Boys Hoop Tournament Pairings: Fairfield/Litchfield Counties

A total of 128 Connecticut high school boys basketball teams will attempt to realize a goal of playing at the Mohegan Sun Arena for a state championship, as brackets for the CIAC tournaments were released Wednesday.

Notre Dame-Fairfield, the reigning Division I champion, is the only one of last year's five champions to have a chance to defend its actual title; the other four titlists (Immaculate, Waterford, Kolbe Cathedral and Cromwell) have all moved up at least one division.

Here is the schedule of games for schools in Patch towns in Fairfield and Litchfield counties. Click the class headers for complete brackets.

DIV. I
All games 3/4, 7 p.m. except where indicated

• No. 3 Bassick, bye
• No. 5 Trumbull, bye
• No. 7 Immaculate, bye
• No. 9 Danbury, bye
• No. 10 Ridgefield, bye
• No. 20 Trinity Catholic at No. 13 Fairfield Prep
• No. 17 Notre Dame-Fairfield at No. 16 Holy Cross

DIV. II
All games 3/4, 7 p.m. except where indicated

• No. 3 Wilton, bye
• No. 26 Ledyard at No. 7 Bunnell
• No. 25 New London at No. 8 Fairfield Warde
• No. 24 Fairfield Ludlowe at No. 9 Cheshire
• No. 23 Northwest Catholic at No. 10 Stamford
• No. 22 Brien McMahon at No. 11 Crosby
• No. 21 Darien at No. 12 Newington
• No. 19 Xavier at No. 14 Greenwich
• No. 18 Kolbe Cathedral at No. 15 Southington
• No. 17 Hartford Public at No. 16 Brookfield

DIV. III
All games 3/5, 7 p.m. except where indicated

• No. 23 Bristol Central at No. 10 New Milford
• No. 22 Capital Prep at No. 11 Newtown
• No. 21 Plainfield at No. 12 Stratford
• No. 19 Staples at No. 14 Hall
• No. 17 Maloney at No. 16 Shelton

DIV. IV
All games 3/4, 7 p.m. except where indicated

• No. 4 New Canaan, bye
• No. 28 Masuk at No. 5 St. Bernard
• No. 23 Woodstock Academy at No. 10 Abbott Tech
• No. 17 Ansonia at No. 16 St. Joseph

DIV. V
All games 3/5, 7 p.m. except where indicated

• No. 4 Nonnewaug, bye
• No. 22 Terryville at No. 11 Bullard Havens Tech

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