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E.O. Smith Girls to Open LL Basketball Tournament on Road
The Panthers are seeded 18th in Class LL, according to the brackets released Wednesday morning.

STORRS, CT — The road to Mohegan Sun starts Monday and Tuesday, as E.O. Smith High School and 129 other high school girls basketball teams begin their quests for state championships in the CIAC tournaments.
A 13-7 regular season record gave E.O. Smith the No. 18 seed in the Class LL tournament. The Panthers will travel to No. 15 Stamford (14-6) Monday at 7 p.m.
Other first-round Class LL matchups involving teams from Patch towns in Hartford and Tolland counties are:
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- No. 28 Manchester (9-11) at No. 5 Hall (17-3)
- No. 29 New Milford (9-11) at No. 4 Simsbury (18-2)
- No. 25 Fairfield Ludlowe (10-10) at No. 8 Enfield (16-4)
- No. 18 E.O. Smith (13-7) at No. 15 Stamford (14-6)
- No. 22 Conard (11-9) at No. 11 Hamden (16-4)
- No. 27 Newington (9-11) at No. 6 Newtown (17-3)
Click the class for complete brackets: LL, L, M, S
Photo credit: Tim Jensen
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