Canton Winds Handily in Boys Basketball Tournament Opener

CANTON, CT — The CIAC boys basketball tournaments opened Tuesday night in Classes L and S, with a number of area teams posting victories.

Seventeen games involved teams from Hartford and Tolland counties, with nine area squads emerging victorious.

Here are Tuesday's results for area teams. Click the class headers for the complete bracket.

Class L

First round

• No. 3 Bassick 84, No. 30 Berlin 52
• No. 9 Windsor 82, No. 24 Bristol Central 70
• No. 11 Newington 55, No. 22 North Haven 44
• No. 14 Crosby 70, No. 19 Hartford Public 68
• No. 16 Northwest Catholic 65, No. 17 Wethersfield 48
• No. 23 E.O. Smith 73, No. 10 Pomperaug 71

Second round (March 9, 7 p.m.)

• No. 16 Northwest Catholic at No. 1 Sacred Heart
• No. 11 Newington at No. 6 Wilton
• No. 23 E.O. Smith at No. 7 Bethel
• No. 9 Windsor at No. 8 Guilford

Class S

First round

• No. 2 Canton 56, No. 31 St. Bernard 27
• No. 3 SMSA 82, No. 30 Whitney Tech 57
• No. 4 Wamogo 91, No. 29 Two Rivers 67
• No. 6 Trinity Catholic 86, No. 27 Somers 48
• No. 7 Classical Magnet 100, No. 26 Putnam 64
• No. 8 St. Paul 57, No. 25 Terryville 39
• No. 9 Coginchaug 50, No. 24 East Windsor 46 (2OT)
• No. 11 Old Saybrook 75, No. 22 MLC 54
• No. 12 Aerospace 61, No. 21 Capital Prep 53
• No. 16 Lyman Memorial 73, No. 17 Public Safety Academy 53
• No. 23 WCA 76, No. 10 Windsor Locks 65

Second round (March 9, 7 p.m.)

• No. 15 Amistad at No. 2 Canton
• No. 19 North Branford at No. 3 SMSA
• No. 12 Aerospace at No. 5 East Hampton
• No. 23 WCA at No. 7 Classical Magnet
• No. 9 Coginchaug at No. 8 St. Paul

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