1997-98 Boys State Tournament

117 games on record · MIAA

← 1996-97 1998-99 →

State champions

Division 1A (Super 8): Catholic Memorial 5-1 over Archbishop Williams
Division 1: Winchester 3-0 over Needham
Division 2: Gloucester 6-0 over Duxbury
Division 3: North Middlesex 3-1 over Hanover

Division 1A Super 8

Seeds and regular-season records (8)

Semifinals

2Archbishop Williams4
6Reading2
Mar 12 · Fleet Center, Boston →

Final

1Catholic Memorial5
2Archbishop Williams1
Mar 17 · Fleet Center, Boston →

Every game in order (14)

Round 1 Upper Bracket

Mar 1Catholic Memorial 13-1 St. John's Prep· Boston College
Mar 1BC High 5-4 Billerica· Boston College
Mar 1Archbishop Williams 4-2 Arlington Catholic· Boston College
Mar 1Reading 8-1 Arlington· Boston College

Round 1 Loser Bracket

Mar 3St. John's Prep 3-0 Billerica· Fleet Center, Boston
Mar 3Arlington 4-3 Arlington Catholic· Fleet Center, Boston

Round 2 Winner Bracket

Mar 5Catholic Memorial 8-0 BC High· Fleet Center, Boston
Mar 5Reading 3-2 (OT)Archbishop Williams· Fleet Center, Boston

Round 2 Loser Bracket

Mar 8Archbishop Williams 3-2 St. John's Prep· Fleet Center, Boston
Mar 8BC High 4-2 Arlington· Fleet Center, Boston

Round 3 Winner Bracket

Mar 8Catholic Memorial 7-1 Reading· Fleet Center, Boston

Round 3 Loser Bracket

Mar 10Archbishop Williams 2-0 BC High· Boston University

Semi Finals

Mar 12Archbishop Williams 4-2 Reading· Fleet Center, Boston

Championship

Mar 17Catholic Memorial 5-1 Archbishop Williams· Fleet Center, Boston

Division 1

North · South · State final

Seeds and regular-season records (30)

1Winchester15-3-2
2Everett15-3-2
3Burlington15-4-1
4Belmont13-4-2
5Acton-Boxboro13-5-2
6St. John's (S)13-5-2
7Chelmsford12-6-2
8Waltham12-7-1
9Melrose11-7-2
10Matignon10-6-4
11Medford10-7-1
12Methuen10-9-1
13Central Catholic9-8-3
14Malden Catholic9-8-3
1Framingham19-2
2Needham17-1-3
3Silver Lake14-4-3
4Quincy11-3-6
5Brockton12-6-2
6Falmouth12-6-2
7North Quincy12-6-2
8Weymouth12-7-1
9Plymouth South11-6-3
10Dedham11-6-3
11Springfield Cathedral11-6-3
12Norwood11-7-3
13Braintree10-8-2
14Walpole10-9-3
15Barnstable10-10-1
16New Bedford7-7-3

Winchester moved on to the state final ↓

Every game in order (13)

1N First Round

Feb 27Melrose 2-1 Waltham· Ryan, Watertown
Feb 27Matignon 2-1 Chelmsford· Merrimack College
Feb 28Central Catholic 4-3 Belmont· Burbank Ice Arena
Feb 28Acton-Boxboro 3-0 Methuen· Merrimack College
Feb 28Burlington 4-3 Malden Catholic· Burbank Ice Arena
Feb 28St. John's (S)9-3 Medford· UMass-Boston

1N Quarter Finals

Mar 2Winchester 5-1 Melrose· Boston College
Mar 2Central Catholic 2-1 Acton-Boxboro· Boston College
Mar 3Matignon 4-0 Everett· Merrimack College
Mar 3St. John's (S)6-1 Burlington· Merrimack College

1N Semi Finals

Mar 5Winchester 5-2 Central Catholic· Boston College
Mar 5St. John's (S)4-1 Matignon· Boston College

