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Fairfield Sports Roundup: Feb. 21
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In a virtual elimination game, the Fairfield Warde boys basketball team kept its FCIAC playoff hopes alive Monday with a 52-41 victory over Greenwich.
Mike Wright scored 15 points and Sal Siciliano added 13 for Warde, which improved to 11-8 and 9-8.
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The win left Warde in a five-way tie for seventh in the FCIAC with Bridgeport Central, Danbury, Greenwich and Trumbull. The Cardinals close the season at Danbury on Wednesday in a must win for both team. Danbury beat Norwalk 81-75 in overtime on Monday.
However, the Mustangs likely will need to beat undefeated St. Joseph on Wednesday to clinch a playoff spot.
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The Cardinals had all kinds of trouble scoring in the first half, trailing 7-2 after the first quarter and 21-7 at the half.
Warde extended its lead to 46-23 before Greenwich made the final a bit more respectable against the Mustangs' reserves in the fourth quarter.
Sem Kroon scored 13 points and Alejandro Rodriguez added 10 for the Cardinals, who dropped to 11-8 overall and 9-8 in the FCIAC. Greenwich plays at Danbury on Wednesday in a must win for both teams.
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The Fairfield boys hockey team suffered a 2-0 loss to Cheshire on Monday, snapping the Mustangs' three-game winning streak.
Fairfield dropped to 10-9 heading into Wednesday's regular-season finale at Darien.
At 7-4 in the FCIAC, Fairfield is tied with Trinity Catholic for sixth place in the conference standings. The top six teams make the tier one playoffs under the FCIAC's new postseason format.
Fairfield has tiebreaker edge over New Canaan, but lost to Trinity Catholic, which concludes its season on Wednesday against Westhill.
New Canaan defeated Wilton 7-1 on Monday to tie the Warriors for fourth place.
If Fairfield and Trinity Catholic win on Wednesday, they will end in a four-way tie with New Canaan and Wilton, who have completed their seasons.
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Fairfield Warde 52, Greenwich 41
Trumbull 46, Fairfield Ludlowe 36
Fairfield Prep 77, Cheshire 68
Boys hockey
Cheshire 2, Fairfield 0
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
Brookfield at Notre Dame-Fairfield, 7 p.m.
Boys swimming
Xavier at Fairfield Prep, 4 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 13-4 14-5 Bridgeport Central 9-8 10-8 Danbury 9-8 11-8 Greenwich 9-8 11-8 Trumbull 9-8 10-9 Staples 8-9 10-9Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-5 14-5 Stamford 10-7 11-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 8-9 8-11 Norwalk 8-10 10-10 McMahon 4-13 4-15 Harding 4-13 4-15East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 17-0 19-0 Trinity Catholic* 13-4 14-5 Bassick* 12-5 14-5 Fairfield-Warde 9-8 11-8 Wilton 7-10 9-10 Darien 1-16 2-16 New Canaan 1-16 2-17GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 21-0 Trumbull* 15-3 18-3 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 12-9 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 17-4 Wilton* 13-5 15-5 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 Ridgefield* 11-1 22 17-2-0 Darien* 10-1 20 13-5-0 St. Joseph* 9-3 18 13-6-0 New Canaan 8-4 16 12-7-1 Wilton 8-4 16 10-10-0 Trinity Catholic 7-4 14 8-11-0 Stamford 2-9 4 4-13-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 7-4 14 9-10-0 Westhill 5-6 10 5-11-2 Trumbull 4-7 8 10-8-0 Staples 1-10 2 7-11-0 Greenwich 1-10 2 3-16-0 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
