Vermont high school playoffs: 2024 VPA winter tournament pairings
The Vermont Principals' Association released its 2024 winter tournament pairings for boys basketball, girls basketball, girls hockey and boys hockey.
The Division I boys and girls basketball championships are slated for Patrick Gym on Feb. 29 and March 6, respectively. The D-II, III and IV boys and girls basketball finals are scheduled for Barre Auditorium on March 2 and 9, respectively. The Division II hockey title games will be March 5 with the D-I doubleheader set for March 7 at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
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(Editor's note: This file will be updated nightly during playoff season by the Burlington Free Press sports department. Schedules and game times subject to change).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION I
Playdowns
Monday, Feb. 26
No. 5 Colchester 70, No. 12 Rice 29
No. 8 Mount Mansfield 70, No. 9 Brattleboro 39
No. 7 BFA-St. Albans 40, No. 10 Burr and Burton 36
No. 6 Essex 59, No. 11 South Burlington 31
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Feb. 29
No. 1 Champlain Valley 37, No. 8 Mount Mansfield 21
No. 4 Rutland 56, No. 5 Colchester 27
No. 3 Burlington 60, No. 6 Essex 41
No. 2 St. Johnsbury 55, No. 7 BFA-St. Albans 24
Semifinals
Sunday, March 3
At Patrick Gym
No. 1 Champlain Valley 46, No. 4 Rutland 20
No. 2 St. Johnsbury 45, No. 3 Burlington 42
D-I championship
Wednesday, March 6
At Patrick Gym
No. 1 Champlain Valley 38, No. 2 St. Johnsbury 33
DIVISION II
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Playdowns
No. 2 Fair Haven 45, No. 15 Middlebury 37
No. 5 Lyndon 45, No. 12 Montpelier 24
No. 8 Enosburg 66, No. 9 Springfield 29
No. 4 Harwood 66, No. 13 Milton 33
No. 11 Spaulding 48, No. 6 Mount Abraham 44
No. 1 North Country 59, No. 16 Otter Valley 29
No. 7 Hartford 50, No. 10 Missisquoi 40
No. 3 Lamoille 44, No. 14 U-32 28
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 1
No. 2 Fair Haven 53, No. 7 Hartford 35
No. 1 North Country 48, No. 8 Enosburg 40
No. 4 Harwood 50, No. 5 Lyndon 43
No. 3 Lamoille 54, No. 11 Spaulding 41
Semifinals
At Barre Auditorium
Monday, March 4
No. 1 North Country 48, No. 4 Harwood 30
Wednesday, March 6
No. 2 Fair Haven 36, No. 3 Lamoille 28
D-II championship
Saturday, March 9
At Barre Auditorium
Game 15: No. 1 North Country (21-2) vs. No. 2 Fair Haven (19-4), 3:45 p.m.
DIVISION III
Playdowns
Tuesday, Feb. 27
No. 4 Thetford 57, No. 13 Woodstock 16
No. 5 White River Valley 63, No. 12 Mill River 21
Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 7 Vergennes 69, No. 10 Winooski 37
No. 8 Oxbow 54, No. 9 Randolph 35
No. 3 Richford 56, No. 14 BFA-Fairfax 19
No. 6 Bellows Falls 41, No. 11 Green Mountain 32
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 1
No. 2 Windsor 62, No. 7 Vergennes 40
No. 5 White River Valley 55, No. 4 Thetford 36
No. 1 Hazen 59, No. 8 Oxbow 32
Saturday, March 2
No. 3 Richford 40, No. 6 Bellows Falls 38
Semifinals
Thursday, March 7
At Barre Auditorium
No. 1 Hazen 70, No. 5 White River Valley 49
No. 2 Windsor 46, No. 3 Richford 33
Game 11: No. 1 Hazen (19-1) vs. No. 5 White River Valley (16-6), 6:30 p.m.
