Our top team in the state, Catholic Memorial, flexed its muscles with a dominant, out-of-state win over Bishop Hendricken of Rhode Island. Franklin made a huge statement with a decisive win over Mansfield. Other than that, not a ton of movement in the top 10. We’ll see what happens with another big week of games coming.
Onto the rankings . . .
1. Catholic Memorial (3-0) — Long layoff did not hurt the Knights.
2. Everett (3-0) — Bye week before Lynn Classical.
3. St. John’s Prep (4-0) — Took down a young B-R team.
4. Xaverian (3-1) — Getting better each week.
5. Central Catholic (3-1) — Defense keeps improving.
6. Springfield Central (2-2) — Offense clicked despite no William Watson.
- Lincoln-Sudbury (3-0) —Dominated Fitchburg.
8. Reading (4-0) — Big one next with Woburn.
9. Milford (4-0) — Gets Mansfield next.
10. Franklin (4-0) — Huge win over Mansfield.
11. Marblehead (4-0) — Unbeaten Masconomet coming up.
12. Mansfield (3-1) — Hornets still a contender in Div. 2.
13. Barnstable (3-1) — Outlasted a tough Durfee team.
14. Duxbury (2-1) — A week of rest.
15. Marshfield (3-1) — Handled a good La Salle (RI) team.
16. Natick (3-1) — Offense had punch vs. Brockton.
17. Grafton (4-0) — Another week, another big win for this team.
18. Scituate (3-1) — Has not allowed a point since Duxbury loss.
19. Wachusett (3-1) — Really starting to play well.
20. Foxboro (3-1) — Offense racking up points.
21. King Philip (3-1) — Beat an improved Taunton team.
22. St. John’s (S) (2-2) — No problems with Malden Catholic.
23. St. Mary’s (4-0) — Beat Bishops Feehan and Fenwick in back-to-back weeks.
24. Northbridge (4-0) — Has shined against a tough schedule so far.
25. Billerica (4-0) — Getting it done on both sides of the ball.
First 15 out (in alphabetical order)
Abington (4-0); Algonquin (3-1); Ashland (4-0); Bishop Feehan (3-1); Bishop Fenwick (3-1); Danvers (3-1); Lawrence (3-1); Marlboro (3-1); Methuen (3-1); Milton (3-1); Minnechaug (3-1); North Attleboro (2-2); Plymouth South (3-1); Shepherd Hill (3-1); Stoneham (4-0)