Sports
Ridgefield Sports Roundup: March 14
Your daily interactive digest for all Ridgefield scores, schedules and standings -- and a place to add information and images for all youth sports
Seeking an 11th state title in school history and second straight, the St. Joseph boys basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Class LL state tournament on Monday with a 56-37 victory over Ridgefield.
While the Cadets earned the right to play at home as the top-ranked seed, the contest was moved to Fairfield Warde to accommodate a larger crowd.
Ridgefield, which reached the semifinals last season for the first time in school history, finished the year at 18-6.
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St. Joseph, which improved to 23-1, will face No. 5 New London in the semifinals on Wednesday at a site and time to be determined. The Whalers advanced with a 79-73 double overtime victory over No. 5 Windsor.
New London moved up to Class LL after winning the Class L state championship last year. St. Joseph defeated the Whalers 57-52 in the Northeast Basketball Classic on Dec. 28.
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In the other half of the draw, No.6 seed Fairfield Prep faces No. 2 Hillhouse. Last season, the Jesuits lost to St. Joseph in the state finals at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 13-5 15-7 Danbury* 10-8 12-10 Bridgeport Central* 10-8 12-10 Greenwich 9-9 11-10 Trumbull 9-9 11-10 Staples 8-10 9-12Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 13-5 16-6 Stamford* 11-7 12-10 Fairfield Ludlowe 9-9 9-12 Norwalk 8-10 10-11 McMahon 4-14 4-16 Harding 3-15 4-16East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 18-0 21-1 Trinity Catholic* 14-4 20-6 Bassick* 13-5 19-5 Fairfield-Warde 9-9 11-10 Wilton 8-10 11-11 Darien 1-17 2-18 New Canaan 1-17 2-18GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 25-1 Trumbull* 15-3 20-5 Staples 11-7 13-9 Westhill 10-8 10-11 Greenwich 4-14 4-16 Bridgeport Central 1-16 2-17Central Division
Norwalk* 13-5 16-7 Stamford* 11-7 12-11 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-11 8-13 Ridgefield 7-11 7-13 McMahon 3-15 3-17 Harding 2-15 4-15East Division
St. Joseph* 15-3 18-5 Wilton* 13-5 15-8 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 14-9 Darien* 11-7 12-10 Fairfield Warde 10-8 12-9 New Canaan 8-10 10-11 Bassick 0-18 0-20BOYS HOCKEY
Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 14-0 28 21-1 Ridgefield* 10-3-1 21 13-6-1 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