Fairfield Scores and Standings: Sept 20

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Wildcats Sixth Grade Red Makes it 3-0 With Third Shutout Victory

The Wildcats Red sixth grade team once again did not allow a touchdown, defeating a tough Darien Wave team 7-0 in their home opener at Ludlowe High School. After two terrific games where they shut out both teams with a combined score of 33-0, the Wildcats have now gone three games without allowing a point, and have outscored their opponents 40-0.

The stifling defense continues to be lead by a defensive line of AJ Valus, Clay Zachery, Jack Curtis, Josh Evans and John Blumenthal, who as a unit continue to get behind the line of scrimmage and force their opponents to lose yardage.

It seemed from the line of scrimmage the Wildcats controlled the ball for most of the night with some great pass plays from quarterback Matt Cerminaro, who aired one pass for a 30-yard TD to a stretching Everett Metchick, for the only score of the game.

As Darien tried to force plays in several instances, the Wildcats' defense continued to dominate. Everett Metchick, who played both sides of the ball well, also intercepted a pass and returned it deep into Darien territory late in the fourth quarter to help seal the win for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats play next Saturday against New Canaan at Dunning Field.

Fifth Grade Wildcats Take Down Undefeated Wilton Blue

The Fifth Grade Wildcats held on for a 6-0 win over Wilton Blue on Sunday.

The Wilton Blue team came into the contest with an undefeated record, having shut out each of its first two opponents and scoring 20 or more points in both.

The first half pitted two extremely good defenses against one another, with key tackles by Wildcats defensive end Zach Iannucci, linebackers Joe Gijnaj, Will Cohen, Sean Fuller, Brendan Larsen Jack Howard, and lineman Dylan Beck . With just a few seconds left in the first half, Wilton made it to Fairfield's 2-yard line, but was stymied as the clock ran out.

The second half saw both teams unrelenting in their defense until early in the fourth quarter, when Jack Owens broke through the defensive line, thanks to the excellent blocking of offensive linemen Ryan Hummerstone, Daniel Mundle, Jack Howard, Justin Coudert and DJ Meyer, and headed down the sideline.

What would have been a 20-yard carry turned into a touchdown after an excellent downfield block by wide receiver Aidan Wykoff, who also had two receptions on the day from quarterback David Summers. The extra point attempt failed.

The subsequent drives by both teams failed to gain much momentum, and with 24 seconds left on the clock, Jack Owens intercepted a long pass attempt by the Wilton quarterback, ensuring the Wildcats' victory. The fifth grade Wildcats now have a 2-1 record.

Wildcats Third Grade Comes Up Short Against New Canaan

The Wildcats third grade Red team lost a hard-fought game 7-0 against New Canaan Bantam Black on Saturday.

Defensive standouts for the game were tackle Jack Mckenna with eight solo tackles, guard James Cullinan, linebacker Jack Gremse and safety Kevin Donahue.

After giving up a touchdown in the second quarter, the Wildcats blanked New Canaan for the rest of the game. On offense, running back Matthew Burger and Harry Chandler powered for some hard fought yardage.

The Wildcats look to rebound against the Wilton Bantam Blue third graders this Sunday at 8 a.m. at Warde High School.

Darien 14, Wildcats Eighth Grade Blue 7

In a battle similar to week one, the Wildcats eighth grade Blue team fought another one that came down to the last two minutes.

Darien's offense executed well, but a Wildcats' defense,  led by defensive tackle/defensive end Connor Reilly and outside linebacker Spencer Foley, limited Darien in the air as well as on the ground.

As Darien took the lead 7-0, so it remained for the first half. Versatile players Conor Gallagher and R.J. Bebey took the offense to move the chains early and often, connecting on multiple passes.

The Wildcats closed the first half behind 7-0 and came out looking to dominate. While it appeared that some of Darien's players had the weight up front, the Wildcats front five, made up of Chase Lind, Lee Stenild-Johansen, Michael Coudert, Devin Dyer and Mark Schwartz, did not allow a sack the enter game.

The Wildcats responded with a catch up the middle by R.J. Bebey, which would be followed by a one-point conversion by Chris Howell. The Wildcats gave up a final score before trying to rally back under two minutes. Darien sealed the victory with an interception with under 1 1/2 minutes remaining.

Fairfield Wildcats 7th Grade Blue Team Defeats Wilton 14-7

The Wildcats seventh grade Blue team hosted the Wilton White squad at Ludlowe on Sunday.

After giving up a first-quarter touchdown, the defense didn't surrender another point. Tim Kane was outstanding at defensive end while Ethan Burger, Tyler Petry and Gavin Hass led the Wildcats in tackles.

Ross Gallace provided all of the points for the Wildcats. At the end of the first half, Gallace reurned an interception for a touchdown and ran for a two-point conversion.

In the second half, Gallace ran for his second touchdown. Burger gained multiple first downs with runs up the middle. Robbie Imbrogno recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter to finish off Wilton.

Fairfield Jr. Babe Ruth Fall Ball Week 2 September 17-18

Majors Division  

Fairfield PAL 9, Westport Pirates 9

For PAL, Andrew Levy went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Austin Buongiorno had two hits, including a double, and scored three runs. Levy, along with John Balsinger and Alex Melagrano, also combined for a double play.

DeRose Family Podiatry 11, Wilton Red 0

Dan Schmedlin pitched four dominating innings, allowing only one hit for the win, and Dakota DeJordy also tossed a frame. DeRose's strong hitting was led by DeJordy (four hits, Schmedlin (three hits) and Andrew Walsh, Kyle Cavadi and Luke Sheeran (two hits apiece).

