E.O. Smith Advances to 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.

E.O. Smith advanced in the Class LL tournament with a 51-34 win over Amity. South Windsor and Glastonbury (Class LL) and Enfield (Class M) were also victorious.

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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