A win on senior night in front of a packed bleachers would have done wonders for the Staples girls basketball team in terms of adding another notch in its breakout season and keeping a firm hold on one of the final FCIAC playoff spots. […] officially qualified for the state tournament, Darien (8-8) —which held Staples without a field goal for the final 3:45 — still has hopes of reaching FCIACs with its final three games against teams below it in the standings. Staples’ full-court press had mixed results for the evening, but it did lead to consecutive baskets by Arianna Gerig and Julia Brower; Gerig then sank a pair of foul shots to pull to within 51-49 with three minutes to play. The result leaves the Wreckers in a perilous position to reach the FCIAC playoffs with Wilton and Greenwich nearby.

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