The Catholic Conference has earned its share of soccer props, in addition to the Merrimack Valley Conference and Hockomock League.
But it’s time to offer the Patriot League its correct due.
The league has gained 5 Super Bowl titles since 2016 and seems prepared so as to add to that quantity. Duxbury and Hanover enter the event as the highest seed in Division 4 and 5, respectively. Marshfield is the third seed in Div. 2 and Scituate checks in at No. 7 in Div. 4.
“I think there are a lot of good teams in our league and you really don’t have any weeks off,” mentioned Scituate coach Herb Devine, who gained Super Bowl titles in 2018 and 2021. “Because of that, we really go into the tournament battle tested. This year, Hanover is one of the best teams we’ve seen in years, they rival the really good Duxbury teams. Plymouth South is good, Marshfield is good and that provides for great competition every week.”
There are loads of high quality groups, however the unquestioned prime canine over the previous 15-20 years has been Duxbury. The defending Div. 4 state champions open up at house Friday night time in opposition to Bedford. After a season-opening loss to Hanover, the Dragons responded impressively by successful the ultimate six video games, two of them coming in opposition to conventional Hockomock League powers Franklin and Mansfield.
“I couldn’t be more proud of this group of guys,” mentioned Duxbury coach Matt Landolfi. “We had a tough opener, but the senior class was really motivated by it, they recognized that they needed to put their best foot forward and they did that.”
The workforce that lastly knocked off Duxbury was Hanover. The Hawks entered the sport having misplaced 15 straight to the Dragons, however bought over the hump this 12 months, successful 28-18 and there was no stopping them.
“It was a great confidence boost for our kids,” Hanover coach Brian Kelliher mentioned. “We played them tough last year, so we knew we could compete. Then we played a tough schedule, we really have a great league. Duxbury is a top seed, Hingham and Marshfield are in the playoffs, Plymouth South and Scituate are outstanding teams which are well coached.”
While Duxbury, Hanover, Marshfield and Scituate obtained excessive seeds and a house recreation this weekend, many have pointed to Plymouth South as a harmful double-digit seed. The Fifteenth-seeded Panthers take a 5-3 document into Billerica to face the second-seeded Indians. Head coach Darren Fruzzetti feels the weekly battles inside the league have ready his workforce for the postseason.
“We had some injuries and we headed into the gauntlet of our schedule with some guys out,” Fruzzetti mentioned. “Our guys went in there and banged heads with the likes of Hanover and Scituate, we found out how good they were. But any time you play teams of that caliber, you are going to get better and it will help us going up against a good Billerica team.”
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