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Stamford Scores And Standings: Feb. 3
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girls basketball star Mackenzie Griffin, who recently scored her 1,000th career point, and Ridgefield boys basketball player Kurt Steidl have been selected as the inaugural winners of MSG Varsity’s FCIAC Player of the Week Award.
Griffin, a senior, achieved the milestone last Friday in the Crusaders' 53-44 victory over McMahon. The seventh player in school history to reach the plateau, Griffin was presented with the game ball prior to Trinity Catholic's game against Fairfield Ludlowe on Tuesday.
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She averaged 25.5 points per game last week, scoring 26 against Ridgefield and finishing with 25 against McMahon.
Steidl averaged 30 points for the week. After registering 18 in a 48-44 loss to Trinity Catholic on Jan. 24, the junior erupted for a career-high 42 in an 84-64 win over Bridgeport Central on Friday.
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The winners of the FCIAC Player of the Week Award are chosen by a committee consisting of four FCIAC athletic directors, along with sports writers from MSG Varsity and area newspapers.
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The Trinity Catholic, Westhill and Stamford girls basketball teams continue their pursuit of FCIAC playoff spots on Friday.
Perhaps the two biggest games of the night take place at Trinity Catholic, which hosts Fairfield Warde (5:45 p.m.), and at Staples, which entertains Westhill (7 p.m.).
Remarkably, six teams are tied for sixth place in the crowded FCIAC playoff race -- Darien, Norwalk, Stamford, Staples, Warde and Westhill.
That group will be pared to no more than four teams followed Friday's against as Darien takes on Norwalk in addition to the Westhill-Staples battle Stamford hosts New Canaan at 5:45 p.m.
Trinity Catholic 10-6, 9-5) is coming off Tuesday's 56-39 win over Fairfield Ludlowe and holds the fifth spot in the FCIAC standings.
However, Warde, which starts five seniors, has been on fire, extending its winning streak to six games with Tuesday's 63-54 victory over New Canaan.
Westhill (9-6, 8-5) extended its streak to three games with a 54-37 win over Greenwich on Tuesday while Staples (9-6, 8-5) may have saved its season with a com-from-behind 53-48 victory over Wilton on Tuesday.
The Wreckers faced a 48-41 deficit with three minutes remaining, but ended the contest with a 12-0 run to snap a three-game losing streak.
Stamford (8-7, 8-5) defeated Ridgefield 66-44 on Tuesday to stay even with the other teams. New Canaan (8-7, 6-7) has dropped three in a row to fall two games out of a playoff spot and might be facing an elimination game on Friday.
In boys action on Friday, Trinity Catholic (11-3, 10-2) visits Fairfield Warde (7-6, 5-6), Westhill (9-4, 8-3) hosts Staples (7-6, 6-5) and Stamford (6-7, 5-6) is at New Canaan (1-12, 0-11).
Trinity Catholic defeated Fairfield Ludlowe 60-45 on Tuesday to extend its winning streak to six games while Westhill outscored Danbury 82-77 for its fifth straight triumph.
Stamford is coming off a 50-39 upset of Ridgefield, the FCIAC's second-best team, and is looking to get on a run.
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The deadline for the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance Bohdan Kolinsky Memorial Journalism Scholarship is Monday, Feb. 6.
The scholarship is open to Connecticut high school seniors who aspire to careers in sports journalism. Named for the longtime scholastic sports editor of the Hartford Courant who passed away in 2003, the award provides the winner $1,000 for freshman-year college study and a chance to receive increased aid in succeeding years by meeting certain standards.
FCIAC girls basketball playoff race
1.Danbury 13-0
2.Trumbull 11-2
3.Wilton 10-3 (beat St. Joseph)
4.St. Joseph 10-3
5.Trinity Catholic 9-5
6. Darien 8-5
6. Norwalk 8-5
6. Stamford 8-5
6. Staples 8-5
6. Fairfield Warde 8-5
6. Westhill 8-5
12. New Canaan 6-7
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Trinity Catholic at Fairfield Warde, 7 p.m.
Stamford at New Canaan, 7 p.m.
Staples at Westhill, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
New Canaan at Stamford, 5:30 p.m.
Fairfield Warde at Trinity Catholic, 5:45 p.m.
Westhill at Staples, 7 p.m.
Boys swimming
Staples at Westhill-Stamford, 3:15 p.m.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Trinity Catholic at Staples-Weston-Shelton, 8 p.m., Milford Ice Pavilion
Stamford at Darien, 8 p.m., Darien Ice Rink
Norwalk-McMahon at Westhill, 8:10 p.m., Terry Conners Rink
Girls hockey
Wilton at Stamford, 6 p.m., Terry Conners Rink
Boys swimming
Westhill-Stamford at Greenwich, 2 p.m.
Wrestling
Stamford at Woodstock Invitational, 10 a.m., Woodstock Academy
NFA, Newtown, Fairfield Prep, Shlton, Westhill, Harding, Greenwich, Norwalk, Rocky Hill at Staples, 9 a.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 8-3 9-4 Bridgeport Central 8-4 8-4 Danbury 7-4 9-4 Greenwich 7-4 9-4 Staples 6-5 7-6 Trumbull 5-6 6-7Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 9-2 11-2 Norwalk 6-6 8-6 Stamford 5-6 6-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 3-8 3-10 Harding 2-10 3-11 McMahon 2-10 2-12East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 11-0 13-0 Trinity Catholic 10-2 11-3 Bassick 8-3 10-3 Fairfield-Warde 5-6 7-6 Wilton 4-7 6-7 Darien 1-11 2-12 New Canaan 0-11 1-12GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury 13-0 15-0 Trumbull 11-2 13-2 Westhill 8-5 9-6 Staples 8-5 9-6 Greenwich 3-10 3-12 Bridgeport Central 1-12 2-13Central Division
Stamford 8-5 8-7 Norwalk 8-5 10-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 5-8 6-9 Ridgefield 5-8 5-10 McMahon 3-11 3-13 Harding 1-12 3-12East Division
Wilton 10-3 10-4 St. Joseph 10-3 12-3 Trinity Catholic 9-5 10-6 Darien 8-5 9-6 Fairfield Warde 8-5 10-5 New Canaan 6-7 8-7 Bassick 0-14 0-15BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 7-0 14 12-1-0 Darien 6-0 12 9-3-0 St. Joseph 5-2 10 9-5-0 New Canaan 4-1 8 8-4-1 Wilton 3-2 6 4-8-0 Trinity Catholic 2-3 4 3-10-0 Stamford 0-5 0 2-9-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 3-1 6 5-4-0 Trumbull 3-4 6 9-5-0 Westhill 3-3 6 3-8-1 Staples 1-5 2 6-6-0 Greenwich 1-5 2 2-11-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-7 0 2-10-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 10-0 20 15-0 Darien 8-2 16 10-4 Greenwich 8-3 16 9-4-1 Ridgefield 6-3 12 9-5-0 Wilton 3-6 6 3-7-1 Fairfield 3-6 6 5-7-0 Trumbull-Staples 1-8 2 3-9 Stamford 0-8 0 1-8
