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ND of Fairfield Boys Hockey Clinches State Tourney Berth With Dramatic Win
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On the day Steve Hetherman was officially named the head coach of the Notre Dame of Fairfield boys hockey team, the Lancers clinched a state tournament berth in dramatic fashion.
Erik Laaksonen scored under three minutes into overtime Thursday as Notre Dame rallied for a 4-3 victory over South Windsor at the Milford Ice Pavilion.
That goal came after Dave Canfarotta scored with just 42 seconds left in regulation to force overtime as the Lancers improved to 8-9. Notre Dame improved to 5-2 since Hetherman took over following the resignation of Marty Roos last month.
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After a scoreless first period, South Windsor's Chris Glonfrico and Notre Dame's Erik Laaksonen traded goals in the second period.
In the third period, Connor Hibbs gave South Windsor (9-8) a 2-1 lead before Frank Sullivan tied it for Notre Dame with under six minutes remaining.
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Zechariah Nicome then scored with just over three minutes left for a 3-2 South Windsor lead before the Lancers answered for the third time on Canfarotta's goal.
Notre Dame finished with a 40-25 edge in shots. Scott Kline made 22 saves for the Lancers while Aiden Cain made 36 saves for South Windsor.
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The Fairfield Prep basketball team hosts Foran on Friday (7 p.m.) in its final home game of the regular season.
The Jesuits, who have won 11 in a row, to improve to 16-2, close out the season on Monday against at Cheshire before beginning play in the Southern Connecticut Conference tournament.
Fairfield Prep won its early meeting with Foran 67-44 in Milford on Dec. 16. The Lions are coming off last Friday's 51-41 loss to Amity that dropped them to 10-8.
The Jesuits are coming off Tuesday's 64-46 victory at Shelton, a game in which Terry Tarpey scored 28 points for Fairfield Prep, which is looking at the No. 3 seed in the SCC tournament.
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Quarterfinal schedule for the SWC girls basketball playoffs on Saturday:
At Lauralton Hall
No. 4 Notre Dame-Fairfield vs. 5. Masuk, 5 p.m.
No. 8 Bunnell vs. No. 1 Lauralton Hall, 7 p.m.
At Pomperaug
No. 6 Barlow vs. No. 3 Newtown, 5 p.m.
No. 7 Kolbe Cathedral vs. No. 2 Pomperaug, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Notre Dame-Fairfield 4, South Windsor 3
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Foran at Fairfield Prep, 7 p.m.
Girl hockey
Fairfield at Wilton, 4 p.m., Winter Garden Arena
Boys swimming
Fairfield at Trumbull, 4 p.m., Hillcrest Middle School
Wrestling
Class L championship, 4:30 p.m., at Bristol Central
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Girls basketball
Notre Dame-Fairfield vs. Masuk, 5 p.m., SWC quarterfinals at Lauralton Hall
Boys hockey
Fairfield at Greenwich, 11:30 am., Dorothy Hamill Rink
Fairfield Prep at Notre Dame-West Haven, 1 p.m., Bennett Rink
Notre Dame-Fairfield at Glastonbury, 6 p.m., Trinity College
Wrestling
Class L championship, 9:15 a.m., at Bristol Central
Indoor track
State Open championship, 12 p.m. at Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 12-4 13-5 Bridgeport Central 9-7 10-7 Greenwich 9-7 11-7 Danbury 8-8 10-8 Staples 8-8 10-9 Trumbull 8-8 9-9Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-4 14-4 Stamford 9-7 10-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 8-8 8-10 Norwalk 8-9 10-9 McMahon 3-13 3-15 Harding 3-13 4-14East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 16-0 18-0 Trinity Catholic* 12-4 13-5 Bassick* 12-4 14-4 Fairfield-Warde 8-8 10-8 Wilton 7-9 9-9 Darien 1-15 2-16 New Canaan 0-16 1-17GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 20-0 Trumbull* 15-3 17-3 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 15-5 Stamford* 11-7 11-9 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 17-3 Wilton* 13-5 14-5 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 13-7 Darien* 11-7 12-8 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* 10-1 20 13-4-0 Ridgefield* 10-1 20 16-2-0 St. Joseph 9-3 18 13-6-0 Wilton 8-3 16 10-9-0 Trinity Catholic 7-4 14 8-11-0 New Canaan 7-4 14 11-7-1 Stamford 2-9 4 4-13-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 7-4 14 9-7-0 Westhill 5-6 10 5-11-1 Trumbull 4-7 8 10-8-0 Staples 1-10 2 6-11-0 Greenwich 1-10 2 3-16-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-11 0 2-17-0Girls Hockey
