Fall Practice Begins: Southington's Title History, 2021 Schedules

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Thursday marks the official opening of practice for all nine CIAC-sanctioned fall sports in Connecticut, with boys and girls cross country, field hockey, football, boys golf, boys and girls soccer, girls swimming and girls volleyball teams setting out on their long-awaited quests for league and state championships.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, teams were only able to play a limited regular season schedule last fall, and no state tournaments were conducted.

Among schools in Patch communities in Hartford and Tolland counties, Glastonbury is the all-time leader with 39 fall team championships, followed by Farmington (35), Granby Memorial (33), E.O. Smith (30) and Manchester (29).

Area schools looking to repeat their 2019 state titles are Tolland boys cross country (State Open and Class M) and girls cross country (M), Hall girls cross country (State Open and LL) and boys soccer (LL), Granby girls soccer (M) and field hockey (S), Conard boys cross country (LL), Bolton boys cross country (S), E.O. Smith girls cross country (MM), Glastonbury girls soccer (LL) and Avon girls volleyball (L).

Southington High School's seven fall state titles date back to 1984. Here are the state championships won by Blue Knight teams in autumns past, as well as a link to this fall's schedule of varsity contests.

• football (3) - LL-large: 2014; LL: 2013, 1998
• boys cross country (2) - State Open: 1984; LL: 1984
• girls volleyball (1) - LL: 2009
• girls soccer (1) - LL: 2002

2021 Southington fall varsity schedule

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