Mon. 3/1/10
A Little Monday Morning Explication
The final JSPR standings, due to a four-way tie between Avon, NMH, Cushing, and Choate for the last two playoff spots, took a little bit of sweat and anxiety to sort out. The tiebreaker for teams with the same amount of points in the JSPR comparison is the winner of a further round of JSPR comparisons. - the tie-breaker, in other words. Here's how that broke down.
Avon: beat NMH, beat Cushing, lost to Choate (2-1).
NMH: beat Cushing, beat Choate, lost to Avon.(2-1).
Cushing: beat Choate, lost to NMH, lost to Avon (1-2).
Choate: beat Avon, lost to NMH, lost to Cushing (1-2).
These comparisons -- which are drawn up regardless of whether or not teams played head-to-head matchups -- elevate Avon and NMH into the 7th and 8th seeds, respectively, with Cushing and Choate just missing out. Since Avon beat NMH in their JSPR comparison, Avon receives the 7th seed, with NMH receiving the 8th seed.
Here at USHR, on Saturday night, we incorrectly predicted that Cushing would be in the elite eight. This mistake occurred when we incorrectly computed Avon's record against mutual opponents with Salisbury. In our incorrect computation, Salisbury and Avon tied in the mutual opponents category, thus giving the comparison to Salisbury. When recomputed, Avon had a better record against mutual opponents than Salisbury, which gave the Winged Beavers a crucial point that moved them into a four-way tie. Once in the four-way tie, as explained above, the tiebreaker elevated Avon and KO'd Cushing. Sorry for any misunderstanding this may have caused.
We have also been receiving numerous questions about Belmont Hill, and how they are ranked so high despite going 4-4 over their final eight games. The key to their high ranking is the fact that Belmont Hill had a record of 4-2-2 against teams under consideration, good enough for the third best record of the 16 teams under consideration. This combined with their high overall record (7th in NEPSIHA), and high RPI (also 7th in NEPSIHA) gave them a better resume than every team beneath them in RPI. This means in every JSPR comparison against teams with a lower RPI, they won the JSPR comparison (giving them nine total JSPR points). Belmont Hill also upset Cushing in the JSPR comparison (Cushing sits 4th in RPI) by virtue of their better record against TUC's and mutual opponents (Belmont Hill was 10-2-2 against ten mutual opponents, while Cushing was 9-4-1). This gave Belmont Hill 10 JSPR points and the fourth seed in the playoffs.
Sun. 3/7/10
Girls Championship Sunday
-- at the Berkshire School; Sheffield, Mass.
Div. II:
Governor's 5, Southfield 4 (OT) --
Kate Leary, from Alex Carpenter, nets game-winner.
Carpenter named tournament MVP
Div. I:
Westminster 3, Lawrence 1 (final)
Paige Decker named tournament MVP.
Sat. 3/6/10
Girls Prep Semifinals
-- at the Berkshire School; Sheffield, Mass.
Div. II:
Governor's 10, Brooks 1 (final -- 6 g,3a for Alex Carpenter)
Southfield 5, Rivers 3 (final)
Div. I:
Westminster 2, Choate 1
Lawrence 2, Nobles 1
Sunday Championship Games:
Div. II -- 11:00 am -- Governor's vs. Southfield
Div. I -- 1:00 pm -- Westminster vs. Lawrence
Fri. 3/5/10
Championship Weekend is Here
Semifinals: Sat. March 6th at the Berkshire School; Sheffield, Mass.
Div. II - Governor's vs. Brooks, 11:00 am
Div. II - Southfield vs. Rivers, 1:00 pm
Div. I - Choate vs. Westminster, 3:00 pm
Div. I - Nobles vs. Lawrence, 5:00 pm
Finals: Sun. March 7th at the Berkshire School; Sheffield, Mass.
Div. II - Championship Game, 11:00 am
Div. I - Championship Game, 1:00 pm
We are hoping to receive some quality photos from today's quarterfinals and this weekend's semis and finals.. If you have something you like, please send, along with a caption, to information@ushr.com. Thanks! -- USHR
Wed. 3/3/10
Quarterfinals ScoreboardDiv. I
#8 Pomfret @ #1 Choate -- Choate 3, Pomfret 2
#7 Lawrence @ #2 Brewster - Lawrence 5, Brewster 2
#6 Berkshire @ #3 Nobles -- Nobles 2, Berkshire 0
#5 Williston @ #4 Westminster -- Westminster 3, Williston 0
Div. II
#8 NYA @ #1 Governor's -- Governor's 6, NYA 0
#7 Gunnery @ #2 Rivers -- Rivers 5, Gunnery 0
#6 Millbrook @ #3 Southfield (@ Williston) -- Southfield 9, Millbrook 2
#5 Canterbury @ #4 Brooks -- Brooks 4, Canterbury 3
Semifinals: Sat. March 6th at the Berkshire School; Sheffield, Mass.
