Girls Basketball Beats Harding High

By Brianna Lyons

Like the famous saying goes, history may repeat itself.  32 years ago, Darien girls’ basketball went all the way and won FCIAC, becoming the first Darien Girls Basketball team to ever have won the tournament. With every win, the team slowly inches their way into making FCIAC. Nothing is official yet. According to coach Chambers, “they are waiting to see the outcome of another team’s  games to try and steal a spot in the tournament.” Darien Girls basketball has already qualified for States, and we are all rooting for them to succeed in showing the rest of Connecticut what the Wave stands for.
       
The Darien girls’ basketball team proves that they are ready for states with a smashing victory against Harding High. The team worked incredible well together, passing the ball nicely, and giving everyone a chance to shoot. In the beginning of the game, the score was pretty much even. It was 12- 11 Darien. With a quick chat from Coach Chambers, the team slowly widened their lead in the second quarter, bringing the score to read 26-16 Darien. During the second quarter we saw a change in defense that allowed for the Wave to pressure the ball full court. This caused Harding to feel pressured, and many turnovers occurred allowing Darien to take the lead.
       
In the third quarter, Darien picked up the pace quite a lot. Headed by captains Chrissie Fiore, Katie Ramsey, and Hailey King, Darien started to dominate the game bringing the score at the end of the third quarter read 40-20. With a quick huddle, the Blue Wave came back on the court with a plan to win the fourth quarter and the game. In the fourth quarter they set up a 3-2 defense that forced Harding to make terrible passes that allowed Darien the chance to widen their lead. In the end, Darien came out victorious beating Harding 69- 28.
       
Many of the girls on the team agree that it was the teamwork and the incredible coaching that brought Darien to victory.
       
“We had incredible defense today, and most of our shots were going in,” Lexis Witkowski a freshman on the team said.

"It’s really nice that we get to come support the JV and Varsity Girls’ Basketball teams,” Lily Haught, a freshman said.

Without a doubt, the Girls’ basketball team is an incredible force. With the mix of teamwork, hard work, and a great coaching staff, Darien girls’ basketball is set to do incredible things.

Senior Christine Fiore goes up for a shot earlier this season. (Courtesy DAF)