D-III championship
Saturday, March 9
At Barre Auditorium
Game 13: No. 1 Hazen (19-1) vs. No. 2 Windsor (18-4), 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION IV
Playdowns
Tuesday, Feb. 27
No. 4 Williamstown 51, No. 13 Northfield 14
No. 5 Twinfield/Cabot 58, No. 12 Danville 46
No. 2 West Rutland 90, No. 15 Sharon 13
Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 7 Leland & Gray 57, No. 10 Proctor 38
No. 9 Poultney 35, No. 8 Mount St. Joseph 25
No. 3 Arlington 43, No. 14 Twin Valley 22
No. 6 Blue Mountain 41, No. 11 Rivendell 29
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 1
No. 2 West Rutland 71, No. 7 Leland & Gray 27
No. 1 Long Trail 47, No. 9 Poultney 24
No. 4 Williamstown 42, No. 5 Twinfield/Cabot 39
Saturday, March 2
No. 3 Arlington 39, No. 6 Blue Mountain 27
Semifinals
At Barre Auditorium
Monday, March 4
No. 1 Long Trail 43, No. 4 Williamstown 40 (OT)
Wednesday, March 6
No. 2 West Rutland 70, No. 3 Arlington 24
D-IV championship
Saturday, March 9
At Barre Auditorium
Game 14: No. 1 Long Trail (21-1) vs. No. 2 West Rutland (20-3), noon
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIVISION I
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Feb. 27
No. 1 BFA-St. Albans 5, No. 8 Rutland 1
No. 2 Kingdom Blades 4, No. 7 Champlain Valley/Mount Mansfield 1
Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 4 South Burlington 4, No. 5 Spaulding 2
No. 3 Burlington/Colchester 6, No. 6 Essex 0
Semifinals
Friday, March 1
No. 1 BFA-St. Albans 5, No. 4 South Burlington 1
Saturday, March 2
No. 3 Burlington/Colchester 3, No. 2 Kingdom Blades 0
D-I championship
Thursday, March 7
At Gutterson Fieldhouse
No. 3 Burlington/Colchester 3, No. 1 BFA-St. Albans 2
DIVISION II
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 8 U-32 4, No. 1 Burr and Burton 3
No. 2 Hartford 2, No. 7 Stowe 1 (OT)
No. 4 Missisquoi 3, No. 5 Rice 2 (OT)
No. 6 Middlebury 3, No. 3 Woodstock 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 1
No. 2 Hartford 4, No. 6 Middlebury 1
Saturday, March 2
No. 4 Missisquoi 4, No. 8 U-32 1
D-II championship
Tuesday, March 5
At Gutterson Fieldhouse
No. 2 Hartford 5, No. 4 Missisquoi 3
BOYS HOCKEY
DIVISION I
Playdowns
Saturday, Feb. 24
No. 8 Champlain Valley 5, No. 9 Essex 2
No. 5 Mount Mansfield 4, No. 12 Rutland 3 (2OT)
No. 7 BFA-St. Albans 5, No. 10 Burlington 0
No. 6 Spaulding 5, No. 11 St. Johnsbury 2
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Feb. 27
No. 1 South Burlington 3, No. 8 Champlain Valley 2
Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 2 Rice 4, No. 7 BFA-St. Albans 1
No. 5 Mount Mansfield 5, No. 4 Brattleboro 2
No. 3 Burr and Burton 5, No. 6 Spaulding 0.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 2
No. 1 South Burlington 5, No. 5 Mount Mansfield 1
No. 2 Rice 7, No. 3 Burr and Burton 0
D-I championship
Thursday, March 7
At Gutterson Fieldhouse
No. 2 Rice 2, No. 1 South Burlington 1
DIVISION II
Playdowns
Saturday, Feb. 24
No. 8 Middlebury 7, No. 9 U-32 6
No. 7 Stowe 3, No. 10 Missisquoi 2 (2OT)
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 2 Lyndon 5, No. 7 Stowe 1
No. 3 Hartford 5, No. 6 Woodstock 0
No. 1 Colchester 4, No. 8 Middlebury 3 (2OT)
No. 5 Harwood 6, No. 4 Milton 2
Semifinals
Saturday, March 2
No. 1 Colchester 4, No. 5 Harwood 1
No. 3 Hartford 7, No. 2 Lyndon 2
D-II championship
Tuesday, March 5
At Gutterson Fieldhouse
No. 3 Hartford 3, No. 1 Colchester 1
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION I
Playdowns
