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Wilton Sports Roundup: Feb. 13
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The boys hockey team shook off a lopsided loss to Ridgefield in the Winter Garden Cup to blank Staples-Weston-Shelton 4-0 on Saturday.
With the win, the Warriors improved to 8-9 and clinched a berth in the state tournament.
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Wilton has won eight of its last 10 games since an 0-7 start. One of the two losses during that stretch was Wednesday's 7-0 defeat to Ridgefield.
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The Wilton boys basketball team partied like it was 1999.
Chris Nugent scored 20 points as the Warriors defeated Danbury 66-60 on Friday to clinch their first berth in the state tournament since the 1999-2000 season.
Wilton improved to 8-8 overall and 6-8 in the FCIAC with four games remaining in the regular season.
Weston Wilbur added 17 points for the Warriors, who already have quadrupled last season's win total when they finished 2-18.
With a chance to clinch a state tourney berth at home, the Warriors came out fired up Friday and jumped to a 14-7 lead after the first quarter. Wilton extended its lead to 25-13 at halftime.
Danbury outscored the Warriors 22-14 in the third period to close within 39-35, but Wilton held on by outscoring Danbury 27-25 in a fast-paced final period.
Eric Houska scored 14 points and Ian Ross added 13, giving Wilton four players in double figures.
Dany Joel Harris scored 20 points and T.J. Jackson added 18 for Danbury, which dropped to 9-7 and 7-7.
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The Danbury girls basketball team remained undefeated by holding off Wilton 64-58 on Friday, giving coach Jackie DiNardo her 400th career victory.
Rachel Gartner scored 22 points and Casey Smith added 20 for the Hatters, who improved to 18-0 and 16-0.
It wasn't easy, however, as Danbury had to fight off Wilton's rally in the fourth quarter. Trailing 46-35 entering the fourth quarter, the Warriors outscored the Hatters 23-18 over the final eight minutes.
Maddy Fulton scored 19 points and Casey Pearsall added 13 for Wilton, which dropped to 11-6 overall and 11-5 in the FCIAC with two games left in the regular season.
Alyssa Malvanosa added 10 points for Wilton, which has lost three of its last four games and still has not clinched an FCIAC playoff spot.
However, Wilton still has a two-game edge over Darien and Staples, who are tied for ninth at 9-7, and can get in by winning one of its two remaining games.
Wilton hosts Trinity Catholic on Monday (7 p.m.). The Warriors still haven't officially clinched because they would lose tiebreakers to Darien and Staples, who each beat Wilton.
FCIAC playoff races
Girls basketball
1. Danbury 16-0*
2. Trumbull 14-2*
3. St. Joseph 13-3*
4. Trinity Catholic 12-5*
5. Wilton 11-5 (beat Norwalk)
6. Norwalk 11-5
7. Stamford 10-6
7. Fairfield Warde 10-6
9. Darien 9-7
9. Staples 9-7
11.New Canaan 8-8
11. Westhill 8-8
Boys basketball
1. St. Joseph 14-0*
2. Ridgefield 12-2*
3. Trinity Catholic 11-4 (beat Bassick)
4. Bassick 11-4
5. Westhil 10-4
6. Bridgeport Central 8-6 (beat Stamford, Greenwich)
7. Greenwich 8-6( beat Stamford)
8. Stamford 8-6
9. Norwalk 9-7
10. Danbury 7-7
10 Fairfield Warde 7-7
10 Staples 7-7
10, Trumbull 7-7
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Wilton 66, Danbury 60
Girls basketball
Danbury 64, Wilton 58
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Boys hockey
Wilton 4, Staples-Weston-Shelton 0
Girls hockey
Ridgefield at Wilton
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
boys basketball
Wilton at Trinity Catholic, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Trinity Catholic at Wilton, 7 p.m.
Girls hockey
Stamford at Wilton, 4 p.m., Winter Garden Arena
Indoor track
Class L championships, 4 p.m., Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill 10-4 11-5 Bridgeport Central 8-6 9-6 Greenwich 8-6 10-6 Danbury 7-7 9-7 Staples 7-7 8-8 Trumbull 7-7 8-8Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-2 14-2 Stamford 8-6 9-7 Norwalk 8-7 10-7 Fairfield Ludlowe 6-8 6-10 Harding 2-12 3-13 McMahon 2-12 2-14East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 14-0 16-0 Trinity Catholic 11-4 12-5 Bassick 11-4 13-4 Fairfield-Warde 7-7 9-7 Wilton 6-8 8-8 Darien 1-13 2-14 New Canaan 0-14 1-15GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 16-0 18-0 Trumbull* 14-2 16-2 Staples 9-7 10-8 Westhill 8-8 9-9 Greenwich 4-12 4-14 Bridgeport Central 1-14 2-15Central Division
Norwalk 11-5 13-5 Stamford 10-6 10-8 Ridgefield 6-10 6-12 Fairfield Ludlowe 6-10 7-11 McMahon 3-13 3-15 Harding 1-14 3-14East Division
St. Joseph* 13-3 15-3 Trinity Catholic 12-5 13-6 Wilton 11-5 11-6 Fairfield Warde 10-6 12-6 Darien 9-7 10-8 New Canaan 8-8 10-8 Bassick 0-17 0-18BOYS HOCKEY
Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 12-0 24 17-1 Darien* 9-2 18 11-4 Greenwich* 9-3 18 10-4-1 Ridgefield 7-3 14 10-5-0 Wilton 4-7 8 5-8-1 Fairfield 3-7 6 5-8-0 Staples-Trumbull 1-9 2 4-10-0 Stamford 0-11 0 1-11-0
