Simsbury, Lewis Mills and Northwest Catholic are looking championships Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Three area basketball teams hope to win state championships on Saturday at the CIAC finals at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.
The No. 2 Lewis Mills boys basketball team will be seeking their first championship since 1996 when they face No. 5 Bunnell-Stratford in the CIAC Division III title game on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
At 3 p.m., the No. 2 Northwest Catholic girls basketball team will be looking to win consecutive state titles for the first time when they challenge No. 5 Sheehan-Wallingford in the Class MM championship game.
At 6:15 p.m., No. 2 Simsbury girls basketball will be playing in the state final for the first time in team history. The Trojans will be facing No. 1 Holy Cross, which won a state championship just two years ago in 2022 with a win over Bacon Academy. Simsbury and Holy Cross are both defensive-minded teams that used their defensive skills to advance to the championship game.
The schedule of games is as follows:
Saturday, March 16 (Session 1)
10 a.m. Class M Girls Windham vs. St. Paul
12:30 p.m. Div. III Boys Bunnell vs. Lewis Mills
3 p.m. Class MM Sheehan vs. Northwest Catholic
Saturday March 16 (Session 2)
6:15 p.m. Class L Girls Simsbury vs. Holy Cross
8:15 p.m. Div. II Boys West Haven vs. Windsor
Sunday, March 17 (Session 3)
10 a.m. Div. IV Boys Cheney Tech vs. Innovation
12:30 p.m. Class S Girls Somers vs. Thomaston
3 p.m. Div. V Boys Coventry vs. Old Lyme
Sunday, March 17 (Session 4)
6:15 p.m. Class LL Girls Hamden vs. Sacred Heart Acad.
8:15 p.m. Div. I Boys Notre Dame-WH vs. St. Bernard
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