Stafford High School Team Clinches State Tournament Berth

STAFFORD, CT — The final week of regular season competition kicks off Monday for high school soccer, field hockey and volleyball teams, and Stafford High School is among those schools which have teams that have already clinched state tournament berths.

Five schools based in Patch towns in Hartford and Tolland counties have spots sewn up in all four sports, including both boys and girls soccer. Eight others have three teams which have already qualified, while eight more have had two teams qualify thus far. A dozen schools, including Stafford, will be represented by one team.

There are 72 spots already claimed by teams from the region. Four teams from the area are currently ranked No. 1 in their respective class: Suffield field hockey (M), Granby field hockey (S), Ellington boys soccer (M) and SMSA girls volleyball (S).

A .400 winning percentage is required to qualify for the CIAC state tournaments. Note: football employs a different playoff system, while cross country and girls swimming championships are determined via class and state meets.

SCHOOLS

• 4 - Hall, Conard, Glastonbury, South Windsor, Granby
• 3 - Suffield, Avon, Wethersfield, Farmington, Simsbury, Newington, E.O. Smith, Tolland
• 2 - Enfield, Hartford Public, Ellington, Rockville, Aerospace, Canton, Southington, Berlin
• 1 - Northwest Catholic, East Hartford, Somers, Windsor Locks, Rocky Hill, East Granby, Stafford, Prince Tech, SMSA, Capital Prep, Cheney Tech, East Windsor

SPORTS

Boys Soccer

• LL - Hall, South Windsor, Farmington, Glastonbury, Conard, East Hartford, Simsbury, Newington, E.O. Smith
• L - Hartford Public, Wethersfield, Avon
• M - Ellington, Granby, Suffield, Tolland, Rockville, Aerospace
• S - Somers, Canton, Windsor Locks

Girls Soccer

• LL - Glastonbury, Suffield, Southington, E.O. Smith, South Windsor, Hall, Simsbury, Conard, Enfield
• L - Tolland, Wethersfield, Newington, Farmington
• M - Granby, Ellington, Rocky Hill, Berlin
• S - East Granby, Stafford, Canton

Girls Volleyball

• LL - Southington, Conard, Glastonbury, South Windsor, E.O. Smith, Simsbury, Hall
• L - Tolland, Avon, Farmington, Newington, Hartford Public
• M - Granby, Prince Tech, Berlin, Rockville
• S - SMSA, Capital Prep, Cheney Tech, East Windsor, Aerospace

Field Hockey

• L - Hall, Enfield, Conard, Glastonbury
• M - Suffield, South Windsor, Avon, Wethersfield
• S - Granby, Northwest Catholic

Photo credit: Stafford Public Schools

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