Brackets Reveal Southington's Potential Opponents in Girls Volleyball State Tournament

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Pairings for the CIAC girls volleyball state tournament were released Friday morning, and Southington High School has earned the number seven seed in Class LL.

The Blue Knights (6-9-1) have drawn a first-round bye, and will host the Shelton-Conard winner Thursday at 6 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 matches Monday, 6 p.m.)

No. 7 Southington (15-3), bye
No. 24 Wilton (9-11) at No. 9 Glastonbury (15-4)
No. 21 South Windsor (10-10) at No. 12 E.O. Smith (13-5)
No. 19 Staples (11-9) at No. 14 Simsbury (13-7)
No. 17 Fairfield Warde (12-8) at No. 16 Hall (12-8)
No. 20 New Britain (10-10) at No. 13 Hamden (13-7)
No. 23 Conard (8-9) at No. 10 Shelton (15-5)

Class L (all matches Monday, 6 p.m.)

No. 1 Farmington (18-0), bye
No. 2 RHAM (17-1), bye
No. 27 Lyman Hall (8-12) at No. 6 Avon (15-5)
No. 25 Lauralton Hall (8-12) at No. 8 Bristol Eastern (13-5)

Class M (all matches Monday, 6 p.m.)

No. 27 Bacon Academy (8-12) at No. 6 Plainville (17-3)
No. 26 New Fairfield (8-11) at No. 7 Granby Memorial (16-4)
No. 25 Waterford (8-11) at No. 8 Tolland (16-4)
No. 23 Wolcott (8-10) at No. 10 Suffield (13-6)
No. 18 Rocky Hill (11-8) at No. 15 East Catholic (13-7)
No. 20 Prince Tech (9-8) at No. 13 Lewis Mills (13-7)
No. 22 Berlin (9-11) at No. 11 Sheehan (13-7)

Class S (all matches Monday, 6 p.m.)

No. 2 Coventry (19-1), bye
No. 28 Housatonic Regional (8-10) at No. 5 Cheney Tech (16-4)
No. 27 Bloomfield (8-10) at No. 6 University (15-4)
No. 24 East Hampton (9-9) at No. 9 Goodwin Tech (15-5)
No. 25 MLC (9-11) vs. No. 8 Northwest Catholic (15-5)
No. 22 Canton (11-9) at No. 11 Valley Regional (13-6)
No. 21 HMTCA (11-9) at No. 12 Griswold (12-6)
No. 20 Two Rivers (11-9) at No. 13 Cromwell (13-7)
No. 23 Bolton (10-9) at No. 10 Amistad (10-4)

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