Greenwich Scores and Standings: Oct 25

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FCIAC playoff races updated (through Monday):

BOYS SOCCER

1.Norwalk 13-1-1 40*
2.Darien 11-2-3 36*
2.Trumbull 10-1-3 34*
4 Staples 9-2-4 31*
5.Greenwich 9-4-2 29*
5 Wilton 9-5-2 29*
7. New Canaan 7-3-5 26
7. Westhill 8-5-2 26
9. Danbury 6-2-7 25
10.Fairfield Warde 6-5-3 21

GIRLS SOCCER

1.St. Joseph 12-1-1 37*
2.Greenwich 10-1-4 34*
3.Westhill 10-1-3 33*
3.New Canaan 10-2-2 32*
5.Darien 8-4-3 27
6.Wilton 7-2-5 26
6 Fairfield Warde 8-5-2 26
8.Trumbull 6-3-5 23
9.Staples 6-5-3 21
10.Fairfield Ludlowe 6-7-1 19

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

1.Darien 16-0*
2.Ridgefield 14-2* (beat Staples)
3.Staples 14-2
4.New Canaan 13-3*
5.Greenwich 13-4*
6.Danbury 11-5*
7.Westhill 10-6 (def. Stamford)
8.Stamford 10-6
9.Fairfield Ludlowe 8-7
9.Fairfield Warde 8-8

FIELD HOCKEY

1.Darien 12-0-0-0 24*
2.Wilton 10-2-0-0 20*
3.Norwalk 9-2-1-0 19*
4.Staples 7-2-2-1 17*
5.Stamford 7-4-1-0 15*
6.New Canaan 6-4-1-0 13
7.Greenwich 3-4-3-2 11
7.Westhill 5-5-1-0 11
9.Fairfield Ludlowe 4-6-1-1 10
9.McMahon 4-5-2-0 10

* == clinched playoff spot

Greenwich's Abigail Markowitz won the girls individual title Monday in the FCIAC cross country championships at New Canaan's Waveny Park

Markowitz covered the 2.4-mile girls course in 14:55, defeating Westhill's Nicole Ambrosecchio by five seconds. Completing the top five in the girls race were Wilton's Alosha Southern (15:07), Darien's Grace Loh (15:08) and Westhill's Claire Howlett (15:10

Markowitz helped the Cardinals finished second in the team competition with 80 points. Ridgefield won with 56 points was last year's champion Wilton was third with 97 points.

Greenwich had two other runners in the top 10: No. 6 Sarah Fountain (15:12) and No. 9 Jennifer Goggin - and two more in the top 40 - No. 26 Elizabeth Markowitz (16:11) and No. 38 Katheryn Bernstein (16:31).

The Greenwich boys finished eighth, led by No. 37 Mark Jarombek (17:44) and No. 45 Andrew Jarombek (18:02). Completing the top five for the Cardinals were: No. 54 Daniel Wilbanks (18:16), No. 55 Spencer Helmrich (18:16) and No. 57 John Sulich (18:18).

Darien's bid to unseat Danbury as FCIAC boys cross country champions fell just short Monday at New Canaan's Waveny Park.

The Hatters held off the Blue Wave by only four points to capture their seventh consecutive league crown. Darien defeated Danbury in a dual meet on Sept. 20 en route to a 17-0 regular-season finish and was considered the favorite heading into Monday's meet.

Staples junior Henry Wynne finished ahead of Fairfield Warde senior Harry Warnick to win the individual title. Wynne posted a time of 15:27 in the 3.1-mile race, 12 seconds better than Warnick, who also was the runner-up last year.

Danbury's duo of senior Tom Moore (16:17) and junior Nick Carlsen(16:18) finished third and fourth. Overall, Danbury, which has claimed 10 of the last 11 FCIAC crowns, finished with 54 points.

Completing the top five was McMahon senior Chris Madaffari (16:20). Darien's top runners were Charlie Baird (16:31) and Mike Johnson (16:46), who were sixth and seventh.

In the girls race, Ridgefield won the team championship, even though the Tigers placed no one in the top five.

Sarah Guillaume and Caroline Carr were seventh and eighth for the Tigers, who won with a score of 56 points.

Greenwich, which featured individual champion Abigail Markowitz, finished second with 80 points. Last year's champion Wilton was third with 97 points.

Markowitz covered the 2.4-mile girls course in 14:55, defeating Westhill's Nicole Ambrosecchio by five seconds.

Completing the top five in the girls race were Wilton's Alosha Southern (15:07), Darien's Grace Loh (15:08) and Westhill's Claire Howlett (15:10).

Defending champion Heather Moriarty of Fairfield Ludlowe was 18th (15:51).

MONDAY'S RESULTS

Boys soccer

Greenwich 3, Fairfield Ludlowe 0 -- Patrick Santini, Luke Cofer and Pieter Zenner scored for the Cardinals (9-4-2), who clinched an FCIAC playoff spot

Girls soccer

Greenwich 2, Westhill 2 -- Amanda Onofrio and Shannon Colligan scored the Cardinals (10-1-4)

Girls volleyball

New Canaan 3, Greenwich 2 (25-15, 22-25, 21-25, 28-26, 15-13)

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Field hockey

Darien at Greenwich, 4 p.m.

STANDINGS

• Football

• Boys soccer

• Girls soccer

Field hockey

Girls volleyball