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The road to TD Garden: MIAA announces high school girls hockey state tournament field

eric mchugh, the patriot ledger
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The MIAA released the pairings for the high school hockey and basketball tournaments on Saturday.

The South Shore, as it usually is, will be well represented in the girls hockey field with 14 teams in the two state tournaments.

Duxbury is the defending Division 2 state champion. The Dragons defeated Canton, 5-2, in last year's final. Notre Dame Academy and Archbishop Williams were state semifinalists last year.

The finals are scheduled for Sunday, March 17 at TD Garden.

Duxbury goalie Anna McGinty, center, stops the shot of Notre Dame Academy's Lauren White, right, during the Tenney Cup Hockey Tournament at The Bog in Kingston, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022.
Duxbury goalie Anna McGinty, center, stops the shot of Notre Dame Academy's Lauren White, right, during the Tenney Cup Hockey Tournament at The Bog in Kingston, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022.

Div. 1

The field

1.Notre Dame Academy (14-4-2)

2. St. Mary's (Lynn)

3. Lincoln-Sudbury

4. Malden Catholic

5. Hingham (16-5-1)

6. Methuen

7. Shrewsbury

8. Pope Francis

9. Peabody Veterans

10. Bishop Feehan

11. Archbishop Williams (9-10-2)

12. North Andover

13. Winthrop

14. Belmont

15. Andover

16. Braintree (9-9-3)

17. Needham

18. Boston Latin

19. Billerica Memorial

20. Westford Academy

21. Natick

22. Waltham

23. Reading Memorial

24. Winchester

25. Arlington

26. Bishop Stang

27. Wellesley

28. Shawsheen Valley Tech

29. Barnstable

30. Arlington Catholic

31. Weymouth (10-9-3)

32. Franklin

Hingham captain Caroline Doherty takes a back handed shot at the Bishops net guarded by Kathryn McLeish. Hingham girls hockey hosted Archbishop Williams at Pilgrim Arena on Wednesday Jan. 10, 2024
Hingham captain Caroline Doherty takes a back handed shot at the Bishops net guarded by Kathryn McLeish. Hingham girls hockey hosted Archbishop Williams at Pilgrim Arena on Wednesday Jan. 10, 2024

Who do the locals play?

No. 32 Franklin at No. 1 NDA

No. 17 Needham at No. 16 Braintree

No. 28 Shawsheen Valley Tech at No. 5 Hingham

No. 31 Weymouth at No. 2 St. Mary's (Lynn), Feb. 28, 5 p.m. (Connery Rink)

No. 22 Waltham at No. 11 Archbishop Williams

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Bracket breakdown

Best first-round match: No. 17 Needham at No. 16 Braintree

Upset pick: No. 18 Boston Latin over No. 15 Andover

State-champ prediction: No. 1 Notre Dame Academy

Duxbury sophomore Maddie Greenwood takes control of the puck from Malden Catholic's Aviana Panacopoulos at The Bog in Kingston on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Duxbury sophomore Maddie Greenwood takes control of the puck from Malden Catholic's Aviana Panacopoulos at The Bog in Kingston on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Div. 2

The field

  1. Duxbury (19-3-0)

  2. Falmouth

  3. Burlington

  4. Nauset Regional

  5. Algonquin

  6. Longmeadow

  7. Canton (17-4-1)

  8. Pembroke (15-5-0)

  9. Milton (17-4-1)

  10. Westwood

  11. Marshfield (12-8-0)

  12. Dedham

  13. Sandwich

  14. Plymouth North/South (9-8-3)

  15. King Philip Regional

  16. Walpole

  17. Gloucester

  18. Medfield

  19. Beverly

  20. Stoneham/Wilmington

  21. Martha's Vineyard Regional

  22. Norwell/Scituate/Abington (7-12-1)

  23. Woburn Memorial

  24. Norwood

  25. Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake (7-12-1)

  26. Hanover (9-9-1)

  27. Leominster

  28. Auburn

  29. Dennis-Yarmouth

  30. Medway

  31. Newburyport

  32. Boston Latin Academy

Pembroke's Jen Birolini during a game against Duxbury at Hobomock Arena in Pembroke on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.
Pembroke's Jen Birolini during a game against Duxbury at Hobomock Arena in Pembroke on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

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Who do the locals play?

No. 32 Boston Latin Academy at No. 1 Duxbury

No. 24 Norwood at No. 9 Milton

No. 25 Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake at No. 8 Pembroke, Feb. 29, 5 p.m. (Hobomock Arena)

No. 26 Hanover at No. 7 Canton

No. 19 Beverly at No. 14 Plymouth South

No. 22 Norwell/Scituate/Abington at No. 11 Marshfield

Bracket breakdown

Best first-round match: No. 25 Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake at No. 8 Pembroke

Upset pick: No. 21 Martha's Vineyard Regional over No. 12 Dedham

State-champ prediction: No. 1 Duxbury

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: MIAA high school girls hockey state tournament bracket