CIAC announces girls' basketball tournament pairings
CIAC GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)
(Local schools in bold print)
Class LL
Qualifying Round
Thursday's Game
No. 36 Manchester at No. 29 New Britain (11-9), 5:15 p.m.
Friday's Games
No. 33 West Haven (9-11) at No. 32 Darien (9-10), 4:30 p.m.; No. 34 Westhill (9-11) at No. 31 Wilbur Cross (11-9), 6:30 p.m.; No. 35 East Hartford (8-12) at No. 30 Wilton (11-9), 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
First Round
Upper Bracket
Darien-West Haven winner at No. 1 Trumbull (19-1); No. 17 Fairfield Warde (14-6) at No. 16 Hamden (15-5); No. 25 Shelton (12-8) at No. 8 Norwich Free Academy (16-4), 6 p.m.; No. 24 Simsbury (12-8) at No. 9 Norwalk (16-4); New Britain-Manchester winner at No. 4 Middletown (18-2); No. 20 Wethersfield (13-7) at No. 13 Newtown (15-5); No. 28 Amity (11-9) at No. 5 Mercy (17-3), 6 p.m.; No. 21 Greenwich (12-7) at No. 12 Conard (16-4).
Lower Bracket
Wilbur Cross-Westhill winner at No. 2 Enfield (19-1); No. 18 Lyman Hall (13-7) at No. 15 Bristol Eastern (15-5); No. 26 Danbury (12-8) at No. 7 Hall (17-3); No. 23 Southington (12-8) at No. 10 Ridgefield (16-4); Wilton-East Hartford winner at No. 3 New London (18-2); No. 19 Newington (13-7) at No. 14 E.O. Smith (15-5), 6 p.m.; No. 27 South Windsor (12-8) at No. 6 Glastonbury (17-3), 6 p.m.; No. 22 Staples (12-7) at No. 11 Stamford (16-4).
Friday, March 3
Second Round
Upper Bracket
Darien-West Haven/Trumbull winner vs. Warde-Hamden winner; Shelton-NFA winner vs. Simsbury-Norwalk winner; New Britain-Manchester/Middletown winner vs. Wethersfield-Newtown winner; Amity-Mercy winner vs. Greenwich-Conard winner.
Lower Bracket
Wilbur Cross-Westhill/Enfield winner vs. Lyman Hall-Bristol Eastern winner; Danbury-Hall winner vs. Southington-Ridgefield winner; Wilton-East Hartford-New London winner vs. Newington-E.O. Smith winner; South Windsor-Glastonbury winner vs. Staples-Stamford winner.
Note: Quarterfinals are March 9, semifinals are March 13 and final is March 18-19 at Mohegan Sun Arena (TBA).
Class L
Monday, Feb. 27
First Round
Upper Bracket
No. 32 Crosby (5-15) at No. 1 Holy Cross (19-1); No. 17 Ledyard (10-10) at No. 16 Sheehan (10-10), 6 p.m.; No. 25 Platt (8-12) at No. 8 Guilford (14-6); No. 24 Bunnell (8-12) at No. 9 Farmington (13-7); No. 29 Foran (5-15) at No. 4 Capital Prep (15-5), 5:30 p.m.; No. 20 Brookfield (10-10) at No. 13 East Lyme (11-9), 6 p.m.; No. 28 NW Catholic (7-13) at No. 5 RHAM (15-5); No. 21 Hillhouse (9-11) at No. 12 Barlow (11-9).
Lower Bracket
No. 31 Law (5-15) at No. 2 Hand (17-3); No. 18 Immaculate (10-10) at No. 15 Windsor (11-9); No. 26 Naugatuck (7-13) at No. 7 Torrington (15-5); No. 23 Berlin (9-11) at No. 10 Woodstock Academy (12-8); No. 30 Branford (5-15) at No. 3 Pomperaug (15-5); No. 19 Harding (10-10) at No. 14 St. Joseph (11-9); No. 27 Nonnewaug (7-13) at No. 6 Kennedy (15-5); No. 22 Sacred Heart-Hamden (9-11) at No. 11 Bullard Havens (11-8).
Thursday, March 2
Second Round
Upper Bracket
Crosby-Holy Cross winner vs. Ledyard-Sheehan winner; Platt-Guilford winner vs. Bunnell-Farmington winner; Foran-Capital Prep winner vs. Brookfield-East Lyme winner; NW Catholic-RHAM winner vs. Hillhouse-Barlow winner.
Lower Bracket
Law-Hand winner vs. Immaculate-Windsor winner; Naugatuck-Torrington winner vs. Berlin-Woodstock winner; Branford-Pomperaug winner vs. Harding-St. Joseph winner; Nonnewaug-Kennedy winner vs. Sacred Heart-Bullard Havens winner.
