VIDEO: Hulett, Wien win it for Duxbury boys lacrosse vs. Hingham
VIDEO: Hulett, Wien win it for Duxbury High boys lacrosse in rivalry clash vs. Hingham
The MIAA released the high school boys lacrosse state tournament bracket on Wednesday.
The preliminary round starts on Friday while the state championships are slated for June 14-16 (location TBD). Baseball, girls lacrosse and softball brackets were also announced on Wednesday. Rugby, boys volleyball and tennis brackets have already been released.
Norwell (Div. 3) and Cohasset (Div. 4) both won state titles last year while BC High (Div. 1) and Duxbury (Div. 2) lost in the state finals. Who will prevail this spring?
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Div. 1
The Field
1. St. John’s Prep
2. Lincoln-Sudbury
3. Acton-Boxborough
4. BC High
5. Xaverian Brothers
6. Andover
7. Needham
8. Catholic Memorial
9. Franklin
10. Winchester
11. Saint John’s
12. Wellesley
13. Concord-Carlisle
14. Westford Academy
15. Central Catholic
16. Natick
17. Bishop Feehan
18. Framingham
19. Wachusett Regional
20. Lexington
21. Newton North
22. Weymouth
23. Arlington
24. Barnstable
25. Haverhill
26. Shrewsbury
27. Belmont
28. Waltham
29. Newton South
30. Attleboro
31. Brookline
32. Chelmsford
33. Medford
34. Malden
Who do the locals play?
No. 29 Newton South at No. 4 BC High
No. 22 Weymouth at No. 11 Saint John’s
Bracket Breakdown
Best first-round game: No. 20 Lexington at No. 13 Concord-Carlisle
Upset pick: No. 19 Wachusett Regional over No. 14 Westford Academy
State champ: No. 1 St. John’s Prep
Div. 2
The Field
1. Duxbury
2. Hingham
3. Longmeadow
4. Marshfield
5. Walpole
6. Billerica Memorial
7. Mansfield
8. Reading Memorial
9. Westfield
10. Westwood
11. King Philip Regional
12. Sharon
13. Bridgewater-Raynham
14. Plymouth South
15. Hopkinton
16. Milton
17. North Attleboro
18. Minnechaug
19. Algonquin
20. Marblehead
21. Canton
22. Agawam
23. Grafton
24. North Andover
25. West Springfield
26. Tantasqua Regional
27. Milford
28. Whitman-Hanson
29. Melrose
30. Silver Lake Regional
31. Malden Catholic
32. Masconomet Regional
33. Beverly
34. Dartmouth
35. Methuen
36. Whittier
37. Southeastern
38. Bristol-Plymouth
39. Somerville
Who do the locals play?
No. 37 Southeastern at No. 28 Whitman-Hanson (prelim)
No. 35 Methuen at No. 30 Silver Lake (prelim)
No. 33 Beverly/No. 32 Masconmet winner at No. 1 Duxbury
No. 17 North Attleboro at No. 16 Milton
No. 36 Whittier/No. 29 Melrose winner at No. 4 Marshfield
No. 20 Marblehead at No. 13 Bridgewater-Raynham
No. 21 Canton at No. 12 Sharon
No. 19 Algonquin Regional at No. 14 Plymouth South
No. 34 Dartmouth/No. 31 Malden Catholic winner at No. 2 Hingham
Bracket Breakdown
Best first-round game: No. 17 North Attleboro at No. 16 Milton
Upset pick: No. 21 Canton over No. 12 Sharon
State champ: No. 2 Hingham
Div. 3
The Field
1. Medfield
2. Scituate
3. Falmouth
4. Newburyport
5. Nauset Regional
6. Burlington
7. Nashoba Regional
8. Dover-Sherborn
9. Foxborough
10. Apponequet Regional
11. Dracut
12. East Longmeadow
13. Bishop Stang
14. Pembroke
15. Hanover
16. Holliston
17. Ashland
18. Blackstone Valley RVT
19. Essex North Shore
20. Wilmington
21. North Middlesex Reg.
22. Wayland
23. Shawsheen Valley Tech
24. Wakefield Memorial
25. Saint Bernard’s
26. Arlington Catholic
27. Martha’s Vineyard Reg.
28. Old Rochester Regional
29. Archbishop Williams
30. Cape Cod Academy
31. Northampton
32 Pope Francis
33. Tewksbury
34. Auburn
35. Lowell Catholic
36. Montachusett Regional
37. St. John Paul II
Who do the locals play?
No. 36 Montachusett at No. 29 Archbishop Williams (prelim)
No. 19 Essex North Shore at No. 14 Pembroke
No. 18 Blackstone Valley Tech at No. 15 Hanover
No. 34 Auburn/No. 31 Northampton at No. 2 Scituate
Bracket Breakdown
Best first-round game: No. 19 Essex North Shore at No. 14 Pembroke
Upset pick: No. 17 Ashland at No. 16 Holliston
State champ: No. 2 Scituate
Div. 4
The Field
1. Nantucket
2. Norwell
3. Sandwich
4. Lynnfield
5. Cohasset
6. Pentucket Regional
7. Weston
8. Manchester Essex
9. Nipmuc Regional
10. Wahconah Regional
11. Abington
12. Ipswich
13. Swampscott
14. Advanced Math & Science
15. Fairhaven
16. Winthrop
17. Tyngsborough
18. Rockland
19. South Shore Tech
20. Medway
21. Oakmont Regional
22. Monomoy
23. Seekonk
24. Old Colony RVT
25. Bourne
26. Bellingham
27. North Reading
28. South Hadley
29. Triton Regional
30. Lenox Memorial
31. Belchertown
32. Littleton
33. Hoosac Valley
34. Minuteman Regional
35. Blue Hills
36. Monson
37. Granby
Who do the locals play?
No. 35 Blue Hills at No. 30 Lenox (prelim)
No. 37 Granby/No. 28 South Hadley winner at No. 5 Cohasset
No. 22 Monomoy at No. 11 Abington
No 19 South Shore Tech at No. 14 AMSA
No. 18 Rockland at No. 15 Fairhaven
No. 34 Minuteman/No. 31 Belchertown winner at No. 2 Norwell
Bracket Breakdown
Best first-round game: No. 19 South Shore Tech at No. 14 AMSA
Upset pick: No. 18 Rockland at No. 15 Fairhaven
State champ: No. 2 Norwell
