STAMFORD — One can never put a high enough price on the value of bragging rights when boys basketball intracity rivals get together. The capacity crowd at Westhill’s J. Walter Kennedy Athletic Center Saturday was treated to 32 minutes of roller-coaster hoop action as Stamford rallied to conquer Westhill, 57-51 in the second annual MLK … Read more
STAMFORD — One of the principles of the second annual Martin Luther King (MLK) Basketball Classic, sponsored by the Stamford branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is to highlight opportunity. The Stamford girls basketball team embraced that philosophy Saturday as the Black Knights defeated intracity rival Westhill, 49-29 at … Read more
TRUMBULL — Trumbull went on the attack from the opening tip on its way to a 70-37 victory over No. 3 Norwalk on Thursday. The outcome between the host Eagles and the Bears was a tossup coming in. The margin of victory was surprising. Trumbull improved to 11-3 overall and moved to 8-2 in the … Read more
HAMDEN — It wasn’t supposed to happen the way it did, but for Stamford, it didn’t matter. After the original play Black Knights’ coach Diane Burns drew up broke down, Jessica Nelson took it upon herself to take the ball to the basket and scored on a layup at the buzzer as Stamford (11-2) knocked … Read more
STAMFORD — It was about more than just about girls basketball as the Westhill and Scarsdale (N.Y.) teams returned to Stamford High School’s Paul Kuczo Memorial Gym Tuesday afternoon. History will show Scarsdale rallied for a 47-40 victory over Westhill in the completion of the third place contest of the Kuczo Holiday Classic. But the … Read more
Fairfield Warde has had two common traits during a recent run of four straight FCIAC Tournament appearances: a dominant go-to player and first-round exits. Two seasons ago Sean Conway was one of the most prolific scorers in league history. Last year Matt Becker and Matt Houghton handled most of the offense. Click here for more
Notre Dame-Fairfield unanimously maintained its hold on the No. 1 ranking while FCIAC teams Norwalk and Staples are ranked third and fifth, respectively, in the latest GameTimeCT Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll which was released Jan. 26. Notre Dame-Fairfield, which dropped to 10-1 after suffering its first loss of the year to Hudson Catholic (N.J.) … Read more
Boys Basketball Trinity Catholic 61, Wilton 48 St. Joseph 64, Stamford 48 Staples 84, Brien McMahon 62 Trumbull 65, Westhill 58 Warde 76, Danbury 52 Ludlowe 49, New Canaan 35 Ridgefield 72, Darien 35 Girls Basketball Trumbull 67, Westhill 51 Staples 69, Brien McMahon 26 Norwalk 62, Greenwich 54 Ridgefield 32, Darien 27 Danbury 53, … Read more
NORWALK — Norwalk girls basketball’s dangerous duo of Jakara Murray and Belinda Hunte are laying waste to opponents in their Class LL State Title defense. The two seniors led the Bears once again Monday night, matching each other with 19 points each in Norwalk’s 62-54 over FCIAC foe Greenwich. Click here for more
Boys Basketball St. Joseph 70, Danbury 65 Stamford 80, Darien 68 Warde 69, Wilton 62 Ridgefield 67, Brien McMahon 56 Staples 65, Greenwich 47 Trinity Catholic 71, Westhill 51 New Canaan 50, Trumbull 48 Norwalk 63, Bridgeport Central 57 Girls Basketball Westhill 45, Trinity Catholic 43 Staples 60, Greenwich 44 Norwalk 95, Bridgeport Central 10 … Read more