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Boys Basketball Divisions
East Catholic, East Hartford, EO Smith, Enfield, Manchester, RHAM, South Windsor, Tolland
Avon, Conard, Farmington, Glastonbury, Hall, Northwest Catholic, Simsbury, Southington
Bloomfield, Hartford Public, New Britain, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Windsor
Berlin, Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern, Lewis Mills, Maloney, Middletown, Platt, Plainville
2023-24 Boys Basketball Scheduling Tiers
NW Catholic, East Catholic, Bloomfield, Windsor, Platt, Conard, Middletown, Farmington
RHAM, Bristol Central, Newington, Lewis Mills, Manchester, Simsbury, East Hartford, Hall
Enfield, Berlin, New Britain, Glastonbury, Southington, Maloney, Avon, Wethersfield
Bristol Eastern, Hartford Public, South Windsor, Tolland, Plainville, EO Smith, Rocky Hill
2024 Boys Basketball Tournament
Windsor Wins CCC Title for 9th Time
With time running down on the shot clock, Anthony Williams hit a three pointer with10.5 seconds left in the game to clinch the CCC championship for Windsor over defending champ
East Catholic. Williams shot came off an inbounds play with two seconds remaining on the shot clock and gave the Warriors a four point lead. A tip in by the Eagles at the buzzer produced the final 63-61 margin.
East Catholic led by five at the half, but the Eagles shooting went cold and the Warriors climbed back into the game wih aggressive third quarter defense. The Eagles scored just eight points in the third period as Windsor took a 44-41 lead.
Windsor ran the margin to eight points in the fourth quarter before the Eagles rallied again to cut the lead to one with 47 seconds remaining.
Windsor ran the shot clock down to the final two seconds before the ball was tipped out of bounds by an East Catholic defender. The inbounds pass went to Williams who took one step and launched the game clincher.
Williams finished the game with 28 points to lead Windsor. Sean Evans added 12 for the Warriors. Samson Reilly led all scorers with 31 for East Catholic including the last five points
that brought the Eagles to within one in the final minute. Yayo Rodriguez had 14 and Brayden Jones 10 for East Catholic.
The win was Windsor’s second of the season over the Eagles who have lost to no other in-state team in the last two years. It was the ninth CCC Tournament title and the first since 2019 for the Warriors.
Windsor reached the final with victories over RHAM, Bristol Eastern and Farmington. East Catholic downed Enfield, Conard and Newington enroute to its eight championship appearance in the last nine years.
Boys’ Basketball:
First Round – 2/22/24 (Higher Seed)
#1 East Catholic 96, #16 Enfield 49
#2 Windsor 76, #15 RHAM 60
#3 Manchester 69, #14 East Hartford 65
#4 NW Catholic 70, #13 Middletown 62
#12 Newington 75, #5 Southington 48
#11 Farmington 41, #6 New Britain 39
#7 Bristol Eastern 58, #10 Glastonbury 51
#8 Conard 48, #9 Lewis Mills 46
Quarterfinals – 2/24/24 (Enfield High School)
#1 East Catholic 67, #8 Conard 50
#12 Newington 65, #4 NW Catholic 62
#11 Farmington 68, #3 Manchester 61
#2 Windsor 85, #7 Bristol Eastern 59
Semifinals – 2/27/24 (U Hart)
#1 East Catholic 67, #12 Newington 49
#2 Windsor 82 #11 Farmington 56
Finals – 2/29/24 (U Hart)
#2 Windsor 63, #1 East Catholic 61
Champion: Windsor
| Standing | Member School | Wins | Losses | Winning % |
| 1 | East Catholic | 15 | 1 | 93.75% |
| 2 | Windsor | 14 | 1 | 93.33% |
| 3 | Manchester | 14 | 2 | 87.50% |
| 4 | NW Catholic | 13 | 3 | 81.35% Head to Head |
| 5 | Southington | 13 | 3 | 81.25% |
| 6 | New Britain | 12 | 3 | 80.10% Higher Tier |
| 7 | Bristol Eastern | 12 | 3 | 80.00% |
| 8 | Conard | 12 | 4 | 75.10% Higher Tier |
| 9 | Lewis Mills | 12 | 4 | 75.00% |
| 10 | Glastonbury | 11 | 5 | 68.75% |
| 11 | Farmington | 10 | 6 | 62.50% |
| 12 | Newington | 8 | 7 | 53.33% |
| 13 | Middletown | 8 | 8 | 50.30% |
| 14 | East Hartford | 8 | 8 | 50.20% |
| 15 | RHAM | 8 | 8 | 50.10% |
| 16 | Enfield | 8 | 8 | 50.00% |
2023 Boys Basketball Tournament
East Catholic Downs Bloomfield for 2023 CCC Tournament Title.
East Catholic, unbeaten against in state foes for more than a year, pulled away in the final period to overcome a tough Bloomfield squad 78-64 to return to the CCC Boys Basketball Tournament winners circle after a three year absence. the Eagles won the conference title for the fifth time, first since 2020.
A crowd of nearly 1800 filled the Chase Family Arena on the campus of the University of Hartford for the championship game.
Bloomfield, appearing in the championship game for the first time since 2010, managed to hang close with the state’s number one ranked team for three quarters, but the Eagles had too much firepower down the stretch.
Bloomfield was tough from the three point arc and the Warhawks’ speed gave East Catholic some problems in the first half. Bloomfield led by as many as seven in the second quarter and held a two-point halftime lead.
Neither team led by more than five in the third period. The Eagles trailed by one at the end of the 3rd quarter but went on a 12-2 run over a four-minute stretch in the final period to put the game away. Samson Reilly led the offense for East Catholic with 32 points. Howard Simpson had 19 to lead Bloomfield.
Bloomfield was seeded third and advanced to the final with wins over Farmington, Windsor and Conard. he Warhawks had a 19-game win streak snapped with the loss.
East Catholic downed Maloney, Southington and Platt to reach the championship round. It was the seventh championship appearance for the Eagles since joining the conference in 2009. East Catholic ran its win streak against state teams to 28 games.
First Round 2/23/23 All games at 6 pm at higher seed
| #1 | East Catholic | defeats | Maloney | 88-53 |
| #15 | Conard | defeats | NW Catholic | 57-55 |
| #3 | Bloomfield | defeats | Farmington | 68-57 |
| #4 | Platt | defeats | Manchester | 74-55 |
| #6 | Windsor | defeats | Enfield | 84-51 |
| #7 | Newington | defeats | Middletown | 66-55 |
| #9 | Southington | defeats | Hall | 63-62 (OT) |
| #12 | Glastonbury | @ | Lewis Mills | 51-30 |
Saturday, Feb. 25 – ¼ Finals @ Enfield
Southington 56, East Catholic 71
Glastonbury 52, Platt 54
Windsor 72, Bloomfield 90
Conard 41, Newington 32
Monday, Feb. 27 – Semi-Finals @ U HART
Platt 44, East Catholic 90
Conard 46, Bloomfield 63
Thursday, March 2 – Finals @ U HART
#3 Bloomfield 64, #1 East Catholic 78
