2024 winter MIAA state tournament MetroWest and Milford schedule and results
The path is set. Every MetroWest and Milford area basketball and hockey team that made the 2024 winter MIAA state tournament knows its first round matchup and its path.
There are 54 area teams alive at the start of the tournament. How long will they last? How many will be left standing at the end?
The opening rounds began Monday and will continue through the state finals March 17 at the TD Garden for hockey and March 15-17 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell for basketball.
Some teams were matched up with familiar faces, and others are taking long trips across the state. Keep up with all the action below:
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Monday, 2/26
Boys basketball
Division 3 Preliminary round
No. 32 Dighton-Rehoboth 79, No. 33 Nipmuc 53
Girls basketball
Division 1 Preliminary round
No. 26 Lincoln-Sudbury 59, No. 39 Medford 40: Evie Schwartz scored 18 points with four rebounds to send the Warriors (14-7) to the Round of 32. They will face No. 7 Weymouth (18-4) on Friday. L-S' Sarah Poland added 11 points and eight rebounds, while Carly McKeown contributed 10 points, seven assists and five steals.
Boys ice hockey
Division 1 Preliminary round
No. 32 Lincoln Sudbury 4, No. 33 Lexington 1: Johnny Aliferis scored a goal and contributed an assist for the Warriors (6-15-1). L-S' Dante Vanuto, Keenan Kirk and Tommy Kinzgogl also found the net, while Noah Shapiro and Matt Mahoney added an assist each. The win sets up a 6:40 p.m. date with top-seeded St. John's Prep at the Essex Sports Center on Wednesday.
Tuesday, 2/27
Boys basketball
Division 3 Preliminary round
No. 25 Hudson 59, No. 40 Blackstone Valley Tech 50
'Never hate on playoff basketball': Hudson earns doubleheader sweep at home
Division 4 Preliminary Round
No. 27 Millis 74, No. 38 St. Mary Parish (Westfield) 60: Senior Adam Hart posted 15 points and 10 rebounds in a double-double that sent Millis (10-11) to the Round of 32. Millis will travel to No. 6 Burke at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Division 5 Preliminary round
No. 32 Keefe Tech 71, No. 33 Mount Everett 59: Logan Greenlaw poured in 30 points with 15 rebounds to send the Broncos (11-10) to the Round of 32. Keefe Tech will face No. 1 Hoosac Valley at 6 p.m. Thursday. George Anastos canned three 3s for 15 points, and Noah Lyons scored 11 for Keefe Tech.
Horsin' around: Behind the mask with Keefe Tech mascot Billy the Bronco
Girls basketball
Division 1 Preliminary round
No. 33 Methuen 70, No. 32 Algonquin 44: Ashley Dameri led three Titans in double figures with 14 points. Sophia Hjerpe and Brooke Adams scored 12 each for Algonquin (10-11).
Division 2 Preliminary round
No. 27 Holliston 49, No. 38 Bay Path 30: Junior Megan Simpson dropped 19 points with five steals for the Panthers (10-11). No. 27 Holliston will face No. 6 South Community High on Saturday in the Round of 32 at 3:30 p.m. Sarah Kuchman pulled down 12 rebounds for the Panthers, while Kaylee MacDonald contributed nine rebounds, five steals and five assists. Holliston's Sophia Lynch scored 10 points.
Quadruple digits: Megan Simpson becomes eighth member of Holliston's 1,000-point club in loss to Norwood
No. 32 Westborough 57, No. 33 Marblehead 49: Annabelle Semeter netted 13 points, and Kate Sams and Rachel Carpenter each added 11 for the Rangers (13-8). Westborough plays at 5 p.m. Friday at top-seeded Medfield in the Round of 32.
