Mass. Girls D2 Top 10
Although the MIAA Girls Division 2 Tournament doesn’t officially start until a week from Monday at the earliest, this final week of the regular season will certainly have that tournament feel amongst the top contenders.
Three of the top five teams in this week’s HNIB News Girls Division 2 Top 10 will be in the Hingham Showcase Tuesday and Thursday to close out the regular season. Two of them – Archbishop Williams and Andover, face off against each other on Tuesday. And Duxbury will battle suddenly surging Winchester.
And, the other two top five teams – Algonquin/Hudson and Canton – will tangle on Monday night.
#1 Duxbury (17-1-2) did suffer its first loss, falling 1-0 to Bishop Feehan despite a wide shots on goal advantage. The Dragons did have a big 1-0 win over #6 Sandwich on Saturday, however.
Algonquin/Hudson (15-2-1) won its two games, while Canton (13-2-4) had a tie with Sandwich and a tough 2-1 win over Norwood.
Andover (13-2-2) beat Reading Sunday and is ready to test its mettle against Archbishop Williams (15-2-1), which had solid wins over D1 power Notre Dame and Needham.
Sandwich closes its regular season Thursday against Plymouth.
#7 Winchester (13-4-1) is hitting on all cylinders at this point. The Red & Black secured their first ever Middlesex League championship as a 6-2 win over Lexington/Watertown secured the Liberty Division crown.
Falmouth will host Latin Academy/Fontbonne in its regular season finale Tuesday.
Milton (16-1-3) registered yet another shutout, a 3-0 blanking of Weymouth, in its final Bay State Conference game. The Wildcats host a tournament this week and get King Philip on Tuesday.
Martha’s Vineyard (12-5-2) has now won six in a row and closes out its regular season Monday against Norwood.
Lincoln-Sudbury (15-4-0) has Woburn on Monday as it prepares for the post-season.