya Atkinson scored 23 points and Nicole Anderson added 18 points Thursday as No. 5 seed Career Magnet cruised into the quarterfinals of the Class LL state tournament with a 74-49 win over .
The victory sets up a showdown with No. 5 seed and city rival Hillhouse in the quarterfinals. The Academics held off No. 12 seed Norwalk 64-57 to advance.
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Jess Coelho scored 23 points and Erica Stein added 11 for the 20th-seeded Wreckers, who finished the year at 13-9 after upsetting No. 13 Hall 33-30 in the first round. Career, which is the defending Class LL state champion, improved to 24-1.
The Panthers took control early, building a 23-13 lead after the first quarter and extending it to 40-26 at the half. It was 53-35 heading into the final quarter.
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FCIAC teams went 1-5 on Thursday. Norwalk and Trinity Catholic lost on the road while Trumbull and St. Joseph lost at home.
The only FCIAC team to win on Thursday was top seed and unbeaten Danbury, which improved to 25-0 with a 56-46 victory over Sacred Heart Academy.
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Staples' Mikell Washington will compete in the New England wrestling championships this weekend in Providence.
Washington finished third last week in the 195-pound division in the state Open championships.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Girls basketball
Career Magnet 74, Staples 49, Class LL, second round
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys diving
FCIAC finals, at Westhill, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
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
