E.O. Smith to Open With Bye, Then Home Game in Boys Soccer State Tournament

STORRS, CT — Pairings for the CIAC boys soccer state tournament were released Friday morning, and E.O. Smith High School has been deemed the number one seed in Class L.

The Panthers (14-1-1) have drawn a first-round bye, then will host the winner of Tuesday's matchup between Platt Tech and Notre Dame-West Haven Thursday 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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