Division 3 Preliminary round
No. 26 Hudson 63, No. 39 Lowell Catholic 42
No. 30 Triton 51, No. 35 Blackstone Valley Tech 37
No. 32 Bellingham 36, No. 33 AMSA 31
Division 4 Preliminary round
No. 22 Lunenburg 49, No. 43 Tri-County 31: Senior Gabby Dergham posted a double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and five steals in her final game for the Cougars (11-8). Tri-County freshman Neila Schweitzer pulled down 15 rebounds, and Jazmin Hancock scored eight points.
Boys ice hockey
Division 3 Preliminary round
No. 31 Hopedale 3, No. 34 Somerville 0: Sean McGee had a goal and assist, while Aiden Collins and Joe Butler scored as the Blue Raiders (6-13-2) scored three times in the final period. Nathan Morin earned the shutout for Hopedale, which will travel to face No. 2 Shawsheen Tech at 7 p.m. Thursday at Hallenbourg Arena in Billerica in the Round of 32.
Wednesday, 2/28
Boys basketball
Division 2 Preliminary round
No. 28 Westborough 77, No. 37 East Longmeadow 56: Justin McCafferty had 20 points and 10 rebounds to power the Rangers (14-7) in Westborough. Alec Desrosiers (17 points) hit five 3-pointers for the Rangers, who will face fifth-seeded Mansfield in the Round of 32 at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Westborough's Nicholas Bellofatto added 16 points with two 3s.
Boys ice hockey
Division 1 Round of 32
No. 4 Xaverian Brothers 9, No. 29 Framingham 1
No. 12 Franklin 3, No. 21 St. Mary's 2 (OT): Anthony Lampasona lit the lamp in overtime to send the Panthers (14-8) to the next round. Franklin will host No. 28 Weymouth (10-11-1), which upset No. 5 Archbishop Williams, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Pirelli Rink. Ben Paterson contributed two assists, while Tom Quinn and Dylan McEvoy each scored once for the Panthers. Franklin goalie Colby Wagner made 34 saves, and Langevin had an assist.
Ben Paterson sets up Dylan McEvoy for Franklin’s second goal Wednesday in a 3-2 win over St. Mary’s. @FHSSports moves on to host Weymouth (@wildcatnationAD) on Saturday at 7:30 pm in the @MIAA033 Sweet 16. @MetroWestSports @MassNZ @MassHSHockey @HNIBonline pic.twitter.com/aZlkTuHzRt
— Tim Dumas (@TimDumas) February 29, 2024
No. 3 Catholic Memorial 4, No. 30 Natick 1: Jeff Tavares saved 38 shots for the Redhawks, while Jack Byrne found the net once for Natick (8-14).
No. 1 St. John's Prep 6, No. 32 Lincoln Sudbury 2
No. 16 Wellesley 3, No. 17 Belmont 2: Paddy Maxwell had an assist and the game-winning goal for the Raiders at Boston Sports Institute. Wellesley (15-4-2) will visit top-seeded St. John's Prep in the Sweet 16 at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Essex Sports Center.
Division 2 Round of 32
No. 15 Masconomet 5, No. 18 Hopkinton 4 (OT)
Masco High School Hockey (@Mascohshockey) comes back after being down 4-1 to win it in OT! Alan Weitzman scored the game-winner against Hopkinton to move on to the round of 16! @MIAA033 @valleyrinks @HNIBonline @MassNZ @Mass_Hockey @MassHSHockey pic.twitter.com/36VnncqgOO
— LiveBarn (@LiveBarn) February 29, 2024
Division 3 Round of 32
No. 19 Watertown/Wayland 7, No. 15 St. Paul 4: James Erikson and Shane Desmond each notched a hat trick in the win. The Warriors (8-11-2) will face No. 3 Scituate (16-5-2) at 4:40 p.m. Friday at the Hobomock Arena in Pembroke.
No. 15 Blackstone Valley Tech 3, No. 18 North Middlesex Regional 2 (OT): Joe Manzi scored in overtime, and Chris Bouvier had a goal and two assists for the Beavers (18-3) at the Blackstone Valley IcePlex in Hopedale. Fifteenth-seeded BVT faces the winner of Shawsheen/Hopedale in the round of 16. BVT's Max Pilkington put away a goal in the second period, while Max Krauss contributed an assist.
