2026 Girls Basketball Tournament
Northwest Catholic Rolls to First CCC Tournament Title Since 2010
The Northwest Catholic Lions left no doubt as to who was the dominant team in CCC Girls Basketball in 2026 as they rolled to their 23rd win of the season and to claim the CCC Tournament Title. The Lions never trailed in a 72-34 win over second seed Rocky Hill.
Northwest jumped out to a 17-9 lead after one quarter and sealed the decision with a dominant quarter two. The Lions led 40-13 at the half and continued the pressure with a 21-6 third to take their biggest lead at 61-19.
Maeve Staunton, one of three seniors who had helped the Lions to three state championships heading into the game, was outstanding on both the 
offensive and defensive side of the ball. She led all scorers with 24 points and was a main reason why the Lions were able to shut down the Terrier’s attack.
Abigail Casper, the Lions all-time leading scorer, added 14. Kelsey LeMay had 15 for the Terriers whose only two losses this
season have come at the hands of Northwest Catholic.
The Lions, 23-1 on the season, reached the finals with wins over EO Smith, Windsor and East Catholic, all by double digits. Second seed Rocky Hill advanced with victories over Bristol Eastern, Southington and Enfield, also all by double digits. It was the first ever appearance by a Rocky Hill team in the tournament finals. Northwest Catholic won the tournament over EO Smith in 2010 and was runner up in 2024.
First Round – 2/25/26 (Higher Seed)
#16 EO Smith 45, #1 NW Catholic 88
#15 Bristol Eastern 55, #2 Rocky Hill 65
#14 Berlin 42, #3 Enfield 49
#13 Avon at 29, East Catholic 51
#12 Plainville 61, #5 New Britain 60
#11 Farmington 45, #6 Bristol Central 74
#10 Lewis Mills 44, #7 Southington 52
#9 Windsor 28, #8 South Windsor 26
Quarterfinals – 2/26/26 (Higher Seed
#9 Windsor 43, #1 NW Catholic 62
#7 Southington 32, #2 Rocky Hill 48
#6 Bristol Central 50, #3 Enfield 51
#12 Plainville 35, #4 East Catholic 79
5:30 pm #3 Enfield 38, #2 Rocky Hill 58
Finals – 3/2 (@ University of Hartford)
CCC Girls Basketball Divisions
East Catholic, East Hartford, EO Smith, Enfield, Glastonbury, Manchester, RHAM, South Windsor, Tolland, Windsor
Avon, Bloomfield, Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern, Conard, Farmington, Hall, Lewis Mills, Northwest Catholic, Simsbury
Berlin, Maloney, Middletown, New Britain, Newington, Platt, Plainville, Rocky Hill, Southington, Wethersfield
2025-26 Girls Basketball Scheduling Tiers
Conard, NW Catholic, East Catholic, Windsor, Glastonbury, Newington
Southington, Rocky HIll, Berlin, Bristol Eastern, Enfield, EO Smith
Bristol Central,. Simsbury, New Britain, Lewis Mills, Plainville, Middletown
East Hartford, Farmington. South WIndsor, RHAM, Avon, Wethersfield
Maloney, Hall, Tolland, Platt, Manchester
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2025 Girls Basketball Tournament
Southington rolls to first CCC Tournament Title
The Southington Blue Knights took control from the opening tip and rolled to a 72-47 win over Number one seed East Catholic to claim the CCC Girls Basketball Tournament title for the first time.
Southington led by 20 at halftime and added to the lead with two quick baskets out of the gate to open the second half. The Knights used a stifling defense to hold the Eagles to their second lowest point total of the season. The loss snapped an 18-game win streak for East Catholic.
Southington was hot from the start, racing to a 26-10 first quarter lead. The Blue Knights hit 11 shots in the opening quarter while forcing the Eagles into numerous turnovers.
Southington was seeded 2nd in the tournament and advance to the finals for the first time by beating South Windsor, Berlin and Northwest Catholic, the state’s number one ranked team. The win was the 18th in a row for Southington who finished the tournament at 23-1.
East Catholic was the top seeded team in the tournament and reached the final with wins over Lewis Mills, Glastonbury and Windsor.
Izzy Legget led the Blue Knights wigh 21 points, 15 of those in the first half. Southington had a balanced attack with ten different players scoring.
East Catholic was led by Urielle Afoakwa-Abrokwa who had 12 points.