1N Championship

Mar 8Winchester 3-2 St. John's (S)· Fleet Center, Boston

South

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

2Needham4
4Quincy3
Mar 8 · Fleet Center, Boston →

Needham moved on to the state final ↓

Every game in order (15)

1S First Round

Feb 28Framingham 3-2 New Bedford· Loring Arena
Feb 28Plymouth South 3-2 Weymouth· UMass-Boston
Feb 28Quincy 8-2 Braintree· Northeastern University
Feb 28Brockton 7-6 Norwood· Asiaf, Brockton
Feb 28North Quincy 5-2 Dedham· Northeastern University
Feb 28Silver Lake 5-2 Walpole· UMass-Boston
Mar 1Needham 10-4 Barnstable· Northeastern University
Mar 1Springfield Cathedral 4-0 Falmouth· Northeastern University

1S Quarter Finals

Mar 3Framingham 5-1 Plymouth South· Boston College
Mar 3Quincy 3-2 Brockton· Boston College
Mar 4Needham 6-1 North Quincy· Boston College
Mar 4Springfield Cathedral 4-3 Silver Lake· Boston College

1S Semi Finals

Mar 6Quincy 4-3 Framingham· Boston University
Mar 6Needham 4-3 Springfield Cathedral· Boston University

1S Championship

Mar 8Needham 4-3 Quincy· Fleet Center, Boston

State final

Final

1WinchesterNorth champion3
2NeedhamSouth champion0
Mar 16 · Fleet Center, Boston →

Every game in order (1)

State Championship

Mar 16Winchester 3-0 Needham· Fleet Center, Boston

Division 2

North · South · State final

Seeds and regular-season records (26)

Gloucester15-4-1
Duxbury9-6-5
1Masconomet16-3-1
2Saugus15-2-3
4Winthrop13-4-1
5Newburyport12-4-4
6Lynnfield12-4-4
7Wilmington12-6-4
8North Andover11-7-2
9Amesbury9-7-2
10Danvers8-6-6
11Beverly9-8-2
12Andover8-7-4
13North Reading8-8-2
14Haverhill7-9-4
1Stoughton13-6-1
2Franklin12-5-3
3Somerville12-6-2
4Sandwich11-5-4
5Marian11-7-2
6Canton10-6-4
7Boston Latin10-7-3
9Plymouth North7-6-5
10Cambridge9-8-2
11Randolph8-8-4
12Rockland7-7-4

Gloucester moved on to the state final ↓

Every game in order (13)

2N First Round

Feb 27Amesbury 5-1 North Andover· Merrimack College
Feb 27Newburyport 3-2 Andover· Stoneham Arena
Feb 27Lynnfield 5-4 Beverly· Kasabuski Arena
Feb 28Winthrop 3-2 North Reading· Stoneham Arena
Feb 28Danvers 8-5 Wilmington· Stoneham Arena
Feb 28Gloucester 7-0 Haverhill· Merrimack College

2N Quarter Finals

Mar 2Masconomet 7-4 Amesbury· Merrimack College
Mar 2Newburyport 3-2 Winthrop· Merrimack College
Mar 4Saugus 10-5 Danvers· Merrimack College
Mar 4Gloucester 5-2 Lynnfield· Merrimack College

2N Semi Finals

Mar 6Masconomet 5-2 Newburyport· Merrimack College
Mar 6Gloucester 4-2 Saugus· Merrimack College

2N Championship

Mar 8Gloucester 11-1 Masconomet· Northeastern University

South

Preliminary round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

8Duxbury5
6Canton3
Mar 8 · Northeastern University →

Duxbury moved on to the state final ↓

Every game in order (11)

2S First Round

Feb 27Duxbury 5-0 Plymouth North· Gallo, Bourne
Feb 27Boston Latin 6-0 Cambridge· Ryan, Watertown
Feb 28Marian 6-1 Rockland· Loring Arena
Feb 28Canton 4-0 Randolph· Ryan, Watertown

