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Thegirls basketball team concluded its regular season Wednesday with a 52-42 loss to undefeated Danbury.
Sarah Mannelly scored 18 points and Courtney Rogers added 15 for the Rams, who finished 10-10 overall and 8-10 in the FCIAC.
New Canaan led 11-6 after the first quarter, but Danbury used a 14-6 second period to take a 20-17 lead at the half, then outscored the Rams 15-8 in the third period for a 35-25 lead heading into the final eight minutes.
Rachel Gartner scored 22 points and Casey Smith added 14 for the Hatters, who completed a 20-0 regular season.
Danbury is the top seed for the FCIAC playoffs and will host No. 8 Darien in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
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The New Canaan boys basketball team suffered a 63-47 loss on Wednesday to Danbury, which is trying to stay in the FCIAC playoff race.
Corey Chaffee scored 15 points and James Harrington added 13 for the Hatters, who improved to 10-8 overall and 8-8 in the FCIAC.
New Canaan jumped out quick, taking a 14-11 lead after the first quarter, but Danbury outscored the Rams 19-12 in the second period to take a 30-26 halftime lead.
Danbury then put away the contest with a 23-10 burst in the third quarter for a 53-36 lead entering the final period.
Will Burger scored 13 points and William Braden added 11 for New Canaan, which dropped to 1-17 and 0-16.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Boys basketball
Danbury 63, New Canaan 47
Girls basketball
Danbury 52, New Canaan 42
Gymnastics
Pomperaug, Nonnewaug, New Canaan at Westhill
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 12-4 13-5 Bridgeport Central 9-7 10-7 Greenwich 9-7 11-7 Danbury 8-8 10-8 Staples 8-8 10-9 Trumbull 8-8 9-9Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 12-4 14-4 Stamford 9-7 10-8 Fairfield Ludlowe 8-8 8-10 Norwalk 8-9 10-9 McMahon 3-13 3-15 Harding 3-13 4-14East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 16-0 18-0 Trinity Catholic* 12-4 13-5 Bassick* 12-4 14-4 Fairfield-Warde 8-8 10-8 Wilton 7-9 9-9 Darien 1-15 2-16 New Canaan 0-16 1-17GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 20-0 Trumbull* 15-3 17-3 Staples 11-7 12-8 Westhill 10-8 11-9 Greenwich 4-14 4-16 Bridgeport Central 1-16 2-17Central Division
Norwalk* 13-5 15-5 Stamford* 11-7 11-9 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-11 8-12 Ridgefield 7-11 7-13 McMahon 3-15 3-17 Harding 2-15 4-15East Division
St. Joseph* 15-3 17-3 Wilton* 13-5 14-5 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 13-7 Darien* 11-7 12-8 Fairfield Warde 10-8 12-8 New Canaan 8-10 10-10 Bassick 0-18 0-20BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Darien 9-1 18 12-4-0 Ridgefield 9-1 18 15-2-0 St. Joseph 8-3 16 12-6-0 New Canaan 7-3 14 11-6-1 Trinity Catholic 7-3 14 8-10-0 Wilton 7-3 14 8-9-0 Stamford 2-8 4 4-12-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 6-4 12 8-7-0 Westhill 5-4 10 5-10-1 Trumbull 4-7 8 10-8-0 Staples 1-9 2 6-10-0 Greenwich 1-9 2 3-15-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-10 0 2-16-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 13-0 26 18-1 Greenwich* 10-4 20 11-5-1 Ridgefield* 9-3-1 19 12-5-1 Darien* 9-3-1 19 11-5-1 Fairfield 4-8 8 6-9-0 Wilton 4-9 8 5-11-1 Staples-Trumbull 3-9 6 6-10-0 Stamford 0-13 0 1-13-0