Central Connecticut Conference
CCC Tournament Schedule
Girls’ Basketball:
First Round – 2/18/25 (Higher Seed)
#1 East Catholic 70, #16 Lewis Mills 26
#2 Southington 54, #15 South Windsor 49
#3 NW Catholic 66, #14 Newington 41
#4 Conard 49, #13 Bristol Eastern 33
#5 Windsor 56, #12 New Britain 54
#6 Rocky Hill 44, #11 Enfield 35
#7 Berlin 48, #10 Plainville 36
#8 Glastonbury 55, #9 Bristol Central 46
Quarterfinals – 2/20/25 (Higher Seed)
#1 East Catholic 64, #8 Glastonbury 47
#2 Southington 60, #7 Berlin 48
#3 NW Catholic 59, #6 Rocky Hill 41
#5 Windsor 62, #4 Conard 54
Semifinals – 2/22/25 (at Southington)
East Catholic 52, Windsor 40
Southington 57, NW Catholic 50
Finals – 2/24/25 (UHART)
Southington 72, East Catholic 47
2024 Girls Basketball Tournament
Windsor Wins 2024 CCC Title
The Windsor Warriors broke open a close game with a late second quarter surge to open a nine-point halftime edge and steadily added to the advantage over the second half to
defeat #2 seed Northwest Catholic 66-52 to claim their first CCC Tournament Championship since 2007.
Senior Ayanna Franks hit the 2,000th point of her career with time running down in the half. She went on to finish the game with 13 points and run her career scoring mark to 2,004. Transfer Kamaria Bowens had 19 and Mikaela Williams scored 17 to anchor a balanced Warrior scoring attack.
The two teams battled closely through the first quarter and a half before the Warriors went on a 14-5 run to close the half. Northwest Catholic stayed even for much of the
second half but was never able to overcome the deficit as the Warriors countered every attempt at a run by the Lions. With high scoring Abigail Casper was sidelined by injury in the third quarter and the Lions were not able to find the scoring punch needed to close the deficit. Casper had 16 points and Maeve Stanton led the Lions with 18.
Windsor was the 12 seed in the tournament and became the lowest seeded team ever to win the title. The Warriors 
went through three of the state’s top ten ranked teams to earn the championship with wins over Newington, Conard and Northwest Catholic. Windsor opened the tournament with a victory over E.O. Smith.
Northwest Catholic was the #2 seed in the tournament and reached the finals by defeating Manchester, Rocky Hill and defending champion Simsbury.
Windsor won the CCC’s inauguaral Girls Basketball Tournament by defeating Fermi in 2007 but had not appeared in the finals since. The Warriors ended the tournament on a nine-game win streak after struggling through the early weeks of the season.
Girls’ Basketball:
First Round – 2/15/24 (Higher Seed)
#1 Conard 46, #16 Southingtion 41
#2 NW Catholic 65, #15 Manchester 43
#3 Simsbury 53, #14 Farmington 35
#4 Newington 48, #13 Enfield 30
#12 Windsor 65, #5 EO Smith 46
#11 Berlin 52, #6 Glastonbury 48
#7 Middletown 50, #10 East Catholic 48
#9 Rocky Hill 57, #8 Bristol Eastern 49
Quarterfinals – 2/17/24 (Plainville High School)
#1 Conard 63, Rocky Hill 41
#12 Windsor 51, #4 Newington 33
#3 Simsbury 47, Berlin 33
#2 NW Catholic 64 Rocky Hill 49
Semifinals – 2/20/24 (U Hart)
#2 NW Catholic 39, #3 Simsbury 28
#12 Windsor 49, #1 Conard 39
Finals – 2/22/24 (U Hart)
#12 Windsor 66, #2 NW Catholic 52
| First Round (2/15/24) | Visitor | Home | Location/Time | |||
| Game #1 | #16 | Southington | @ | #1 | Conard | Conard HS-6:45PM |
| Game #2 | #15 | Manchester | @ | #2 | NW Catholic | NW Catholic HS-6:45PM |
| Game #3 | #14 | Farmington | @ | #3 | Simsbury | Simsbury HS-6PM |
| Game #4 | #13 | Enfield | @ | #4 | Newington | Newington HS-5:30PM |
| Game #5 | #12 | Windsor | @ | #5 | E.O. Smith | EO Smith HS-6PM |
| Game #6 | #11 | Berlin | @ | #6 | Glastonbury | Glastonbury HS-5:30PM |
| Game #7 | #10 | East Catholic | @ | #7 | Middletown | Middletown HS-6:45PM |
| Game #8 | #9 | Rocky Hill | @ | #8 | Bristol Eastern | Bristol Eastern HS-6PM |