2S Quarter Finals

Mar 3Duxbury 5-3 Stoughton· UMass-Boston
Mar 3Sandwich 6-3 Marian· UMass-Boston
Mar 4Boston Latin 4-3 Franklin· UMass-Boston
Mar 4Canton 5-1 Somerville· UMass-Boston

2S Semi Finals

Mar 6Duxbury 7-2 Sandwich· UMass-Boston
Mar 6Canton 4-1 Boston Latin· UMass-Boston

2S Championship

Mar 8Duxbury 5-3 Canton· Northeastern University

State final

Final

3GloucesterNorth champion6
8DuxburySouth champion0
Mar 16 · Fleet Center, Boston →

Every game in order (1)

State Championship

Mar 16Gloucester 6-0 Duxbury· Fleet Center, Boston

Division 3

North · South · EMass · CMass · WMass · State semifinals and final

Seeds and regular-season records (51)

Hanover18-2
North Middlesex14-4-2
1Murdock17-2-1
2Westboro16-2-2
3Auburn15-2-3
4Shrewsbury15-3-2
6Algonquin14-6
7Fitchburg12-7-1
8Leominster9-6-5
9Nashoba11-9
10Wachusett9-9-2
11Assabet9-9-2
Latin Academy15-5
1Savio Prep16-2
2Minuteman15-3-2
3Dracut14-3-2
5Northeast13-4-3
6St. Mary's Lynn11-6-3
7Westford Academy11-6-3
8East Boston11-8
9Shawsheen10-8-2
10Lynn Classical10-8-2
11Pope John10-10
12Lowell9-9-1
13Holliston8-8-4
14Ashland8-8-4
15Bedford8-8-1
2Hull16-0-4
3Martha's Vineyard15-3-2
4Medway14-3-3
5Scituate14-5
6Coyle & Cassidy14-5-1
7Bellingham13-6-1
8Greater New Bedford12-6-1
9Harwich12-6-2
10Bishop Feehan12-7-1
11Bishop Stang11-7-1
12Westwood11-8-1
13Bourne10-7-3
14Norwell11-9
15Blue Hills10-9-1
1West Springfield15-2-3
2Ludlow17-2-1
3Minnechaug13-6-1
4Westfield11-8-1
5Longmeadow10-9-1
6Agawam13-7
7Mt. Greylock14-2-1
8East Longmeadow13-7
9Chicopee Comp13-4-3
10Easthampton11-6-1

North

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

4Latin Academy2
1Savio Prep3
Mar 6 · Stoneham Arena →

Latin Academy moved on to EMass ↓

Every game in order (14)

3N First Round

Feb 27East Boston 5-4 Shawsheen· Kasabuski Arena
Feb 27Minuteman 3-2 (OT)Bedford· Stoneham Arena
Feb 28Latin Academy 6-0 Holliston· Ryan, Watertown
Feb 28Lowell 2-1 Northeast· Kasabuski Arena
Feb 28Westford Academy 4-3 Lynn Classical· Kasabuski Arena
Feb 28Ashland 5-4 Dracut· Ryan, Watertown
Feb 28St. Mary's Lynn 5-0 Pope John· Kasabuski Arena

3N Quarter Finals

Mar 3Savio Prep 10-0 East Boston· Ryan, Watertown
Mar 3Latin Academy 3-2 (OT)Lowell· Ryan, Watertown
Mar 4Minuteman 4-2 Westford Academy· Ryan, Watertown
Mar 4St. Mary's Lynn 3-1 Ashland· Ryan, Watertown

3N Semi Finals

Mar 6Savio Prep 3-2 Latin Academy· Stoneham Arena
Mar 6Minuteman 5-2 St. Mary's Lynn· Stoneham Arena

3N Championship

Mar 8Latin Academy 6-2 Minuteman· Northeastern University

Hanover moved on to EMass ↓

Every game in order (14)

