High School Roundup -- Wilton girls fall to Ridgefield by six points, fall one win shy of state tournament

Staff reports

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Ridgefield 67

Wilton 61

In the final game of their high school basketball careers, Wilton seniors Steph Boyles and Stacy Pokora combined for 40 points, but it wasn't enough as the Warriors fell six points and one win shy of the state tournament by losing to the Tigers.

Boyles tossed in 25 points for Wilton while Pokora had 15. Casey Pearsall, a freshman, chipped in with 16 more for the Warriors, whose 7-13 season was their best effort in five years.

Emily Favorite led Ridgefield, 16-4, with 25 points.


WILTON (61)

Steph Boyles 8 9-11 25, Stacy Pokora 7 1-2 15, Steph Fricke 1 0-0 2, Margaret Smith 1 0-0 3, Christina Durels 0 0-0 0, Haley Tafuro 0 0-0 0, Casey Pearsall 5 4-8 16, Megan Boepple 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Malvarosa 0 0-0 0, Totals: 22 14-21 61

RIDGEFIELD (67)

Katherine Cholko 4 0-0 8, Abby Sierfoss 1 1-1 4, Brooke Antonitis 1 0-0 2, Michelle Gibbons 7 3-6 17, Kiara Mauro 0 1-4 1, Emily Favorite 12 1-4 25, Molly Welch 5 0-0 10, Lauren Eckstrom 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Abercrombie 0 0-0 0, Criody 0 0-0 0, Jareian 0 0-0 0, Totals: 30 6-15 67


Wilton 12 18 15 16 -- 61

Ridgefield 14 20 18 15 -- 67

3-pointers: Pearsall 2, Smith, Sierfoss; Fouled out: W-Pokora, Fricke;

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Boys Basketball

Ridgefield 53

Wilton 47

Kurt Marut broke loose for 19 points to lead the Warriors (4-14 overall, 2-14 FCIAC), who made their archrivals work for the victory. Ridgefield (12-6 overall, 10-6 FCIAC).


RIDGEFIELD (53)

John Tagliaferri 5 4-6 14, Brian Galvin 5 2-6 13, Chris Esemplare 4 5-5 13, Ryan Curval 3 0-0 6, Ryan Martin 1 0-0 3, Curt Stidl 0 3-4 3, Jeff Lacy 0 1-2 1. Totals: 18 15-23 53.

WILTON (47)

Kurt Marut 7 5-8 19, Jackson Wilbur 3 2-3 8, Ryan Crane 2 0-0 4, Ian Ross 1 0-0 2, Mike DiPilato 1 2-2 4, Weston Wilbur 3 2-2 9, Sean Carroll 0 0-0 0, Issaka Mohammed 1 0-0 2, Joon Jeung 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 11-15 47.


Ridgefield 9 10 14 20 - 53

Wilton 10 8 7 22 - 47

3-pointers: W.Wilbur, R-Galvin, Martin

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Boys Hockey

Wilton 9, Westhill 5

STAMFORD -- The Wilton boys hockey team defeated Westhill 9-5 on Wednesday night to lock up a bid in the FCIAC Tournament.

No further details were available on Wednesday night.