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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 0-1Central 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 0-1East 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 0-10-1
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 0-3Central 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 0-3East 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 0-30-3
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