Tolland High School Set to Begin Play in Boys Basketball State Tournament

TOLLAND, CT — Brackets for the CIAC boys basketball tournaments were released Wednesday, with more than three dozen area teams clamoring for a chance to play in the finals at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

A total of 38 schools from Hartford and Tolland counties will be participating: nine in Class LL, eight in L, nine in M and 12 in S.

Here are the area schools who will be playing; click the class header to see the full bracket.

Class LL

First round (all games 3/6, 7 p.m.)

• 31-Southington at 2-Hillhouse
• 30-Enfield at 3-East Catholic
• 29-Staples at 4-East Hartford
• 28-Fairfield Ludlowe at 5-Weaver
• 24-Manchester at 9-Simsbury
• 21-Hall at 12-South Windsor

Class L

First round (all games 3/7, 7 p.m.)

• 30-Berlin at 3-Bassick
• 24-Bristol Central at 9-Windsor
• 23-E.O. Smith at 10-Pomperaug
• 22-North Haven at 11-Newington
• 19-Hartford Public at 14-Crosby
• 17-Wethersfield at 16-Northwest Catholic

Class M

First round (all games 3/6, 7 p.m.)

• 32-Ansonia at 1-Lewis Mills
• 30-Bulkeley at 3-Waterford
• 28-Abbott Tech at 5-Prince Tech
• 26-St. Joseph at 7-Suffield
• 25-Grasso Tech at 8-Bloomfield
• 23-Granby Memorial at 10-Tolland
• 20-Windham at 13-Rocky Hill
• 19-Goodwin Tech at 14-Weston

Class S

First round (all games 3/7, 7 p.m.)

• 31-St. Bernard at 2-Canton
• 30-Whitney Tech at 3-SMSA
• 29-Two Rivers at 4-Wamogo
• 27-Somers at 6-Trinity Catholic
• 26-Putnam at 7-Classical Magnet
• 25-Terryville at 8-St. Paul
• 24-East Windsor at 9-Coginchaug
• 23-WCA at 10-Windsor Locks
• 22-MLC at 11-Old Saybrook
• 21-Capital Prep at 12-Aerospace
• 17-Public Safety Academy at 16-Lyman Memorial

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