Central Connecticut Conference - Windsor Wins Boys Tournament

The Windsor Warriors swept to the CCC Boys Basketball tournament championship with a 67-57 win over East Hartford in the finals. The top seeded Warriors had three double-digit victories in the tournament to claim the title. Windsor took a 19-point halftime lead in the tourney final then held on for the win. East Hartford got to as close as eight late in the game, but the Warriors put it away at the foul line to go to 22-1 on the season. It was the third win of the season for the Warriors over the Hornets.

East Hartford, the tournament's seventh seed, reached the finals with a pair of upset wins. After disposing of number 10 Farmington 60-47 in the opening round, the Hornets knocked off the second seeded New Britain Hurricanes 55-52 in a close match, then disposed of sixth seed Hartford Public 66-60 in the semis.

First Round Pairings

Thur. Feb. 26, 2009, 7 pm
#12 Newington 51, #5 Rockville 64
#11 Weaver 61, #6 Hartford Public 71
#10 Farmington 42, #7 East Hartford 60
#9 Bristol Eastern 61, #8 Glastonbury 74

Opening Round Byes: #1 Windsor, #2 New Britain, #3 Bloomfield, #4 Bulkeley

Second Round

Sat. Feb. 28 at Bristol Central
Rockville 74, Bulkeley 64
Hartford Public 59, Bloomfield 47
East Hartford 55, New Britain 52
Glastonbury 67, Windsor 78

Semi Finals

Tue. Mar. 3 at Bristol Central

East Hartford 66, Hartford Public 60
Rockville 64, Windsor 84

Final

Thu. Mar. 5 at Bristol Central
East Hartford 57, Windsor 67