HNIB News High School Hockey's Best Coverage | Est. 1972
Boys Prep Top 15
| Rank | Team | PR* | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Academy | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Dexter Southfield | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Salisbury | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Avon Old Farms | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Kimball Union | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | St. Mark's | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | St. Sebastian's | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Kent | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Brunswick | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Nobles | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Loomis Chaffee | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Cushing | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Gunnery | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Phillips Exeter | NR | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | New Hampton | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
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The top five in this week’s HNIB News Boys Prep Top 15 held serve, as the five clubs combined to win all of their games.
Lawrence Academy (11-1-0) holds on to the top spot, after Keller Division wins over Nobles (5-4) and Thayer (6-4), both tough games where the Spartans showed some nice resiliency. They get Milton Academy on Wednesday before a return date Friday with Nobles.
#2 Dexter Southfield (15-1-0) had a banner weekend, posting shutout wins over New Hampton (4-0 and Hill School (7-0). They are off until weekend games with Thayer (Friday) and Brooks (Ssaturday). Dexter could easily be a #1 team.
So to, could Salisbury (12-1-1). The Crimson Knights drubbed Cushing (8-1) and then held off Westminster (5-4) and have not lost since opening day. Salisbury looks ahead to Choate (Monday), Trinity Pawling (Wednesday) and Kent (Saturday).
#4 Avon Old Farms (11-1-0) keeps on winning as well, as the Winged Beavers knocked off Hotchkiss (4-1) and Pomfret (4-2). A key tilt with Kent looms Monday, followed by Northfield Wednesday and Berkshire Saturday.
#5 Kimball Union (14-4-1) blanked St. Paul’s (2-0) in a Lakes Division matchup. and also had a forfeit win over Vermont Academy. This week’s slate?: Deerfield (Wednesday), Brewster Academy (Friday) and Stanstead College (Saturday).
Four of the next five spots feature teams that moved up the rankings, including #6 St. Mark’s (8-1-1, up from 8), #7 St. Sebastian’s (10-3-0, up from 11), #9 Brunswick (11-4-2, up from 10) and #10 Nobles (9-4-1, up from 13).
Phillips Exeter (10-5-1) returns this week at #14 after a big win over rival Phillips Andover.
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