The Staples High School boy’s basketball team, paced by John Baumann scoring 33 points and bringing down 10 rebounds, defeated Danbury tonight 59-50.
The Wreckers, playing at home, improved to 7-0 overall on the season and 4-0 in the Fairfield Country Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC).
But it was not all smooth sailing. Staples had to overcome a four-point deficit at the half to go on to victory.
Matt Cook had 12 points and eight rebounds as he pounded the boards from his guard position.
Staples got off to a slow start, missing several lay-ups and quickly falling to an eight- point deficit in the first quarter.
But the Wreckers managed to close within one at the quarter and kept it close until the half. In the second half, Staples came out strong and never looked back.
Staples meets Trinity Catholic in a battle of the unbeatens at Trinity on Friday at 7 p.m.
