• The Darien fourth grade house champion Blue Devils fromt left to right: Jane Slonieski, Sofia Coppola, Ella Goodrich, Julianne White, Brooke Byczek, Elise Hole, Sydney Johnson and coach Michael White. Missing from photo Kitty Drugge. Photo: Contributed Photo / Darien News contributed
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The Darien fourth grade house champion Blue Devils fromt left to right: Jane Slonieski, Sofia Coppola, Ella Goodrich, Julianne White, Brooke Byczek, Elise Hole, Sydney Johnson and coach Michael White. Missing from photo Kitty Drugge. less
The Darien fourth grade house champion Blue Devils fromt left to right: Jane Slonieski, Sofia Coppola, Ella Goodrich, Julianne White, Brooke Byczek, Elise Hole, Sydney Johnson and coach Michael White. Missing ... more
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The Blue Devils edged the Seminoles 12-9 in the fourth-grade house basketball championship game. The victory capped off a perfect 12-0 season for the Devils.

The final was a hard fought, back and forth affair with each team playing with energy. After being tied at the half, the Seminoles gritted to a four-point lead with four minutes left in the game.

The Blue Devils fought back, picked up the intensity on defense and made several key steals, leading to an 8-0 scoring run off a pair of perimeter shots and free throw by Julianne White, a huge bank shot by Brooke Byczek and a clutch late free throw by Sydney Johnson.

The Seminoles added a free throw in the last minute for the final margin. Julianne White led all scorers with nine points.