Fairfield Scores And Standings: Dec. 12

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Fairfield Prep cross country standout capped his spectacular career Saturday by finishing 18th at the Foot Locker National Cross Country championships in San Diego.

Rog posted a time of 15:35 to assure himself a finish in the top 20 of the prestigious race.

St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.) junior Edward Cheserek, who was born in Kenya, won the race with a time of 14:51.

During the season, Rog finished first at the SCC, Class LL and State Open races and second at the New England meet.

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Jess Jowdy scored 14 points while Jenn Vazquez and Nancy Stablein each chipped in with 12 as the St. Joseph girls basketball team defeated 59-35 on Friday.

After holding a 10-8 lead after the first quarter, the Cadets outscored the Mustangs 23-8 n the third period to build a 33-16 cushion at the half.

St Joseph then extended its margin to 45-20 by holding Fairfield Warde to just four points in the third period.

Kenzie Burns led Warde with 11 points, all in the second half, and Brielle Lanese added 10.

The Mustangs, who were coming off a season-opening 49-47 overtime loss at Greenwich, dropped to 0-2.

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The Darien girls basketball team opened its season on Friday with a 42-35 victory over Fairfield Ludlowe, which dropped to 0-2.

Briana Curran scored 16 points and Sara Nesi added eight for the Falcons, who held an 18-16 lead at the half.

However, Darien outscored Ludlowe 11-6 in the third period to take a 27-24 lead into the final quarter, then held on by outscoring the Falcons 15-11 over the final eight minutes.

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The Fairfield alpine ski team is entering the 2012 season with high hopes and great expectations.  Coach Gary Quiricone and his son Rick hope to repeat as the coaches of the state championship teams.

In 2011, both the boys and girls teams won the Connecticut state championship.  Although both groups have lost some key racers who have graduated, there is still a core group of athletes who have tremendous talent. 

On the girls team, there is Kelsey Tague, Lydia Brown, Angie Walker, Eliza Wiant, Sydney Burton, Lauren Craighead and Emily Agid returning from last year's squad.

Tague had a top-10 finish in the state championship race last year and Lydia Brown was right behind her in 13th place.  Walker also has tremendous talent,  finishing 18th in last year's final.

The boys team has tremendous depth with Kyle Mason, Ben Hawthorne, Hamish Dewar, Jack Zierolf, Matt Chan and Andrew Kirkpatrick, who will try to win the state championship again.

Mason and Hawthorne earned all-state honors last year and also qualified for the Eastern Regional finals in New Hampshire.

Kirkpatrick adds depth to the boy's unit s he made All-State honorable nention last year.

There are also some promising young freshman boys and girls joining the team this year.

FRIDAY'S RESULTS

Girls basketball

St. Joseph 59, Fairfield Warde 35

Darien 42, Fairfield Ludlowe 35

Girls hockey

Ridgefield 5, Fairfield Ludlowe/Warde 2

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

No games scheduled

MONDAY'S SCHEDULE

Girls hockey

Fairfield Ludlowe/Warde vs. Trumbull/Staples, 7:30 p.m., at Shelton Ice Rinks

STANDINGS

BOYS BASKETBALL

West Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Central Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

East Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

0-0

GIRLS BASKETBALL

West Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Central Division

East Division

0-2

BOYS HOCKEY