Sports blog: Warrior Nation
Sign up for Breaking News Alerts!

WILTON -- The Brien McMahon Senators went 6-for-6 to open the third quarter, draining five 3-pointers in the process, to blow open a close game and defeat Wilton 71-58 in girls FCIAC basketball action on Monday night.

The loss left Wilton stuck on seven wins, one shy of the state tournament heading into Wednesday's season finale at Ridgefield.

If the Warriors can beat the Tigers, they'll qualify for the state tournament. If they lose the 2010 season is over.

Against McMahon on Monday, Stacy Pokora tossed in 18 points while Casey Pearsall added 13 and Steph Boyles had 10.

Kaitlin Whittington led all scorers with 27 points for McMahon.

BRIEN McMAHON (71)

Kiki Goodwin 6 2-6 15, Kaitlin Whittington 11 4-7 27, Khea Gibbs 6 0-0 16, Angie Cruz 1 1-3 3, Emily Sawyer 0 0-1 0, Kaylin English 2 0-0 5, Natalie Leslie 0 2-2 2, Totals 26 9-19 71

WILTON (58)

Casey Pearsall 2 9-11 13, Steph Boyles 4 3-6 11, Stacy Pokora 8 1-4 18, Laura Johnson 1 1-2 4, Megan Boepple 2 0-2 5, Haley Tafuro 1 0-0 2, Margaret Smith 1 2-2 4, Steph Fricke 0 0-0 0, Totals 19 16-27 58

McMahon 16 17 21 17 -- 71

Wilton 19 11 12 16 -- 58

3-pointers: BM-Gibbs 4, Goodwin, Whittington, English; W-Pearsall, Pokora, Boepple; Fouled Out: BM-Gibbs; Technical Fouls: BM-McElveen.

* * *

Boys Basketball

McMahon 56, Wilton 51

NORWALK -- A bad third quarter cost Wilton a chance at victory.

The Warriors led 25-21 at the half, but McMahon turned an 18-7 scoring advantage in the second quarter into the win.

Ian Ross had 12 points for Wilton while Kurt Marut added 10.

The Warriors host Ridgefield on Wednesday.

WILTON (51)

Ian Ross 4 4-6 12, Ryan Crane 2 0-0 5, Sean Carroll 0 2-2 2, Jackson Wilbur 1 0-3 2, Kurt Marut 3 4-6 10, Joon Jeung 1 1-1 3, Mike DiPilato 2 0-0 4, Chris Nugent 0 2-2 2, Max Maudsley 1 3-5 5, Weston Wilbur 2 1-2 6. Totals 16 17-26 51.

BRIEN MCMAHON (56)

Joey Tomberlin 3 3-6 10, Lamar Tate 7 1-2 15, C.J. Langley 0 3-6 3, Chris Daniel 3 0-2 6, Tyler Shuler 3 1-2 8, T.J. McCrae 1 2-4 4, Brian Wade 2 2-2 6, Eric Stenger 0 0-0 0, Shakhah Moore 2 0-1 4. Totals: 21 12-25 56.

Wilton 10 15 7 19 -- 51

McMahon 8 13 18 17 -- 56

3-pointers: W -- Crane, Wilbur. M -- Tomberlin, Shuler. Technical foul: M -- bench. Fouled-out: W -- Wilbur. M -- Daniel.

COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in Wilton Villager community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines. Basically, be civil, smart, on-topic and free from profanity. Don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read! And remember: We may miss some, so we need your help to police these comments. Please identify the comment, the story and why you think it's objectionable.
Read the commenting guidelines

Add a new comment