Division 4 Round of 32
No. 24 Ashland 3, No. 9 Medway 0
No. 1 Winthrop 9, No. 32 Tri-County RVT 2
No. 17 Hudson 3, No. 16 Seekonk 2 (OT): Tim O'Malley scored on a feed from Jordan Sousa at 2:51 of overtime to send the Hawks (13-8) past the Warriors (11-10) at the New England Sports Village in Attleboro. O'Malley also scored in the second period, while Sousa tallied in the first. Hudson will travel to top-seeded Winthrop at 2 p.m. Saturday in the round of 16. Hudson's Luke Lewis contributed an assist.
No. 5 Dover-Sherborn 6, No. 28 Boston Latin 1: Brayden McKenna scored his 15th goal of the season with two assists in an opening round win for the Raiders (17-4). Max Niit found the net twice for D-S to send them to the Round of 16 against No. 12 Dedham at the Rivers School on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. D-S' Christos Rogaris had two assists, while Max Patenaude, Sam Hinckley and Matthias Sarnblad found the net once each for the Raiders. Sawyer Garzone, Cole McEwen and Benson contributed an assist each. Raiders goalie Andrew Goldstein saved 16 shots, including a breakaway.
Girls ice hockey
Division 1 Round of 32
No. 6 Methuen 6, No. 27 Wellesley 0
No. 12 North Andover 1, No. 21 Natick 0
Only getting older: Freshman goalie Sophia Luoni playing beyond her years for Natick girls hockey
No. 1 Notre Dame (Hingham) 7, No. 32 Franklin 1: Kaitlin Johnson found the net for the Panthers (7-14-1) from line mates Lily Santiago and Bridget Haggerty.
No. 3 Lincoln-Sudbury 5, No. 30 Arlington Catholic 0: Harper Friedholm put away two goals for the Warriors (18-2-1) at Valley Sports Arena. L-S will host either No. 14 Belmont or No. 19 Billerica in the Sweet 16.
No. 7 Shrewsbury 2, No. 26 Bishop Stang 1: Freshman Paige O’Donnell and junior Mia Ryder scored third-period goals as the Colonials (12-4-5) prevailed at NorthStar Ice Sports. Shrewsbury advanced to meet the winner of Thursday’s game between No. 10 Bishop Feehan and No. 23 Reading on Friday at 5:30 p.m. back at NorthStar. Lauren Albertson, Blair Fay and Kealy Fay each added an assist for the Colonials, while Risa Montoya saved 13 shots.
Division 2 Round of 32
No. 3 Burlington 5, No. 30 Medway 1
Thursday, 2/29
Boys basketball
Division 1 Round of 32
No. 16 Waltham 64, No. 17 Natick 57
Division 3 Round of 32
No. 8 Newburyport 60, No. 25 Hudson 50: Jake Attaway scored 20 points for the Hawks (11-11). Hudson's Jackson O'Brien added 15 points.
No. 16 Abington 72, No. 17 Medway 68: Caden Reisman dropped 17 points for the Mustangs (10-11). Medway's Jacob White added 16 points.
Division 4 Round of 32
No. 6 Burke 94, No. 27 Millis 57: Jason Fournier led MIllis (10-12) with 12 points.
Division 5 Round of 32
No. 1 Hoosac Valley 78, No. 32 Keefe Tech 54: George Anastos scored 16 points with three 3s for the Broncos (11-11) in the Berkshires. Keefe Tech's Logan Greenlaw added 12 points with nine rebounds.
