Enfield Girls Win Basketball Tournament Opener

It was a tough day on the basketball court for most of the north-central Connecticut area girls’ teams in the opening round of state tournament competition Saturday.

Enfield and South Windsor each won their first-round games easily, but five other area teams were eliminated.

No. 2 Enfield dispatched No. 31 Killingly 67-42 in the Class M opener at Fermi High School. The undefeated Raiders (24-0) will host No. 15 Stonington on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m., also at Fermi.

Mary Baskerville led the way with 24 points, including in the first half. Cat Fonseca had 14 points, while Erica Lovering contributed 12.

In Class LL, eighth-seeded South Windsor disposed of No. 25 Newington, 51-35. The Bobcats will host a second-round game Thursday against the winner of Monday’s Trumbull/Simsbury matchup.

Avon was eliminated from the Class LL tournament, while Ellington, Suffield, East Catholic and Tolland all fell in Class M.

The Class L and S tournaments get underway Monday.

Here are the results for local teams Saturday, with links to the complete brackets.

Class LL
No. 8 South Windsor 51, No. 25 Newington 35
No. 10 Greenwich 74, No. 23 Avon 55

Class M
No. 2 Enfield 67, No. 31 Killingly 42
No. 11 Notre Dame-Fairfield 42, No. 22 Tolland 20
No. 8 Morgan 55, No. 25 Suffield 38
No. 3 St. Paul 72, No. 30 East Catholic 44
No. 1 Cromwell 77, No. 32 Ellington 39

Photo credit: Barbara Crowley