Emma Asiel and the Wreckers will continue their season in the upcoming state tournament after losing out on a bid for the FCIAC tourney with Wednesday loss. / Photo by Andy Hutchison

By Andy Hutchison

DANBURY — With a state playoff berth already locked up, the Staples girls basketball team was going for more Wednesday — a spot in the FCIAC Tournament.

Despite keeping their conference playoff hopes alive until the final game of the regular season, the Wreckers fell one victory short. 

Staples lost 58-55 at Danbury on Wednesday night, and got  bumped from f FCIAC playoff contention.

Fairfield Ludlowe, New Canaan and Wilton all finished 9-6 and grabbed the sixth through eighth spots, respectively.

Staples finishes the regular season at 8-7 in FCIAC play and 10-10 overall.

Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories in Fairfield County, since the 1990s.

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