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Stamford Scores and Standings: Jan. 11
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Round one goes to the St. Joseph.
Timajh Parker turned in his best game of the season with 30 points and 15 rebounds as the Cadets held off 65-61 Tuesday night in Stamford in a battle of FCIAC boys basketball powers.
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St. Joseph, which improved to 8-0, avenged a loss to Trinity Catholic in last year's FCIAC playoffs in which the Crusaders rallied from a 20-point deficit in the second half.
But Tuesday's win did not come easily, as Trinity Catholic (5-3) nearly rallied from a 15-point deficit in the first half. St. Joseph held a 36-24 lead at the intermission and a 51-41 advantage heading into the final period.
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James Jenning added 14 points for the Cadets, who saw the Crusaders rally within 61-59 late in the fourth quarter.
Kevin Leumene scored 15 points to pace Trinity Catholic while Schadrac Casimir and Jason Boswell each added 14 for the Crusaders.
The teams certainly could meet again in this year's FCIAC playoffs. Since the 1990s, Trinity Catholic has won more league titles than any other FCIAC team.
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Thanks to Barry Boderick, the Stamford boys boys basketball team snapped a mini-slump in a big way.
Boderick scored a career-high 30 points as the Black Knights posted a 69-56 victory over Trumbull.
Boderick made six 3-pointers and also hit 8-of-11 3-pointers as Stamford (3-5) built a 39-23 halftime lead, then held off a modest Trumbull run in the second half.
Shawn Padilla added 10 for Stamford, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
Mike Yerina had 18 points to pace Trumbull, which dropped to 4-3. Tykler Paolini added nine for the Eagles, who climbed within 61-53 with just over two minutes remaining but got no closer.
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Chris Walters scored 24 points in his second game back from an injury as the Westhill boys basketball team edged Fairfield Ludlowe 63-62 on Tuesday.
Tony Dobbinson scored 15 points and Sam Dorissaint added 11 for the Vikings, who improved to 5-2.
It was a tough loss for the Falcons, who dropped to 2-6 after building a 32-24 halftime.
However, Westhill responded in the third quarter by outscoring Ludlowe 17-4 to take a 39-36 lead into the final. The Falcons then outscored the Vikings 26-24 in a high-scoring fourth quarter.
Mark Cerulli scored 15 points and Patrick Gutierrez added 14 to pace the Falcons, who fell just short of pulling off a major upset.
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Nancy Stabelin erupted for 32 points, leading the St. Joseph girls basketball team to a 63-39 rout of Trinity Catholic in Trumbull.
Jessica Jowdy added 10 points for the Cadets, who improved to 9-1 and snapped Trinity Catholic's three-game winning streak. The Crusaders slipped tp 6-4.
The Cadets took control early, building a 16-6 first-quarter lead. St. Joseph then put the contest by outscoring Trinity Catholic 22-14 in the second period for a 36-20 cushion at the half.
Mackenzie Griffin paced the Crusaders with 20 points, but 17 of them came in the first half. Kellie Hurd added nine for Trinity Catholic.
St. Joseph posted its fifth straight victory. Things do not get any easier for Trinity Catholic, which faces unbeaten Danbury on Friday.
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Megan D'Alessandro hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left, giving the Westhill girls basketball team a 50-48 victory over Fairfield Ludlowe.
D'Alessandro finished with 25 points for the Vikings, who improved to 5-4. Ludlowe dropped to 5-5.
Westhill trailed 47-40 after the third quarter, but outscored the Falcons 10-1 over the final eight minutes.
Meredith McGann scored 15 points and Sarah Nesi added 12 for Ludlowe
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The Trumbull girls basketball team reached the midpoint of the season still perfect.
Erin Moore scored 15 points as the Eagles routed Stamford 52-33 to improve to 10-0.
Victoria Pfohl added 13 points and sister Amanda contributed 10 for the defending FCIAC champions, who overcame a sluggish start in which Stamford led 4-2 after the first quarter.
But Trumbull outscored the Black Knights 14-9 in the second period to take a 16-13 lead at the intermission. The Eagles then pulled away by outscoring Stamford 36-20 in the second half.
Kelsey Cognetta scored 18 points to pace the Black Knights, who fell to 6-4.
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
St. Joseph 65, Trinity Catholic 61
Stamford 69, Trumbull 56
Westhill 63, Fairfield Ludlowe 62
Girls basketball
St. Joseph 63, Trinity Catholic 39
Trumbull 52, Stamford 33
Westhill 50, Fairfield Ludlowe 48
Gynmastics
Westhill, New Canaan, Fairfield Ludlowe at Fairfield Warde
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Stamford at Fairfield, 8:15 p.m., Wonderland of Ice
Trumbull at Trinity Catholic, 8:20 p.m., Terry Conners Rink
Wrestling
Fairfield Ludlowe at Stamford, 6 p.m.
Portland at Westhill, TBA
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 5-0 7-0 Greenwich 5-1 7-1 Westhill 4-1 5-2 Bridgeport Central 4-2 4-2 Trumbull 3-2 4-3 Staples 2-3 3-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 5-0 7-0 Norwalk 3-3 5-3 Stamford 2-4 3-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-4 2-6 McMahon 1-5 1-7 Harding 0-6 0-7East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 6-0 8-0 Bassick 4-2 6-2 Trinity Catholic 4-2 5-3 Fairfield-Warde 2-4 4-4 Wilton 1-4 3-4 Darien 1-5 2-6 New Canaan 0-61-7
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Trumbull 7-0 9-0 Danbury 7-0 9-0 Staples 5-2 6-3 Westhill 4-3 5-4 Greenwich 1-7 1-9 Bridgeport Central 0-81-9
Central Division
Stamford 6-2 6-4 Norwalk 4-36-3
Fairfield Ludlowe 4-4 5-4 Ridgefield 3-4 3-6 McMahon 3-5 3-7 Harding 0-7 2-7East Division
St. Joseph 7-1 9-1 Wilton 5-2 5-3 New Canaan 5-3 7-3 Trinity Catholic 5-3 6-4 Darien 3-4 4-5 Fairfield Warde 3-5 5-5 Bassick 0-80-9
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 1-0 2 5-1-0 New Canaan 1-0 2 4-3-0 St. Joseph 0-0 0 4-3-0 Darien 0-0 0 3-3-0 Stamford 0-0 0 2-4-1 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0 1-6-0 Wilton 0-0 0 0-6-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Staples 0-0 0 4-0-0 Trumbull 0-0 0 5-1-0 Fairfield Coop 0-0 0 2-2-0 Greenwich 0-0 0 1-6-0 Norwalk 0-1 0 1-3-0 Westhill 0-1 0 0-5-1Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 5-0 10 8-0 Darien 4-0 8 6-1 Greenwich 4-2 6 5-3 Ridgefield 3-1 6 6-2 Trumbull/Staples
1-3 2 3-4 Fairfield 1-4 2 2-5 Wilton 0-3 0 0-4 Stamford 0-4 0 0-5
