Ridgefield Scores And Standings: Jan. 20

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The boys basketball team cruised through its first nine games with frightening ease, winning every one by at least 20 points.

The Tigers' have yet to allow 50 points in a game this season and their closest outcome was a 60-40 victory over Norwalk on Jan. 6.

Coach Carl Charles has said that his goal is to be the best defensive team in the state, and the Tigers certainly have to considered among the best. Tuesday's 64-38 victory over New Canaan marked the fifth time they have held an opponent under 40 points.

However, things figure to get a whole lot tougher for Ridgefield, which joins St. Joseph as the FCIAC's only unbeaten teams and is ninth in this week's New Haven Register top 10 media state poll.

The Tigers' next three games are against FCIAC playoff hopefuls Danbury, Trinity Catholic and Bridgeport Central, although all three contests are at home.

Danbury jumped out of the game 7-0, but has lost its last two, so the Hatters will be looking to avoid a three-game losing streak.

Still, the losses came to powers Trinity Catholic and St. Joseph, which handed the Hatters an 84-66 setback on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the Ridgefield girls have a rugged assignment as they visit Danbury (7 p.m.) the only unbeaten remaining in the  FCIAC. The Hatters pounded a good St. Joseph team 54-27 on Tuesday to improve to 11-0.

Ridgefield dropped to 4-7 following a 59-54 loss to New Canaan on Tuesday, a game in which the Tigers held a 12-point haltime lead.

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The second-ranked Ridgefield boys hockey team made it nine wins in a row with a 5-2 victory over Greenwich on Thursday.

Sean Wilkinson and Timmy Kelly each had two goals for the Tigers, who improved to 9-1. Ridgefield has not lost since a season-opening 3-0 victory over top-ranked Fairfield Prep.

Dannny McMullen tallied the other goal for Ridgefield, which won two games in a span of 24 hours. The Tigers defeated Stamford 6-0 on Wednesday.

Greenwich dropped to 2-9.

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The Ridgefield girls hockey team rallied for a 2-1 victory over Hamden on Thursday afternoon.

Cara Lockwood scored the tiebreaking goal with 48 seconds remaining for the Tigers, who improved to 9-3.

Heather Del Cervo had scored with just over six minutes remaining left in the third period to give Hamden a 1-0 lead.

But the Tigers quckly answered, tying the game on a power-play goal by Megan Galloway a minute later.

Heather Ogden made 22 saves for Ridgefield and Bria Reilly stopped 28 shots for Hamden (7-5).

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

Boys hockey

Ridgefield 5, Greenwich 2

Girls hockey

Ridgefield 2, Hamden 1

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys basketball

Danbury at Ridgefield, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball

Ridgefield at Danbury, 7 p.m.

Boys swimming

Darien at Ridgefield, 4 p.m., Barlow Mountain School

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

Girls hockey

Fairfield Ludlowe at Ridgefield, 8:50 p.m., Winter Garden Arena

Wrestling

Ridgefield at New Milford tournament, 9:30 a.m.

Indoor track

Ridgefield at Yale Invitational, 9 a.m.

STANDINGS

BOYS BASKETBALL

West Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Greenwich 6-2 8-2 Danbury 5-2 7-2 Bridgeport Central 5-3 5-3 Staples 5-3 6-4 Westhill 4-3 5-4 Trumbull 4-3 5-4

Central Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Ridgefield 7-0 9-0 Norwalk 5-4 7-4 Stamford 4-4 5-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-6 2-8 McMahon 1-7 1-9 Harding 1-7 1-8

East Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

St. Joseph 8-0 10-0 Bassick 6-2 8-2 Trinity Catholic 6-2 7-3 Fairfield-Warde 3-5 5-5 Wilton 2-6 4-6 Darien 1-8 2-9 New Canaan 0-8

1-9

GIRLS BASKETBALL

West Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Danbury 9-0 11-0 Trumbull 8-1 10-1 Staples 7-3 8-4 Westhill 5-4 6-5 Bridgeport Central 1-9 2-10 Greenwich 1-9

1-10

Central Division

Stamford 7-3 7-5 Norwalk 6-4

8-4

Ridgefield 4-5 4-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 4-6 5-7 McMahon 3-7 3-9 Harding 0-9 2-9

East Division

St. Joseph 8-2 10-2 Wilton 8-2 8-3 New Canaan 6-4 8-4 Darien 6-4 7-5 Fairfield Warde 5-5 7-5 Trinity Catholic 5-5 6-6 Bassick 0-10

0-11

BOYS HOCKEY

East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 2-0 2 7-1-0 New Canaan 2-0 2 5-3-1 Darien 2-0 0 5-3-0 St. Joseph 1-1 0 5-4-0 Trinity Catholic 1-1 0 2-7-0 Wilton 1-1 0 1-7-0 Stamford 0-2 0 2-6-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield Co-op 1-0 2 3-3-0 Staples 1-1 2 6-1-0 Trumbull 1-1 0 7-2-0 Greenwich 1-1 0 2-7-0 Westhill 0-2 0 0-7-1 Norwalk/McMahon 0-3 0 1-5-0

Girls Hockey

 

Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 6-0 12 11-0 Ridgefield 5-1 10 8-3 Darien 4-1 8 6-2 Greenwich 4-3 8 5-4 Fairfield 2-4 4 3-5 Staples/Trum 1-4 2 2-5 Wilton 1-4 2 1-5-1 Stamford 0-6 0 1-6