Brackets Released for High School Boys Basketball Tournaments

The CIAC released the pairings for its four high school boys basketball tournaments Wednesday morning, and 15 teams from north-central Connecticut will be vying for state championships.

One unusual situation involves a first-round matchup between two schools located next door to each other, as East Catholic will host Cheney Tech in the opening round of the Class L tournament on Monday.

Here are the first-round pairings involving teams from the region; click on the headers for the complete bracket from each class.

Class LL (all games on Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m.)
No. 21 NFA at No. 12 Simsbury
No. 27 South Windsor at No. 6 Trumbull
No. 28 Manchester at No. 5 Ledyard

Class L (all games on Monday, March 7 at 7 p.m.)
Branford/Masuk playin winner at No. 1 Windsor
No. 29 Cheney Tech at No. 4 East Catholic

Class M (all games on Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m.)
No. 25 Haddam-Killingworth at No. 8 Granby
No. 24 St. Joseph at No. 9 Suffield
No. 21 Ellington at No. 12 Bacon Academy
No. 22 Tolland at No. 11 Ansonia
No. 27 Enfield at No. 6 Notre Dame-Fairfield

Class S (all games on Monday, March 7)
No. 24 Putnam at No. 9 Canton, 7 p.m.
No. 19 Trinity Catholic at No. 14 Windsor Locks, 6 p.m.
No. 18 Capital Prep at No. 15 East Windsor, 7 p.m.
No. 17 St. Bernard at No. 16 Somers, 7 p.m.