8th grade takes home the tournament championship this weekend with a hard fought 45-34 win over 3D Hoops! Nick Brodsky averaged a double double on the weekend. He was scoring from both outside and inside, while grabbing every rebound that came his way. Danny Goldberger played bigger than his size with clutch shots and much needed ball control. Charlie Jones was drawing the defense in and then distributing for assist after assist. Kyle Dulak was a scoring threat with the deep ball as well off the dribble. Last but not least, Matt Goos brought his usual toughness and even added a crafty reverse layup and top of the key three pointer! It was a great team effort with excellent ball movement and aggressive, hard-nosed defense.

7th grade takes home the Battle for the Belt.   Krish Dodani drilled the game winner against Share the Ball.   Jhamal Jones received ZG Player of the Game honors against Greenwich Stars.   Marco Parente poured in a career high 35 points in a blowout win over CT PHD.   Great job boys!

This weekend Fairfield Fierce started off their spring seasons with a bang.   5th grade won 2 of 3 games. In the opener, it was back and forth until the final possession when Matty Raffaelli put in the game winner with 7 seconds remaining. On Sunday Chase Gallant and Liam Nieves led the attack with great defense and scoring.   6th grade rode 3 consecutive wins to reach their championship game, including a hard fought victory over the Game Changers. Jayden Wang was all over court and poured in 20 points per game. Carlo Noecker was a beast under the basket with double doubles every time out. Johnny Stauss and Alex Perman delivered gritty defense and key scoring attacks of their own.   7th grade swept their Saturday games with two convincing wins over CT Elite and Greens Farms Westport. Krish Dodani, Marco Parente and Jhamal Jones led the scoring, and Nico Lucas was ripping down rebounds.   9th grade also reached their championship game behind a great team effort across the board. Dameer Phifer was causing chaos defensively. Tate Mahoney was up to his usual long range shooting tricks. Gabe Bernard was snatching rebounds and blocking shots. Liam Yin and Axel Fine provided much needed physicality and toughness on both sides of the ball. Timmy Boyd and Will Ford also came up with timely contributions.   Great job Fierce!  

The 5th grade fall fierce team won all 4 of their games this past weekend to win the Connecticut War on the Floor tournament!   They started things out on Saturday with a 15 point victory over CT Blazers. Their defense was tenacious and the offense clicked with unselfish passing and ball movement. Liam Nieves, Ben Brown and Trey Bennett were getting steal after steal. The Fierce then beat up on CT PHD Basketball by winning every loose ball -- the final score was 40 to 19. Matty Raffaeli and Chase Gallant led the way in scoring and also brought great toughness to the game. On Sunday, the Fierce rolled over DTX Basketball to advance to the championship game against Born Leaders Basketball. In the final game, the Fierce were ready to go from the tip and won convincingly by a final score of 40 to 11.   A great weekend for the young guys!

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!

Congratulations to 5th grade and 7th grade this weekend for winning their tournaments in Woodbridge, CT!   Benjamin Brown, Matty Raffaeli, Jayden Wang and Eliah Pierre-Louis all starred for 5th grade. Ben Brown was all over the court forcing turnovers, grabbing rebounds and making good passes to teammates. They defeated Amity Heat 34-26, and CT Wildcats 38-22 and then 27-12 on their path to the championship.   7th grade had to beat a pesky CBA team twice in two days to take home the title. Ryan Moore was sensational in the Championship when he scored a career-high 38 points -- everything he put up was going in.

This weekend Fierce had 6 teams in action at the Zero Gravity Fall Opener.   8th grade took home their second consecutive tournament crown and have not lost this season! They defeated DTX Basketball 54-49 in overtime to win it all.   5th grade once again reached their championship game with a 40-33 win over CT PHD. They could not get past a tough Queens Defenders squad.   7th grade Lipow went 2-1 on the weekend but the road ended against High Rise Elite.   7th grade Dinihanian pulled out a hard-earned 38-31 win over CT PHD in their Sunday morning game.   Another great weekend by the Fairfield Fierce.

Fierce had 5 teams in action this weekend in New Haven.   8th grade came home with the championship with wins over Game Changers, 3D Hoops and CT Dream. Alex Llach was on fire all weekend from outside, but also delivered high level defense. Speaking of defense, Dameer Phifer was locking down at key moments, while also controlling the ball within the offense. Josh Daniels and Liam Yin brought a huge impact to the game on both sides of the floor. Tate Mahoney was up to his usual tricks with clutch 3 pointers from way downtown, and Luca Fusco helped with ball control and timely buckets. Nicolas Alvarez came up big in the title game with rebounds and mid-range jumpers, while Chris Bellantoni, Jaxon Ganchou and Ben Feinstein made the most of their opportunities off the bench.   5th grade almost went all the way in their tournament as well. After two huge wins on Saturday, they met a tough Amity Heat squad in the championship game. Down 12 points with 5 minutes remaining, the Fierce stormed back behind the clutch play of Jayden Wang, Matty Raffaeli and Eliah Pierre-Louis. In the end, they came up just short by a final score of 38-37. Throughout the weekend, Jack Pizzano was spraying in buckets from all over the court, with the rest of the gang hustling everywhere to bring great defense and energy.   9th grade won 2 out of 3 including back-to-back exciting games over CBA. Ty Levine scored 39 points on the weekend and distributed to teammates as well. Julian Marottolo used his speed to impact the game on both ends of the floor. Jack Plesser showed off his improved outside shooting along with some impressive floaters through the lane. Anthony Gambuzza also impressed with nifty scoring moves, and locked in defensively. Luka Ljuboja was a rebounding machine.   In three close games, 6th grade was powered by the scoring of Krish Dodani and Gavin Mertz. Cole Krollman was aggressive on both sides of the ball. Matty Corrigan was attacking the basket in the Sunday game, while Caden Quigley and Mitch DeBernardo put in some 3 pointers to keep the game close. Carson Dodder played tough inside.   7th grade Dinihanian put things together for a win against Game Changers. Justin Toothaker, Luke Stasko, Timmy Kelleher, Jack McClane and Kyle Dulak were all sinking 3 pointers throughout the weekend. Oliver Ljuboja was a force inside defensively, and Charlie McLean was gobbling up the rebounds.   Great job Fierce!