Week 6 MIAA Divisional rankings
For teams with no writeup, see MIAA statewide top 25.
Division 1
1. Everett (6-0)
2. Xaverian (4-1)
3. St. John's Prep (5-1)
4. Acton-Boxboro (6-0)
5. Catholic Memorial (4-2)
6. Central Catholic (4-2)
7. Needham (5-1)
8. Brockton (3-2)
9. Attleboro (4-2) — Just missed out on a huge jump with the near-miss loss to Mansfield.
10. BC High (2-4) — Has played just a brutal schedule.
Division 2
1. North Andover (6-0)
2. Lincoln-Sudbury (5-1)
3. Mansfield (5-1)
4. King Philip (4-2)
5. Natick (4-2)
6. Reading (5-1)
7. Braintree (3-3) — Fallen on hard times, but stays here based on its big win over Barnstable.
8. Barnstable (4-2) — What a job Ross Jaktola has done in his first year here.
9. Wellesley (4-2) — Just two one-score losses to Natick and Walpole. 10. Bridgewater-Raynham (2-3) — Gets a shot at St. John's Prep next.
Division 3
1. Duxbury (6-0)
2. Doherty (6-0)
3. Springfield Central (5-1)
4. Tewksbury (5-1)
5. St. John's (Shrewsbury) (4-2)
6. Shrewsbury (5-1)
7. Hingham (4-1) — Harbormen were hard to keep out of the top 25.
8. Wachusett (4-2) — Two losses by a combined total of 14 points. 9. Lynn English (5-1) — Has scored at least 27 points in every game this season.
10. North Attleboro (4-2) — Has struggled with the teams on its schedule that have superior size.
Division 4
1. Nashoba (6-0)
2. Milton (5-1)
3. Marblehead (6-0)
4. Tantasqua (4-2) — Tough game with an unbeaten Northbridge team next.
5. Grafton (4-2) — Had no trouble with Uxbridge this weekend.
6. Marlboro (4-2) — Pitched third shutout of the season over the weekend.
7. Dracut (3-2) — Doesn't get any easier this week with Tewksbury next.
8. Gloucester (5-1) — Ran into a Marblehead team clicking on all cylinders.
9. Hopkinton (3-3) — Got back on the winning track against Medfield.
10. Wayland (5-1) — Biggest challenge of the season next in Lincoln-Sudbury.
Division 5
1. Falmouth (5-0)
2. Scituate (5-1) — Balance everywhere with this team.
3. Holliston (5-0) — Complete team right now.
4. Canton (6-0) — Massive showdown with North Attleboro next.
5. Northbridge (6-0) — Nothing but challenging opponents the rest of the way.
6. Hanover (4-2) — Couldn't get it going against Scituate.
7. Amesbury (5-1) — Things came a little easier this past weekend than the previous one.
8. East Longmeadow (5-1) — The Wing-T is not dead in Western Mass.
9. Nipmuc (5-1) — Defense has allowed double-digits just once.
10. Swampscott (5-1) — Nice rebound win over Revere.
Division 6
1. Old Rochester (6-0) — Game with Case should be a nice matchup.
2. Stoneham (6-0) — Rolling right along.
3. Ashland (6-0) — Holliston game will be a major tilt.
4. Medway (5-1) — No doubt would love to get another shot against the team above it.
5. Dedham (5-1) — Ditto.
6. Bishop Fenwick (5-1) — Ditto 2.0.
7. Hamilton-Wenham (4-2) — No problems with Manchester Essex/Rockport.
8. Ipswich (5-1) — Slipped past Lynnfield.
9. Littleton (5-1) — Big challenge at Maynard this week.
10. Norwell (2-3) — Tough loss to Rockland, but its two wins over Hamilton-Wenham and East Bridgewater keep the Clippers here.
Division 7
1. Mashpee (6-0)
2. Abington (5-1) — Green Wave have been a consistent force.
3. Cohasset (5-1) — Will have a shot at the No. 2 team here this weekend.
4. West Boylston (6-0) — Has been very impressive so far.
5. Oxford (6-0) — Another game, another rout.
6. St. Mary's (4-2) — Loss to Archies a surprise, but has to recover quick with Mashpee next.
7. Wahconah (5-1) — Got back on track in a big way by crushing Northampton.
8. Nantucket (4-2) — Intriguing game with Southeastern next.
9. Case (6-0) — Old Rochester will be toughest game of the regular season.
10. Blackstone Valley RVT (5-1) — Five straight wins now.
Division 8
1. Pope John XXIII (6-0) — Big-time win over St. John Paul II.
2. St. John Paul II (5-1) — Not going to drop this team for losing to the No. 1 squad.
3. Coyle-Cassidy (4-2) — Not able to pull the upset on Bishop Feehan.
4. Boston English/New Mission (5-0) — Bye before game with Charlestown.
5. St. Bernard's (5-1) — Bounced back in a big way.
6. Lee (6-0) — Decent test against Amherst next.
7. Lynn Tech (4-2) — Rolled past Georgetown.
8. Lunenburg (5-1) — Game with Littleton in two weeks will be a tough one.
9. West Bridgewater (5-1) — Took care of business against Monomoy.
10. Hoosac Valley (3-2) — Has allowed just six points combined in the last two weeks.