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2023 MIAA state high school football playoff pairings

DUXBURY, MA - September 22: Referees signal a Point After kick during a high school football game between Franklin and Duxbury Friday, Sept. 22, at Duxbury High School. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)
DUXBURY, MA – September 22: Referees signal a Point After kick during a high school football game between Franklin and Duxbury Friday, Sept. 22, at Duxbury High School. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)
(Boston,  MA,  09/23/13) Boston Herald High School Sports Reporter, Danny Ventura on Monday,  September 23,  2013.  Staff Photo by Matt Stone
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DIV. 1

SEEDS: 1. St. John’s Prep (8-0); 2. Xaverian (6-2); 3. Needham (7-1); 4. Andover (7-1); 5. Lincoln-Sudbury (7-1); 6. Methuen (6-2); 7. Springfield Central (7-1); 8. BC High (5-3); 9. Taunton (5-3); 10. Central Catholic (3-5); 11. Natick (5-3); 12. Weymouth (6-2); 13. Franklin (5-3); 14. Westford Academy (5-3); 15. St. John’s Shrewsbury (3-5); 16. Leominster (4-4)

FIRST ROUND – Friday

GAME 1 – Leominster at St. John’s Prep, 6

GAME 2 – Taunton at BC High, 7

GAME 3 – Franklin at Andover, 7

GAME 4 – Weymouth at Lincoln-Sudbury, 7

GAME 5 – St. John’s (Shrewsbury) at Xaverian, 6

GAME 7 – Westford Academy at Needham, 7

GAME 8 – Natick at Methuen, 7

FIRST ROUND – TBA

GAME 6 – Central Catholic at Springfield Central

QUARTERFINALS – TBA

GAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

GAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

GAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

GAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

SEMIFINALS – TBA

GAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

GAME 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

FINAL – TBA

GAME 15 – Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner

DIV. 2

SEEDS: 1. King Philip Regional (8-0); 2. Catholic Memorial (5-2); 3. Marshfield (6-2); 4. Peabody (8-0); 5. Barnstable (7-1); 6. Bishop Feehan (6-1); 7. Wellesley (4-4); 8. North Andover (5-2); 9. Winchester (7-1); 10. Belmont (5-3); 11. Concord-Carlisle (4-4); 12. North Quincy (3-5); 13. Arlington (3-5); 14. Plymouth North (3-5); 15. Cambridge Rindge & Latin (5-3); 16. Diman (3-5)

FIRST ROUND – Friday

GAME 2 – Winchester at North Andover, 6

GAME 4 – North Quincy at Barnstable, 6

GAME 1 – Diman at King Philip, 7

GAME 3 – Arlington at Peabody, 7

GAME 5 – Cambridge at Catholic Memorial, 7

GAME 7 – Plymouth North at Marshfield, 7

FIRST ROUND – Saturday

GAME 6 – Belmont at Wellesley, 1

FIRST ROUND – TBA

GAME 8 – Concord-Carlisle at Bishop Feehan, TBA

QUARTERFINALS – TBA

GAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

GAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

GAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

GAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

SEMIFINALS – TBA

GAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

GAME 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

FINAL – TBA

GAME 15 – Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner

DIV. 3

SEEDS: 1. Milford (7-1); 2. Billerica Memorial (7-1); 3. Milton (5-3); 4. Walpole (5-3); 5. Mansfield (5-3); 6. Dartmouth (8-0); 7. Woburn Memorial (6-2); 8. West Springfield (7-0); 9. North Attleborough (3-5); 10. Westfield (7-1); 11. Doherty Memorial (7-1); 12. Westborough (7-1); 13. Hingham (3-5); 14. Minnechaug (5-2); 15. Plymouth South (5-3); 16. Stoughton (3-5)

FIRST ROUND – Friday

GAME 3 – Hingham at Walpole, 6

GAME 6 – Westfield at Woburn, 6

GAME 2 – North Attleboro at West Springfield, 7

GAME 4 – Westborough at Mansfield, 7

GAME 5 – Plymouth South at Billerica, 7

GAME 8 – Doherty at Dartmouth, 7

FIRST ROUND – TBA

GAME 1 – Stoughton at Milford

GAME 7 – Minnechaug at Milton

QUARTERFINALS – TBA

GAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

GAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

GAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

GAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

SEMIFINALS – TBA

GAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

GAME 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

FINAL – TBA

GAME 15 – Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner

DIV. 4

SEEDS: 1. Duxbury (6-1); 2. Holliston (5-3); 3. Middleborough (6-2); 4. Tewksbury Memorial (5-3); 5. Norwood (6-2); 6. Grafton (6-2); 7. Scituate (5-3); 8. Somerset Berkley Reg. (6-2); 9. Westwood (6-2); 10. Wayland (6-2); 11. South High Community (6-2); 12. Burlington (5-3); 13. Canton (5-3); 14. Marblehead (3-4); 15. Ashland (4-4); 16. Bedford (5-3)

FIRST ROUND – Friday

GAME 8 – South at Grafton, 6

GAME 2 – Westwood at Somerset Berkley, 6:30

GAME 5 – Ashland at Holliston, 6:30

GAME 3 – Canton at Tewksbury, 7

GAME 6 – Wayland at Scituate, 7

GAME 4 – Burlington at Norwood, TBA

FIRST ROUND – TBA

GAME 1 – Bedford at Duxbury

GAME 7 – Marblehead at Middleboro

QUARTERFINALS – TBA

GAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

GAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

GAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

GAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

SEMIFINALS – TBA

GAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

GAME 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

FINAL – TBA

GAME 15 – Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner

DIV. 5

SEEDS: 1. Hanover (8-0); 2. Foxborough (7-1); 3. Shawsheen Valley Tech (7-0); 4. Dedham (6-2); 5. Danvers (5-3); 6. Old Rochester Regional (4-4); 7. Newburyport (7-1); 8. Norton (6-1); 9. Bishop Stang (3-5); 10. Auburn (5-3); 11. North Middlesex Reg. (6-2); 12. Blackstone Valley RVT (4-3); 13. Apponequet Regional (3-5); 14. Belchertown (7-1); 15. Wilmington (4-4); 16. Gloucester (5-3)