Div. II -- Governor's vs. Brooks, 11:00 am
Div. II -- Southfield vs. Rivers, 1:00 pm
Div. I -- Choate vs. Westminster, 3:00 pm
Div. I -- Nobles vs. Lawrence, 5:00 pm
Finals: Sun. March 7th at the Berkshire School; Sheffield, Mass.
Div. II -- Championship Game, 11:00 am
Div. I -- Championship Game, 1:00 pm
Wed. 3/3/10
2009-10 Girls All-Star Teams
Div. I
G -- Meghann Treacy, Jr., Williston/Lake Peekskill, NY
D -- Kiana Nauheim, Sr., Brewster/Fairbanks, Alaska
D -- Amanda Boulier, Jr., Westminster/Watertown, Conn.
D -- Delia McNally, Jr., Berkshire, Glen Head, NY
F -- Sam Zeiss, Jr, Choate/Stamford, Conn.
F -- Sarah MacDonnell, Jr., Brewster/Quisprimsis, NB, Canada
F -- Ali Vakos, Sr., Berkshire/Hamden, Conn.
F -- Haley Frade, Jr., Tabor, Marion, Mass.
Div. I Player of the Year:
Louise Warren, Senior Forward
Brewster Academy/Pembroke, Ont., Canada
Div. II:
G - Brianne Wheeler, Sr., KUA/Brussels, Ont., Canada
D - Ashley Salerno, Sr., NYA/Brunswick, Maine
D - Natasha Klinoff, Jr., Southfield/Concord, Mass.
F - Eliza Hompe, Sr., Greenwich/New Canaan, Conn.
F - Jen Hand, Sr., KUA/Westford, Mass.
F - Nicole Haskins, Sr., Southfield/Quincy, Mass.
Div. II Player of the Year:
Courtney Dumont, Senior Forward
North Yarmouth Academy/Augusta, Maine
-- The above teams were selected by the girls prep coaches.
-- The above teams do not include the Founders' League or ISL, which select their own all-star teams.
Mon. 3/1/10
Girls Prep Tournament Schedule
Wed. March 3 -- quarterfinals
Div. I
#8 Pomfret @ #1 Choate, 2:45 pm
#7 Lawrence @ #2 Brewster, 3:30 pm
#6 Berkshire @ #3 Nobles, 3:15 pm
#5 Williston @ #4 Westminster, 3:30 pm
Div. II
#8 NYA @ #1 Governor's, 4:00 pm
#7 Gunnery @ #2 Rivers, 4:30 pm
#6 Millbrook @ #3 Southfield, 3:30 pm (@ Williston)
#5 Canterbury @ #4 Brooks, 4:00 pm
Sat. March 6 -- semifinals
-- at the Berkshire School; Sheffield, Mass.
Div. II
1/8 winner vs. 4/5 winner, 11:00 am
3/6 winner vs. 2/7 winner, 1:00 pm
Div. I
1/8 winner vs. 4/5 winner, 3:00 pm
3/6 winner vs. 2/7 winner, 5:00 pm
Sun. March 7 -- finals
-- at the Berkshire School; Sheffield, Mass.
Div. II Championship Game, 11:00 am
Div. I Championship Game, 1:00 pm
Mon. 3/1/10
Girls Final Standings
Div. I:
1. Choate
2. Brewster
3. Nobles
4. Westminster
5. Williston-Northampton
6. Berkshire
7. Lawrence
8. Pomfret
9. Hotchkiss
10. Tabor
11. Loomis-Chaffee
Div. II:
1. Governor's
2. Rivers
3. Southfield
4. Brooks
5. Canterbury
6. Millbrook
7. Gunnery
8. NYA
9. Proctor
10. KUA
11. Tilton
12. Thayer
13. Kingswood-Oxford
14. Hebron
15. Middlesex
Detailed Girls Div. I and II Final Standings
