Staples Defeats Fairfield to Advance to Quarterfinals

Staples senior John Baumann dunks one in Tuesday night as Staples defeated archrival Fairfield 67-38 in the first round of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) state tourney. Baumann scored 32 points and had 13 rebounds. The Wreckers advanced to the quarterfinals where they will face No. 1 New Britain at New Britain at 7 p.m. Thursday. See another photo on sports page. (CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) Kerry Long for WestportNow.com