Fairfield Fierce 10th grade came to play in a showdown with the Staples High School Junior Varsity team. After falling behind 7 - 2, the Fierce defense worked cohesively as a unit to shut down all easy paths to the basket. It was a stifling defensive performance for the Fierce on their way to victory by a final score of 35 - 27.   Ty Levine was a "general" on the floor and controlled the pace of the game. In the second half Ty led an exciting run in which the Fierce pulled away for good. He was making three pointers and difficult transition lay ups in traffic. Colin Reilly was aggressive from the start and attacked the basket for crafty, timely scores. Jack Plesser used his length and skill to manufacture an assortment of scoring opportunities of his own. Luka Ljuboja, in his final weekend of play before moving back to Texas, dominated the paint with tough rebounding and defense.   Down the stretch, the Fierce were making all of the hustle plays and winning every loose ball.

8th grade sweeps all 4 games this weekend to win their tourney in Trumbull.   On Sunday, they beat a very tough Cap City squad with a game winner from Ryan Moore.   Then, they shut down Westport PAL Basketball.   Will Kane and Danny Goldberger delivered the ball control and outside shooting all weekend. Charlie Jones was a force defensively. Jack Cramer was drop stepping for layups all over the paint area. Justin Toothaker drilled clutch, timely three pointers. Matt Goos ripped in tough rebounds and Nick Brodsky was a shot blocking machine.   Congrats boys!  

The Fierce program is proud to bring home two tournament championships today.   10th grade defeated CT Knights who had beaten them convincingly just one day earlier. The Knights led by at least 6 points throughout the game, however down the stretch the Fierce put together an exciting comeback to take a small lead that they would ultimately hold.   8th grade was clicking on all cylinders with fun to watch passing and furious defense in a big title game win over Team Overtime. They were lighting it up from outside and also dominating the inside paint.   Great job boys!