Massachusetts Boys D1 Top 20
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pope Francis | 4 | 21 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | St. John’s Prep | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Xaverian | 5 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Catholic Memorial | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Reading | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Hingham | 2 | 15 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Marshfield | 6 | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Braintree | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Arlington | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Wellesley | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | St. John’s (S) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 12 | Belmont | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | BC High | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | Franklin | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | St. Mary’s | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 16 | Archbishop Williams | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | Woburn | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | Central Catholic | 19 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | Needham | NR | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | Weymouth | NR | 12 | 9 | 2 |
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It certainly was a memorable run to a state championship for Pope Francis (21-2-4). It also wasn’t easy, as the Cardinals won four one-goal games in a row, culminated by a 3-2 last minute win over Xaverian in the MIAA D1 state final at TD Garden.
Pope Francis, which moves into the #1 spot in the HNIB News Final Boys Division 1 Top 20, also beat Wellesley (3-2 in OT), Marshfield (1-0), and defending champ St. John’s Prep (1-0) en route to the championship game.
St. John’s Prep (20-3-2) which entered the post-season as the top seed, closes out at #2.
#3 Xaverian (16-9-0) entered the post-season playing its best hockey of the year, and fell just a goal short of a state title. With a young team, the future bodes well for the Hawks.
Catholic Memorial (19-3-1) finishes at #4. The Knights’ season came to end in a loss to Xaverian in a quarterfinal match-up.
The biggest mover from the end of the regular season is #5 Reading (14-8-4), which climbed all the way from #14 after a tournament that saw the Rockets knocked off Woburn, Hingham and Braintree, the latter two on the road, before a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime loss to Xaverian in the semifinals.
All in all it was a great regular season and post-season in Division 1, which featured many outstanding teams.
