Division 1 South First Round
No. 3 Mansfield vs. No. 11 Franklin
Saturday, March 2, 3:30 p.m., Gallo Arena
Season series: 0-0-1. Teams tied, 2-2, on Jan. 21 at Foxboro Sports Centre. Teams also tied in 2017-18 season, 1-1. Last Franklin win: 5-2 on Jan. 21, 2017. Last Mansfield win: Feb. 12, 2011. Panthers are 8-0-4 in last 12 meetings vs. Hornets, including 2-0 in postseason.
Franklin Panthers (10-9-4, 5-2-2 Hockomock League)
• Won Hockomock – Kelley-Rex, 12 points
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 1 South first round vs. Barnstable, 1-0
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI: 23
• Goal differential: plus-6 (61-55) | League differential: plus-19 (38-19)
• Seniors-13 Juniors-9 Sophomores-8
• Streak: Won 1 | Last game: Won 1-0 vs. Falmouth in first round on Wednesday
• Biggest win: 11-1 vs. Stoughton, Jan. 16
• Worst loss: 7-1 vs. St. John’s Shrewsbury, Feb. 13
• Record in one-goal games: 2-2
• Shutouts: 3-2
• Last state championship: 2016 | Also won in 1983
• Leading scorer: Joe Lizzotte, Sr. (7-7—13)
Mansfield Hornets (14-5-3, 5-3-1 Hockomock League)
• Finished T-2nd in Hockomock – Kelley-Rex with Oliver Ames, 11 points
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 1 South first round, 6-2, vs. Xaverian
• Last postseason win: 2013 Division 2 South quarterfinals, 2-1 (SO) vs. North Quincy
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI: 20
• Goal differential: plus-49 (93-44) | League differential: plus-15 (31-16)
• Seniors-8 Juniors-7 Sophomores-4 Freshmen-4
• Streak: Tied 2 | Last game: Tied 2-2 vs. North Attleboro, Feb. 20
o Last win: 4-3 at Walpole, Feb. 9
• Biggest win: 10-0 vs. Stoughton, Jan. 2
• Worst loss: 4-0 at Canton, Jan. 5
• Record in one-goal games: 2-2
• Shutouts: 4-2
• Last state championship: None
• Last sectional title: None – only sectional final appearance in 2012, 5-2 loss vs. Franklin in Division 2 South final
Division 2 South Quarterfinals
No. 2 Southeastern Co-op vs. No. 7 Medfield
Saturday, March 2, 5:45 p.m., Gallo Arena
• No meetings in last 10 seasons
• Winner will face No. 3 Westwood or No. 11 Bishop Feehan in semifinals
Southeastern/West Bridgewater/Bristol-Plymouth Hawks (18-4-1, 12-0 Mayflower League)
• Won Mayflower League
• Last postseason: Lost 3-2 (OT) vs. Norwood, Division 2 South first round
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI (Division 2): 20
• Goal differential: plus-100 (128-28) | Nonleague differential: plus-19 (42-23)
o Most goals scored in Massachusetts this season
• Seniors-6 Juniors-3 Sophomores-11 Freshmen-8
• Streak: Won 2 | Last game: Won 4-3 vs. Sandwich in first round on Wednesday
• Biggest win: 11-0 at South Shore Vo-Tech, Feb. 2
• Worst loss: 5-0 vs. Nauset, Feb. 13
• Record in one-goal games: 2-0
• Shutouts: 10-1-1 | Lost vs. Nauset, tied vs. Quincy
• Last state championship: None
• Last sectional title: None
Medfield Warriors (12-4-5, 9-1-5 Tri-Valley League)
• Finished second in TVL Large behind Westwood, 25 points
• Last postseason: Lost 6-3 vs. Plymouth South in Division 2 South final
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI (Division 2): 12
• Goal differential: plus-21 (59-38) | Nonleague differential: plus-2 (18-16)
• Seniors-4 Juniors-10 Sophomores-10 Freshmen-2
• Streak: Won 1 | Last game: Won 3-0 vs. Nauset in first round on Tuesday
o Finished regular season on 0-3-1 skid
o Nauset is only common opponent with SE/WB/BP
• Biggest win: 6-2 vs. Bishop Feehan and 4-0 vs. Dedham
• Worst loss: 4-0 vs. Boston Latin, Feb. 21 (reg. season finale)
• Record in one-goal games: 3-1
• Shutouts: 3-1
• Last state championship: 2016 | Won 3-1 vs. Lincoln-Sudbury
o Only state title; also won sectional title in 2014
Division 1 South First Round
No. 4 Braintree vs. No. 5 Barnstable
Saturday, March 2, 8 p.m., Gallo Arena
• Previous meeting: Braintree won, 1-0, on Jan. 13, 2018 at Zapustas Arena in Randolph.
• Winner will face either No. 1 Duxbury or No. 9 Wellesley in quarterfinals
Braintree Wamps (13-6-1, 9-3-1 Bay State Conference)
• Shared BSC – Herget title with Needham, 19 points (first year in Herget after BSC realignment; had been in Carey Division).
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 1 South final, 1-0 (OT)
o Second straight season losing in overtime in South finals (Framingham)
• Globe Ranking: 19 | Herald RPI: 19
• Goal differential: plus-32 (68-36) | Nonleague differential: plus-2 (18-16)
• Seniors-6 Juniors-14 Sophomores-5 Freshmen-3
• Streak: Won 3 | Last game: Won 5-0 vs. Belmont, Feb. 20
• Biggest win: 8-0 vs. Brookline, Dec. 15 (season opener)
• Worst loss: 8-2 at BC High, Feb. 11
• Record in one-goal games: 3-2
• Shutouts: 5-1
• Record vs. Super 8 Watch List (reg. season): 1-4 | Win vs. Billerica, 3-2, Feb. 16
• Last state championship: None
• Last sectional title: 2014 | Lost in state championship game vs. Reading, 4-1
o Lost Super 8 play-in game same season, last team to lose play-in and advance to Division 1 State Championship Game
Barnstable Red Raiders (12-5-3, 4-0 Old Colony League)
• Won final Old Colony League title
• Last postseason: Lost 3-2 vs. Marshfield in Division 1 South quarterfinals
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI: 16
• Goal differential: plus-36 (71-35) | Nonleague differential: plus-18 (52-34)
• Seniors-14 Juniors-4 Sophomores-4 Freshmen-2
• Streak: Won 3 (4-0-1 since last loss at Duxbury, 2-1 on Feb. 2)
• Last game: Won 1-0 vs. Franklin, Feb. 21 (Melchiono Showdown Championship)
• Biggest win: three wins by six goals (Weymouth, B-R, D-Y)
• Worst loss: 6-2 at Marshfield, Dec. 22
• Record in one-goal games: 2-4
• Shutouts: 4-0
• Record vs. Super 8 Watch List (reg. season): 1-3-1 (win vs. Burlington, 4-3, Dec. 26)
• Last state championship: 1991 | Also won in 1972, 1980)
• Last sectional title: 1991