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Greenwich Boys Basketball Win Season Opener

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The boys basketball team opened its season Wednesday with an impressive 61-50 victory over Stamford, last year's FCIAC runner-up.

The Cardinals, who won just four games a year ago, jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first three-plus minutes and were never threatened thereafter.

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Greenwich's Alex McMurray scored  game-high 16 points. Alejandro Rodriguez added 13, Sem Kroon chipped in with 12 and Greg Donlic contributed 10.

Greenwhich led 16-8 after the first quarter and extended its advantage to 33-17 at the half. The Cardinals were up 44-31 after three and led by as many as 20 points in the final period before the Black Knights made a belated late run to make the final a bit for respectable.

Greenwich led 57-37 with just over three minutes remaining in the contest. The Cardinals are back in action on Friday at Fairfield Ludlowe.

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Kelsey Cognetta and Ashyla Cody each scored 11 points as the Stamford girls basketball team shook off a slow start to defeat Greenwich 44-41 Wednesday.

Kelsey Santagata added 10 for the Black Knights (3-0), who trailed 10-4 after the first quarter. Stamford responded with a 17-6 spurt in the second to go up 21-17 at the half.

With Stamford leading 42-41. Cognetts missed two free throws with nine second left, but the Black Knights got the offensive rebound and Santagata hit a pair with six seconds left to put away the contest.

Angie Jaramillo was the only player in double figures for Greenwich with 10 points. Amanda Onofrio added eight.

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

Boys basketball

Greenwich 61, Stamford 50

Girls basketball

Stamford 44, Greenwich 41

THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys hockey

West Haven vs. Greenwich, 8 p.m., at Dorthy Hamill Rink

Girls hockey

Ridgefield vs. Greenwich, 4 p.m., at Dorothy Hamill Rink

Wrestling

Bridgeport Central at Greenwich, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys basketball

Greenwich at Fairfield Ludlowe, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball

Fairfiedl Ludlowe at Greenwich, 7 p.m.  

STANDINGS

BOYS BASKETBALL

West Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Danbury 1-0 1-0 Greenwich 1-0 1-0 Westhill 0-0 0-0 Staples 0-1 0-1 Trumbull 0-1 0-1 Bridgeport Central 0-1 0-1

Central Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Ridgefield 1-0 1-0 Norwalk 1-0 1-0 Fairfield Ludlowe 1-0 1-0 Stamford 0-1 0-1 Harding 0-1 0-1 McMahon 0-1 0-1

East Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

St. Joseph 1-0 1-0 Bassick 1-0 1-0 Trinity Catholic 1-0 1-0 Fairfield-Warde 1-0 1-0 New Canaan 0-1 0-1 Darien 0-1 0-1 Wilton 0-1

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

West Division

FCIAC Record

Overall Record

Staples 3-0 3-0 Trumbull 3-0 3-0 Danbury 3-0 3-0 Greenwich 1-2 1-2 Westhill 0-2 0-2 Bridgeport Central 0-3 0-3

Central Division

Stamford 3-0 3-0 McMahon 2-1 2-1 Ridgefield 1-2 1-2 Fairfield Ludlowe 1-2 1-2 Norwalk 0-2 0-2 Harding 0-3 0-3

East Division

St. Joseph 3-0 3-0 Darien 2-0 2-0 Wilton 2-1 2-1 Trinity Catholic 2-1 2-1 New Canaan 1-2 1-2 Bassick 0-2 0-2 Fairfield Warde 0-3

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BOYS HOCKEY

East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record New Canaan 0-0 0 0-0-0 Ridgefield 0-0 0 0-0-0 St. Joseph 0-0 0 0-0-0 Darien 0-0 0 0-0-0 Wilton 0-0 0 0-0-0 Trinity Catholic 0-0 0 0-0-0 Stamford 0-0 0 0-0-0 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Staples 0-0 0 0-0-0 Greenwich 0-0 0 0-0-0 Trumbull 0-0 0 0-0-0 Westhill 0-0 0 0-0-0 Fairfield co-op 0-0 0 0-0-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-0 0 0-0-0

 

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