Note: Quarterfinals are March 7, semifinals are March 10 and final is March 18-19 at Mohegan Sun Arena (TBA).
Class M
Friday's Game
Qualifying Round
No. 33 Goodwin Tech (8-12) at No. 32 Waterbury Career (8-12), 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
First Round
Upper Bracket
Waterbury Career-Goodwin Tech winner at No. 1 Suffield (18-2); No. 17 Lewis Mills (14-6) at No. 16 Weston (14-6); No. 25 Wilcox Tech (11-9) at No. 8 East Haven (16-4); No. 24 Wolcott (11-9) at No. 9 Waterford (16-4); No. 29 Ellington (10-10) at No. 4 New Fairfield (17-3); No. 20 Bassick (13-7) at No. 13 Seymour (15-5); No. 28 Tolland (10-10) at No. 5 Bethel (17-3); No. 21 Coginchaug (12-8) at No. 12 St. Bernard (15-5).
Lower Bracket
No. 31 North Branford (9-11) at No. 2 Career (17-3); No. 18 Rocky Hill (13-7) at No. 15 Kaynor Tech (14-6); No. 26 Griswold (11-9) at No. 7 St. Paul (17-3); No. 23 Valley Regional (12-8) at No. 10 Prince Tech (15-4), 7:45 p.m.; No. 30 Woodland (9-11) at No. 3 Notre Dame-Fairfield (17-3); No. 19 Stonington (13-7) at No. 14 Watertown (14-6); No. 27 Granby (10-10) at No. 6 Cromwell (17-3); No. 22 NW Regional (12-8) at No. 11 Bacon Academy (15-5), 6 p.m.
Friday, March 3
Second Round
Upper Bracket
Waterbury Career-Goodwin Tech/Suffield winner vs. Lewis Mills-Weston winner; Wilcox Tech-East Haven winner vs. Wolcott-Waterford winner; Ellington-New Fairfield winner vs. Bassick-Seymour winner; Tolland-Bethel winner vs. Coginchaug-St. Bernard winner.
Lower Bracket
North Branford-Career winner vs. Rocky Hill-Kaynor Tech winner; Griswold-St. Paul winner vs. Valley Regional-Prince Tech winner; Woodland-Notre Dame (Ffd.) winner vs. Stonington-Watertown winner; Granby-Cromwell winner vs. NW Regional-Bacon winner.
Note: Quarterfinals are March 9, semifinals are March 13 and final is March 18-19 at Mohegan Sun Arena (TBA).
Class S
Monday, Feb. 27
First Round
Upper Bracket
No. 32 Litchfield (6-14) at No. 1 East Hampton (18-2); No. 17 Putnam (13-7) at No. 16 Sacred Heart-Waterbury (13-7); No. 8 Achievement First (15-5) at No. 25 East Granby (9-11); No. 24 Kolbe Cathedral (9-11) at No. 9 Gilbert (14-6); No. 29 Abbott Tech (8-12) at No. 4 East Windsor (17-3); No. 20 Bolton (12-8) at No. 13 University (12-6); No. 28 Wamogo (8-12) at No. 5 Thomaston (16-4); No. 21 Old Saybrook (12-8) at No. 12 Parish Hill (14-6).
Lower Bracket
No. 31 Somers (7-13) at No. 2 Housatonic (18-2); No. 18 Trinity College Academy (13-7) at No. 15 Old Lyme (13-7), 6 p.m.; No. 26 Weaver (8-10) at No. 7 Lyman Memorial (15-5); No. 23 Sport Sciences (11-9) at No. 10 Westbrook (14-6); No. 30 Derby (7-13) at No. 3 Canton (17-3); No. 19 Whitney Tech (12-8) at No. 14 Windham (13-7); No. 27 Portland (8-12) at No. 6 Aerospace (16-4); No. 22 Windsor Locks (11-9) at No. 11 Windham Tech (14-6).
Thursday, March 2
Second Round
Upper Bracket
Litchfield-East Hampton winner vs. Putnam-Sacred Heart winner; East Granby-Achievement winner vs. Kolbe-Gilbert winner; Abbott Tech-East Windsor winner vs. Bolton-University winner; Wamogo-Thomaston winner vs. Old Saybrook-Parish Hill winner.
Lower Bracket
Somers-Housatonic winner vs. Trinity College-Old Lyme winner; Weaver-Lyman Memorial winner vs. Sport Sciences-Westbrook winner; Derby-Canton winner vs. Whitney Tech-Windham winner; Portland-Aerospace winner vs. Windsor Locks-Windham Tech winner.
Note: Quarterfinals are March 7, semifinals are March 10 and final is March 18-19 at Mohegan Sun Arena (TBA).
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