• 2026 – NORTHWEST CATHOLIC 72, Rocky Hill 34
• 2025 – SOUTHINGTON 72, East Catholic 49
• 2024 – WINDSOR 66, NW Catholic 52
• 2023  – SIMSBURY 40, Conard 37
• 2022 — EAST HARTFORD 31, Newington 30
• 2021 — Division 1: NEWINGTON 52, Windsor 40; Division II GLASTONBURY 55, Wethersfield 21; Division III RHAM 42, Hall 30; Division IV AVON 33, Bristol Central 29
• 2020 — E.O. SMITH 42, East Catholic 28
• 2019 — E.O. SMITH 53, Newington 45
• 2018 — ENFIELD 60, Hall 49
• 2017 — ENFIELD 71, Middletown 43
• 2016 — EO SMITH 81, South Windsor 68
• 2015 — FARMINGTON 61, South Windsor 52
• 2014 — WEAVER 58, EO Smith 49
• 2013 — GLASTONBURY 52, Southington 30
• 2012 — GLASTONBURY 58, Manchester 52
• 2011 — GLASTONBURY 67, Manchester 53
• 2010 — NORTHWEST CATHOLIC 41, EO Smith 34
• 2009 — NEW BRITAIN 56, Wethersfield 44
• 2008 — NEW BRITAIN 44, Bulkeley 43
• 2007 — WINDSOR 52, Fermi 44

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

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)

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

2023 Girls Basketball Tournament Champions – Simsbury

Simsbury wins 2023 Girls Basketball Tournament

Simsbury won its first CCC Girls Basketball tournament title with a hard fought 40-37 win over a determined Conard squad at the University of Hartford Chase Family Arena. The Trojans jumped out to a big early lead, but had to hang on down the stretch as Conard battled back to within a point in the final minutes.

Faye Kaplinski’s 12 first half points helped Simsbury to a 25-13 halftime edge, but the sixth seeded Red Wolves, coming off a semi-final upset of E.O. Smith, battled back in the second half to cut the lead to one twice, the last at 38-37 with under a minute to play.

Conard fought back into the game with a strong third period when they held Simsbury to just four points. Emily Knowles sparked the comeback  for the Wolves with 10 of her 12 points coming in the second half.

Simsbury hit 7 of 11 free throws in the final period to maintain their edge. Kaplinski and Amanda Gallagher each had four big points down the stretch. Kaplinski finished with a game high 18 points.

Simsbury reach the final by knocking off top seed and pre-tournament favorite Newington 49-46 in the semi finals. It was a game similar to the finals as the Trojans jumped out to a 15-3 first quarter lead and held on for the win. Simsbury beat Bristol Central in the quarterfinals and Rocky Hill in the opening round.

Conard reached the championship round for the first time by beating third seed E.O. Smith 34-30 in the semi final The Red Wolves defeated South Windsor 72-45 in the opening round and downed Glastonbury 45-36 in the quarterfinals.

East Hartford wins 2022 Girls Basketball Tournament

Kayla Henry hit a three-point buzzer beater to lift East Hartford to its first ever CCC Girls Basketball Tournament title with a 31-30 win over defending champion Newington. Henry’s basket came after Newington’s Lilly Ferguson had given the Nor’easters the lead with 3.7 seconds left in the game.

In a game in which both teams struggled to score against stifling defenses on both sides, Newington held the ball for most of the final minute looking for the last shot in a 28-28 tie. They got the foul call to allow Ferguson to put them in the lead, but Henry calmly let the game winner fly from the corner off the inbounds pass to give the Hornets the win.

Both teams finished the tournament at 22-2. Both of Newington’s losses came at the hands of East Hartford.THe Hornets’ Shailyn Pinkney had 17 points in the final to lead her team. Ferguson led all scorers for Newington with 14.

East Hartford reach the finals by coming back from a12 point deficit to beat Windsor in the semifinals. Newington defeated Southington in the other semi final matchup. East Hartford defeated Glastonbury and Simsbury in the opening matches. Top seeded Newington beat Bristol Eastern and EO Smith in the preliminary rounds.

Thurs., Feb. 17, 2022– 1st Round @ higher seeds

Saturday, Feb. 19 – 1/4 Finals @ Enfield

Tuesday, Feb. 22 – Semi-Finals @ Enfield

Thursday, Feb. 24 – Finals @ Enfield

Championship Bracket

Round 1 – March 22

#8 Bristol Eastern 35,  #1 Newington 55
#5 East Hartford 28.  #4 Southington 30
#6 Middletown 36, #3 Simsbury 51
#2 WIndsor wins by forfeit over #7 EO Smith

Semi Finals – March 24

Southington 32, Newington 49
Simsbury 32, Windsor 41

Consolation – March 24

Bristol Eastern 63, Middletown 71

Finals – March 26

Windsor 40, Newington 52

Bracket No. 2

Round 1 March 22

#8 Berlin 33, #1 Glastonbury 53
#5 Conard 27, #4 Farmington 61
#6 Enfield 39,  #3 Wethersfield 50
#7 Manchester 82, #2 Plainville 45

Semifinals – March 24

Farmington 36, Gastonbury 46
Manchester 56, Wethersfield 59

Consolation – March 24

Enfield  , Plainville

Finals – March 26

Wethersfield 21, Glastonbury 55

Bracket No. 3

Round 1 March 23

#8 Hartford Public 41, #1 Hall 50
#5 Rocky Hill 46, #4 Platt 58
#6 RHAM 52, #3 New Britain 38
#7 East Catholic wins by forfeit iover #2 South WIndsor

Second Round March 25

Platt 29, Hall 47
East Catholic 33, RHAM 44

Consolation Round

Hartford Public 52, Rocky Hill 50
Tolland 30, New Britain 62

Finals – March 26

RHAM 42, Hall 30

Bracket No. 4

Round 1 March 23

#8 BYE at #1 Avon
#5 Maloney 27, #4 Lewis Mills 28
#6 Bulkeley 19, #3 Bristol Central 70
#7 Tolland 57, #2 NW Catholic 59