Rank | Preseason | Jan 1 (Latest Rankings) | |
1 | St. John’s Prep | St. John’s Prep (5-0) | Big wins at BABC Holiday Tournament against New Mission and New Bedford. Plus Pat Connaughton. |
2 | Central Catholic | Central Catholic (5-1) | Loss to Andover in Greater Lawrence Holiday Tournament, but the Raiders are still the toughest competition for the Prep. |
3 | Brockton | Cambridge (4-0) | Size, Athleticism, and talent on display on BABC Holiday Tournament. Sophomore 6’8” Jacquil Taylor good be a difference maker. |
4 | New Mission | New Bedford (4-1) | Looked good in Holiday Tournament. Athletic and have a go to man in Jules Tavares. |
5 | Newton North | New Mission (3-3) | Lost to St. John’s Prep and Mansfield in BABC Holiday Tournament but this team has lot of weapons in Kachi Nzerem, Samir McDaniel, and 6’6” sophomore Nate Anderson. |
6 | Lawrence | Lawrence (4-1) | Lost to Central Catholic in the first round of the Greater Lawrence Christmas Tournament, but Jaylen Alicea can take team far. |
7 | Cambridge | Weymouth (5-0) | Jared Terrell can score in bunches and has this squad undefeated. |
8 | Charlestown | Westfield (7-0) | Alex Gatska is playing well and Westfield is the best team in Western Mass. |
9 | Westfield | Watertown (5-0) | Marco Coppola and Watertown have shown themselves to be the best team in the Middlesex League. |
10 | Shrewsbury | Charlestown (5-0) | Undefeated early |
11 | Andover | Andover (5-1) | Merry Christmas. Central knocked off Lawrence, and Andover knocked off Central. Plus Joe Bramanti and Sam Dowden a good 1-2 punch. |
12 | Springfield Central | St. John’s Shrewsbury (5-3) | St. John’s easily handled Shrewsbury in 2010 LASKA Yuletide Invitational Tournament. Undefeated at home as 3 losses all in Gonzaga, DC. |
13 | Reading | North Andover (5-1) | Junior Zach Karalis and sophomore Derek Collins together can beat any team in the State. |
14 | Lexington | Acton-Boxborough (5-1) | Lost to Westford by a point in Holiday Tournament final, but still a favorite in DCL Play. |
15 | Acton Boxborough | Doherty (3-1) | Doherty easily captured the Inter-high Holiday tournament in Worcester behind Andre Santana. |
16 | St. John's Shrewsbury | Brockton (4-2) | Two early losses that were unexpected. |
17 | Lincoln Sudbury | Westford (5-0) | Won the IAABO95 Holiday Tournament with a big win against Acton Boxborough to remain undefeated. |
18 | Doherty | Newton North (3-1) | Early injuries impacting team, but Freshman Aaron Falzon is real special. |
19 | New Bedford | Mansfield (3-1) | Look impressive in Holiday Tournament. Lost to New Bedford but beat New Mission. |
20 | BC High | East Boston (2-2) | Early loss to the St. John’s Prep, but back on track. |
21 | None | Hamilton-Wenham (6-0) | Off to a big start with margin of victory 25 points. |