No. 8 Hopedale 57, No. 25 Innovation Academy 32: Patrick Madden dropped four 3s and poured in 27 points to go along with nine rebounds for the Blue Raiders (11-10). Hopedale's Robbie Manning added 12 points, as eight Blue Raiders found their way to the score sheet. The Blue Raiders will host No. 9 Granby at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Girls basketball
Division 1 Round of 32
No. 5 Wellesley 42, No. 28 Durfee 28: Shannon Wellburn scored 17 points, and the Raiders (17-4) reached the Sweet 16. Tara Battaglino added 13 points, and Shea Wellburn scored 10 for Wellesley. The Raiders will host No. 12 Bridgewater-Raynham (15-6) at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 13 Andover 45, No. 20 Franklin 43: Chloe Fales led the Panthers (10-11) with 15 points. Franklin's Norah MacCallum scored nine, and Lena Malymina added seven.
Division 3 Round of 32
No. 8 Dover-Sherborn 60, No. 25 Saugus 34: Erica Hill dropped a double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Raiders (14-7). D-S' Elliana Scalabrine contributed 24 points. The Raiders will host No 9 Pentucket (20-1) on Tuesday at a time to be determined.
No. 1 Foxborough 75, No. 32 Bellingham 37
"This is what kept me going. My team": Cancer battle won't keep Maggie Kane away from Bellingham girls basketball
Division 4 Round of 32
No. 4 Millis 82, No. 29 Blue Hills RVT 23: Lindsey Grattan led four Millis players in double figures with 12 points. Kyra Rice added 11, while Grace Higgins and Molly Rand each scored 10. Millis will host No. 13 Wahconah (15-6) on Monday at 6 p.m. in the Round of 16.
Division 5 Round of 32
No. 11 Hopedale 48, No. 22 Granby 28: Phoebe Carroll messed around and got a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals for the Blue Raiders (11-10). Hopedale's Mackenzie Reynolds contributed 15 points and six rebounds. The Blue Raiders will face either No. 6 Palmer or No. 27 Ware in the Round of 16.
Boys ice hockey
Division 2 Round of 32
No. 19 Whitman-Hanson 7, No. 14 Algonquin 6 (OT)
Division 3 Round of 32
No. 17 Marlborough 5, No. 16 Bedford 1: Colin Glynn distributed four assists with a goal for the Panthers (10-8-3). . Marlborough's Anthony Skillings scored two goals, while Luc Masse had a goal and assist. The Panthers will travel to face top-seeded Nauset at 6 p.m. Saturday in Orleans.
No. 2 Shawsheen Valley Tech 3, No. 31 Hopedale 1: Aiden Collins found the net for the Blue Raiders (6-14-2) in the third period. Hopedale's Sean McGee added the assist.
Girls ice hockey
Division 2 Round of 32
No. 5 Algonquin 6, No. 28 Auburn 0
Friday, 3/1
Boys basketball
Division 1 Round of 32
No. 3 Franklin 78, No. 30 Bridgewater-Raynham 57
No. 11 Cambridge Rindge & Latin 61, No. 22 Lincoln-Sudbury 58
Division 2 Round of 32
No. 22 Milford 57, No. 11 Nashoba 50
No. 5 Mansfield 62, No. 28 Westborough 45
Division 3 Round of 32
No. 23 Dover-Sherborn 47, No. 10 St. Mary's 46: Melson Melchionda scored 16 points, and Jono Windle added 14 for the Raiders (13-8) in the upset.
Girls basketball
Division 1 Round of 32
No. 11 Framingham 59, No. 22 Newton North 50
No. 9 Quincy 55, No. 24 Hopkinton 36: Elena Davies hit two 3s and led the Hillers (10-1) with nine points.
No. 7 Weymouth 58, No. 21 Lincoln-Sudbury 46: Evie Schwartz scored 17 points for the Warriors (14-8), and Sarah Poland added 12.
Division 2 Round of 32
No. 1 Medfield 68, No. 32 Westborough 50: Kate Sams scored 27 points, Rachel Carpenter hit four 3-pointers for 12 and Annabelle Semeter netted 11 points for the No. 32 Rangers (13-9).
