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Ridgefield Scores And Standings: Jan. 18
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A stifling defense against a struggling offense produced a predictable result.
Kurt Steidl scored 16 points as the boys basketball team defeated New Canaan 64-38 on Tuesday to improve to 9-0.
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Jeff Racy and Jack Heller each added a dozen for the Tigers, who have yet to allow 50 points in any game this season.
After buildig a 17-8 lead after the first quarter, New Canaan showed signs of life in the second quarter, when it was only outscored by a 16-13 margin to trail 33-21 at the intermission.
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However, Ridgefield broke things open in the second half by outscoring the Rams 31-17 to remain unbeaten heading into a tougher stretch of its schedule.
The Tigers now face Danbury, Trinity Catholic and Bridgeport Central in succession, although all three games are at home.
Will Burger scored 11 points and Andrew Read added 10 for the Rams, who dropped to 1-9 overall and 0-8 in the FCIAC.
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The New Canaan girls basketball team received a scare Tuesday night from a Ridgefield team that is better than its record might indicate.
Kelly Armstrong scored a season-high 23 points as the Rams rallied in the final minutes to defeat the Tigers 59-54 on the road.
New Canaan, which was coming off a 62-56 loss to Staples, improved to 8-4 while Ridgefield dropped to 4-7.
Sarah Mannelly added 21 points for the Rams, who rallied from a 35-23 deficit at halftime.
Emily Favorite paced Ridgefield with 20 points and Gemma Howard added nine points for the Tigers, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 75-12 drubbing of Bassick on Friday.
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Dana Cerone and Katie Curnan each scored two goals to lead the Ridgefield girls hockey team to a 7-3 victory over the Trumbull-Staples Co-op.
Lucy Wemyss and Caitlin DeBartolo also had goals for the Tigers, who improved to 9-3.
Nina Danforth tallied twice and Kaly Goniki once for Trumbull-Staples, which dropped to 3-7.
Maggie Philbin made 14 saves for Ridgefield and Casey Bang stopped 27 for Trumbull-Staples.
Ridgefield jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period, then extended its advantage to 6-1 after two periods.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Ridgefield 64, New Canaan 38
Girls basketball
New Canaan 59, Ridgefield 54
Girls hockey
Ridgefield 7, Trumbull-Staples 3
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Ridgefield at Stamford, 8:40 p.m., Terry Conners Rink
Wrestling
Bridgeport Central at Ridgefield, 6:30 p.m.
Boys swimming
Ridgefield at Greenwich, 3:45 p.m.
Indoor track
Ridgefield at Jack Long Invitational, 4:30 p.m., Hillhouse
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 Westhill 4-3 5-4 Trumbull 4-3 5-4 Staples 4-3 5-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 7-0 9-0 Norwalk 5-3 7-3 Stamford 3-4 4-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-5 2-7 McMahon 1-7 1-9 Harding 1-7 1-8East 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 1-6 3-6 Darien 1-7 2-8 New Canaan 0-81-9
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 9-0 11-0 Trumbull 8-1 10-1 Staples 7-2 8-3 Westhill 5-4 6-5 Bridgeport Central 1-9 2-10 Greenwich 1-91-10
Central Division
Norwalk 6-3 8-3 Stamford 6-36-5
Fairfield Ludlowe 4-5 5-5 Ridgefield 4-5 4-7 McMahon 3-7 3-9 Harding 0-9 2-9East Division
St. Joseph 8-2 10-2 Wilton 7-2 7-3 New Canaan 6-4 8-4 Darien 5-4 6-5 Fairfield Warde 5-5 7-5 Trinity Catholic 5-5 6-6 Bassick 0-100-11
BOYS HOCKEY
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
