Mon. 2/22/10
One Week To Go
The final week of the 2009-10 NEPSIHA regular season is here. In other words, it's crunch time. Heading into Monday's slate of games the playoff picture looks like this:
1. Kent (15)
2. Nobles (14)
3. Gunnery (13)
4. Westminster (12)
5. Belmont Hill (9)
6. Avon (9)
7. Cushing (8)
8. KUA (7)
9. NMH (7)
10. Choate (7)
11. Salisbury (6)
12. Milton (6)
13. Berkshire (3)
14. Tabor (2)
15. Exeter (2)
16. Dexter (0)
Here are some things to key on:-
-- The game that may determine the entire course of the playoffs is Saturday's historic rivalry between Exeter and Andover. Exeter currently sits 16th in RPI at .554, and Andover sits 17th in RPI at .551. If Andover were to beat Exeter, the two teams would most likely flip flop, and thus put Andover into the teams under consideration. (We say ‘most likely' because the results of other games could affect the RPI in such a way that the Andover-Exeter game is less than crucial to the overall playoff picture. However, right now, it looks to be a big game.) Anyway, if Andover were to pull ahead and step into the top 16, it would improve Dexter's record against teams under consideration from 0-1-0 (losing to Tabor) to 1-1-0. The ripple effect would affect other teams in the top 16, as Andover has wins against the following top 16 teams: Nobles, Westminster, Belmont Hill, Cushing, and Tabor.
-- The impact of games between teams under consideration is huge. For example, if Choate had won yesterday's game vs. NMH, they would have beaten the Hoggers in the JSPR comparison between the two teams, and they would have been catapulted over NMH and KUA into the final playoff spot.
-- Here are the remaining regular season games between teams currently under consideration:
Wed 2/24: Gunnery @ Westminster, KUA @ Milton
Fri 2/26: Tabor @ Belmont Hill
Sat 2/27: Nobles @ Milton, Choate @ Kent, NMH @ Tabor, Berkshire @ Gunnery
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Here are the current RPI standings:
1) Nobles, 2) Kent, 3) Cushing, 4) Gunnery, 5) KUA, 6) Choate, 7) Milton, 8) Belmont Hill, 9) Westminster, 10) NMH, 11) Dexter, 12) Salisbury, 13) Avon, 14) Berkshire, 15) Tabor, 16) Exeter, 17) Andover, 18) Brewster, 19) St. Paul's, 20) Deerfield, 21) Governor's, 22) Hotchkiss, 23) Winchendon, 24) Taft, 25) Pomfret, 26) Tilton, 27) South Kent, 28) Hebron, 29) Brunswick, 30) Lawrence, 31) St. George's, 32) Berwick, 33) Proctor, 34) St. Sebastian's, 35) Williston, 36) Groton, 370 BB&N, 38) Vermont Academy, 39) New Hampton, 40) Middlesex, 41) Canterbury, 42) Hoosac, 43) Trinity-Pawling, 44) Rivers, 45) Holderness, 46) Loomis, 47) Kents Hill, 48) Thayer, 49) King-Low, 50) Millbrook, 51) Albany, 52) Worcester, 53) Brooks, 54) NYA, 55) St. Mark's, 56) Portsmouth Abbey, 57) Pingree, 58) Kingswood-Oxford, 59) Roxbury Latin, 60) Rye CD, 61) Harvey.
