By Andy Hutchison
WESTPORT — The page has turned from the regular season to postseason, and the Staples High boys basketball team will look to avenge a nail-biting defeat to Wilton when the teams match up in the opening round of the FCIAC Tournament.
No. 4 Staples will play No. 5 Wilton in the quarterfinals, at neutral site Fairfield Warde, at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25.
The Wreckers lost 69-68 at Wilton on Jan. 31. A win in the rematch would send Staples to Wilton High, site of the Tuesday, Feb. 28, semifinals. The conference championship game is set for Thursday, March 2.
Here are links to purchase tickets and to watch the game via livestream.
Following is the list of the FCIAC Tournament matchups Saturday at Fairfield Warde High School, 755 Melville Ave., Fairfield:
No. 3 Danbury vs. No. 6 Stamford, at noon
No. 2 Fairfield Warde vs. No. 7 Trumbull, at 2 p.m.
No. 4 Staples vs. No. 5 Wilton, at 5 p.m.
No. 1 Ridgefield vs. No. 8 New Canaan, at 7 p.m.
Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories in Fairfield County, since the 1990s. Learn more about us here.
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