No. 10 Mansfield 72, No. 23 Marlborough 65
Division 3 Round of 32
No. 3 Medway 49, No. 30 Triton Regional 30
No. 7 Sandwich 66, No. 26 Hudson 37
Saturday, 3/2
Boys basketball
Division 2 Round of 32
No. 38 Middleborough 71, No. 6 Hopkinton 58: Jack Ianelli scored 16 points with five assists for the Hillers. Cooper Willadsen led Hopkinton with 17 points.
Girls basketball
Division 2 Round of 32
No. 6 South High Community 76, No. 27 Holliston 33
Boys ice hockey
Division 1 Sweet 16
No. 1 St. John's Prep 7, No. 16 Wellesley 1
No. 12 Franklin 7, No. 28 Weymouth 3: Dylan McEvoy notched a hat trick for the Panthers (15-8). Franklin's Ben Paterson added two assists with a goal, while Anthony Lampasona, Dan Daley and Owen Ariente contributed a goal and an assist each. Jack Wernig, Logan Marchand, Tom Quinn and Jake Harringon added one assist each. Franklin goalie Colby Wagner made 28 saves. The Panthers will face No. 4 Xaverian (17-4-1) in the quarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Loring Arena.
Division 3 Sweet 16
No. 3 Scituate 6, No. 19 Watertown/Wayland 1
No. 1 Nauset 2, No. 17 Marlborough 1: Cameron Ellsworth scored in the second period for the Panthers (9-9-3). Marlborough's Colin Glynn added an assist.
Division 4 Sweet 16
No. 1 Winthrop 6, No. 17 Hudson 1
No. 5 Dover-Sherborn/Weston 4, No. 12 Dedham 1: Sam Hinckley and Andrew Marden had a goal and an assist each to send the Raiders (18-4) to the quarterfinals. D-S/Weston's Max Niit and Max Patenaude each found the net once, while Patrick Benson, Christos Rogaris, Brayden McKenna and Calvin Roman contributed an assist each. Andrew Goldstein saved 14 shots. The Raiders will face No. 4 Sandwich (19-4-1) at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Stoneham Arena in the quarterfinals.
Girls ice hockey
Division 1 Sweet 16
No. 7 Shrewsbury 4, No. 10 Bishop Feehan 1
No. 14 Belmont 4, No. 3 Lincoln-Sudbury 1
Division 2 Sweet 16
No. 5 Algonquin 3, No. 21 Martha's Vineyard 0: Addy Cagan saved 19 shots for her second consecutive postseason shutout. Emily Johns scored twice for the Titans (15-6-1), who will face No. 4 Nauset (19-2-1) at The Bog in Kingston at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday. Algonquin's Madelyn Glynn also found the net in the second period, while Brenna Joyce, Sara Albanese, Bryn Domolky and Courtney Shifrin each contributed one assist.
Sunday, 3/3
Boys ice hockey
Division 3 Sweet 16
No. 2 Shawsheen Valley Tech 3, No. 15 Blackstone Valley Tech 0
Division 4 Sweet 16
No. 24 Ashland 5, No. 8 Martha's Vineyard 3
FINAL From The VINEYARD
Ashland 6, Martha’s Vineyard 3
No. 24 Clockers Will Travel To No. 1 Winthrop For A Round Of 8 Game.
Date And Time Are TBA.@BostonHeraldHS @GlobeSchools @HNIBonline @MetroWestSports pic.twitter.com/uO0c26VRY0— Ashland Athletics (@ClockerAD) March 3, 2024
Monday, 3/4
Girls basketball
Division 4 Sweet 16
No. 4 Millis 57, No. 13 Wahconah 28
Tuesday, 3/5
Girls basketball
Division 1 Sweet 16
No. 12 Bridgewater-Raynham 43, No. 5 Wellesley 42 (OT): Tara Battaglino dropped a double-double with 13 points and 18 rebounds for the Raiders (17-5), while Shannon Welburn scored 16 points. Wellesley's Shea Welburn added 13 points. B-R's Reese Bartlett dropped in the winning floater with 2.7 seconds on the clock in the extra frame.
