Three Hartford-Based Schools to Open With Home Games in Boys Soccer State Tournament

HARTFORD, CT — Pairings for the CIAC boys soccer state tournament were released Friday morning, and Hartford Public High School has been deemed the number 12 seed in Class L.

The Owls (9-6-1) will host No. 21 East Lyme (7-9) in the opening round Tuesday at 2 p.m.

University/Prince Tech (13-1-2) is the sixth seed in Class M, and will entertain No. 27 Sheehan (6-8-2) Tuesday at 2 p.m.

In Class S, HMTCA (11-4-1) is seeded seventh, and will host No. 26 MLC (6-8-2) Tuesday 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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