The field for the 30th annual Massachusetts Division 1A Tournament is set following dramatic 3-2 wins by Burlington and Framingham (2 OTs) in play-in games Feb. 23. Four league champions – No. 1 Arlington (Middlesex Liberty), No. 6 Catholic Memorial (Catholic Conference), No. 7 Burlington ...
Read More »Final Regular Season Massachusetts Division 1 Boys Top 20: Arlington Remains On Top Heading Into Playoffs
No. 1 Arlington (16-1-4) finished a five-week run at the head of the pack while earning the top seed in the Division 1A Tournament. The Middlesex League’s Liberty Division champion lost to Pope Francis on Dec. 23 and is 14-0-4 since. The Spy Ponders’ foray ...
Read More »Massachusetts Division 1A (Super 8) Field Announced; Play In Games On Sunday At Stoneham Arena
The 10-team field for the 2020 Massachusetts Division 1A tournament has been finalized and announced. The top six teams are automatically in, while the bottom four will battle in two play-in games for the final two spots in the double-elimination bracket. As in the past, ...
Read More »Massachusetts Boys Division 1 Top 20: Week’s Worth Of Interesting Results Shakes Things Up
The top two spots remain unchanged in the HNIB News Massachusetts Division 1 Top 20, but there is lots of movement throughout this week’s poll. Okay, so it wasn’t a dominant week for No. 1 Arlington (14-1-4). However, the Middlesex League Liberty Division champion Spy ...
Read More »Massachusetts Division 1 Boys Top 20: #1 Arlington In Control Against Hingham, Holds Firm At The Top
What a week for No. 1 Arlington (13-1-3). When the Spy Ponders squared off with Hingham Sunday afternoon at Bentley University’s shiny new Bentley Arena, they were playing their fourth game in seven days while the Harbormen were facing off with a purpose for the ...
Read More »Massachusetts Boys Division 1 Top 20: #1 Arlington, #2 BC High Clash On Wednesday
Well, it took a month but No. 1 Arlington (10-1-2) finally broke the streak of a different team appearing at the top of the HNIB News Massachusetts Boys Division 1 Top 20 each week. The Spy Ponders sailed past Stoneham, 5-0, then shut out rival ...
Read More »Mass. Boys HS: Division 1 Top 20 – New #1 Arlington Takes Its Turn At The Summit
Hey, Arlington: Come on down! New No. 1 Arlington (8-1-2) becomes the fourth team in as many weeks to find itself at the top of the division. Call whatever is happening in the division this year what you want, but if it’s not parity, not ...
Read More »Massachusetts Boys D1 Top 20: #1 Burlington Is Third Straight Different Leader
We toyed briefly with the idea of leaving the top spot vacant this week and moving on from there. Kidding, of course, but the point being that parity has produced chaos and defense rules with no team or handful of teams able to clearly separate ...
Read More »Mass. D1 Boys Top 20: Xaverian Upends BC High, 3-1, Vaults To Top Spot
So this is how it’s going to be? It all sort of went upside down and sideways Saturday, producing rankings that looks decidedly different than it did a week ago. New No. 1 Xaverian (6-1-2) vaults three spots to the top, supplanting BC High after ...
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