Darien Scores and Standings, Oct. 25

UPDATES

FCIAC playoff races updated (through Monday):

BOYS SOCCER

1.Norwalk 13-1-1 40*
2.Darien 11-2-3 36*
2.Trumbull 10-1-3 34*
4 Staples 9-2-4 31*
5.Greenwich 9-4-2 29*
5 Wilton 9-5-2 29*
7. New Canaan 7-3-5 26
7. Westhill 8-5-2 26
9. Danbury 6-2-7 25
10.Fairfield Warde 6-5-3 21

GIRLS SOCCER

1.St. Joseph 12-1-1 37*
2.Greenwich 10-1-4 34*
3.Westhill 10-1-3 33*
3.New Canaan 10-2-2 32*
5.Darien 8-4-3 27
6.Wilton 7-2-5 26
6 Fairfield Warde 8-5-2 26
8.Trumbull 6-3-5 23
9.Staples 6-5-3 21
10.Fairfield Ludlowe 6-7-1 19

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

1.Darien 16-0*
2.Ridgefield 14-2* (beat Staples)
3.Staples 14-2
4.New Canaan 13-3*
5.Greenwich 13-4*
6.Danbury 11-5*
7.Westhill 10-6 (def. Stamford)
8.Stamford 10-6
9.Fairfield Ludlowe 8-7
9.Fairfield Warde 8-8

FIELD HOCKEY

1.Darien 12-0-0-0 24*
2.Wilton 10-2-0-0 20*
3.Norwalk 9-2-1-0 19*
4.Staples 7-2-2-1 17*
5.Stamford 7-4-1-0 15*
6.New Canaan 6-4-1-0 13
7.Greenwich 3-4-3-2 11
7.Westhill 5-5-1-0 11
9.Fairfield Ludlowe 4-6-1-1 10
9.McMahon 4-5-2-0 10

* == clinched playoff spot

• Cross country: Darien's bid to unseat Danbury as FCIAC boys cross country champions fell just short Monday at New Canaan's Waveny Park.

The Hatters held off the Blue Wave by only four points to capture their seventh consecutive league crown. Darien defeated Danbury in a dual meet on Sept. 20 en route to a 17-0 regular season finish.

Staples junior Henry Wynne finished ahead of Fairfield Warde senior Harry Warnick to win the individual title. Wynne posted a time of 15:37 in the 3.1-mile race, just two seconds better than Warnick, who also was the runner-up last year.

Danbury's duo of senior Tom Moore (16:17) and junior Nick Carlsen (16:18) finished third and fourth. Overall, Danbury, which has claimed 10 of the last 11 FCIAC crowns, finished with 54 points.

Completing the top five was McMahon senior Chris Madaffari (16:20). Darien's top runners were Charlie Baird (16:31) and Mike Johnson (16:46), who were sixth and seventh.

The Blue Wave's other top finishers were No. 10 Marshall Huffman (16:52), No. 14 Alex Ostber (17:02) and No. 21 Michael Coe (17:13) 

In the girls race, Ridgefield won the team championship, even though the Tigers placed no one in the top five.

Sarah Guillaume and Caroline Carr were seventh and eighth for the Tigers, who won with a score of 56 points.

Greenwich, which featured individual champion Abigail Markowitz, finished second with 80 points. Last year's champion Wilton was third with 97 points.

Markowitz covered the 2.4-mile girls course in 14:55, defeating Westhill's Nicole Ambrosecchio by five seconds.

Completing the top five in the girls race were Wilton's Alosha Southern (15:07), Darien's Grace Loh (15:08) and Westhill's Claire Howlett (15:10).

The Darien girls finished fifth with 128 points. Following Loh was No. 22 McKinley Stauffer  (16:07), No. 27 Ellen Bauer (16:12), No. 35 Katie Farren (16:28) and No. 40 Meredith Ott (16:44).

Defending champion Heather Moriarty of Fairfield Ludlowe was 18th (15:51).

In the boys race Staples (71), finished third followed by Ridgefield (122) and Trumbull (128) to complete the top five. Ahead of Darien in the girls race was No. 3 Wilton (97) and No. 4 Westhill (100).

• Boys soccer: Darien tied Trumbull 1-1 in its final regular-season Monday, keeping alive its hopes of finishing second in the FCIAC standings.

Brennan Branca scored for the Blue Wave, who finished, 11-2-3, good for 36 points. Trumbull (10-1-4) has 34 points and can jump over the Blue Wave by winnings its final regular-season game on Wednesday at Trinity Catholic.

• Football: Coming off a thrilling 35-34 double overtime win against Wilton, Darien (6-0) has cracked the top 10 in the New Haven Register's state high school football poll.

Otherwise, there was no change in the poll as the top nine spots remained the same.

Xavier (6-0) heads the poll for the third straight week, followd by Masuk (6-0), Ansonia (6-0), Hand (6-0), New Canaan (6-0) New London (5-0), Staples (6-0), Windsor (6-0), Bunnell (6-0) and Darien.

The Blue Wave, who replaced North Haven in the poll, visits Staples on Saturday morning (10:30) in a showdown of unbeaten teams.

• Youth lacrosse:  The Darien Youth Lacrosse Association has announced registration for the 2012 season. Parents can register their children starting on Nov. 14 via the register online tab on the DYLA website, http://www.dylax.com. The program is open to boys and girls in Grades 1-8. Descriptions of the girls and boys Programs are also available on the website.

Regular registration will be open from Nov. 14-Dec. 23. From December 24, 2011 through January 15, 2012, a late fee of $35 per player will apply. Mail-in and drop-off registrations and non-credit card payments will not be accepted except with prior permission from the registrar. Need-based scholarships are available, for which more information can be found on the website or by contacting Andrew Barnard, abarnard66@gmail.com.

There will be a mandatory orientation on Sunday, February 12, 2012. For any questions, please contact the Registrar at dylaxregistrar@gmail.com.

MONDAY'S RESULTS

• Boys soccer: Darien 1, Trumbull 1
• Girls soccer: Darien 2, Fairfield Warde 0
• Girls volleyball: Darien 3, Wilton 0 (25-9, 25-5, 25-7)

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

• Field hockey: Darien at Greenwich, 4 p.m.

STANDINGS

• Football

• Boys soccer

• Girls soccer

Field hockey

Girls volleyball