Week 2 MIAA top 25
1. Everett (2-0) — Crimson Tide finally come home to face a red-hot St. John's Prep team.
2. Catholic Memorial (2-0) — A week after an offensive explosion, defense did the job against Stoughton.
3. Lincoln-Sudbury (2-0) — Another dominant effort over a good team.
4. Duxbury (2-0) — Dragons becoming a second half team.
5. Xaverian (1-1) — Big plays from standout sophomores in win over Bridgewater-Raynham.
6. St. John's Prep (2-0) — Has looked terrific in wins over Haverhill and Central Catholic.
7. North Andover (2-0) — Scarlet Knights looking mighty impressive so far.
8. Doherty (2-0) — Highlanders find an easier time this week in beating Holy Name.
9. Needham (2-0) — Impressive win over a Hopkinton team that should win a lot of games this year.
10. Brockton (2-0) — Continues to be stung with turnovers and penalties, but 2-0 is 2-0.
11. Mansfield (1-1) — You can't penalize this team too much for losing to a team like Everett.
12. Tewksbury (2-0) — Won maybe the most exciting game of the weekend over Methuen.
13. Central Catholic (1-1) — Young team took some shots against a more experienced Prep squad.
14. Springfield Central (1-1) — Some changes on offense resulted in an explosive win over St. John's of Shrewsbury.
15. Shrewsbury (2-0) — Survived a thriller over an inspired Grafton team.
16. North Attleboro (1-1) — Few losses sting more in Big Red Country than those to Bishop Feehan.
17. King Philip (1-1) — Defense is still there while the offense comes along.
18. BC High (1-1) — Defense throws up the goose egg on Marshfield.
19. Dracut (1-0) — Fires in Lawrence postpone game, as Middies will face Chelmsford next.
20. Lynn English (2-0) — Cruised past Somerville.
21. Lynn Classical (2-0) — Rams have looked dominant so far.
22. Hingham (1-0) — Week off before a big game with Whitman-Hanson.
23. Nashoba (2-0) — Chieftains look great on both sides of the ball so far.
24. Mashpee (2-0) — Another big road trip, another big road win.
25. Braintree (2-0) — We'll be the first to admit we severely underestimated this team preseason.
First 15 out (in alphabetical order)
Acton-Boxboro (2-0), Attleboro (2-0), Barnstable (1-1), Billerica (1-0), BIshop Feehan (1-1), Dennis-Yarmouth (1-1), Falmouth (1-0), Marblehead (2-0), Melrose (1-1), Marlboro (2-0), Methuen (1-1), Scituate (1-1), Shepherd Hill (1-1), Wachusett (1-1), Whitman-Hanson (2-0)