Highlighting tonight's area schedule are a pair of games in the SCC Oronoque Division (Career at North Haven and Branford at East Haven) and Masuk at Stratford, currently the No. 5 team in the Register Top 10 poll. Also, Notre Dame is at Fairfield Prep in SCC Quinnipiac Division action. All games tip at 7 p.m.

Around the state: No. 2 Sacred Heart tries to rebound off of its first loss of the season with a NVL game at No. 10 Crosby. No. 3 Bridgeport Central hosts Fairfield Warde while in another FCIAC contest, Bassick is at Trinity Catholic.

On Saturday, Norwich Free Academy travels down to the New Haven Athletic Center for a 4 p.m. tilt against Wilbur Cross. That is followed by the Hillhouse girls vs. NFA, two of the top five teams in the latest Register girls poll.