We kick off the 2017 High School Field Hockey season with the Preseason/Week #1 Regional Rankings. MAX Field Hockey will once again release Top 20 Regional Rankings weekly on Wednesdays for the 2017 season from here on out. The Preseason and Week #1 Rankings have been rolled into one due to a new baby at home, so sorry for the delay!
The #1 preseason spot in the New England Region this Fall is for the first time NOT Watertown High School. The 2016 North Division I Champions and Division I semifinalists Acton-Boxborough (Acton, MA) come into the season at the top spot. The Colonials are favored in the Boston Globe as the Preseason #1 and always seem to keep themselves in the state championship conversation. They claimed back to back titles in 2014 and 2015 and reached the semifinals last year. They have a bit of the been there, done that experience on their side and have one of the top coaches in the region, Mae Shoemaker, to guide them through the season and get them where they need to be come tournament time.
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2017 NEW ENGLAND REGION HIGH SCHOOL
PRESEASON/WEEK #1 RANKINGS
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
Acton, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 2-0-0
Recent Games: 9/5 vs Concord-Carlisle- 8-1 W, 9/7 @Wayland- 8-0 W
2016 Season: 16-3-3, Division I State Semifinalist, North Division 1 Champions
WALPOLE HIGH SCHOOL
Walpole, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 2-0-1
Recent Games: 9/5 vs Wellesley- 0-0 T, 9/7 @Brookline- 7-0 W, 9/11 vs Milton- 10-0 W
2016: 22-0-2, Division I State Champions, Division I South Champions
LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 1-0-0
Recent Games: 9/11 vs Frontier Regional- 3-0 W
2016: 19-3-0, Division I State Runner-Up, Division I West Champions
ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL
Andover, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 2-0-0
Recent Games: 9/7 vs Central Catholic- 3-2 W, 9/11 vs North Andover- 3-1 W
2016: 17-2-1, Division I North Quarterfinalist
MESSALONSKEE HIGH SCHOOL
Oakland, Maine
2017 Record: 3-0-0
Recent Games: 8/31 @Mt. Blue- 3-1 W, 9/7 vs Skowhegan- 2-1 W, 9/9 vs Camden Hills- 9-0 W
2016: 14-3-0, Class A Semifinalist
WINCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
Winchester, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 2-0-0
Recent Games: 9/7 @Wakefield- 6-0 W, 9/11 vs Watertown- 3-0 W
2016: 16-3-3, North Division I Runner-Up
PINKERTON ACADEMY
Derry, New Hampshire
2017 Record: 4-0-0
Recent Games: 8/28 @Manchester Central- 2-1 W, 8/31 vs Merrimack- 3-0 W, 9/5 @Nashua North- 3-0 W, 9/11 vs Winnacunnet- 3-0 W
2016: 10-6-0, Division I Semifinalist
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Lawrence, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 2-1-0
Recent Games: 9/5 vs Beverly- 4-0 W, 9/7 @Andover- 2-3 L, 9/9 vs W. Springfield- 8-0 W
2016: 12-4-1, North Division I Runner-Up
THE GOVERNOR’S ACADEMY
Byfield, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 0-0-0
Recent Games: None
2016: 16-3-1, NEPSAC Class B Champions
TIMBERLANE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Plaistow, New Hampshire
2017 Record: 4-0-0
Recent Games: 8/29 @Exeter- 5-0 W, 9/1 @Londonderry- 6-2 W, 9/5 vs Merrimack- 5-1 W, 9/7 @Nashua South- 6-0 W
2016: 12-5-2, Division I State Champions
DENNIS-YARMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 2-0-0
Recent Games: 9/7 vs Barnstable- 5-1 W, 9/9 vs Sandwich- 5-0 W
2016: 18-1-2, Division I South Semifinalist
PHILLIPS ANDOVER ACADEMY
Andover, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 0-0-0
Recent Games: None
2016: 16-3-0, NEPSAC Class A Champions
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Lexington, Massachussets
2017 Record: 3-0-0
Recent Games: 9/7 @Melrose- 6-0 W, 9/8 @Concord-Carlisle- 3-0 W, 9/11 vs Stoneham- 6-0 W
2016: 15-5-1, Division I North Semifinalist
SKOWHEGAN AREA HIGH SCHOOL
Skowhegan, Maine
2017 Record: 2-1-0
Recent Games: 8/31 @Hampden Academy- 10-0 W, 9/5 vs Mt. Blue- 2-0 W, 9/7 @Messalonskee- 1-2 L
2016: 14-3-1, Class A State Champions
WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Watertown, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 1-1-0
Recent Games: 9/7 vs Reading- 5-0 W, 9/11 @Winchester- 0-3 L
2016: 23-0-0, Division II State Champions
THE RIVERS SCHOOL
Weston, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 0-0-0
Recent Games: None
2016: 16-3-0, ISL Champions, NEPSAC B Semifinalist
ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
Concord, New Hampshire
2017 Record: 0-0-0
Recent Games: None
2016: 13-2-1, NEPSAC Class A Quarterfinalists
OAKMONT REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Ashburnham, Massachusetts
2017 Record: 2-0-0
Recent Games: 9/6 @Leominster- 6-1 W, 9/8 vs North Middlesex- 2-0 W
2016: 17-5-1, Division 2 Runner-Up
WINNACUNNET HIGH SCHOOL
Hampton, New Hampshire
2017 Record: 4-1-0
Recent Games: 8/29 @Dover- 1-0 W, 8/31 @Keene- 5-0 W, 9/5 vs Manchester Memorial- 11-0 W, 9/8 vs Nashua North- 6-0 W, 9/11 @Pinkerton- 0-3 L
2016: 15-2-0, Division I State Runner-Up
SOUTH BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
South Burlington, Vermont
2017 Record: 2-0-0
Recent Games: 9/7 vs Essex- 1-0 W, 9/11 vs Champlain Valley Union- 4-3 W
2016: 16-1-0, Division I State Champions
OTHER TEAMS CONSIDERED:
Algonquin Regional High School (Northborough, MA)
Bishop Guertin High School (Nashua, NH)
Champlain Valley Union High School (Hinesburg, VT)
Cheverus High School (Portland, ME)
Essex High School (Essex Junction, VT)
Ipswich High School (Ipswich, MA)
Manchester Essex Regional High School (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA)
Marlborough High School (Marlborough, MA)
Nashoba Regional High School (Bolton, MA)
Needham High School (Needham, MA)
Rice Memorial High School (South Burlington, VT)
Scarborough High School (Scarborough, ME)
St. Mark’s School (Southborough, MA)
York High School (York, ME)
A Note About Preseason Rankings:
MAX Field Hockey’s Preseason High School Rankings are based heavily on the previous Fall’s Final Rankings and team performances. As much as possible, seniors graduated and key returning players are taken into consideration, but complete information is not always available for each program. Historic dominance and success at the highest level and in the postseason are a major factor. MAX Field Hockey’s general ranking philosophy: you must prove it on the field and beat the best and ranked teams to move onto and up the rankings!
MAX Field Hockey always welcomes feedback on the High School Rankings.
Think we missed someone or that a team should be ranked higher or lower?
Email us: admin@maxfieldhockey.com
