MIAA releases Divisions 1-5 high school boys soccer state tournament fields

The MIAA released the Division 1-through-5 high school boys soccer state tournament brackets Wednesday afternoon.

A total of 24 South Shore teams made the fields. Weymouth (No. 5 in Div. 1), Hingham (No. 4 in Div. 2), Oliver Ames (No. 6 in Div. 2), Norwell (No. 3 in Div. 3), Pembroke (No. 4 in Div. 3) and Cohasset (No. 1 in Div. 4) are among the area's favorites, as its six highest-ranked teams in their respective divisions.

Dates and times for the first round matchups are to be announced, as is the neutral site for the state championship round.

Div. 1

1. Concord-Carlisle

2. Needham

3. Acton-Boxborough

4. St. John's Prep

5. Weymouth (12-3-4)

6. Brookline

7. Newton North

8. Newton South

9. Lowell

10. Franklin

11. Winchester

12. Brockton (11-3-2)

13. Framingham

14. Natick

15. Boston College High (10-5-3)

16. Leominster

17. Lincoln-Sudbury

18.  Braintree (9-5-4)

19. Cambridge Rindge & Lat.

20. Ludlow

21. Somerville

22. North Andover

23. Attleboro

24. Shrewsbury

25. Beverly

26. Saint John's

27. Algonquin

28. Barnstable

29. Westford Academy

30. Belmont

31. Lexington

32. Peabody Veterans

33. Durfee

34. Plymouth North (12-2-4)

35. Medford

36. Boston Latin

37. King Philip Regional

38. New Bedford

39. Bishop Feehan

40. Marshfield (8-7-3)

41. Methuen

42. Springfield Central

43. Diman RVT

Who do the locals play?

No. 18 Braintree at No. 15 BC High

No. 34 Plymouth North at No. 31 Lexington

No. 40 Marshfield at No. 25 Beverly

No. 21 Somerville at No. 12 Brockton

Bracket breakdown

Best first round matchup: No. 18 Braintree at No. 15 BC High

Upset pick: No. 34 Plymouth North over No. 31 Lexington

State champion prediction: No. 1 Concord-Carlisle

Div. 2

1. Bedford

2. Billerica Memorial

3. Hingham (17-1-0)

4. Nashoba Regional

5. Wakefield Memorial

6. Oliver Ames (14-3-1)

7. Melrose

8. Hopkinton

9. Grafton

10. Westwood

11. Masconomet Regional

12. Somerset Berkley Reg.

13. Marlborough

14. West Springfield

15. Dartmouth

16. Wayland

17. Reading Memorial

18. Westborough

19. Revere

20. Walpole

21. East Longmeadow

22. Milton (3-11-4)

23. Mansfield

24. North Attleborough

25. Duxbury (7-5-5)

26. Minnechaug

27. Marblehead

28. Milford

29. Agawam

30. Woburn Memorial

31. Longmeadow

32. Doherty Memorial

33. Northampton

34. South High Community

35. North High

36. Scituate (7-7-4)

37. Plymouth South

38. Chicopee Comp.

39. Southeastern RV

Who do the locals play?

No. 3 Hingham vs. winner of No. 30 Woburn Memorial / No. 35 North High

No. 6 Oliver Ames vs. winner of No. 27 Marblehead / No. 38 Chicopee Comp.

No. 22 Milton at No. 11 Masconomet Regional

No. 25 Duxbury at No. 8 Hopkinton

No. 38 Scituate at No. 29 Agawam

Bracket breakdown

Best first round matchup: No. 15 Dartmouth vs. No. 18 Westwood

Upset pick: No. 22 Milton over No. 11 Masconomet Regional

State champion prediction: No. 4 Hingham

Div. 3

1. Oakmont Regional

2. Gloucester

3. Norwell (15-2-2)

4. Pembroke (14-2-1)

5. Ashland

6. Dedham

7. Blackstone Valley RVT

8. Swampscott

9. Dover-Sherborn

10. Nauset Regional

11. Medfield

12. North Middlesex

13. North Reading

14. St. Mary's

15. Newburyport

16. Holliston

17. Greater New Bedford

18.  Hanover (9-5-4)

19. Medway

20. Boston Latin Academy

21. Tantasqua Regional

22. Watertown

23. Belchertown

24. Tewksbury Memorial

25. Greater Lowell Tech

26. Dighton-Rehoboth

27. Old Rochester Reg.

28. Sandwich

29. Weston

30. Pope Francis

31. East Bridgewater (11-5-4)

32. Norton

33. Auburn

34. Martha's Vineyard Reg.

35. Archbishop Williams (11-4-4)

36. Shawsheen Valley Tech

37. Essex North Shore

38. Fairhaven

39. Assabet Valley RVT

40. Chicopee

41. Taconic

Who do the locals play?

