Super 8 Losers’ Bracket
No. 6 Austin Prep vs. No. 7 Xaverian
Tuesday, March 5, 5 p.m., Chelmsford Forum

Previous meeting: Teams tied, 5-5, on Dec. 22 in Endowment Game at Stoneham Arena. Last meeting that counted: Austin Prep won, 2-0, on Feb. 27, 2010 in Super 8 pool play.
• Winner will face loser of No. 1 BC High vs. No. 4 Arlington on Saturday

Austin Prep Cougars (14-5-3, 9-0-1 Catholic Central)
• Won Catholic Central I, 19 points
• 14th Super 8 appearance
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 1 North quarterfinals, 3-1, vs. Newburyport
• Last Super 8 appearance: 2017; lost 4-3 (OT) vs. Marshfield in play-in round
• Last Super 8 win: 2016, won Game 1 vs. Malden Catholic, 2-1 (OT). Lost series, 2-1
• Record vs. Super 8 teams: 4-4-1*
o Wins vs. St. Mary’s (2), Hingham, Duxbury; losses vs. Pope Francis (2), Arlington, BC High; tie vs. Xaverian in endowment game
• Globe Ranking: 5 | Herald RPI: 7
• Goal differential: plus-46 (70-24) | Nonleague differential: plus-2 (21-19)
• Seniors-5 Juniors-5 Sophomores-5 Freshmen-6
• Streak: Lost 1 | Last game: Lost 3-0 vs. Hingham on Sunday
• Biggest win: 11-0 at Matignon, Dec. 19 | Worst loss: 4-0 at Pope Francis, Jan. 19
• Record in one-goal games: 1-1 | Shutouts: 9-3
• Leading scorer: Max Pineo, Sr. (13-9—22)
• Last Super 8 title: None | Last state championship: 1989 (Division 1); also won in 1986
• Last Super 8 final appearance: 2013, lost 3-2 vs. Malden Catholic
o Lost back-to-back finals to MC, only final appearances

Xaverian Hawks (13-6-2, 5-3 Catholic Conference)
• Finished second in Catholic Conference behind BC High (7-0-1)
• Sixth Super 8 appearance
• Last postseason: Lost 3-2 vs. Braintree in Division 1 South semifinals
• Record vs. teams in Super 8: 2-5-1*
o Win vs. Marshfield, Duxbury; losses vs. BC High (2), Duxbury, Marshfield, Framingham; tie vs. Austin Prep was Endowment Game
• Last Super 8 appearance: 2015
o Lost in play-in game vs. Franklin, 3-2 (OT). Went on to lose in Div. 1 South final to Hingham, 3-0
• Globe Ranking: 9 | Herald RPI: 8
• Goal differential: plus-18 (74-56) | Nonleague differential: plus-11 (44-33)
• Seniors-8 Juniors-6 Sophomores-8 Freshmen-3
• Streak: Lost 1 | Last game: Lost 6-2 vs. Pope Francis on Sunday
• Biggest win: four wins by five goals (Needham, Malden Catholic, Chelmsford, SJP)
• Worst loss: 6-2 vs. BC High, Jan. 19, 4-0 at Marshfield, Feb. 13, 6-2 vs. Pope Francis
• Record in one-goal games: 4-0 | Shutouts: 4-2
• Leading scorer: Josh Barton, Sr. (17-20—37)
• Last Super 8 title: None | Last state championship: None

Super 8 Losers’ Bracket
No. 5 Framingham vs. No. 8 Marshfield
Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m., Chelmsford Forum
Previous meeting: Teams tied, 1-1, on Dec. 28 in MHL Cup. Marshfield advanced in OT for tournament purposes. In each of last four regular season meetings at MHL Cup, teams have tied. In 2016 postseason, Marshfield defeated Framingham, 5-0, in Division 1 South quarterfinals

Framingham Flyers (17-4-2, 11-0-1 Bay State Conference)
• Won BSC – Carey Division, 23 points
• Third Super 8 appearance – first since 2004 play-in game
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 1 South quarterfinals, 4-3 vs. Wellesley
• Record vs. Super 8 teams (reg. season): 2-2-1 | Wins vs. BC High, Xaverian; losses vs. Hingham, Pope Francis; tie vs. Marshfield. Only Mass. team to beat BC in regular season
• Globe Ranking: 6 | Herald RPI: 6
• Goal differential: plus-41 (78-37) | Nonleague differential: plus-2 (29-27)
• Seniors-10 Juniors-5 Sophomores-8 Freshmen-2
• Streak: Lost 1 | Last game: Lost 4-3 (OT) vs. Arlington on Sunday
o Mikey Tersoni (2), Brian Tosi scored for Flyers, which erased 2-0 deficit before losing in OT on Brendan Jones PP one-timer 1:15 into extra session
• Biggest win: 10-0 vs. Brookline, Jan. 19 | Worst loss: 6-0 at St. John’s Prep, Dec. 22
• Record in one-goal games: 4-2 | Shutouts: 6-1
• Leading scorer: Mikey Tersoni, Sr. (20-14—34)
• Last Super 8 title: None | Last state championship: 1992 (Div. 1); also won in 1961
o Last state championship game appearance: 2017, lost 4-2 vs. St. Mary’s (Div. 1)

Marshfield Rams (13-6-2, 8-0 Atlantic Coast League)
• Won Atlantic Coast League
• Second Super 8 appearance
• Last postseason: Lost in Division 1 State Championship Game vs. Waltham, 4-1
• Record vs. teams in Super 8 (reg. season): 2-4-1*
o Won vs. Xaverian, SML; losses vs. Xaverian, Duxbury, Hingham and Arlington (endowment game); tie vs. Framingham
• Last Super 8 appearance: 2017
o Won play-in game vs. Austin Prep, 4-3 (OT); lost in best-of-3 quarterfinals vs. Malden Catholic, 2-0
• Globe Ranking: 13 | Herald RPI: 10
• Goal differential: plus-48 (78-30) | Nonleague differential: plus-9 (37-28)
• Seniors-18 Juniors-9 Sophomores-3
• Streak: Lost 1 | Last game: Lost 6-2 vs. BC High on Sunday
o Held 1-0 and 2-1 lead before Eagles rolled off three straight goals
• Biggest win: 8-0 at Dennis-Yarmouth, Jan. 19
• Worst loss: 3-0 vs. Duxbury, Jan. 21 and 4-1 vs. St. John’s (S), Feb. 2
• Record in one-goal games: 2-3 | Shutouts: 8-1
• Leading scorer: Paul Rorke, Sr. (13-10—23)
• Last Super 8 title: None | Last state championship: 2011 (Division 1)