Basketball News

St. Joseph leads wire-to-wire in victory over Trinity Catholic

STAMFORD — Sometimes it takes a village. And on Friday night, the St. Joseph High School girls basketball team employed an 11-deep player roster to earn a 43-30 road triumph over Trinity Catholic High at Walsh Court. “We played 11 kids and that allowed us to do different things on the court. Everybody gave us … Read more

Defensive adjustments help Ridgefield put the brakes on Stamford

RIDGEFIELD — The matchup between the Stamford and Ridgefield boys basketball teams featured a pair of offenses capable of lighting up the scoreboard, and it played out that way for the opening eight minutes as the Tigers built a narrow 21-15 lead after one quarter. But then the Black Knights — who scored 101 points … Read more

Williams pours in 39 as Trumbull pulls away from Stamford

STAMFORD—In the offseason, Trumbull coach Buddy Bray had to decide what style his team would play. The Eagles are traditionally a half-court grind-it-out type of team but with his entire team back from last season and two of the best players in the FCIAC in Timmond Williams and Chris Brown surrounded by high-quality players around … Read more

Smyth Classic: Papale gets 1st win as Fairfield Prep coach; St. Joseph’s tops Kolbe Cathedral

STAMFORD — It was the best holiday present Mike Papale could have received. The Fairfield Prep boys basketball team gave their new coach his first victory as the Jesuits topped Trinity Catholic, 68-62, Saturday night on the first evening of the Jack Smyth Memorial Classic at Trinity’s Walsh Court. “I’m fortunate we have a lot … Read more

Lops, Trinity pull out win over city rival Stamford

STAMFORD — The early-season matchup between the Trinity Catholic and Stamford girls basketball teams was everything you would expect from a city rivalry. Physical play, tough defense and a little trash talking but mostly just competitive basketball. In the first leg of the city championship, it was Trinity coming out on top 46-43 Friday night … Read more

Wilson, Norwalk pull away from Ludlowe in second half

FAIRFIELD—The Norwalk girls basketball team knows it is considered a favorite in the FCIAC this season and with that comes a target on its back. Ludlowe came out fired up, pressing and running and leading Norwalk late in the second quarter. That was when the Bears found their spark, controlling the second half with defense … Read more

BOYS BASKETBALL: Kriftcher named next boys basketball coach at Trinity Catholic

Trinity Catholic did not have to look far for its new head boys basketball coach.

Brian Kriftcher has been on the Trinity Catholic bench for the past two seasons as an assistant to renowned head coach Mike Walsh. On Tuesday the school announced Kriftcher would be taking over for Walsh, who stepped down earlier this year.

Kriftcher will become Trinity’s first new head coach in 40 years, taking over a program steeped in tradition and championships.

“This is a great opportunity to build on a strong foundation here at Trinity. We are not starting from scratch but this is an opportunity to make it my own,” Kriftcher said. “I think since I have been here for two years I have some credibility with the players. They know what to expect from me and I know about them as players and as people.”

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College Sports Roundups: Former FCIAC athletes on the big stage

The first official games of the fall athletics season are just two weeks away, so we’re taking one last look back at what some former FCIAC stars have been doing in the college ranks. Each of these stories was featured over the summer, as compiled by Bob Greeney, and include numerous brilliant performances by graduates … Read more

College Women’s Basketball Roundup: A look back at some winter stars

Tiana England, Stamford High’s all-time leading scorer with 1,501 career points, had a very good freshman season for St. John’s University to highlight some of the successful women’s college basketball seasons which were turned in by former FCIAC players. The accomplishments and statistics of those players are listed underneath each of the respective FCIAC high … Read more