Sun. 2/21/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 22
Cushing @ Lawrence, 4:15 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:30 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Brewster Academy @ Andover, 5:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 24
Westminster @ Andover, 3:00 pm
Middlesex @ BB&N, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Groton, 3:00 pm
Greenwich @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
Brooks @ St. Mark's, 3:00 pm
Newton Country Day @ EIL Tournament, time TBA
Tabor @ Cushing, 3:15 pm
Exeter @ Winchendon, 4:00 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
Milton @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ St. Paul's, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Taft, 4:15 pm
Deerfield @ Williston-Northampton, 4:15 pm
Choate @ Hotchkiss, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Rye Country Day, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ Lawrence, 5:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Governor's, 5:30 pm
NE Falcons @ Kent, 5:30 pm
Tilton @ Proctor, 6:00 pm
Fri. Feb. 26
Southfield @ Rivers, 3:15 pm
Tabor @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Tilton, 4:15 pm
St. Paul's @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Proctor @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 6:00 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 6:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Sat. Feb. 27
NYA @ Hebron, 12:00 pm
Greenwich @ Southfield, 12:00 pm
Newton Country Day @ EIL Tournament, time TBA
Rivers @ Tilton, 1:15 pm
Exeter @ Andover, 2:00 pm
BB&N @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Gunnery @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Brooks @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Groton @ St. Mark's, 2:00 pm
Stanstead College @ Holderness, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ St. George's, 2:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kimball Union, 2:15 pm
Cushing @ Choate, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Brewster Academy, 3:45 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Deerfield, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Milton, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Lawrence, 4:15 pm
Pomfret @ Winchendon, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Kent, 6:30 pm
Mon. 2/15/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 15
Millbrook @ Berkshire, 5:15 pm
NE Jr. Falcons @ Pomfret, 6:45 pm
Tues. Feb. 16
Choate @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30 pm
Wed. Feb. 17
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 2:15 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Williston-Northampton, 2:15 pm
Kent @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Lawrence, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
NYA @ Kents Hill, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ St. Mark's, 2:45 pm
Andover @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Cushing @ Deerfield, 3:00 pm
Groton @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ BB&N, 3:15 pm
Southfield @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Choate @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Tabor @ Exeter, 4:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Vermont Academy, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Dana Hall @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ Proctor, 5:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Morristown Beard, 5:00 pm
Berwick @ Winsor, 5:15 pm
Gunnery @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
Rivers @ Governor's, 5:30 pm
Fri. Feb. 19
Rivers @ NYA, 3:00 pm
Pingree @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Southfield @ St. Paul's, 4:00 pm
Winsor @ Thayer, 4:15 pm
Dana Hall @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Hebron, 5:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Andover, 5:15 pm
Rice @ Kimball Union, 5:30 pm
Brooks @ Middlesex, 6:00 pm
Mid-Fairfield @ Gunnery, 6:45 pm
Sat. Feb. 20
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Exeter, 1:30 pm
Winsor @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:30 pm
Governor's @ Lawrence, 2:00 pm
Newton Country Day @ Berwick, 2:00 pm
Cushing @ Pomfret, 2:15 pm
Kents Hill @ Thayer, 2:15 pm
Berkshire @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:30 pm
Brooks @ Tabor, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ Greenwich, 2:30 pm
Groton @ St. George's, 2:30 pm
Canterbury @ Winchendon, 3:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Hebron @ New Hampton, 3:00 pm
Tilton @ Vermont Academy, 3:00 pm
BB&N @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Deerfield, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30 pm
NEWHL @ Holderness, 3:45 pm
Gunnery @ Southfield, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ Rivers, 4:00 pm
Choate @ Taft, 4:30 pm
Pingree @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
Milton @ Brewster Academy, 5:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 22
Cushing @ Lawrence, 4:15 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:30 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Brewster Academy @ Andover, 5:00 pm
Tues. 2/9/10 -- updates on Wed.
Wed. Postponements and Cancellations
There's a winter storm watch in effect for Connecticut and Massachusetts starting Wednesday morning and extending through late Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Snowfall amounts of over 12" are predicted, with less the farther north you go. We will have all the latest postponements and cancellations here. A note for coaches: please email information@ushr.com with the relevant info, and update your team's schedule on USHR in order to ensure that the changes appear on future weekly composite schedules. Thanks.
