Weston-Barlow Sports Roundup: March 5

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The boys hockey team is the No. 5 seed in the Division III state tournament and has earned a bye into the quarterfinals, where the Falcons (11-9) will take on No. 4 NFA/St. Bernard/Bacon, which also is 11-9.

The game will be played on Thursday at a site and time to be announced. Starting in the quarterfinal round, games are played at neutral sites.

Awaiting the winner could be top seed Newington-Berlin (18-2), who also has a first-round bye, as do No. 2 Brookfield-Bethel-Danbury and No. 3 Northwest Catholic.

Thursday's game is rematch of last season's first-round encounter, which was NFA/St. Bernard/Bacon, 4-0.

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Despite a 10-game losing streak, the Staples-Weston-Shelton boys hockey team recovered in time to qualify for postseason play and is the No. 10 seed in the Division II state tournament.

The Wreckers, who won their final three games to finish at 9-11 after getting many of their walking wounded back, will play at No. 7 seed Branford (11-9) in the first round on Tuesday. The contest is set for 7 p.m. at the Northford Pavilion.

Should Staples advance, it would take on either on No. 2 seed Hand (12-6-2) in the quarterfinals. Hand earned a bye in the first round.

Guilford (11-7-2) is the top seed while North Branford (11-8-1) in the No. 3 seed and Wilton (10-10) the No. 4 seed

The Wreckers moved up to Division II after losing to Watertown-Pomperaug 4-0 in last year's Division III state final.

Staples started this season 6-1 before the injury bug hit. During the losing streak, the Wreckers dressed as few as 10 skaters for some games.

FRIDAY'S RESULTS

Girls basketball

Barlin 54, Barlow 51, Class L second round

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

No games scheduled

MONDAY'S SCHEDULE

No games scheduled

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