Boys And Girls Lacrosse Pairings Announced For CIAC State Tournaments

CONNECTICUT — Regular season play has concluded, and more than three dozen high school lacrosse teams from Hartford and Tolland counties are preparing for postseason competition and the ultimate goal of a state championship.

Brackets for the CIAC tournaments were released Thursday morning, with 22 boys' teams and 20 girls' squads from the region qualifying. First-round action takes place Friday and Saturday, and second-round play takes place Monday (girls) and Tuesday (boys), at the homes of the higher seeds.

A total of 134 teams from across the state qualified for tournament play based on winning a minimum of 40 percent of their regular season contests.

As a testament to the growth and popularity of the sport, four divisions are being utilized in the state tournaments for the first time. Boys competed in three divisions since 2006, and the girls followed suit beginning in 2011.

The four girls' finals are scheduled for Saturday, June 8, with a quartet of boys' title games the next day. All championship matches will be played at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.

Here are the scheduled matchups involving teams from the area; click the class headers for complete brackets.

BOYS

Class LL

1st round
5/29, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 14 Bristol co-op at No. 3 New Canaan
• No. 10 Southington at No. 7 Wilton
• No. 9 Glastonbury at No. 8 Notre Dame-West Haven

Class L
2023 champion: Staples

1st round

• No. 22 Vinal/Goodwin at No. 11 Bethel (TBA)
• No. 21 Enfield at No. 12 Newtown (TBA)
• No. 20 Wethersfield at No. 13 Fitch (TBA)
• No. 19 Shelton at No. 14 Farmington (TBA)
• No. 18 South Windsor at No. 15 Hall (5/24, 4 p.m.)
• No. 17 East Catholic at No. 16 Newington (5/24, 4:30 p.m.)

2nd round
5/29, 4:30 p.m.

• Newtown/Enfield winner at No. 5 Simsbury
• No. 10 Conard at No. 7 Xavier
• No. 9 Fairfield Warde at No. 8 Northwest Catholic

Class M
2023 champion: Cheshire

2nd round
5/29, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 16 Ellington at No. 1 Daniel Hand
• No. 15 Berlin at No. 2 Joel Barlow
• No. 13 E.O. Smith at No. 4 RHAM
• No. 11 St. Paul at No. 6 Pomperaug

Class S
2023 champion: Weston

2nd round
5/29, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 2 Somers, bye
• No. 3 Granby, bye
• No. 10 Canton at No. 7 Bacon Academy

GIRLS

Class LL

2nd round
5/28, 5 p.m.

• No. 11 Glastonbury at No. 6 Staples
• No. 10 Southington at No. 7 Conard

Class L
2023 champion: Darien

1st round

• No. 17 Wethersfield at No. 16 Bristol Eastern (TBA)

2nd round
5/28, 5 p.m.

• No. 14 Lyman Hall at No. 3 Simsbury
• No. 13 Avon at No. 4 Cheshire
• No. 12 South Windsor at No. 5 Farmington
• No. 11 Hall at No. 6 Pomperaug

Class M
2023 champion: Guilford

1st round

• No. 19 Jonathan Law at No. 14 Tolland (TBA)
• No. 18 Rocky Hill at No. 15 Sheehan (TBA)
• No 17 Berlin at No. 16 Killingly (TBA)

2nd round
5/28, 5 p.m.

• No. 11 Ledyard at No. 6 Ellington
• No. 9 St. Joseph at No. 8 Suffield

Class S
2023 champion: Weston

2nd round
5/28, 5 p.m.

• No. 14 Watertown at No. 3 Canton
• No. 13 St. Paul at No. 4 North Branford
• No. 12 East Catholic at No. 5 Stonington
• No. 10 Morgan at No. 7 Lewis Mills
• No. 9 Haddam-Killingworth at No. 8 Somers