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Avon Continues to Roll in Girls Volleyball State Tournament Play
There was plenty of tournament action on tap Thursday for regional soccer, volleyball and field hockey teams.

AVON, CT — Seeking its first-ever state championship, the Avon High School girls volleyball team took another big step by shutting out Jonathan Law 3-0 Thursday.
Game scores were 25-15, 25-20 and 25-23.
The Falcons, seeded sixth in Class L, advance to the quarterfinals, and will travel to Redding to face No. 3 Joel Barlow Saturday at 6 p.m.
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Here are results of all boys soccer, girls volleyball and field hockey tournament games played Thursday involving teams from Hartford and Tolland counties. Click on a class header to see the complete bracket.
BOYS SOCCER (second round)
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Class LL
No. 25 Simsbury 1, No. 9 Glastonbury 0 (next: Simsbury at No. 16 Fairfield Prep, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 4 Farmington 4, No. 13 Darien 0 (next: No. 21 Staples at Farmington, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 11 Danbury 2, No. 6 Hall 1
Class L
No. 1 E.O. Smith 4, No. 16 Notre Dame-West Haven 1 (next: No. 24 Masuk at E.O. Smith, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 10 Wethersfield 4, No. 7 Torrington 1 (next: Wethersfield at No. 2 Daniel Hand, Saturday 4 p.m.)
No. 11 RHAM 3, No. 6 Watertown 1 (next: No. 14 Guilford at RHAM, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 14 Guilford 1, No. 3 Berlin 0
Class M
No. 16 Tolland 3, No. 1 Nonnewaug 2 (next: No. 25 Ledyard at Tolland, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 4 Lewis Mills 6, No. 13 Wilcox Tech 1 (next: No. 5 Brookfield at Lewis Mills, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 18 Ellington 3, No. 2 Windham Tech 0 (next: No. 26 Plainville at Ellington, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 26 Plainville 3, No. 10 Woodland 0 (next: Plainville at No. 18 Ellington, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 3 Granby Memorial 3, No. 19 Stonington 1 (next: No. 27 Sheehan at Granby Memorial, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 27 Sheehan 3, No. 11 Suffield 2
Class S
No. 8 Somers 1, No. 9 Windsor Locks 0 (next: Somers at No. 1 Old Saybrook, Saturday 2 p.m.)
No. 3 Coventry 6, No. 14 East Windsor 0 (next: No. 11 Cromwell at Coventry, Saturday 4 p.m.)
No. 13 Wamogo 3, No. 29 St. Paul 1
No. 10 Valley Regional 7, No. 7 HMTCA 1
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (second round)
Class LL
No. 9 Glastonbury 3, No. 8 Newtown 0 (next: Glastonbury at No. 1 Greenwich, Saturday 6 p.m.)
No. 7 Southington 3, No. 10 Shelton 1 (next: Southington at No. 2 Amity Regional, Saturday 6 p.m.)
No. 5 Brien McMahon 3, No. 12 E.O. Smith 0
Class L
No. 8 Bristol Eastern 3, No. 9 Naugatuck 0 (next: Bristol Eastern at No. 1 Farmington, Saturday 1 p.m.)
No. 2 RHAM 3, No. 18 Woodstock Academy 0 (next: No. 10 Bunnell at RHAM, Saturday 6 p.m.)
No. 6 Avon 3, No. 11 Jonathan Law 0 (next: Avon at No. 3 Joel Barlow, Saturday 6 p.m.)
FIELD HOCKEY (quarterfinals)
Class S
No. 4 Granby Memorial 5, No. 5 North Branford 1 (next: Granby Memorial vs. No. 1 Westbrook, TBA)
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