Trumbull, St. Joseph quarterfinal foes

Sixth-seeded Trumbull High (14-4) will play third-seeded Greenwich High (15-3) on Saturday at 12 p.m. in the FCIAC girls basketball quarterfinals to be held at Westhill High School in Stamford. No. 7 St. Joseph (12-6) will play N0. 2 Fairfield Warde (16-2) at 2 p.m. The Wilton Warriors won their 19th consecutive game and locked up the No. 1 seed for the tournament with a resounding 72-50 win over the Warde Mustangs on Wednesday night. Wilton, which is 17-1 in league play, will square off with the Ludlowe Falcons in the quarterfinals. Ludlowe nailed down the eighth seed by beating Westhill, 54-45. The Falcons handed Wilton its only loss of the season, 45-42, back on opening night, Dec. 10. Warde beat St. Joseph 64-35 on Feb. 4. In a couple of other games with playoff implications, Greenwich rolled over Brien McMahon 68-40, and Stamford defeated Trumbull 43-39. Those results dropped Trumbull to the sixth seed, while forging a three-way tie for third place between Greenwich, Stamford, and Ridgefield. Those three teams are even in head-to-head match-ups this winter, so the quality wins tiebreaker is used, which favors Greenwich based on its 49-47 win over Warde on Jan. 22. Greenwich takes the No. 3 seed, with Stamford at No. 4 based on its 53-48 win over Ridgefield 53-48 on Jan 16. Here’s the full schedule for the tournament FCIAC Girls Basketball Tournament Saturday, February 21 – Quarterfinals at Westhill HS No. 3 Greenwich (15-3) vs. No. 6 Trumbull (14-4), Noon No. 2 Warde (16-2) vs. No. 7 St. Joseph (12-6), 2 p.m. No. 4 Stamford (15-3) vs. No. 5 Ridgefield (15-3), 5 p.m. No. 1 Wilton (17-1) vs. No. 8 Ludlowe (10-8), 7 p.m. Note: Due to snow in the forecast for Saturday evening, two games could be moved to Fairfield-Warde HS. A decision will be made on the schedule on Friday. Tuesday, February 24 – Semifinals at Ludlowe, 6 and 7:30 p.m. Greenwich/Trumbull winner vs. Warde/St. Joseph winner Stamford/Ridgefield winner vs. Wilton/Ludlowe winner Thursday, February 26 FCIAC Final at Ludlowe, 7 p.m.

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