DeRose Family Podiatry 7, Wilton Blue 7

DeRose and Wilton Blue battled to a hard-fought 7-7 tie in a game called after nine nnings. KC Maloney pitched six innings and Andrew Walsh pitched three for DeRose. Jeffrey Raab had four hits for DeRose and Luke Sheeran, Kyle Cavadi and Andrew Walsh each added two hits.

McGoldrick Fuel 7, Weston Gold 3

Ridge Jones pitched three strong innings of middle relief and added a RBI single to hold Weston to one run. Eddie Grella came on in the seventh to strike out the side with a man on second for the save. Catcher Patrick Hogan and second baseman Brian Damp played solid defense. Joey Deutsch had two hits and scored three runs.

Weston Navy 10, Fairfield PAL 3

Andrew Levy went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Brendan Blees added a run-scoring hit and also scored a run.

Weston Navy 5, Yankee Electric 2

Will Simon pitched three strong innings and went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

Ray Flanagan 13, Trumbull2M 0

Ray Flanagan improved to 2-1 with a win over Trumbull 2M at Unity Field. Starting pitcher Taylor Carelli was nearly unhittable, tossing a complete game one-hitter. Trumbull’s lone hit came with one out in the bottom of the seventh. Roger Johns and Bobby Lazar led the way offensively. Johns went 4-for-4 with four RBI, including a two-run double in the first. Lazar went 3-for-4, scoring twice, with four RBI, including a run-scoring double in the fifth and a three-run triple that put the game out of reach in the seventh.

Stratford Black 11, Ray Flanagan 1

Ray Flanagan fell to 2-2 after an 11-1 loss, striking out 13 times in a five-inning, run-shortened game.  Jack West provided the only hit for Ray Flanagan, a solid line drive single to left with one out in the fifth.

Tallman Builders 18, Trumbull1M 12

Sean Homa (single, double, triple, four runs scored), John Murphy (three hits, three runs scored), Cosden Leahey (4-for-4, walk, three runs scored, five RBI), Max Settineri (on base four times, four scored) and Daniel Leto (three hits, three RBI) led Tallman's attack. Settineri also started, allowing only one run. Tripp McGarrie pitched three strong innings in relief to halt Trumbull's rally.

Prep Division

McGoldrick Fuel 21, Wilton Red 2

Mike Whiting and Brian Schiller combined for a nice double play (6-4-3). Michael Futz made a terrific throw on an overthrow at first to catcher Austin Golden, who made a tag to get the runner out. Dominick Conte went 3-for-3 with three RBI.  Second baseman Brett Williams made a diving stop on a ground ball hit hard up the middle and was able to throw the advancing runner out at second base.

McGoldrick Fuel 17, Westport Mets 2

Great pitching, hitting, and fielding all around. Matthew Delmiche went 3-for-3,  Jackson Holroyd had a crushing double deep into the outfield and Michael Whiting had a laser throw from shortstop to first to get the base runner.

Wilton Red 13, Bigelow Tea 3

There were two great catches in right field by Jeffrey Sanches. There was some timely hitting by Matt Onofrio and a couple of big hits by Greg Nevins.

Weston Blue 15, Bigelow Tea 14

Jeffrey Sanches ( three hits), Willlie Demeo ( three hits,  including a triple)Greg Nevins (two doubles) and Johnny Whiteside (three hits) led the way for Bigelow.

MONDAY'S RESULTS

Boys soccer

Fairfield Ludlowe 4, Ridgefield 2

Fairfield Prep 4, North Haven 0 -- Austin Sims scored two goals in the first 12 minutes for the Jesuits, who improved to 2-0-1.

Masuk 5, Notre Dame-Fairfield 2 - Andrew Hernandez had both goals for the Lancers

Girls soccer

Fairfield Ludlowe 4, Norwalk 0Lindsay Zilling scored two goals and  2, Catherine Rooney and Sophie Butcher one each for the Falcons. Katie Coyle contributed three assists.

Fairfield Warde 5, Stamford 0--Emily Pullen scored two goals and Casey Tarcha and Carly Mappa each added one for the Mustangs.

Masuk 7, Notre Dame-Fairfield 0

Girls volleyball

Westhill 3, Fairfield Warde 2 (12-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 15-11)

Fairfield Ludlowe 3, Trinity Catholic 0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-22)

Notre Dame-Fairfield 3, Bullard-Havens 1

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boy soccer

Darien at Fairfield Warde, 4 p.m.

Field hockey

Wilton at Fairfield Ludlowe, 7 p.m.

Fairfield Warde at Norwalk, 7:30 p.m.

Girls swimming

Ridgefield at Fairfield Ludlowe, 3:15 p.m (Fairfield University Rec Plex Pool)

Boys cross country

Foran, Hillhouse, Fairfield Prep at Xavier,  4 p.m.

Harding, Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Warde, Trumbull at St. Joseph, 4 p.m.

Girls cross country

Kolbe-Cathedral, Brookfield, Notre Dame-Fairfield at Bunnell, 4:30 p.m.

Harding, Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Warde, Trumbull at St. Joseph, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys soccer

West Haven at Fairfield Prep, 3:45 p.m.

Girls soccer

Fairfield Ludlowe at Stamford, 4 p.m.

Fairfield Warde at Greenwich, 5 p.m.

Girls volleyball

Fairfield Warde at Danbury, 4:30 p.m.

Notre Dame at Stratford, 6 p.m.

Girls swimming

Fairfield Ludlowe at St. Joseph, 4 p.m. (Hillcrest Middle School)

STANDINGS

Football

Bassick

Boys soccer

Girls soccer

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