WILTON — Through one quarter, the Xavier boys basketball team was on pace to score 104 points. The Falcons fell 47 points short. Following a woeful start that led to a 16-point deficit, Wilton rallied to beat 19th-seed Xavier 67-57 in a Division II state tournament second-round game Wednesday at the Zeoli Field House. The … Read more
NEW CANAAN — Twenty minutes before New Canaan’s boys basketball playoff game against the Griswold Wolverines, head coach Danny Melzer was asked what kind of a performance he expected from his Rams. It didn’t take long for his players to provide the answer. No. 4 New Canaan jumped out to a 13-5 first quarter lead … Read more
CROMWELL — Steve Paolini scored 20 points and Brendan Kade added 19 as No. 16-seeded St. Joseph dominated unbeaten, top-seeded and No. 7-ranked Cromwell, 74-58 in the Division IV second round Wednesday at Cromwell. The victory snapped the state’s longest win streak at 27 games dating back to last year. Cromwell, which had a bye into … Read more
SOUTHBURY — History was about to repeat itself in the worst possible way for the Immaculate boys basketball team. A big lead was gone and its stellar season was about to finish with two of the worst losses imaginable. But then something happened. Composure was regained as overtime began — after an eight-point lead in … Read more
SOUTHBURY — In their last appearance, six days ago, the Ridgefield boys basketball team was able to overcome a 15-point deficit and win the FCIAC championship. Tonight the Tigers were again able to rally from a similar margin. But unable to take a lead and seemingly exhausted from the effort, their season came to an … Read more
FAIRFIELD — It would be near-impossible to shoot the ball better from 3-point range than Fairfield Prep did in the first half against Trinity Catholic Tuesday night. The Jesuits went 9-for-13 from beyond the arc and appeared to have one foot in the Division I tournament’s second round. As smoothly as the shots were flying, … Read more
GREENWICH — Eliminated from the state basketball tournament in the first round the past five seasons, Xavier got past its opening-game obstacle Tuesday night. And the Falcons used an efficient offensive display to soar into the next round. Behind impressive shooting from the perimeter and a balanced scoring attack, 19th-seeded Xavier registered a hard-fought 56-48 … Read more
FALLS VILLAGE — In a Class S quarterfinal matchup in which No. 7 seed Trinity Catholic’s offense, led by 6-foot-1 Iyanna Lops, was expected to have an edge over No. 2 Housatonic, it was the Crusaders’ defense, led by Kyah Nowlin and Caitlyn Scott, that set the tone for a 52-34 Trinity win over the … Read more
TRUMBULL — With her team down seven to No. 3 Trumbull heading into the fourth quarter, No. 19 Stamford coach Diane Burns asked her team if they wanted to give up or battle back? The Black Knights chose to battle back. Using a 17-0 run, Stamford came back, going from down seven to up by … Read more
HAMDEN — With Danbury hurting Hamden relentlessly from the outside, coach Amanda Forcucci decided to change things up. Forcucci’s decision to go from a 2-3 zone to man-to-man on defense paid dividends Holding the Hatters scoreless in the fourth quarter, fourth-seeded Hamden defeated 13th-seeded Danbury 40-29 in the Class LL second round on Friday. Click … Read more