Mixed Results for Area Teams in Wednesday's State Tournament Action

North central Connecticut high school teams had some success on the basketball court Wednesday night, but none on the ice.

Windsor and East Catholic (Class L) and East Windsor (Class S) were victorious in boys basketball second-round action.

Canton dropped a 77-70 decision to Westbrook, eliminating the Warriors from the Class S basketball tournament. Somers also came up short on the hardcourt.

Division I boys ice hockey play commenced Wednesday, with all five teams from the region suffering opening round losses. Northwest Catholic, Simsbury, Glastonbury, Suffield-Granby-Windsor Locks and East Catholic were all eliminated.

Here are the results of Wednesday's games, and what lies ahead for local winners:

Boys Basketball - second round

Class L
No. 1 Windsor 88, No. 17 Platt 77
next - No. 8 Bassick at Windsor, 3/12, 7 p.m.
No. 4 East Catholic 67, No. 13 Wethersfield 49
next - No. 5 Notre Dame-West Haven at East Catholic, 3/11, 7 p.m.

Class S
No. 15 East Windsor 64, No. 31 St. Paul 50
next - East Windsor at No. 7 Old Saybrook, 3/11, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Westbrook 77, No. 9 Canton 70
No. 1 Immaculate 65, No. 16 Somers 39

Boys Ice Hockey - first round

Division I
No. 13 Hamden 5, No. 4 Northwest Catholic 2
No. 11 St. Joseph 2, No. 6 Simsbury 1 (OT)
No. 9 Fairfield Prep 3, No. 8 Glastonbury 1
No. 7 Notre Dame-Fairfield 4, No. 10 Suffield-Granby-Windsor Locks 1
No. 2 Notre Dame-West Haven 4, No. 15 East Catholic 2

Photo credit: Tim Jensen