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At Season's Midpoint, Tolland Teams Closing In On State Tournament Berths

More than two dozen basketball and ice hockey teams in the north-central Connecticut area have already earned state tournament berths.

TOLLAND, CT — With about six weeks remaining on the regular season schedule, a number of basketball and ice hockey teams from schools in Hartford and Tolland counties have already earned spots in the upcoming state tournaments.

Basketball and hockey teams with at least a .400 winning percentage qualify for states, meaning eight victories in a 20-game schedule puts a team into the tournament.

Here are the qualifiers from the region (highlighted in bold), as well as area teams with at least six wins through Jan. 20:

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class LL

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  • Enfield, 12-0
  • Conard, 12-1
  • Hall, 11-3
  • Glastonbury, 9-2
  • Bristol Eastern, 9-4
  • Simsbury, 9-4
  • E.O. Smith, 7-4
  • New Britain, 7-5
  • Wethersfield, 7-6
  • South Windsor, 6-5
  • Newington, 6-7

Class L

  • Capital Prep, 7-2
  • RHAM, 7-3
  • Farmington, 7-4
  • Windsor, 6-6
  • Berlin, 6-7

Class M

  • Suffield, 11-1
  • St. Paul, 10-1
  • Prince Tech, 9-2
  • Rocky Hill, 8-3
  • Lewis Mills, 8-4
  • Tolland, 6-6
  • Goodwin Tech, 6-7

Class S

  • East Windsor, 11-1
  • Aerospace, 10-2
  • Canton, 10-2
  • University, 8-2
  • Achievement First, 8-4
  • Bolton, 7-5
  • Cheney Tech, 7-6
  • SMSA, 6-7

BOYS BASKETBALL

Class LL

  • Weaver, 9-2
  • East Hartford, 8-0
  • South Windsor, 8-1
  • Simsbury, 8-2
  • East Catholic, 7-1
  • Hall, 6-3

Class L

  • Windsor, 7-2
  • Wethersfield, 7-4
  • Hartford Public, 5-2

Class M

  • Lewis Mills, 10-1
  • Rocky Hill, 8-3
  • Bloomfield, 7-3
  • Goodwin Tech, 7-3
  • Suffield, 7-3
  • Tolland, 7-3
  • Prince Tech, 6-4
  • Bulkeley, 6-5

Class S

  • Canton, 9-1
  • SMSA, 9-2
  • Classical Magnet, 7-2
  • St. Paul, 6-3
  • Windsor Locks, 6-4

BOYS ICE HOCKEY

Division I

  • Northwest Catholic, 9-1-1
  • Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks, 8-1

Division II

  • Farmington Valley, 6-2

Division III

  • Wethersfield/Middletown/Rocky Hill/Plainville, 6-1

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