Massachusetts Boys D1 Top 20
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. John’s Prep | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Catholic Memorial | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Pope Francis | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hingham | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Belmont | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Arlington | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Reading | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Marshfield | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Xaverian | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Wellesley | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Braintree | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | BC High | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | Franklin | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Lincoln-Sudbury | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | St. Mary’s | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Archbishop Williams | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | St. John’s (S) | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | Central Catholic | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Andover | NR | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Malden Catholic | 19 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
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NOTE: These rankings include results from Endowment Games for Pope Francis, Reading and Marshfield . Those results are not included in team records for MIAA Power Rankings.
Six of the top ten Division 1 teams took part in the first round of the Ed Burns Coffee Pot Tournament Sunday afternoon. A great day of action shuffled up this week’s HNIB News Massachusetts Boys Division 1 Top 20 a bit.
There was no shuffling at the top, however, where #1 St. John’s Prep (10-1-1) and #2 Catholic Memorial (12-1-0) kept pace. Their second meeting of the year, postponed by weather last Wednesday, is now set for February 13th.
The Prep cruised past #17 St. John’s (S) with a 9-2 win this past Saturday. The Eagles will see Malden Catholic (Wednesday) and #9 Xaverian (8-5-0) on Saturday. The Knights get St. John’s (S) Wednesday and Malden Catholic (Saturday).
#3 Pope Francis (9-1-3; 9-1-2 MIAA) played just once, downing RI’s Bishop Hendricken (4-3). Pope will see another RI foe in Mt. St. Charles on Thursday, and then has a huge contest Saturday when the Cardinals host #4 Hingham (8-1-4).
The Harbormen opened up play in the Burns Tournament with a 3-1 win over Canton. They will have a second round Burns game this coming Sunday against Reading (2pm, O’Brien Rink, Woburn)
#5 Belmont (10-1-2) kept rolling with wins over Wakefield (3-1) and #8 Marshfield (2-0 at the Burns). The Marauders take on Wilmington on Wednesday.
#6 Arlington (10-2-2) had a big come-from-behind win Sunday over Braintree (3-2 in OT) at the Burns Tournament, which followed wins over Burlington (4-1) and Stoneham (7-2). The Ponders have Melrose (Wednesday) and Woburn (Saturday) ahead of a second round Burns Tournament game Sunday against ML rival Belmont (12pm, O’Brien Rink).
#7 Reading (8-2-1; 8-2-0 MIAA) climbs a few pegs. The Rockets blanked Watertown (3-0) on Saturday, then were impressive in Sunday’s win over #10 Wellesley by a 4-1 count. Wakefield (Wednesday) and Winchester (Friday) are the next two games. Their next Burns Tournament game will be the intriguing matchup with #4 Hingham.
Despite a tie with Bridgewater-Raynham (1-1) and that loss to Belmont (2-0), Marshfield (11-2-2; 11-1-2 MIAA) stays put at #8. The Rams have Patriot League matchups with Scituate (Wednesday) and Plymouth South (Saturday) prior to Sunday’s Burns Tournament contest against Braintree (4pm, Canton Ice House).
#9 Xaverian edged Malden Catholic, 4-3 in OT, in its only action. The Hawks have a non-league tilt with Chelmsford on Tuesday, then league matches with #12 BC High (Wednesday) and St. John’s Prep (Saturday).
#10 Wellesley (11-2-0) suffered its first two losses of the season, falling to Milton 4-2, as well as the Reading decision. The Raiders, who did beat Needham 5-1, get Newton North on Wednesday and Weymouth on Saturday.
In the second half of this week’s rankings, both #11 Braintree (6-4-1) and #12 BC High (5-7-1) are up two spots. #14 Lincoln-Sudbury (10-3-1) and #16 Archbishop Williams (10-4-0) also are up, while St. Mary’s (9-3-3) dropped to #15 after back-to-back losses to Bishop Fenwick and Arlington Catholic.
