Somers to Open With Home Game, Ellington on Road in Boys Soccer State Tournament

ELLINGTON-SOMERS, CT — Pairings for the CIAC boys soccer state tournament were released Friday morning, and Somers High School has been deemed the number eight seed in Class S.

The Spartans (11-5) will host No. 25 Bolton (7-9) in the opening round Tuesday at 2 p.m.

In Class M, Ellington (10-5-1) is seeded 18th, and will open with an away game Tuesday at No. 15 Seymour (9-3-3) at 2 p.m.

Here are the opening tournament games scheduled for teams from Hartford and Tolland counties. Click the class header to see the complete bracket for that class.

Class LL (all games Tuesday, 2 p.m.)

No. 29 Amity Regional (6-5-5) at No. 4 Farmington (13-2-1)
No. 27 New Britain (7-6-3) at No. 6 Hall (12-3-1)
No. 24 Stamford (8-5-3) at No. 9 Glastonbury (12-4)
No. 21 Staples (7-3-6) at No. 12 South Windsor (11-5)
No. 18 Newtown (8-3-4) at No. 15 Southington (10-4-2)
No. 17 Manchester (9-3-4) at No. 16 Fairfield Prep (9-3-4)
No. 19 East Hartford (10-5-1) at No. 14 Fairfield Warde (10-4-2)
No. 20 Conard (9-4-3) at No. 13 Darien (10-4-2)
No. 25 Simsbury (9-7) at No. 8 Cheshire (10-1-5)

Class L (all games Tuesday, 2 p.m.)

No. 1 E.O. Smith (14-1-1), bye
No. 3 Berlin (11-2-3), bye
No. 23 Maloney (6-8-2) at No. 10 Wethersfield (9-6-1)
No. 22 Jonathan Law (6-8-2) at No. 11 RHAM (9-6-1)
No. 21 East Lyme (7-9) at No. 12 Hartford Public (9-6-1)
No. 19 Bristol Central (7-7-2) at No. 14 Guilford (7-5-4)
No. 27 Newington (5-8-3) at No. 6 Watertown (11-4-1)

Class M (all games Tuesday, 2 p.m.)

No. 30 O'Brien Tech (5-7-4) at No. 3 Granby Memorial (14-2)
No. 29 East Catholic (6-8-2) at No. 4 Lewis Mills (14-2)
No. 27 Sheehan (6-8-2) at No. 6 University/Prince Tech (13-1-2)
No. 22 Bullard Havens (7-8-1) at No. 11 Suffield (12-3-1)
No. 17 Ansonia (10-4-2) at No. 16 Tolland (10-4-2)
No. 18 Ellington (10-5-1) at No. 15 Seymour (9-3-3)
No. 26 Plainville (6-8-2) at No. 7 Waterford (13-2-1)
No. 28 Rocky Hill (6-8-2) at No. 5 Brookfield (13-1-2)

Class S (all games Tuesday, 2 p.m.)

No. 30 Sacred Heart (5-8-3) at No. 3 Coventry (13-3)
No. 26 MLC (6-8-2) at No. 7 HMTCA (11-4-1)
No. 25 Bolton (7-9) at No. 8 Somers (11-5)
No. 24 Two Rivers (7-9) at No. 9 Windsor Locks (11-5)
No. 19 Putnam (7-7-2) at No. 14 East Windsor (9-7)
No. 17 Haddam-Killingworth (7-6-1) at No. 16 Aerospace (8-6-2)
No. 29 St. Paul (6-9-1) at No. 4 Parish Hill (12-3-1)

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