Final Four Matchups Set In Soccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey

Final Four excitement is upon us, as high school teams from across Connecticut prepare for semifinal matchups in the CIAC state soccer, girls volleyball and field hockey tournaments beginning Monday.

Here are some facts and figures about the 60 teams still in the hunt for state championships.

A total of 48 schools will be represented in the semifinals, with Daniel Hand of Madison leading the way with three teams (boys soccer, girls soccer and field hockey). Ten schools each have two teams bidding to reach state title games:

• Avon (boys soccer, field hockey)
• Darien (volleyball, field hockey)
• East Hampton (girls soccer, volleyball)
• Glastonbury (boys soccer, girls soccer)
• Immaculate (girls soccer, field hockey)
• Morgan (boys soccer, girls soccer)
• Staples (girls soccer, field hockey)
• Stonington (boys soccer, field hockey)
• Watertown (boys soccer, girls soccer)
• Weston (girls soccer, volleyball)

The breakdown of qualifiers by county is:

• Hartford, 16
• Fairfield, 13
• New Haven, 12
• Middlesex, 6
• New London, 4
• Tolland, 4
• Litchfield, 3
• Windham, 2

Nine No. 1 seeds remain, with volleyball being the only sport to have all four top seeds still alive (Southington, Woodstock Academy, Seymour and SMSA). The lowest ranked team remaining is Plainville boys soccer, the No. 23 seed in Class M.

Of the 15 tournaments, the only one to feature the top four seeds in the semifinals is Class L volleyball (Woodstock Academy, Joel Barlow, RHAM and Bristol Eastern).

Here is the complete semifinal schedule, with all games taking place at neutral sites. Click the class headers for complete brackets, including team rosters and season results.

GIRLS SOCCER

Class LL (11/12)

• No. 1 Glastonbury vs. No. 5 Staples, 6:30 p.m. at Naugatuck HS
• No. 7 Ridgefield vs. No. 19 Simsbury, 6:30 p.m. at Municipal Stadium-Waterbury

Class L (11/12)

• No. 2 Tolland vs. No. 3 Watertown, 6:30 p.m. at Veterans Stadium-New Britain
• No. 13 Daniel Hand vs. No. 16 Farmington, 6:30 p.m. at Middletown HS

Class M (11/12)

• No. 1 Lewis Mills vs. No. 5 Morgan, 6:30 p.m. at Falcon Field-Meriden
• No. 3 Plainfield vs. No. 10 Weston, 4 p.m. at Veterans Stadium-New Britain

Class S (11/12)

• No. 4 Immaculate vs. No. 17 Coginchaug, 4 p.m. at Municipal Stadium-Waterbury
• No. 7 East Hampton vs. No. 14 Old Lyme, 6:30 p.m. at West Haven HS

FIELD HOCKEY

Class L (11/13)

• No. 1 Cheshire vs. No. 5 Newtown, 6 pm. at Watertown HS
• No. 2 Staples vs. No. 6 Darien, 6 p.m. at Brien McMahon HS

Class M (11/13)

• No. 3 Guilford vs. No. 7 Daniel Hand, 6:30 p.m. at Lyman Hall HS
• No. 4 Avon vs. No. 8 Sacred Heart Academy, 6 p.m. at Cheshire HS

Class S (11/13)

• No. 1 Granby Memorial vs. No. 13 Canton, 6:30 p.m. at Simsbury HS
• No. 2 Stonington vs. No. 3 Immaculate, 6:30 p.m. at Wethersfield HS

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Class S (11/13)

• No. 1 SMSA vs. No. 4 Coventry, 5 p.m. at Glastonbury HS
• No. 3 East Hampton vs. No. 15 Lyman Memorial, 7 p.m. at Glastonbury HS

Class M (11/13)

• No. 1 Seymour vs. No. 12 Woodland, 6 p.m. at Pomperaug HS
• No. 11 Jonathan Law vs. No. 18 Weston, 6 p.m. at Trumbull HS

Class L (11/14)

• No. 1 Woodstock Academy vs. No. 4 Bristol Eastern, 6 p.m. at Windsor HS
• No. 2 Joel Barlow vs. No. 3 RHAM,6 p.m. at Berlin HS

Class LL (11/14)

• No. 1 Southington vs. No. 12 Darien, 6 p.m. at Shelton HS
• No. 3 Westhill vs. No. 10 Amity Regional, 6 p.m. at Fairfield Warde HS

BOYS SOCCER

Class LL (11/14)

• No. 2 Hall vs. No. 19 East Hartford, 6:30 p.m. at Veterans Stadium-New Britain
• No. 8 Glastonbury vs. No. 12 Pomperaug, 4 p.m. at Veterans Stadium-New Britain

Class L (11/14)

• No. 3 Daniel Hand vs. No. 7 Wethersfield, 6:30 p.m. at Naugatuck HS
• No. 12 Avon vs. No. 17 Maloney, 7:15 p.m. at Windsor HS

Class M (11/14)

• No. 1 Ellington vs. No. 4 Watertown, 6:30 p.m. at Municipal Stadium-Waterbury
• No. 3 Stonington vs. No. 23 Plainville, 6:30 p.m. at Middletown HS

Class S (11/14)

• No. 2 Litchfield vs. No. 6 Old Saybrook, 6:30 p.m. at Falcon Field-Meriden
• No. 4 Morgan vs. No. 9 Notre Dame-Fairfield, 6:30 p.m. at West Haven HS

Image credit: Tim Jensen

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