Crimson Eagles' Cagers Battled Back to Defeat Golden Eagles in Fairfield 43 Years Ago This Week

Andrew Warde High School's boys' basketball team battled back from a third quarter deficit to defeat Trumbull, 58-55, at the Crimson Eagles' gym Friday evening, January 20, 1967. The win enabled Warde to stay a half-game behind Norwalk in the race for the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Eastern Division lead.

The Crimson Eagles raced to a comfortable 29-22 halftime lead, but the upset-minded Golden Eagles outscored the hosts, 19-11, in the third quarter to fashion a 41-40 lead heading into the final stanza.

Warde iced the victory early in the fourth quarter, however, as Jim Howard hit two quick baskets and Danny haines contributed another hoop to give the Eagles a 46-41 lead, and they never looked back.

The Crimson Eagles improved to 7-3 in the division, a half-game back of the 8-3 Bears. New Canaan was third with a 6-4 mark. Trumbull, meanwhile, fell to 2-8 with the loss, five-and-a-half games behind Norwalk. The standings appeared in the newspaper clipping dated Saturday, January 21, 1967, below.

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