FIRST ROUND – Friday

GAME 3 – Apponequet at Dedham, 6

GAME 6 – Auburn at Newburyport, 6:30

GAME 8 – North Middlesex at Old Rochester, 6:30

GAME 1 – Gloucester at Hanover, 7

GAME 2 – Bishop Stang at Norton, 7

GAME 4 – Blackstone Valley at Danvers, 7

GAME 5 – Wilmington at Foxboro, 7

GAME 7 – Belchertown at Shawsheen, 7

QUARTERFINALS – TBA

GAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

GAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

GAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

GAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

SEMIFINALS – TBA

GAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

GAME 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

FINAL – TBA

GAME 15 – Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner

DIV. 6

SEEDS: 1. Norwell (7-1); 2. Abington (6-2); 3. Salem (6-2); 4. Hudson (6-2); 5. Lynnfield (7-1); 6. Cardinal Spellman (6-2); 7. Maynard (7-1); 8. Fairhaven (7-1); 9. Winthrop (5-3); 10. Bellingham (5-3); 11. St. Mary’s (6-2); 12. Swampscott (5-3); 13. Sandwich (4-4); 14. Dennis-Yarmouth (6-2); 15. Stoneham (4-4); 16. Bay Path RVT (6-2)

FIRST ROUND – Thursday

GAME 5 – Stoneham at Abington, 7

FIRST ROUND – Friday

GAME 8 – St. Mary’s at Cardinal Spellman, 6

GAME 1 – Bay Path at Norwell, 6:30

GAME 2 – Winthrop at Fairhaven, 6:30

GAME 4 – Swampscott at Lynnfield, 6:30

GAME 3 – Sandwich at Hudson, 7

GAME 6 – Bellingham at Maynard, 7

GAME 7 – Dennis-Yarmouth at Salem, 7

QUARTERFINALS – TBA

GAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

GAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

GAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

GAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

SEMIFINALS – TBA

GAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

GAME 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

FINAL – TBA

GAME 15 – Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner

DIV. 7

SEEDS: 1. Uxbridge (8-0); 2. Cohasset (4-3); 3. West Bridgewater (6-2); 4. Rockland (5-3); 5. Clinton (4-4); 6. Amesbury (6-1); 7. Mashpee (5-3); 8. Tyngsborough (6-2); 9. Gardner (8-0); 10. Blue Hills RVT (5-3); 11. Wahconah Regional (5-3); 12. South Shore Tech (5-3); 13. Millbury (5-3); 14. South Hadley (7-1); 15. Manchester-Essex (5-3); 16. Oxford (5-3)

FIRST ROUND – Friday

GAME 2 – Gardner at Tyngsboro, 6

GAME 5 – Manchester-Essex at Cohasset, 6

GAME 7 – South Hadley at West Bridgewater, 6:30

GAME 8 – Wahconah at Amesbury, 6:30

GAME 1 – Oxford at Uxbridge, 7

GAME 3 – Millbury at Rockland, 7

GAME 4 – South Shore Tech at Clinton, 7

GAME 6 – Blue Hills at Mashpee, 7

QUARTERFINALS – TBA

GAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

GAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

GAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

GAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

SEMIFINALS – TBA

GAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

GAME 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

FINAL – TBA

GAME 15 – Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner

DIV. 8

SEEDS: 1. West Boylston (8-0); 2. Carver (8-0); 3. Hoosac Valley (8-0); 4. Cathedral (5-2); 5. Ware (8-0); 6. Old Colony (7-1); 7. KIPP (6-2); 8. Blackstone-Millville (7-1); 9. Nashoba Valley Tech (5-3); 10. Sutton (6-2); 11. Narragansett Regional (5-3); 12. Randolph (3-4); 13. Bourne (6-2); 14. Athol (5-3); 15. Franklin County Tech (6-2); 16. Brighton (4-3)

FIRST ROUND – Friday

GAME 6 – Sutton at KIPP, 6

GAME 5 – Franklin Tech at Carver, 6:30

GAME 1 – Brighton at West Boylston, 7

GAME 4 – Randolph at Ware, 7

GAME 8 – Narragansett at Old Colony, 7

FIRST ROUND – Saturday

GAME 2 – Nashoba Tech at Blackstone Millville, 1

GAME 7 – Athol at Hoosac Valley, 1

FIRST ROUND – TBA

GAME 3 – Bourne at Cathedral

FIRST ROUND – Friday

GAME 2 – Gardner at Tyngsboro, 6

GAME 5 – Manchester-Essex at Cohasset, 6

GAME 7 – South Hadley at West Bridgewater, 6:30

GAME 8 – Wahconah at Amesbury, 6:30

GAME 1 – Oxford at Uxbridge, 7

GAME 3 – Millbury at Rockland, 7

GAME 4 – South Shore Tech at Clinton, 7

GAME 6 – Blue Hills at Mashpee, 7

QUARTERFINALS – TBA

GAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

GAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

GAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

GAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

SEMIFINALS – TBA

GAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

GAME 14 – Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

FINAL – TBA

GAME 15 – Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner