Farmington Aims for Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

Four Thursday night games in the CIAC girls basketball tournaments involved teams from north-central Connecticut, and local squads prevailed in each of them to advance to the quarterfinals.

Glastonbury, South Windsor and E.O. Smith (Class LL) and Enfield (Class M) were all victorious in their second-round matchups.

Five more teams from the region will be in second-round action Friday night: Northwest Catholic and Farmington (Class L) and Canton, Windsor Locks and East Windsor (Class S).

Thursday's Results

Class LL
No. 3 E.O. Smith 51, No. 14 Amity 34 (next: No. 11 Glastonbury at E.O. Smith, 3/7, time TBA)
No. 8 South Windsor 36, No. 9 Trumbull 29 (next: South Windsor at No. 1 Mercy, 3/7, 7 p.m.)
No. 11 Glastonbury 52, No. 6 Conard 37 (next: Glastonbury at No. 3 E.O. Smith, 3/7, time TBA)

Class M
No. 2 Enfield 70, No. 15 Stonington 48 (next: No. 10 Rocky Hill vs. Enfield at Fermi HS, 3/7, 7 p.m.)

Friday's Schedule

Class L
No. 12 Farmington at No. 5 Capital Prep, 7:15 p.m.
No. 29 East Lyme at No. 13 Northwest Catholic, 7 p.m.

Class S
No. 14 Windham at No. 3 Canton, 7 p.m.
No. 26 Portland at No. 10 Windsor Locks, 7 p.m.
No. 15 East Windsor at No. 2 Bolton, 7 p.m.

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