At Season's Midpoint, Tolland Teams Closing In On 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:

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class LL

• 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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