Methuen and Milford discover themselves in the identical boat.
Both groups are coming off dramatic wins to succeed in the state semifinals. Both, nevertheless, will probably be taking a look at a serious problem to get to Gillette Stadium.
Methuen will attempt to do what no Massachusetts workforce has completed this 12 months and that’s decelerate the high-powered Springfield Central assault. The defending Div. 1 Super Bowl champions from Western Mass. have outscored the opposition by a 493-57 mark, together with a formidable 56-22 win over an excellent Xaverian workforce in final week’s Div. 1 quarterfinal.
Milford, the top-seeded workforce in Div. 2, will attempt to do what nobody has completed in 26 video games. The Scarlet Hawks’ opponent within the Div. 2 state semifinal is Catholic Memorial. The top-ranked workforce in Eastern Mass. over the previous two seasons, the Knights come off a stable 28-7 win over Chelmsford final week.
Looking across the panorama of state semifinal weekend, you understand St. John’s Prep must be excited to get a second crack at Central Catholic within the Div. 1 state semifinal. The groups met within the second week of the season and the Raiders turned in a defensive masterpiece in shutting down the Eagles, 17-7.
Wakefield is one in every of a handful of groups to enter this weekend undefeated, however the Warriors will probably be challenged by a North Attleboro squad which superior to the Div. 3 state championship sport final 12 months. In the opposite semifinal, count on some offensive fireworks with Milton and Hanover; each have put up factors in bushels this 12 months.
Duxbury would love nothing higher than to get again to Gillette and standing of their manner is a tricky Holliston squad. In the Div. 4 Super Bowl, a Foxboro workforce which is peaking on the proper time will tackle undefeated Grafton.
In the Div. 5 state semifinals, North Reading will probably be trying to make a return journey to Foxboro, however standing of their manner is a harmful Bishop Fenwick. Someone’s 0 should go as Shawsheen and Dover-Sherborn meet in a battle of unbeatens.
Rockland is trying to make a second straight journey to the Div. 6 state finals, although St. Mary’s will present a stern check. In different semifinal, shocking Cardinal Spellman could have its fingers full with Stoneham.
In the Div. 7 state semifinals, Amesbury takes on West Boylston, whereas defending champion Cohasset and St. Bernard’s sq. off within the different semifinal. Hull and Old Colony meet in a Div. 8 semifinal with the winner going through both KIPP or Oxford.
The MVADA vocational bowls proceed tonight as Southeastern travels to Monty Tech, whereas defending Large School Vocational champion Northeast is on the street at Bay Path.
The NEPSAC Bowls will probably be contested this weekend beginning Friday night time as BB&N takes on St. Paul within the newly named John Papas Bowl. The motion continues Saturday as seven bowls happen. Lawrence Academy visits Dexter Southfield within the Todd Marble Bowl, whereas ISL member colleges St. Sebastian’s and Brooks sq. off within the Dave Coratti Bowl. The remainder of the bowl lineup options New Hampton at Proctor (Ken Hollingsworth Bowl), Brunswick at Choate Rosemary Hall (Mike Silipo Bowl), Avon Old Farms at Governor’s Academy (Kevin Driscoll Bowl), Canterbury at Rivers (Moose Curtis Bowl) and Loomis Chaffee at Williston Northampton (Mark Conroy Bowl).
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