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No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
Franklin
26-1-0
3
2.
Newton North
24-2-0
1
3.
Central Catholic
20-3-0
4
4.
Attleboro
20-5-0
5
5.
Lowell
20-3-0
7
6.
Somerset Berkley
24-1-0
19
7.
Malden Catholic
22-2-0
2
8.
Bridgewater-Raynham
18-5-0
9
9.
Oliver Ames
21-5-0
16
10.
Norwell
26-0-0
–
11.
St. Mary's
24-2-0
8
12.
Braintree
19-4-0
14
13.
Newton South
17-5-0
12
14.
Holland (Burke)
20-4-0
6
15.
Andover
15-7-0
13
16.
Boston Latin
20-2-0
17
17.
Georgetown
19-6-0
–
18.
Brookline
16-7-0
10
19.
Masconomet
21-2-0
–
20.
Old Rochester
14-10-0
–
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Medfield was all smiles after securing the Division 2 girls' basketball championship, vaulting them atop the final Globe Top 20 rankings.
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What a season. The action was captivating from start to finish, with EMass perennial powers Medfield, St. Mary's, and Cathedral ending up as champions.
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No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
Medfield
23-2-0
2
2.
St. Mary's
25-3-0
3
3.
Bishop Feehan
23-4-0
4
4.
Cathedral
19-5-0
7
5.
Norwell
22-2-0
5
6.
Foxborough
22-2-0
1
7.
Braintree
21-3-0
10
8.
Woburn
21-2-0
6
9.
North Quincy
20-4-0
12
10.
Central Catholic
15-8-0
11
11.
Whitman-Hanson
17-8-0
–
12.
Notre Dame (Hingham)
21-2-0
8
13.
Dartmouth
20-3-0
9
14.
King Philip
16-6-0
17
15.
Quincy
18-5-0
15
16.
Franklin
16-7-0
19
17.
Fontbonne
17-6-0
16
18.
Framingham
11-9-0
–
19.
Natick
17-6-0
14
20.
Norwood
15-5-0
13
Dan Antonellis (center) and Catholic Memorial maintained the No. 1 spot in the Globe's rankings after capturing the Division 1 championship over St. John's (Shrewsbury).
Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe
Boys' hockey
Catholic Memorial reigns supreme over the final boys' hockey poll — and Division 1 — after Tommy Hurst's tally with 21.3 seconds left
Wow! Tommy Hurst from James Baker and
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St. John's (Shrewsbury) took down Burlington, Hingham, Winchester,
Billerica and Nauset, the darlings of Division 2 and Division 3, overcame adversity at TD Garden to lift their respective trophies. Billerica
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
Catholic Memorial
20-5-1
1
2.
Pope Francis
21-5-0
2
3.
St. John's (Shrewsbury)
12-13-0
–
4.
Arlington
18-6-2
5
5.
St. John's Prep
17-6-0
3
6.
Billerica
23-1-1
12
7.
Nauset
24-0-1
11
8.
Canton
23-2-1
13
9.
Xaverian
15-7-1
8
10.
Hingham
17-5-2
6
11.
Winchester
13-12-0
19
12.
Belmont
16-7-1
4
13.
Archbishop Williams
13-11-0
17
14.
BC High
12-7-3
7
15.
Woburn
17-6-1
10
16.
Tewksbury
18-5-1
14
17.
Medfield
22-2-1
18
18.
St. Mary's
15-8-1
15
19.
Arlington Catholic
15-8-1
16
20.
Reading
11-6-5
9
The Hingham girls finish atop the Globe's rankings after defeating Bishop Stang in the Division 1 championship game at TD Garden.
Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe
Girls' hockey
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No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
Hingham
24-1-1
1
2.
Bishop Stang
18-6-1
18
3.
Medfield
16-7-2
–
4.
North Andover
17-3-5
6
5.
Methuen
19-2-3
5
6.
Milton
20-4-2
12
7.
Westwood
21-2-1
8
8.
Marshfield
14-8-2
20
9.
Malden Catholic
16-3-4
2
10.
Duxbury
17-6-2
4
11.
Archbishop Williams
18-5-2
7
12.
Belmont
17-2-4
17
13.
Bishop Feehan
17-6-2
11
14.
Woburn
15-7-1
16
15.
Burlington
16-7-0
–
16.
Notre Dame (Hingham)
14-4-3
3
17.
Reading
14-7-1
15
18.
Peabody
16-4-2
9
19.
Boston Latin
6-14-4
–
20.
Billerica
15-6-0
10
Correspondents Trevor Hass, Cam Kerry, and Mike Puzzanghera contributed.
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