Weston-Barlow Sports Roundup: Feb. 17

The Weston High School boys basketball team goes for its third straight victory on Friday when the Trojans host Newtown (7 p.m.) in their second-to-last regular season game of the season.

Weston improved to 10-8 with Tuesday's 40-39 win over rival Barlow, which followed last Friday's 62-59 upset of previously unbeaten Immaculate.

Following Friday's contest, Weston concludes the regular season on Tuesday at Bunnell.

Newtown also has won two straight, including Tuesday's 68-53 victory at New Milford, to improve to 8-10.

Weston is trying to nail down a spot in the SCC playoffs. At 6-6 in the conference, the Trojans are seventh, one game ahead of Masuk (5-7), Bethel (5-7) and Newtown (5-7). The top eight teams qualify.

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The Barlow girls basketball team has earned the No. 7 seed for the South-West Conference playoffs and will play at No. 2 seed Pomperaug in the quarterfinals on Saturday (5 p.m.).

It marks the second straight appearance in the SWC playoffs for the Falcons, who concluded their regular season with a 49-31 win over rival Weston on Tuesday.

Drew Bartro scored 11 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked nine shots for the Falcons, who finished the regular season at 13-7 and 9-6. Brittany Dumas paced Barlow with 13 points and added eight rebounds.

Pomperaug (18-2, 14-1) suffered its first conference loss of the season on Tuesday with a 52-47 defeat to Lauralton Hall (19-1, 15-0), which is the top seed.

Barlow faced Pomperaug on Feb. 7 and put up a good fight in a 64-56 loss in Southsbury.

In the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday, Pomperaug hosts No. 7 seed Kolbe Cathedral at 7 p.m.

In the other playoff doubleheader at Lauralton Hall, playoffs, No. 1 Lauralton Hall plays No. 8 Bunnell at 7 and No 5 Masuk faces No. 4 Notre Dame-Fairfield at 5 p.m.

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

Boys swimming

Barlow 97, Bethel 84

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys basketball

Newtown at Weston, 7 p.m.

Wrestling

Class M championships, 4:30 p.m., at Windham

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

Girls basketball

Barlow vs. Newtown, 5 p.m.,  at Pomperaug, SWC quarterfinals

Boys hockey

Barlow at Watertown-Pomperaug, 7:30 p.m., at Taft School

Ridgefield at Staples-Weston-Shelton, 8 p.m., Milford Ice Pavilion

Wrestling

Class M championship, 9:15 a.m., at Windham

Indoor track

State Open championship, 12 p.m. at Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven

BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through Feb. 16)

(top eight qualify for playoffs)

*Kolbe Cathedral 11-1 17-1

*Immaculate 11-1 17-1

*Notre Dame-Fairfield 10-2 14-4

*Bunnell 10-2 11-7

*Brookfield 9-4 13-5

Stratford 7-5 10-8

Weston 6-6 10-8

Masuk 5-7 7-11

Bethel 5-7 8-10

Newtown 5-7 8-10

Barlow 4-9 7-12

New Milford 3-11 6-13

Pomperaug 3-11 3-15

Oxford 2-10 3-15

New Fairfield 2-10 3-15

GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through Feb. 16)

(top eight make playoffs)

*Lauralton Hall 15-0 19-1

*Pomperaug 14-1 18-2

*Newtown 13-2 17-3

*Notre Dame-Fairfield 10-5 12-8

*Masuk 10-5 12-8

*Barlow 9-6 13-7

*Kolbe Cathedral 9-6 12-8

*Bunnell 8-7 10-10

Brookfield 8-7 9-11

Weston 7-8 8-12

New Fairfield 5-10 7-13

New Milford 5-10 8-12

Bethel 3-12 5-15

Immaculate 3-13 5-15

Oxford 1-14 3-17

Stratford 0-15 3-17