The Staples Wreckers ended a more than six-decade drought when they defeated the Ridgefield Tigers 68-58 for the FCIAC boys basketball championship on Wednesday at Fairfield University’s Leo D. Mahoney Arena.
It was Staples’ first conference championship since 1963. The Wreckers were playing in their third straight FCIAC final after finishing runner-up to Danbury in 2023 and Trumbull in 2024.
Adam Udell scored a game-high 24 points and was named the tournament MVP.
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FCIAC Boys Basketball Championship
Staples 68, Ridgefield 58
Staples 9 21 17 21 – 68
Ridgefield 8 13 18 19 58
Staples: Adam Udell 7 8-10 24, Mason Tobias 4 1-2 11, Bowman 2 0-0 4, Corrigan 6 3-4 19, Heyer 1 0-0 2, Lowman 2 0-0 6, Jakob 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 12-16 68
Ridgefield: Genova 3 0-0 7, Humphrey 5 1-1 13, McMurray 1 0-0 2, Foley 1 0-0 2, Sepakowski 2 1-2 5, Winstanley 3 3-4 12, Hickey 5 6-7 17. Totals: 20 11-14 58
3-pointers: S – Corrigan 4, Udell 2, Tobias 2, Lowman 2; R – Winstanley 3, Humphrey 2, Genova 1, Hickey 1