TRUMBULL — It is death by a thousand cuts when facing the Ridgefield boys basketball team. There are seldom roundhouse knockout punches. No, it is winning minutes by three points here, four points there, until you are like St. Joseph was tonight, down by 17 late in what would become a 68-55 loss to the … Read more
Boys Basketball Trinity Catholic 60, Danbury 44 Brien McMahon 53, Norwalk 45 Greenwich 58, Bridgeport Central 40 Warde 65, Stamford 56 Staples 86, Darien 65 Ludlowe 51, Westhill 46 Wilton 73, Trumbull 69 Girls Basketball Danbury 73, Trinity Catholic 43 Ludlowe 57, Westhill 24 Greenwich 62, Bridgeport Central 24 New Canaan 51, Bassick 42 Ridgefield … Read more
STAMFORD — Doing it at crunch time can cure many ills. After fighting itself for three quarters, the Stamford boys basketball team owned the fourth period Monday night to post an important 68-57 home triumph over Norwalk Monday night before a partisan crowd at Paul Kuczo Memorial Gym. “It wasn’t our best performance,” Stamford coach … Read more
Boys Basketball Stamford 68, Norwalk 57 Ludlowe 83, St. Joseph 54 New Canaan 74, Darien 42 Ridgefield 62, Staples 51 Warde 60, Trumbull 46 Danbury 72, Bridgeport Central 56 Brien McMahon 72, Westhill 69 Wilton 66, Greenwich 46 Girls Basketball Danbury 54, Bridgeport Central 19 Westhill 55, Brien McMahon 26 Staples 44, Ridgefield 32 Norwalk … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Losing by 29 points in a game that was billed as a battle of 11-3 contenders obviously left St. Joseph boys basketball coach Kevin Wielk besides himself afterwards. With his head hanging rather low, he offered no postgame comment other than to simply say, “We didn’t play well.” But in all fairness, it … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Buddy Bray remembers his dad “dragging me out to watch games” at Fairfield University’s Alumni Hall when he was a kid in the 1970s. He competed there when he played at the University of Bridgeport. And Bray has gotten to coach in the building several times as well at Trumbull High. Friday night … Read more
Boys Basketball Norwalk 69, Danbury 67 Ludlowe 87, Darien 65 Trinity Catholic 60, Warde 45 Staples 72, Stamford 70 Westhill 57, Greenwich 51 Wilton 71, Bridgeport Central 48 Brien McMahon 51, New Canaan 45 Girls Basketball Warde 65, Trinity Catholic 39 Wilton 56, Bridgeport Central 15 New Canaan 48, Brien McMahon 23 Greenwich 41, Westhill … Read more
It is a traditional rite of winter every year during the boys’ high school basketball season. When one flips the calendar page from January to February, that generally signals the point when the race for the eight berths for the FCIAC Boys Basketball Tournament begins in earnest. The better teams have spent the first half … Read more
FAIRFIELD — It was supposed to be a crosstown matchup between two of the best teams in the FCIAC this season. It turned into a party on Warde’s court complete with dunks, a boisterous cheering section and all the starters leaving to standing ovations with three minutes left in the fourth quarter. Warde (11-2) took … Read more
STAMFORD — They can strike suddenly and in mercurial fashion like the Kansas City Chiefs. When the Trinity Catholic boys basketball team plays at pace, it can electrify a crowd. And when the Crusaders hit their FCIAC opponents with these lightning runs, the final result is usually victory. Click here for more