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Stamford Sports Roundup: Feb. 28
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Mackenzie Griffin saved her best for the final home game of her career.
Griffin scored a career-high 33 points Monday as the girls basketball team defeated Kolbe Cathedral 74-54 in the first round of the Class M state tournament.
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Griffin scored 14 points in the third quarter when the Crusaders (14-8) turned a 30-29 halftime deficit into a 59-37 lead. The Crusaders outscored the Cougars 30-7 in the period.
Griffin was unstoppable, getting to the foul line 19 times and making 17 free throws.
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Ali Palma added 18 points and Kellie Hurd contributed 13 for the 14th-seed Cougars, who will play at No. 3 Ellington in the second round on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Aliyah Christy had 20 points to lead No. 19 Kolbe Cathedral, which finished the season at 12-9.
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Jess Jowdy picked up the slack in Nancy Stablein's absence.
Jowdy scored 26 points Monday as the St. Joseph girls basketball team held on to defeat No. 26 seed Westhill 57-47 in the first round of the Class LL state tournament.
Stablein, the Cadets' leading scorer, suffered a torn ACL in St. Joseph's loss to Stamford in the FCIAC quarterfinals and is lost for the remainder of the season.
St. Joseph, the No. 8 seed, improved to 18-4 and will host No. 10 seed Mercy of Middletown in the second round on Thursday at 7 p.m.. Mercy advanced with a 52-37 win over Stamford.
Lauren DellaVecchia scored 10 points and Jenn Vazquez added eight points and eight rebounds for the Cadets, who built a 38-15 halftime lead.
Megan D'Alessandro had 21 points and rebounds for the Vikings (10-11), who sliced the lead to nine early in the fourth quarter.
Erin Johnson grabbed nine rebounds for St. Joseph while Steph Roones added 13 points for Westhill.
Maria Weselyj scored 21 points and Jordyn Nappi added 10 in Mercy's win over Stamford.
Kelsey Cognetta and Kelsey Santagata each scored 11 points to lead the 23rd-seeded Black Knights, who finished the season at 12-11 after reaching the semifinals of the FCIAC playoffs.
Mercy (18-5) only led 8-4 after the first quarter, but the Tigers extended their lead to 24-11 at the half before Stamford played Mercy basically even in the second half.
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The Trinity Catholic boys basketball will be seeking its ninth appearance in the FCIAC finals since 2001 when the second-seeded Crusaders take on No. 3 seed Ridgefield in the semifinals on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Fairfield Warde.
Trinity Catholic (16-5) advanced with a 62-56 win over No. 7 seed Danbury while Ridgefield (16-5) held off Stamford 50-46, avenging a loss to the Black Knights in last year's FCIAC quarterfinals.
The Tigers, who suffered their first loss of the season to the Crusaders 48-44 on Jan. 14 after starting 8-0, are looking to reach the FCIAC finals for the first time in school history.
In the first game on Tuesday's semifinal doubleheader, No. 4 seed and defending FCIAC champion Bassick takes on No. 8 seed Bridgeport Central at 6 p.m.
Bassick advanced with a 72-59 win over No. 5 seed Westhill while Central stunned top seed St. Joseph 62-58 in the final quarterfinal game on Saturday. It marked the second straight that the Cadets lost to the No. 8 seed in the FCIAC quarterfinals.
The championship game is set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Fairfield Warde.
MONDAY'S RESULTS
Girls basketball
St. Joseph 57, Westhill 47
Mercy 52, Stamford 37
Trinity Catholic 74, Kolbe Cathedral 54
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
FCIAC playoffs at Fairfield Warde
Bassick vs. Bridgeport Central, 6 p.m.
Trinity Catholic vs. Ridgefield, 7:30 p.m.
Boys swimming and diving
FCIAC trials, 4:30 p.m., at Greenwich
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
