Division 1 South Quarterfinals
No. 2 Needham vs. No. 7 Catholic Memorial
Saturday, March 2, 7 p.m., Pirelli Rink
• Catholic Memorial defeated Needham, 5-1, on New Year’s Day at Warrior Ice Arena.
• Last season, Needham eliminated CM from Division 1 South tournament with 2-1 win at Asiaf Arena in Brockton in the first round on March 3, 2018. Knights beat Rockets in regular season in 2017-18, 2-1 and have won five of last six meetings overall
Needham Rockets (14-7-1, 9-3-1 Bay State Conference)
• Shared BSC – Herget title with Braintree, 19 points (first year in Herget after BSC realignment; had been in Carey Division).
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 1 South semifinals vs. Marshfield, 3-1
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI: 22
• Goal differential: plus-29 (75-46) | Nonleague differential: minus-3 (26-29)
• Seniors-11 Juniors-6 Sophomores-5 Freshmen-3
• Streak: Won 1 | Last game: Won 6-3 at Shrewsbury, Feb. 22 in Westboro
• Biggest win: 8-0 vs. Milton, Jan. 2
• Worst loss: 7-2 vs. Xaverian, Dec. 12
• Record in one-goal games: 3-2
• Shutouts: 5-1
• Record vs. Super 8 Watch List (reg. season): 0-4-1
o 0-1-1 vs. teams that qualified for Super 8 (lost vs. Xaverian, tied vs. Framingham)
• Last state championship: 2008 (won 4-1 vs. Westford Academy)
o Also last sectional title
o Other titles: 1944, 1946, 1954, 1966, 1969, 1970
Catholic Memorial Knights (13-7-1, 4-4 Catholic Conference)
• Finished third in Catholic Conference behind BC High (15 points) and Xaverian (10)
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 1 South quarterfinals vs. Needham, 2-1
o Last postseason win: 2018 Division 1 South first round vs. Falmouth, 4-0
• Globe Ranking: 12 | Herald RPI: 11
• Goal differential: plus-37 (78-41) | Nonleague differential: plus-35 (56-21)
• Seniors-7 Juniors-9 Sophomores-7 Freshmen-2
• Streak: Won 1 | Last game: Won 1-0 vs. Archies in Division 1 South first round on Thursday at Loring Arena in Framingham
• Biggest win: 15-0 vs. Matignon, Dec. 6 (season opener)
• Worst loss: 6-2 vs. Don Bosco (N.J.) and 5-1 vs. BC High
• Record in one-goal games: 2-2
• Shutouts: 6-1
• Record vs. Super 8 Watch List (reg. season): 3-5
• Last state championship: 2009 (Super 8)
o Last Division 1 title: 1990 – year before advent of Super 8
Division 2 South Quarterfinals
No. 5 Norwood vs. No. 13 North Attleboro
Saturday, March 2, 7 p.m., Pirelli Rink
• No meetings in last 10 seasons.
• Winner will face either No. 1 Canton (21-0-1) or No. 9 Oliver Ames (14-8-1) in semifinals on Wednesday at Gallo Arena
Norwood Mustangs (12-3-6, 8-2-5 Tri-Valley League)
• Finished third in TVL Large behind Westwood (25 points) and Medfield (23)
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 2 South quarterfinals vs. Medfield, 4-1
o Won 2018 Div. 2 South first round, 3-2 (OT) vs. Southeastern/West Bridgewater/Bristol-Plymouth
• First year as member of Tri-Valley League
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI (Division 2): 15
• Seniors-10 Juniors-6 Sophomores-7 Freshmen-3
• Streak: Won 2; 12-0-5 after 0-3-1 start. Last loss: Dec. 31 vs. Walpole, 3-1
• Last game: Won 3-2 (OT) vs. No. 12 Scituate on Wednesday in first round
• Biggest win: 7-0 at Norton, Jan. 16 and vs. Holliston, Feb. 6
• Worst loss: 3-1 vs. Walpole, Dec. 31. Other two losses by one goal
• Record in one-goal games: 2-2
• Shutouts: 7-0
• Last state title: 1972 (Division 1)
• Last sectional title: 1972; advanced to Division 1 South final in 2001 (lost vs. Hingham) and 2006 (lost vs. Marshfield)
North Attleboro Red Rocketeers (11-8-2, 6-2-1 Hockomock League)
• Finished second in Hockomock – Davenport behind Canton (18 points)
• Last postseason appearance: 2018
o Lost 9-2 vs. Medfield in Division 2 South first round
• Last postseason win: 2017 Division 2 South first round, 2-1 (OT) vs. Plymouth North
• Globe Ranking: N/A | Herald RPI (Division 2): 23
• Seniors-10 Juniors-7 Sophomores-2 Freshmen-4
• Streak: Won 1 | Last game: Won 2-0 vs. No. 4 Quincy on Wednesday in first round
• Biggest win: 9-0 at North Smithfield (R.I.) on Dec. 30; went 2-1 in R.I. this season
• Worst loss: all eight losses by two goals or less
• Record in one-goal games: 1-6
• Shutouts: 6-2
• Last state title: None
• Last sectional title: None