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Greenwich Winning Streak Snapped by Norwalk
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Norwalk cooled off the basketball team by defeating the Cardinals 45-36 Tuesday night in Norwalk.
Roy Kane Jr. scored 13 points and Rasheen Thompson added 12 for the Bears, who improved to 7-3.
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The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Cardinals, who reached the midpoint of the season at 8-2.
Norwalk managed a 19-15 halftime lead in the low-scoring contest. The 36 points is the fewest the Bears have allowed in a game this season.
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Alejandro Rodriguez and forward Sem Kroon each scored 10 points for Greenwich.
Alex McMurray provided a spark for Greenwich in the second half, scoring nine straight points for the Cardinals during one stretch that allowed them to take a 30-29 early in the fourth quarter.
But Norwalk finished the game with a 16-6 spurt.
One difference in the game was the foul shooting. The Bears got to the line 18 times, making 11, while Greenwich was just 3-of-4.
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The Norwalk girls basketball team rolled to its eighth consecutive victory with a 53-30 rout of Greenwich on Tuesday.
Emma Oyomba scored 13 points for the Bears, who improved to 8-3 and haven't lost since starting the season 0-3.
Brianna Ruffin added 12 points and Katie Schmidt chipped in with 11 for Norwalk, which pulled away after a close first quarter.
Greenwich suffered its 11th consecutive loss and dropped to 1-11. The Cardinals played without Caroline Barrett, who missed the game due to a concussion.
After taking a 10-6 lead after the first quarter, Norwalk extended its lead to 23-16 at the half, then outscored Greenwich 30-14 in the second half.
Erica Ambrogio scored 10 points to lead Greenwich.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Norwalk 45, Greenwich 36
Girls basketball
Norwalk 53, Greenwich 30
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys hockey
Greenwich at Darien, 8:30 p.m,, Darien Ice Rink
Wrestling
Stamford at Greenwich, 6 p.m.
Boys swimming
Ridgefield at Greenwich, 3:45 p.m.
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Greenwich 6-2 8-2 Danbury 5-2 7-2 Bridgeport Central 5-3 5-3 Westhill 4-3 5-4 Trumbull 4-3 5-4 Staples 4-3 5-4Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield 7-0 9-0 Norwalk 5-3 7-3 Stamford 3-4 4-5 Fairfield Ludlowe 2-5 2-7 McMahon 1-7 1-9 Harding 1-7 1-8East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph 8-0 10-0 Bassick 6-2 8-2 Trinity Catholic 6-2 7-3 Fairfield-Warde 3-5 5-5 Wilton 1-6 3-6 Darien 1-7 2-8 New Canaan 0-81-9
GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Danbury 9-0 11-0 Trumbull 8-1 10-1 Staples 7-2 8-3 Westhill 5-4 6-5 Bridgeport Central 1-9 2-10 Greenwich 1-91-10
Central Division
Norwalk 6-3 8-3 Stamford 6-36-5
East Division
St. Joseph 8-2 10-2 Wilton 7-2 7-3 New Canaan 6-4 8-4 Darien 5-4 6-5 Fairfield Warde 5-5 7-5 Trinity Catholic 5-5 6-6 Bassick 0-100-11
BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Ridgefield 2-0 2 7-1-0 New Canaan 2-0 2 5-3-1 Darien 2-0 0 5-3-0 St. Joseph 1-1 0 5-4-0 Trinity Catholic 1-1 0 2-7-0 Wilton 1-1 0 1-7-0 Stamford 0-2 0 2-6-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield Co-op 1-0 2 3-3-0 Staples 1-1 2 6-1-0 Trumbull 1-1 0 7-2-0 Greenwich 1-1 0 2-7-0 Westhill 0-2 0 0-7-1 Norwalk/McMahon 0-3 0 1-5-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan 6-0 12 11-0 Ridgefield 5-1 10 8-3 Darien 4-1 8 6-2 Greenwich 4-3 8 5-4 Fairfield 2-4 4 3-5 Staples/Trum 1-4 2 2-5 Wilton 1-4 2 1-5-1 Stamford 0-6 0 1-6
