As the final week of the high school football regular season approaches, teams are gearing up to secure their spot in the playoffs or improve their seeding in the MIAA tournament. At the moment, 23 South Shore teams are projected to be in the playoff field, according to Tuesday’s rankings.
Leading the way as the No. 1 seeds in their respective divisions are Hanover in Division 5 and Norwell in Division 6. Norwell has a 1-2 record against their South Shore League rival, Abington, in Division 6.
Milton, Duxbury, Rockland, and Carver currently hold the No. 2 seeds in their divisions, which are Division 3, Division 4, Division 7, and Division 8, respectively.
The MIAA calculates the rankings based on scores entered into Arbiter Live by 4 a.m. on Tuesday. To qualify for the football playoffs, teams must have at least three wins and have played a total of seven games.
Division 1
Who’s in?
1. St. John’s Prep
2. Xaverian Brothers
3. Needham
4. Springfield Central
5. Methuen
6. Lincoln-Sudbury
7. Boston College High (5-2)
8. Andover
9. Central Catholic
10. Taunton
11. Weymouth (5-2)
12. Natick
13. Franklin
14. Westford Academy
15. Saint John’s
16. Everett
What locals are outside the top 16?
Braintree (3-4, 18), Brockton (2-4, 20)
Division 2
Who’s in?
1. King Philip Regional
2. Catholic Memorial
3. Marshfield (5-2)
4. Peabody Veterans
5. Barnstable
6. Bishop Feehan
7. Wellesley
8. Winchester
9. North Andover
11. Belmont
12. Concord-Carlisle
13. Bridgewater-Raynham (1-6)
14. Arlington
15. Plymouth North (3-4)
16. North Quincy (3-4)
*Chelmsford and Bridgewater-Raynham were ranked in the top 16, but cannot reach the three-win minimum
What locals are outside the top 16?
Quincy (2-5, 17)
Division 3
Who’s in?
1. Billerica Memorial
2. Milton (5-2)
3. Milford
4. Walpole
5. Dartmouth
6. Mansfield
7. Woburn Memorial
8. West Springfield
9. North Attleborough
10. Westfield
11. Doherty Memorial
12. Westborough
13. Hingham (3-4)
14. Reading Memorial
15. Plymouth South (4-3)
16. Stoughton (3-4)
What locals are outside the top 16?
Whitman-Hanson (3-4, 20), Silver Lake (0-7, 24), Oliver Ames (0-6, 29)
Division 4
Who’s in?
1. Tewksbury Memorial
2. Duxbury (5-1)
3. Holliston
4. Norwood
5. Scituate (4-3)
6. Grafton
7. Middleboro (5-2)
8. Somerset Berkley Reg.
9. Malden Catholic
10. South High Community
11. Westwood
12. Wayland
13. Burlington
14. Ashland
15. Canton
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