No. 3 Norwell vs. Winner of No. 30 Pope Francis / No. 35 Archbishop Williams

No. 4 Pembroke vs. Winner of No. 29 Weston / No. 36 Shawsheen Valley Tech

No. 18 Hanover at. No. 15 Newburyport

No. 34 Martha's Vineyard at No. 31 East Bridgewater

Bracket breakdown

Best first round matchup: No. 18 Hanover at. No. 15 Newburyport

Upset pick: No. 18 Hanover at. No. 15 Newburyport

State champion pick: No. 3 Norwell

Div. 4

1. Cohasset (13-3-2)

2. Lynnfield

3. Hampshire Regional

4. Hamilton-Wenham

5. Gardner

6. Excel Academy Charter

7. Monument Mountain

8. Frontier Regional

9. Monomoy

10. Rockland (11-6-1)

11. Lunenburg

12. Northeast Metro RVT

13. Adv. Math & Science

14. Lynn Vo-Tech

15. Millbury

16. Whitinsville Christian

17. Nantucket

18. Abington (10-6-2)

19. Pittsfield

20. Bay Path RVT

21. Stoneham

22. Leicester

23. Bellingham

24. Littleton

25. Tyngsborough

26. Ipswich

27. East Boston

28. Minuteman Regional

29. Winthrop

30. Manchester Essex

31. Northbridge

32. Mashpee

33. Greater Lawrence Tech

34. Sturgis Charter East

35. Tri-County RVT

36. South Hadley

37. Trivium School

38. Westfield Technical Acad.

39. O’Bryant

40. Falmouth Academy

41. Blue Hills RVT (7-7-2)

42. South Shore Vo-Tech (9-7-1)

Who do the locals play?

No. 33 Greater Lawrence Tech/No. 32 Mashpee winner at No. 1 Cohasset

No. 41 Blue Hills at No. 24 Littleton (prelim)

No. 42 South Shore Tech at No. 23 Bellingham (prelim)

South Shore Tech/Bellingham winner at No. 10 Rockland

No. 18 Abington at No. 15 Millbury

Bracket breakdown

Best first-round game: No. 18 Abington at No. 15 Millbury

Upset pick: No. 21 Stoneham over No. 12 Northeast Metro

State-champ prediction: No. 1 Cohasset

Div. 5

1. Sutton

2. Douglas

3. Bromfield School

4. Boston International

5. Maynard

6. Tahanto Regional

7. Burke

8. Westport

9. Hopedale

10. Rockport

11. Ayer Shirley

12. Saint John Paul II

13. Mount Greylock

14. Mystic Valley Charter

15. Keefe Tech

16. Mahar Regional

17. Ware

18. Georgetown

19. Quaboag Regional

20. Salem Academy

21. Brighton

22. KIPP Academy Lynn

23. Pioneer Charter

24. Hull (7-10-1)

25. University Park

26. Upper Cape Cod RVT

27. Tech Boston Acad.

28. Millis

29. Athol

30. Smith Vo-Tech

31. Pathfinder RVT

32. Rising Tide Charter (9-6-3)

33. Lenox Memorial

34. Hoosac Valley

35. Atlantis Charter

36. Charlestown

37. Neighborhood House

38. Smith Academy

39. Granby

40. Pioneer Vall. Chinese Imm.

41. Holbrook (9-7-2)

42. Excel

43. Turners Falls

44. Roxbury Prep Charter

45. Greenfield

46. McCann Tech

47 Boston Collegiate

48 Pioneer Valley Reg.

Who do the locals play?

No. 41 Holbrook at No. 24 Hull (prelim)

No. 33 Lenox at No. 32 Rising Tide (prelim)

Bracket breakdown

Best first-round game: No. 41 Holbrook at No. 24 Hull (prelim)

Upset pick: No. 34 Hoosac Valley over No. 31 Pathfinder

State-champ prediction: No. 1 Sutton

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