West Hartford Teams Clinch Tournament Berths

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The final week of regular season competition kicks off Monday for high school soccer, field hockey and volleyball teams, and West Hartford is well-represented among those schools which have already clinched state tournament berths.

Five schools based in Patch towns in Hartford and Tolland counties have spots sewn up in all four sports, including both boys and girls soccer. Two of them, Hall and Conard, are in West Hartford, while Northwest Catholic also has a team which has already qualified for postseason play.

There are 72 spots already claimed by teams from the region, with eight schools having three representatives, eight schools with two qualifiers and a dozen schools represented by one team thus far.

Four teams from the area are currently ranked No. 1 in their respective class: Suffield field hockey (M), Granby field hockey (S), Ellington boys soccer (M) and SMSA girls volleyball (S).

A .400 winning percentage is required to qualify for the CIAC state tournaments. Note: football employs a different playoff system, while cross country and girls swimming championships are determined via class and state meets.

SCHOOLS

• 4 - Hall, Conard, Glastonbury, South Windsor, Granby
• 3 - Suffield, Avon, Wethersfield, Farmington, Simsbury, Newington, E.O. Smith, Tolland
• 2 - Enfield, Hartford Public, Ellington, Rockville, Aerospace, Canton, Southington, Berlin
• 1 - Northwest Catholic, East Hartford, Somers, Windsor Locks, Rocky Hill, East Granby, Stafford, Prince Tech, SMSA, Capital Prep, Cheney Tech, East Windsor

SPORTS

Boys Soccer

• LL - Hall, South Windsor, Farmington, Glastonbury, Conard, East Hartford, Simsbury, Newington, E.O. Smith
• L - Hartford Public, Wethersfield, Avon
• M - Ellington, Granby, Suffield, Tolland, Rockville, Aerospace
• S - Somers, Canton, Windsor Locks

Girls Soccer

• LL - Glastonbury, Suffield, Southington, E.O. Smith, South Windsor, Hall, Simsbury, Conard, Enfield
• L - Tolland, Wethersfield, Newington, Farmington
• M - Granby, Ellington, Rocky Hill, Berlin
• S - East Granby, Stafford, Canton

Girls Volleyball

• LL - Southington, Conard, Glastonbury, South Windsor, E.O. Smith, Simsbury, Hall
• L - Tolland, Avon, Farmington, Newington, Hartford Public
• M - Granby, Prince Tech, Berlin, Rockville
• S - SMSA, Capital Prep, Cheney Tech, East Windsor, Aerospace

Field Hockey

• L - Hall, Enfield, Conard, Glastonbury
• M - Suffield, South Windsor, Avon, Wethersfield
• S - Granby, Northwest Catholic

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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