Boys MA D1 Polls

*Updated 1/19/14   Another productive week and more time in the driver’s seat for No. 1 B.C. High (8-0-2) as the season hits its midpoint.  The Eagles handled No. 13 Reading, 5-0, early in the week then edged Catholic Conference foe No. 15 St. John’s ...

*Updated 1/12/14   As one may have anticipated, there is a change at the top of the poll this week as B.C. High (6-0-2) jumps to No. 1 after a 5-3 win against Malden Catholic last Tuesday. The Eagles also tied Rhode Island No. 1 ...

Grit goes a long way in hockey and St. Mary’s has displayed a healthy dose of that commodity during a recent 4-0-1 stretch that has seen the Spartans – unranked in pre-season – move to No. 16 in this week’s poll.   The Spartans pitched ...

  *Updated 1/5/14 The holidays have come and gone and three-time defending Div. 1A State Champion and No. 1 Malden Catholic remains firmly ensconced atop the poll. In its only action of the week, MC turned back a pretty sound effort by St. John’s Prep, ...

*Updated 12/30/13   There’s nothing like a holiday tournament title-clinching win against a chief challenger to solidify one’s status as the state’s top team. No. 1 Malden Catholic (4-0-0) did just that Saturday night, winning the Christie Serino Christmas Classic crown with a 4-1 decision ...

• It certainly didn’t take long for St. John’s of Shrewsbury to make a statement under new coach Mike Mead. The Pioneers surprised pre-season No. 2 Springfield Cathedral with a 3-3 tie in Saturday’s Catholic West season opener at Holy Cross, rallying from two goals ...

A year ago, pre-season No. 1 Malden Catholic (16-6-3) closed on a 13-game winning streak and captured a third consecutive 1A championship that seemed unlikely when the Lancers sat a game under .500 in mid-January. There should be no such struggles this winter. Seven veteran ...

Little did anything think back at the end of January that Malden Catholic would be in this position at the end of the season. At that time, the Lancers stumbling along at 5-6-3, weren’t even sure they were going to make the post-season, let alone ...