10 local teams make Central Mass. tournaments

A total of 10 local teams are set to compete in Central Mass. Athletic Directors Association tournaments.

The area will be represented by three boys hockey teams, four girls basketball squads and three boys basketball teams.

The Littleton/bromfield boys hockey team is the top seed in the Class C tournament. On the basketball side, Tyngsboro is the No. 2 seed in both the boys and girls basketball tournaments.

Boys hockey

CLASS A >> North Middlesex (8-10) is the No. 5 seed. The Patriots will play a quarterfinal round game Saturday at No. 4 Nashoba Regional. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Northstar Ice Sports in Westboro.

The semifinals are set for Wednesday, Feb. 22, with the final slated for Friday, Feb. 24 at Northstar.

CLASS B >> Groton-dunstable (4-14) earned the No. 5 seed. The Crusaders will play a quarterfinal on Saturday (7:40 p.m.) at No. 4 Valley Tech. The game will be held at the Worcester Ice Center.

The semifinals are Wednesday, Feb. 22, with the final scheduled for Friday, Feb. 24.

CLASS C >> Littleton/bromfield (11-6) has claimed the

No. 1 seed. The Tigers will play Wednesday, Feb. 22 against the winner of the Oakmont/lunenburg game.

Girls basketball

CLASS A >> North Middlesex (4-13) is the No. 6 seed. The Patriots will play a quarterfinal round game at No. 3 Leominster, the date and time to be announced. CLASS C >> Tyngsboro (12-5) is the No. 2 seed, Littleton (13-3) the No. 3 seed and Ayer Shirley (14-3) the No. 5 seed.

On Sunday, Tyngsboro will host No. 7 Leicester at 7 p.m. in a quarterfinal.

On Monday, in another quarterfinal, Ayer Shirley will play at No. 4 Tahanto (5:30 p.m.), while Littleton will entertain No. 6 Hopedale (6 p.m.).

Semifinals are set for Feb. 21-23, with the finals to be played Feb. 24-26.

Boys basketball

CLASS C >>

Making the tournament bracket were No. 2 Tyngsboro (11-6), No. 5 Ayer Shirley (12-6) and No. 7 Littleton (3-13).

All three teams will be in action Sunday for quarterfinal round games. At 3 p.m., Ayer Shirley will play at No. 4 Bartlett. At 5:30 p.m., Littleton will play at Tyngsboro.

Semifinals are slated for Feb. 21-23, with the finals set for Feb. 24-26.

KERRY SHEEHAN PHOTO Tyngsboro High’s Trevor Drew drives to the basket during a recent 67-61boys basketball victory over Lunenburg. The Tigers are the No. 2seed in the CMADA tournament.

LAURIE COONEY PHOTO Littleton High senior point guard Kaylin O’meara is a major reason the Tigers the No. 3seed in the Class C tournament.