Division 1 North First Round
No. 5 Burlington vs. No. 12 Newburyport
Thursday, Feb. 28, 6 p.m., O’Brien Rink

• First meeting in last 10 seasons
• Winner will face No. 4 Andover (13-6-2) on Sunday at Chelmsford Forum. Golden Warriors won vs. No. 13 Medford, 7-0, on Wednesday

Burlington Red Devils (13-7-2, 10-2-2 Middlesex League
• Won Middlesex – Freedom Division, 22 points
• Last postseason: lost in Super 8 losers’ bracket
o Lost 5-3 vs. St. John’s Prep in opener, 3-2 vs. Pope Francis in elimination game
• Last postseason win: 2013 Division 1 State Championship Game, 4-2 vs. Marshfield
o Went 0-2 in Super 8 in 2016, lost in first round of D1N every other year
• Globe Ranking: 14 | Herald RPI: 17
• Goal differential: plus-25 (81-56) | Nonleague differential: minus-2 (22-24)
• Seniors-7 Juniors-8 Sophomores-7 Freshmen-1
• Streak: Won 1 (5-1 in February, lone loss vs. Framingham) | Last game: Won 4-0 vs. Chelmsford, Cahoon Cup consolation)
• Biggest win: 8-3 vs. Stoneham, Jan. 9
• Worst loss: 6-0 vs. BC High, Jan. 21
• Record in one-goal games: 2-3
• Shutouts: 3-1
• Last state championship: 2013 (went back-to-back, only state titles)

Newburyport Clippers (10-10-1, 7-4-1 Cape Ann League)
• Finished fourth in CAL behind Masco (22 points), Lynnfield (17) and Triton (17)
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 1 North semifinals, 1-0, vs. Winchester
• Last postseason win: 2018, 3-1 vs. Austin Prep, Division 1 North quarterfinals
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI: 25
• Goal differential: plus-12 (65-53) | Nonleague differential: minus-9 (21-30)
• Seniors-9 Juniors-7 Sophomores-8 Freshmen-3
• Streak: Won 1 | Last game: Won 4-3 vs. St. John’s (S), Feb. 22
• Biggest win: 8-0 vs. Amesbury, Jan. 11
• Worst loss: 5-0 vs. St. Mary’s, Jan. 5
• Record in one-goal games: 1-3 (win in finale)
• Shutouts: 3-2
• Last state championship: 2009 (Division 2) – only state title

Division 1 North First Round
No. 8 St. John’s Prep vs. No. 9 Westford Academy
Thursday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m., O’Brien Rink

• First meeting in last 10 seasons
• Winner will face No. 1 St. Mary’s (16-6-1) on Sunday at Chelmsford Forum. Spartans lost Super 8 play-in game vs. Marshfield, 5-3

St. John’s Prep Eagles (10-7-3, 3-4-1 Catholic Conference)
• Finished fourth in CC behind BC (15 points), Xaverian (10) and CM (8)
• Last postseason appearance: Lost 5-1 vs. Pope Francis in Super 8 losers’ bracket final
• Last postseason win: Won 3-1 vs. St. John’s (S) in losers’ bracket semifinal
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI: 14
• Goal differential: plus-14 (57-43) | Nonleague differential: plus-15 (41-26)
• Seniors-5 Juniors-12 Sophomores-2 Freshmen-5
• Streak: Won 3 | Last game: Won 4-2 vs. Danvers, Feb. 22
• Biggest win: 6-0 vs. Framingham, Dec. 22 and 7-1 vs. Malden Catholic, Jan. 5
• Worst loss: 5-0 at Xaverian, Jan. 30
• Record in one-goal games: 1-3 (only win vs. Malden Catholic)
• Shutouts: 3-2
• Last state championship: 2015 (Super 8) | Division 1 titles: 1985, 1979

Westford Academy Grey Ghosts (10-8-2, 7-4-1 DCL/MVC 1)
• Finished T-2nd in DCL/MVC 1 with Billerica (15 points). Andover won (16).
• Last postseason appearance: 2014; lost 2-1 vs. Waltham in preliminary game
• Last postseason win: 2008 Division 1 North final vs. Austin Prep, 6-0. Went on to lose to Needham in Division 1 title game, 4-1
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI: 29
• Seniors-10 Juniors-8 Sophomores-4 Freshmen-2
• Streak: Won 1 | Last game: Won 5-4 vs. Billerica, Feb. 22
• Biggest win: 6-1 vs. Acton-Boxboro, Jan. 26
• Worst loss: 5-1 vs. Central Catholic, Dec. 19
• Record in one-goal games: 3-1
• Shutouts: 3-0
• Last state championship: None