Weston-Barlow Sports Roundup: Feb. 24

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The boys basketball team has earned the No. 3 seed for the SWC playoffs and will take on No. 3 seed Notre Dame of Fairfield, the defending SWC champion, in the quarterfinals on Saturday at noon.

All four quarterfinals will be played at Masuk. No. 2 Kolbe Cathedral faces No. 7 Masuk at 2 p.m., No. 4 Bunnell takes on No.5 Brookfield at 5 p.m. and top seed Immaculate battles No. 8 Stratford at 7 p.m.

Weston (12-8) finished the season strong, winning its final four games, including a solid 63-61 victory at Bunnell on Tuesday.

However, the Trojans will need a better effort against Notre Dame as the were routed by the Lancers 68-41 in the regular-season meeting on Jan. 17.

Notre Dame (16-4) has been the hottest team in the SWC and enters the playoffs riding an 11-game winning streak after recovering from two player dismissals during the middle of the season.

In their final regular-season game, the Lancers rallied from a nine-point deficit in the final minute of regulation to defeat Brookfield 67-64 in overtime.

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The Staples-Weston-Shelton boys hockey team concludes its regular season on Saturday against Cheshire at 8 p.m.at the Milford Ice Pavilion.

The Wreckers have endured an injured-plagued season, but they won their last two games after getting some of their injured players back.

After starting 6-1, Staples lost its next 10 games, dressing as few as 10 skaters for some of those contests, but the Wreckers snapped the long skid with a 6-0 win over East Catholic on Monday.

Staples (8-11) followed up that victory with a 5-3 win over Greenwich on Wednesday that enabled them to clinch a berth in the Division III state tournament.

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

No games scheduled

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

No games scheduled

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys basketball

SWC quarterfinals at Masuk

No. 3 Notre Dame-Fairfield vs. No. 6 Weston, noon

No. 2 Kolbe Cathedral vs. No. 7 Masuk, 2

No. 4 Bunnell vs. No. 5 Brookfield, 5

No. 1 Immaculate vs. No. 8 Stratford, 7

No. 1 St. Joseph vs. No. 8 Central, 7

Boys hockey

Barlow at Lyman Hall, 3:30 p.m., Northford Pavilion

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