Wed. Feb. 10 Snow-outs:
Nobles @ Groton -- rescheduled to 2/22 (time TBA)
Thayer @ Governor's -- rescheduled to Mon. 2/22 at 5:00 pm
Kent @ Canterbury -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 at 5:00 pm
Holderness @ Brooks -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 at 4:00 pm
Cushing @ Lawrence -- postponed; no makeup date yet
Williston @ Choate -- no makeup date announced
St. Mark's @ Milton -- rescheduled to Fri. 2/12 at 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Middlesex -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 at 5:00 pm
NMH @ K-O -- no makeup date announced
Taft @ Greenwich -- no makeup date announced
St. George's @ BB&N -- rescheduled to Mon. 2/22 at 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret -- no makeup date announced
Hotchkiss @ Loomis -- no makeup date announced
Deerfield @ Westminster -- no makeup date announced
Winchendon @ Southfield -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 @ 3:45 pm
Mon. 2/8/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 8
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm (postponed)
Tues. Feb. 9
Kent @ Canterbury, 4:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Princeton Day School, 5:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 10
Exeter @ Kimball Union, 1:30 pm
Cushing @ Lawrence, 2:15 pm
Brewster Academy @ Proctor, 2:30 pm
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Choate, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Milton, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 3:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:30 pm
Taft @ Greenwich, 3:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Tilton, 3:30 pm
Tabor @ Andover, 3:45 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 3:45 pm
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Kent @ Canterbury, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Pingree @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Deerfield @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
Winchendon @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Thurs. Feb. 11
Stanstead College @ Rice, 5:30 pm
Fri. Feb. 12
Governor's @ Andover, 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
BB&N @ Noble & Greenough, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ Cushing, 5:15 pm
Newton Country Day @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:30 pm
N.E. Falcons @ Williston-Northampton, 6:00 pm
Southfield @ Proctor, 6:00 pm
Westminster @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:30 pm
NEWHL @ Vermont Academy, 7:00 pm
Sat. Feb. 13
Exeter @ Brewster Academy, 12:00 pm
Proctor @ Holderness, 1:30 pm
Lawrence @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Gunnery, 2:00 pm
Deerfield @ Berkshire, 2:15 pm
Tabor @ Pomfret, 2:15 pm
Governor's @ St. Paul's, 2:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Milton, 2:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Rivers, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00 pm
Westminster @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Brooks @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Cushing, 4:30 pm
Kent @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Choate @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:00 pm
Hebron @ Canterbury, 7:00 pm
Millbrook @ Kent, 7:00 pm
Sun. Feb. 14
Kents Hill @ Canterbury, 11:30 am
Exeter @ Brewster Academy, 12:00 pm
Hebron @ Winchendon, 1:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 15
Millbrook @ Berkshire, 5:15 pm
NE Jr. Falcons @ Pomfret, 6:45 pm
Mon. 2/1/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 1
Hebron @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Millbrook, 6:30 pm
Tues. Feb. 2
Tilton @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Wed. Feb. 3
Hotchkiss @ Berkshire, 2:00 pm
Tabor @ Rivers, 2:30 pm
Groton @ Middlesex, 2:30 pm
Proctor @ Vermont Academy, 2:30 pm
Andover @ Exeter, 2:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Cushing, 3:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Gunnery, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
Kimball Union vs. Kents Hill, 3:00 pm (@ Rochester, NH)
Canterbury @ Lawrenceville, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Stanstead College @ Tilton, 3:30 pm
Greenwich @ Kent, 4:00 pm
Lawrence @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Hebron, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ St. George's, 4:15 pm
Governor's @ BB&N, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Pomfret, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Pingree, 4:45 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Millbrook, 4:45 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Choate, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Deerfield, 6:30 pm
Thurs. Feb. 4
Princeton Day School @ Rye Country Day, 5:00 pm
Fri. Feb. 5
Pingree @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
Cushing @ BB&N, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Vermont Academy, 4:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Kimball Union, 6:00 pm
Lawrence @ Tabor, 6:30 pm
Sat. Feb. 6
Taft vs. Andover, 12:30 pm (@ Harvard University)
Vermont Academy @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 1:00 pm
Hebron @ Rivers, 1:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Southfield, 1:00 pm
Greenwich @ Winchendon, 1:00 pm
Winsor @ Berwick, 1:45 pm
Brooks @ Noble & Greenough, 2:00 pm
Thayer @ Portsmouth Abbey, 2:00 pm
Bay State Breakers @ Middlesex, 2:00 pm
Lawrence @ Groton, 2:30 pm
Governor's @ St. George's, 3:00 pm
Tabor @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Pingree @ Tilton, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ NYA, 4:30 pm
Sun. Feb. 7
Rice @ Stanstead College, 11:00 am
Mon. Feb. 8
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