Tuesday, Feb. 20
No. 8 Colchester 62, No. 9 Burr and Burton 60
No. 4 Rutland 57, No. 13 Essex 47
No. 12 Mount Mansfield 57, No. 5 South Burlington 50
No. 7 BFA-St. Albans 59, No. 10 Mount Anthony 44
No. 6 Burlington 101, No. 11 Brattleboro 56
Quarterfinals
Friday, Feb. 23
No. 1 Rice 82, No. 8 Colchester 47
No. 2 Champlain Valley 50, No. 7 BFA-St. Albans 48 (OT)
No. 6 Burlington 70, No. 3 St. Johnsbury 58
No. 4 Rutland 58, No. 13 Mount Mansfield 44
Semifinals
Monday, Feb. 26
At Patrick Gym
No. 1 Rice 64, No. 4 Rutland 44
No. 6 Burlington 59, No. 2 Champlain Valley 56
D-I championship
Thursday, Feb. 29
At Patrick Gym
No. 1 Rice 66, No. 6 Burlington 63
DIVISION II
Play-in
Monday, Feb. 19
No. 16 Mount St. Joseph 42, No. 17 Enosburg 37
Playdowns
Tuesday, Feb. 20
No. 9 Lamoille 55, No. 8 Missisquoi 49
No. 5 Fair Haven 90, No. 12 Milton 45
No. 2 Montpelier 82, No. 15 Spaulding 43
No. 10 Lake Region 40, No. 7 Middlebury 27
No. 3 Harwood 79, No. 14 Lyndon 45
No. 6 Otter Valley 67, No. 11 Mount Abraham 44
Wednesday, Feb. 21
No. 1 Hartford 93, No. 16 Mount St. Joseph 22
No. 4 North Country 72, No. 13 U-32 61
Quarterfinals
Friday, Feb. 23
No. 1 Hartford 48, No. 9 Lamoille 41
No. 2 Montpelier 68, No. 10 Lake Region 55
No. 4 North Country 76, No. 5 Fair Haven 56
Saturday, Feb. 24
No. 6 Otter Valley 70, No. 3 Harwood 59
Semifinals
At Barre Auditorium
Monday, Feb. 26
No. 1 Hartford 66, No. 4 North Country 48
Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 2 Montpelier 82, No. 6 Otter Valley 63
D-II championship
Saturday, March 2
At Barre Auditorium
No. 2 Montpelier 58, No. 1 Hartford 49
DIVISION III
Play-in
Monday, Feb. 19
No. 16 Stowe 47, No. 17 Peoples 31
Playdowns
Tuesday, Feb. 20
No. 2 Thetford 58, No. 15 Oxbow 27
Wednesday, Feb. 21
No. 1 Hazen 75, No. 16 Stowe 33
No. 8 Randolph 62, No. 9 Woodstock 47
No. 4 Winooski 58, No. 13 Bellows Falls 46
No. 5 Vergennes 61, No. 12 Springfield 38
No. 7 BFA-Fairfax 52, No. 10 Green Mountain 49
No. 3 White River Valley 88, No. 14 Mill River 58
No. 6 Richford 67, No. 11 Windsor 62
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Feb. 24
No. 1 Hazen 56, No. 8 Randolph 51
No. 4 Winooski 47, No. 5 Vergennes 41
No. 2 Thetford 64, No. 7 BFA-Fairfax 31
No. 3 White River Valley 84, No. 6 Richford 49
Semifinals
Thursday, Feb. 29
At Barre Auditorium
No. 1 Hazen 41, No. 4 Winooski 40
No. 2 Thetford 60, No. 3 White River Valley 58
D-III championship
Saturday, March 2
At Barre Auditorium
No. 2 Thetford 57, No. 1 Hazen 53
Playdowns
Tuesday, Feb. 20
No. 1 Danville def. No. 16 Sharon (via forfeit)
No. 4 Williamstown 71, No. 13 Leland & Gray 38
No. 12 Arlington 61, No. 5 Twin Valley 54
Wednesday, Feb. 21
No. 8 Twinfield/Cabot 56, No. 9 Poultney 29
No. 2 Grace Christian 69, No. 15 Northfield 38
No. 7 Rivendell 42, No. 10 Blue Mountain 34
No. 11 Long Trail 52, No. 6 Proctor 51
No. 3 West Rutland def. No. 14 Craftsbury (via forfeit)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Feb. 23
No. 1 Danville 61, No. 8 Twinfield/Cabot 40
No. 4 Williamstown 68, No. 12 Arlington 32
Saturday, Feb. 24
No. 2 Grace Christian 70, No. 7 Rivendell 52
No. 3 West Rutland 67, No. 11 Long Trail 45
Semifinals
At Barre Auditorium
Monday, Feb. 26
No. 1 Danville 58, No. 4 Williamstown 42
Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 2 Grace Christian 65, No. 3 West Rutland 49
D-IV championship
Saturday, March 2
At Barre Auditorium
No. 2 Grace Christian 52, No. 1 Danville 41
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