Before we get to today’s action, a quick word about yesterday.
The nation’s top-ranked team, Garden City, is still unbeaten.
In Nassau County quarterfinal action yesterday, the Trojans handled South Side 15-7. In the other Class B game played at Hofstra, Long Beach rolled to a 20-7 win over Plainview.
In Section 1, the big story was the No. 2 seed in Class C, Dobbs Ferry, falling in Round 1. The Eagles lost to No. 18 Pleasantville 10-8.
The most dramatic game of the day was played in Goldens Bridge, where John F. Kennedy Catholic pulled out a 12-11 overtime win upset-minded Irvington. Irvington had rallied to take a surprising 11-8 lead in the fourth quarter.
Also of note, ninth-seeded Horace Greeley, which lost twice during the regular season to archrival Fox Lane, pulled a 7-6 win against the eighth-seeded Foxes to earn a Tuesday quarterfinal date at top-seeded Yorktown, which has not lost to a Section 1 team this season.
The FCIAC quarterfinals headline today’s slate.
The slate is headlined by a 5 p.m. showdown between New Canaan, which has won 10 straight since a 13-3 loss at Darien April 17, against a young and developing Greenwich team that has more than held its own this season, finishing 9-7 and playing Darien to an 8-4 game.
Here’s the lineup:
No. 5 Staples at No. 4 Ridgefield, 11:30 a.m.
No. 8 Norwalk at Darien, 4 p.m.
No. 7 Ludlowe at No. 2 Wilton, 1 p.m.
No. 6 Greenwich at No. 3 New Canaan, 5 p.m.
You can watch the Greenwich-New Canaan game on MSG Varsity. The premiere broadcast will air on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on MSG Varsity Channel 14. There will also be additional airings on Channel 14. The game will also be available On-Demand on Channel 614 and on msgvarsity.com.
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It’s been an interesting regular season in Connecticut’s top conference, the FCIAC.
Darien finished 11-0 vs. FCIAC teams, but there has been plenty of competition. The Blue Wave pulled out a one-goal win over Wilton, the team that last year ended Darien’s run of six straight state titles, and three-goal victory against defending Class L state champ Ridgefield. New Canaan, meanwhile, has been one of the hottest teams in the tristate.
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Sayville is headed to the Suffolk County Class B semifinals. The second-seeded Golden Flashes rocked and rolled to a 12-4 quarterfinal-round win. Still, it was a good year for No. 7 Rocky Point. To say the least. The Eagles finished 10-7 after an off-year (3-13) last year. Sayville hosts No. 3 Eastport-South Manor in the semifinals on Thursday, May 24 at 4:30 p.m. For a gallery of photos, click here.
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FCIAC boys lacrosse quarterfinals: Ridgefield beats Staples 15-4
Ridgefield will play the winner of th Darien-Norwalk game on Tuesday in a semifinal doubleheader at Brien McMahon.
FCIAC boys lacrosse quarterfinals: Wilton beats Fairfield-Ludlowe 15-1
Wilton will play the winner of the Greenwich-New Canaan game on Tuesday in a semifinal doubleheader at Brien McMahon.
Final: Chaminade 5, Delbarton 3
New Canaan leads Greenwich 5-0 after one. Two goals each by Matt Blasco and Peter Kraus. Junior William Waesche is starting in goal for Greenwich in place of starter Ryan Fisher, who suffered a broken thumb injury while taking warmup shots in practice yesterday.
Greenwich gets a pair of EMO goals by Alex Moeser and Kyle Foote in the second quarter and holds New Canaan scoreless in the period. It’s 5-2 New Canaan at the half.
New Canaan leads Greenwich 7-3 after three. The winner plays Wilton in Tuesday’s FCIAC semis.
Final: New Canaan 9, Greenwich 3. New Canaan will play Wilton in the FCIAC semifinals on Tuesday at McMahon.
FCIAC quarterfinals final: Darien 18, Norwalk 3. Darien will play Ridgefield in Tuesday’s semifinal doubleheader at McMahon.