Teams From Hartford/Tolland Counties Qualify For Boys Soccer Tourneys

CONNECTICUT — More than three dozen high school boys soccer teams from Hartford and Tolland counties have qualified for a chance to win a state championship, as the CIAC released its four state tournament brackets Friday.

Ellington is the only team from the region seeking to defend its 2022 title; the Knights were Class M champions, and in a rebuilding year, are seeded 29th this season.

Area teams receiving top 5 seeds are HMTCA (No. 3, Class S), Aerospace (No. 4, S), RHAM (No. 4, M), Hall (No. 5, LL), Suffield (No. 5, L) and Tolland (No. 5, M).

First-round games are scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 7. Here are the initial matchups involving teams from Hartford and Tolland counties. Click the class headers for complete brackets.

CLASS LL

• No. 31 Bristol Central at No. 2 Greenwich, 2 p.m.
• No. 29 Manchester at No. 4 Hamden, 2 p.m.
• No. 28 Darien at No. 5 Hall, 2 p.m.
• No. 27 Westhill at No. 6 East Hartford, TBA
• No. 26 Amity Regional at No. 7 Glastonbury, 2 p.m.
• No. 25 Maloney at No. 8 Conard, 2 p.m.
• No. 24 Southington at No. 9 Xavier, 6 p.m.
• No. 21 South Windsor at No. 12 Brien McMahon, 4 p.m.
• No. 20 Farmington at No. 13 Fairfield Prep, 4:30 p.m.

CLASS L

• No. 30 Windsor at No. 3 East Lyme, 2 p.m.
• No. 29 Rockville at No. 4 Platt Tech, 2 p.m.
• No. 28 University/Prince at No. 5 Suffield, 5 p.m.
• No. 27 Avon at No. 6 Bethel, 4 p.m.
• No. 26 Berlin at No. 7 Cheshire, 6 p.m.
• No. 24 Newington at No. 9 Bassick, 6 p.m.
• No. 20 Bristol Eastern at No. 13 Masuk, 4 p.m.
• No. 19 Branford at No. 14 Simsbury, 6 p.m.
• No. 18 Pomperaug at No. 15 Wethersfield, 6:30 p.m.

CLASS M

• No. 29 Ellington at No. 4 RHAM, 2 p.m.
• No. 28 Vinal Tech at No. 5 Tolland, 6 p.m.
• No. 27 Jonathan Law at No. 6 Bulkeley, 2 p.m.
• No. 26 Bullard Havens Tech at No. 7 Rocky Hill, 2 p.m.
• No. 25 Weaver at No. 8 Goodwin Tech, 2 p.m.
• No. 19 Watertown at No. 14 Lewis Mills, 4 p.m.

CLASS S

• No. 3 HMTCA, bye
• No. 4 Aerospace, bye
• No. 26 Bloomfield at No. 7 St. Bernard, 2 p.m.
• No. 25 International at No. 8 East Hampton, 2 p.m.
• No. 24 Somers at No. 9 Granby, 2 p.m.
• No. 23 Housatonic Regional at No. 10 St. Paul, 5:30 p.m.
• No. 22 Westbrook at No. 11 Coventry, 2 p.m.
• No. 21 East Granby at No. 12 Portland, 2:30 p.m.
• No. 20 Litchfield at No. 13 Bolton, 1 p.m.
• No. 18 Wheeler at No. 15 Innovation, 2 p.m.
• No. 17 Thomaston at No. 16 Canton, 6:30 p.m.