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MIAA Releases Statewide High School Football Playoff Brackets for Divisions 1–8

Seeding now fixes home sites, byes, early matchups, shaping each program’s path.

CM’s Isaiah Simmons (R) pulls in the pass over SJP’s Aaron Radke as Catholic Memorial takes on St John’s Prep in football. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald) .
Marblehead’s Mark Vinokur takes the ball away from Winthrop’s Samuel Serna during a boys soccer game last Monday. (Photo By Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
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Overview

  • The MIAA published seeds and first-round pairings for all eight divisions, setting home sites and launching play in early November.
  • Division 1 installs St. John’s Prep (8-0) as the No. 1 seed ahead of Springfield Central, Xaverian, and Natick.
  • Division 2 awards first-round byes to No. 1 Catholic Memorial and No. 2 Bishop Feehan, with six additional openers set.
  • Division 3 sets undefeated King Philip (8-0) at No. 1, opening against Chicopee, with Barnstable and Milton next in the seed line.
  • Several brackets feature unbeaten entrants, including Tewksbury and Burlington in Division 4, Shawsheen, Medfield, and Archbishop Williams in Division 5, and Lee, Randolph, Frontier, and David Prouty in Division 8.