Weston-Barlow Sports Roundup: Feb. 21

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The sixth-seeded Joel Barlow girls basketball team pulled off a 58-54 upset of third-seeded Newtown in the quarterfinals of the South-West Conference playoffs on Saturay.

The Falcons (14-7) will need an even bigger upset on Tuesday when they take on No. 2 seed Pomperaug in the semifinals at Weston at 6 p.m. The Panthers (19-2) advanced with a 63-39 win over No. 7 Kolbe Cathedral.

In the other half of the draw, top seed Lauralton Hall (20-1) faces No. 5 Masuk (13-8) at 8 p.m.Luralton Hall advanced with a 63-37 win over over No. 8 Bunnell and Masuk rallied from a 13-point deficit to get past Notre Dame of Fairfield, 37-35.

For Barlow, Brittany Dumas scored 21 points points against Newtown while Brittany Shea added 12 and Drew Bartro contributed seven.

Barlow avenged a 71-51 loss to Newtown on Feb. 11

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The Weston and Barlow boys basketball teams conclude their regular seasons on the road Tuesday.

The Trojans (11-8) will be tuning up for postseason play at Bunnell while Barlow (7-12) visits Kolbe Cathedral needing a  win to qualify for the state tournament.

Weston has won two in a row, including a 60-45 triumph over Newtown on Friday, but will have a tough test at Bunnell, which is still in the running for the No. 2 seed in the SWC playoffs.

The Bulldogs (13-6) have reeled off three straight wins, including a recent 62-61 victory over powerful Kolbe Cathedral.

Barlow has been off since suffering a tough 40-39 loss against Weston last Tuesday. Kolbe-Cathedral (17-2) has lost its last two, including Friday's 61-43 setback at Immaculate in a showdown for first place in the SWC

MONDAY'S RESULTS

Boys hockey

Staples-Weston-Shelton 6, East Catholic 0

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys basketball

Weston at Bunnell, 7 p.m.

Barlow at Kolbe Cathedral, 7 p.m., Sheehan Center

Girls basketball

Barlow vs. Pomperaug, 6 p.m., SWC semifinals, at Weston

Boys swimming

New Milford at Weston, 4 p.m., Weston Middle School

BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through Feb. 9)

Top eight qualify for playoffs

Kolbe Cathedral 11-0 17-0

Immaculate 10-0 16-0

Notre Dame-Fairfield 8-2 12-4

Bunnell 8-2 9-7

Brookfield 8-3 12-4

Stratford 6-4 9-7

Bethel 4-6 7-9

Weston 4-6 8-8

Barlow 4-7 7-10

Newtown 3-6 6-9

Masuk 3-7 5-11

New Milford 3-9 5-11

Pomperaug 3-9 3-13

Oxford 2-7 3-12

New Fairfield 1-8 2-13

GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through Feb. 9)

Top eight qualify

Lauralton Hall Hall 13-0 17-1

Pomperaug 13-0 17-1

Newtown 11-2 15-3

Notre Dame-Fairfield 9-4 10-7

Barlow 8-5 12-6

Masuk 8-5 10-8

Kolbe Cathedral 8-5 11-7

Brookfield 7-6 8-10

Bunnell 7-6 9-9

Weston 6-7 7-11

New Fairfield 4-9 6-12

New Milford 5-8 8-10

Bethel 2-11 4-13

Immaculate 2-11 4-14

Oxford 1-12 3-15

Stratford 0-13 3-15