3S First Round

Feb 27Harwich 6-4 Greater New Bedford· Gallo, Bourne
Feb 28Bourne 2-1 Medway· Iorio, Walpole
Feb 28Westwood 4-2 Scituate· UMass-Boston
Feb 28Hull 11-4 Blue Hills· Ryan, Watertown
Feb 28Bellingham 6-3 Bishop Feehan· Asiaf, Brockton
Feb 28Martha's Vineyard 5-1 Norwell· Gallo, Bourne
Feb 28Coyle & Cassidy 6-0 Bishop Stang· Gallo, Bourne

3S Quarter Finals

Mar 2Hanover 9-2 Harwich· Gallo, Bourne
Mar 2Bourne 2-1 Westwood· Ryan, Watertown
Mar 2Hull 8-3 Bellingham· Ryan, Watertown
Mar 2Martha's Vineyard 4-3 Coyle & Cassidy· Gallo, Bourne

3S Semi Finals

Mar 5Hanover 11-0 Bourne· Gallo, Bourne
Mar 5Martha's Vineyard 7-6 Hull· Gallo, Bourne

3S Championship

Mar 8Hanover 6-2 Martha's Vineyard· Northeastern University

EMass

Final

1HanoverSouth champion10
4Latin AcademyNorth champion2
Mar 12 · NESC →

Hanover moved on to State semifinals and final ↓

Every game in order (1)

3EM Championship

Hanover 10-2 Latin Academy· NESC

CMass

Preliminary round

8Leominster4
9Nashoba0
Feb 26 · Wallace Civic Ctr →

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

5North Middlesex6
3Auburn2
Mar 7 · Centrum, Worcester →

North Middlesex moved on to State semifinals and final ↓

Every game in order (9)

3CMass First Round

Feb 26Leominster 4-0 Nashoba· Wallace Civic Ctr
Feb 26Algonquin 7-1 Assabet· North Star, Westboro
Feb 27Wachusett 3-2 Fitchburg· Wallace Civic Ctr

3CMass Quarter Finals

Mar 1Leominster 6-0 Murdock· NESC
Mar 1North Middlesex 4-3 Shrewsbury· NESC
Mar 1Wachusett 4-2 Westboro· NESC
Mar 1Auburn 3-1 Algonquin· NESC

3CMass Semi Finals

Mar 4North Middlesex 4-3 (OT)Leominster· NESC

3CMass Championship

Mar 7North Middlesex 6-2 Auburn· Centrum, Worcester

WMass

West Springfield moved on to State semifinals and final ↓

Every game in order (8)

3WMassFirst Round

Feb 25Mt. Greylock 10-2 Easthampton· Olympia, W. Springfield
Feb 25Chicopee Comp 3-1 East Longmeadow· Olympia, W. Springfield

3WMass Quarter Finals

Mar 2Mt. Greylock 5-2 Ludlow· Olympia, W. Springfield
Mar 2Minnechaug 6-3 Agawam· Olympia, W. Springfield
Mar 3Westfield 4-2 Longmeadow· Olympia, W. Springfield
Mar 3West Springfield 4-0 Chicopee Comp· Olympia, W. Springfield

3WMass Semi Finals

Mar 5Minnechaug 5-3 Mt. Greylock· Olympia, W. Springfield

3WMass Championship

Mar 8West Springfield 2-0 Minnechaug· Civic Ctr. Springfield

State semifinals and final

Semifinals

5North MiddlesexCMass champion4
1West SpringfieldWMass champion2
Mar 13 · NESC →

Final

5North Middlesex3
1HanoverEMass champion1
Mar 16 · Fleet Center, Boston →

Every game in order (2)

D3 Semi Final

North Middlesex 4-2 West Springfield· NESC

State Championship

Mar 16North Middlesex 3-1 Hanover· Fleet Center, Boston

Other tournament games

Not placed in a bracket (1)

Games

Feb 7Hull 8-5 Hanover