No. 6 Central Catholic 54, No. 11 Framingham 51
Division 3 Sweet 16
No. 9 Pentucket 52, No. 8 Dover-Sherborn 47
No. 3 Medway 60, No. 14 Springfield International Charter 55
Division 5 Sweet 16
No. 6 Palmer 53, No. 11 Hopedale 32
Wednesday, 3/6
Boys basketball
Division 1 Sweet 16
No. 3 Franklin 81, No. 14 Putnam 55
Division 2 Sweet 16
No. 38 Middleborough 76, No. 22 Milford 71
Division 3 Sweet 16
No. 23 Dover-Sherborn 71, No. 7 Apponequet 64 (OT)
Division 5 Sweet 16
No. 8 Hopedale 55, No. 9 Granby 22
Boys Hockey
Division 4 Elite 8
No. 5 Dover-Sherborn/Weston 2, No. 4 Sandwich 1
No. 1 Winthrop 7, No. 24 Ashland 0
Girls hockey
Division 2 Elite 8
No. 5 Algonquin 2, No. 4 Nauset 1 (OT)
Thursday, 3/7
Boys hockey
Division 1 Elite 8
No. 4 Xaverian 5, No. 12 Franklin 1
Girls hockey
Division 1 Elite 8
No. 2 St. Mary's 2, No. 7 Shrewsbury 1
Friday, 3/8
Boys basketball
Division 3 Elite 8
No. 2 Old Rochester 72, No. 23 Dover-Sherborn 55: Mason Melchionda scored 20 points, but the Blue Raiders' run of upsets came to an end.
Division 5 Elite 8
No. 1 Hoosac Valley 59, No. 8 Hopedale 48
Girls basketball
Division 3 Elite 8
No. 3 Medway 41, No. 27 Newburyport 34
Division 4 Elite 8
No. 4 Millis 42, No. 5 Littleton 38
Saturday, 3/9
Boys basketball
Division 1 Elite 8
No. 3 Franklin 66, No. 6 BC High 49
Boys ice hockey
Division 4 Final Four
FINAL: D-S/Weston 2, Winthrop 1
This save from senior goaltender Andrew Goldstein in the final round of a shootout secures a wild win for D-S/Weston over Winthrop as the Raiders now move on to play in the Division 4 state final at TD Garden. pic.twitter.com/IpKcQPvsOC— Tommy Cassell (@tommycassell44) March 9, 2024
No. 5 Dover-Sherborn 2, No. 1 Winthrop 1 (SO): Andrew Goldstein made 43 saves and stopped four of Winthrop's five shots in the shootout to send the Raiders (20-4) to TD Garden. Brayden McKenna scored unassisted and shorthanded in the second period and converted a shootout goal. Calvin Roman also scored in the shootout. D-S/Weston will face No. 6 Hanover (15-9), 11 a.m. at TD Garden on Sunday.
Big ups from Big Z: Former Bruins captain Zdeno Chara wishes Dover-Sherborn/Weston hockey luck in Final Four
Girls ice hockey
Division 2 Final Four
No. 1 Duxbury 3, No. 5 Algonquin 1
Monday, 3/11
Girls basketball
Division 3 Final Four
No. 2 Norwell 52, No. 3 Medway 39
Tuesday, 3/12
Boys basketball
Division 1 Final Four
No. 3 Franklin 66, No. 2 Catholic Memorial 52
Girls basketball
Division 4 Final Four
No. 1 Cathedral 68, No. 4 Millis 37
Sunday, 3/17
Boys basketball
Division 1 state championship
No. 1 Worcester North 59, No. 3 Franklin 53
Boys ice hockey
Division 4 state championship
No. 5 Dover-Sherborn/Weston 5, No. 6 Hanover 1
This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: 2024 MIAA winter tournament schedule and results from MetroWest
