Sunday, November 4, 2018

2018 MIAA football playoffs.

Starting with Division 1

Noth:
Everett finally lost. That right Everett got knocked out of the playoffs. They are the 2 time D1 Super Bowl Champions and Central Catholic finally knocked them out of the playoffs.

Central Catholic will face #2 seed St John's Prep of Daners. The Prep pounded Acton Boxboro 41-21.

In the South,
You guessed it Xaverian beat a very formitable Franklin team 37-29. This game was very tight but the home, Catholic team from Westwood will again be in the South Final.

The other game was Catholic Memorial on the road against neighbor Needham, CM beat Needham 35-32 and now must face thier nemesis Xeverian in the South final. CM lost last year 2017 to Xaverian in the South Final. CM lost to X in 2016 in the Semi finals 34-29. CM lost 2015 in the semi finals to Xav. You get the picture.

Division 1 is all Catholics.

Division 2 

North: 
Yes we have a power this year in North Andover. Thats right....not Andover but North Andover. North Andover recently joined the Merrimack Valley league in 2012 and has been growing in their football prowess even since. They are the only undefeated team in Division 2. They pounded Woburn 42-14 and will face #2 ranked Lincold Sudbury in the South D2 final in Noirth Andover.


South:
   There are about 6 storied programs that are in Division South. Starting with #1 ranked Mansfield. They beat #8 ranked Bridgewater-Rayneham them beat #5 Barnstable. To reach the final.
 The other side of the bracket Has #3 King Phillip beat #2 Natick on the road 17-7. Now the up and coming King Phillip (Wrethem) will again play in the D2 Championhip game. King Phillip, as you know is not only D2 south Champion for the last 2 years...they are Super Bowl D2 Champions. This will be a game for the ages.

Division 3

North and South.

#1 Tewsksuby beat #5Beverly to reach the north final. The winner will face #1 and undefeated Duxbury dragons or the #2 surprise program of the Hingham Harbormen. The winner of D3 North will play the winner of D south. 

This winner will play the winner of either Central St Jiohns Shrewsbury v Doherty or West Champion Springfield Central or Westfield. The Central and Western Schools are much biggeer (student population wise) . 

Central and West
You see the Central and Western School played in the D2 superbowls and lost in 2013,2014,2015 and 2016. So they lobbied to drop down a Division for the Super Bowl. In 2017 St Johns Shrewsbury finally won a Super Bowl in D3 against North Attleborough is a very tight competative game 35-33.