By Andy Hutchison

First place and an undefeated mark in conference play are on the line. Staples boys basketball hosts Trumbull for a battle of FCIAC unbeatens Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The Wreckers improved to 15-0 overall (10-0 in conference play) with a 66-50 win at Bridgeport Central on Friday.

Staples took an 18-6 lead after one quarter and opened a 33-16 advantage going into the half. Central closed to within 48-37 after three quarters but Staples put the game away in the fourth.

Dhilan Lowman scored 19 points, connecting on five of seven 3-point attempts, and had seven rebounds. Sam Clachko recorded a double-double with 13 points, 12 assists, four rebounds and three steals.

Mason Tobias had 12 points and eight rebounds. Matt Corrigan had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists, Austin Heyer added seven points and three steals.

Staples had a balanced scoring attack and displayed great teamwork with assists on 20 of 26 field goals.

Andy Hutchison

^{_{Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories, since the 1990s. He is the sports editor at the Newtown Bee. He writes for the Monroe Sun. He was director of communications and radio color commentator for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (now Islanders) hockey team. He has won numerous writing awards, including regional and national first-place honors.}}