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Thurs. 2/21/13

Thurs. Feb. 21 JSPR & RPI
If the season ended this morning this is what the three tournaments would look like. (The numbers in parentheses are the RPI ranks of each team.)

Elite 8
1. KUA (1)
2. Belmont Hill (2)
3. Berkshire (3)
4. Kent (7)
5. Gunnery (4)
6. Salisbury (6)
7. Dexter (5)
8. Westminster (8)

Large School
1. Cushing (9)
2. Avon (10)
3. Thayer (11)
4. Exeter (12)
5. Choate (13)
6. Milton (15)
7. St. Sebastian's (16)
8. Canterbury (17)

Small School
1. Kents Hill (14)
2. Rivers (19)
3. Tilton (24)
4. Middlesex (25)
5. Brooks (26)
6. Winchendon (27)
7. Millbrook (28)
8. Holderness (29)

For a printable PDF file with additional detail, including JSPR points/tiebreakers and full RPI:

RPI & JSPR, Thurs. noon 2/21/13

Notes:

-- Dexter does not have a strong schedule, so even though their RPI (#5) is good they lose comparisons to Kent and Exeter, both of whom are below them in RPI but ahead of them in record against TUC's and common opponents. Dexter has a great won-loss record at 20-1-5 but they have only played four of the top teams. The key is that, unlike previous years, they have lost only one game all season, which is no small thing. So, while their margin of error is much smaller than other teams because of their schedule, they should be in the Elite 8 tourney if they win out.

-- Gunnery compares favorably with everyone below them in RPI -- except Kent, to whom they have lost twice in head-to-head play this season. In addition, Kent now has a better TUC record than Gunnery due, in significant part, to Canterbury dropping out the top 16 (they are at #17 now). That’s a blow to Gunnery, which has a 2-0-1 record vs. Canterbury. Last week, Gunnery had a better TUC record than Kent and therefore won the JSPR comparison between the two schools. Yesterday, however, Gunnery lost to a top 16 team and Canterbury dropped out of the top 16, hence they now lose the comparison with Kent. 

-- As of today, three small schools – KUA, Gunnery, and Dexter -- would make the Elite 8. After that, there are only two other small schools – Kents Hill and Rivers -- before you get to #24-29 slots in the RPI rankings, at which point you find six small schools in a row. We feel this speaks well to the concept of having both large school and small school tournaments -- in addition to the Elite 8, of course.

-- The top 8 in RPI are also currently in the Elite 8 tournament, so the RPI/JSPR correlation is pretty high right now. That can change. Keep in mind that JSPR just takes everything to a finer point by means of measuring the best against the best.

-- Here are some weekend games that bear watching -- and why:  

Canterbury @ Salisbury (4:30 pm Fri.) --A Canterbury win would drop Salisbury, but would also catapult Canterbury back into the top 16, thus affecting Gunnery, Kent, Berkshire and other top teams who have played Canterbury.

St. Sebastian's @ Thayer (2:00 pm Sat.)  -- Two top 16 teams, though both near the bottom (Thayer is at #11 and St. Seb’s is at #16). A loss could drop either one out of the top 16 and thus mix things up above them.

Gunnery @ Berkshire (2:30 pm Sat.) -- Two top 8 teams could affect things a lot as it will affect TUC records of both teams.

Kent @ Choate (5:00 pm Sat.) -- Two top 16 teams. Kent is higher than Choate due to a better TUC record, though this game could affect that.

-- Finally, snow could be the biggest challenge this weekend. It is projected to arrive Saturday afternoon, though the National Weather Service reports that the heaviest snow will come overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning. Whatever the case, Salisbury vs. Canterbury and Westminster vs. Deerfield have been moved to Friday while Cushing has moved up the start time of their Saturday home game by a couple of hours. Look for more changes to follow. Hopefully, all games get played. Remember, games played through Saturday count toward the NEPSHIA playoff standings. Anything after that does not (see Lakes Region tournament). This could be a huge deal as only games that are played count -- and every game affects the standings in some way.

Sun. 2/24/13-updated Thurs. 2/28

Quarterfinals Scoreboard
Div. I
@ #1 Nobles 5, #8 BB&N 1
@ #2 Choate 4, #7 Williston 0
#6 Cushing 1 @ #3 Westminster 0
@ #4 St. Paul's 2, #5 Tabor 0

Div. II
@ #1Gunnery 3, #8 Greenwich 1
#7 Millbrook 3, #2 Southfield 2
@ #3 Governor's 2, #6 Proctor 0
@ #4 Middlesex 4, #5 Rivers 1

The bracket below has been updated, as well. (Thurs. 2/28)

Printable Bracket and times for semis and finals
 

Sun. 2/24/13

New England Prep Tournament Seedings

Here are the seedings for the 2013 New England Prep Girls Tournament, which gets underway with the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

We will fill this in with game times as we get them.

Div. I
1. Nobles
2. Choate
3. Westminster
4. St. Paul’s
5. Tabor
6. Cushing
7. Williston
8. BB&N

Div. II
1. Gunnery
2. Southfield
3. Governor’s
4. Middlesex
5. Rivers
6. Proctor
7.Millbrook
8. Greenwich

Mon. 2/18/13 -- Updated Fri. 2/22

Girls Prep Schedule, This Week -- and Next, Too
Mon. Feb. 18
Middlesex @ Milton, 2:00 pm
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 4:45 pm
Choate @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:30 pm

Tues. Feb. 19
Winsor @ Dana Hall, 5:15 pm

Wed. Feb. 20
Proctor @ Tilton, 1:30 pm
New Hampton @ Kimball Union, 2:00 pm
Kent @ Gunnery, 2:15 pm
BB&N @ Middlesex, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ Milton, 3:00 pm
Albany Academy @ Worcester Academy, 3:30 pm
Cushing @ Tabor, 3:30 pm
St. George's @ St. Paul's, 4:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Andover, 4:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Hebron, 4:00 pm
Taft @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Winchendon @ Exeter, 4:00 pm
Groton @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Greenwich, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Deerfield, 4:15 pm
St. Mark's @ Brooks, 4:15 pm
Governor's @ Noble & Greenough, 4:45 pm
Millbrook @ Rye Country Day, 4:45 pm
Stanstead College @ Brewster Academy, 4:45 pm
Hotchkiss @ Choate, 4:45 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Rivers, 5:00 pm

Fri. Feb. 22
Worcester Academy @ Greenwich, 4:00 pm
Rivers @ Southfield, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ St. Paul's, 4:15 pm
New Hampton @ Proctor, 4:30 pm
Winchendon @ Williston-Northampton, 5:00 pm
Thayer @ BB&N, 5:15 pm

Sat. Feb. 23
Williston-Northampton @ BB&N, 1:15 pm
Thayer @ Tabor, 1:30 pm
Milton @ Noble & Greenough, 2:00 pm
Deerfield @ Loomis-Chaffee, 2:00 pm -- moved up to a 10:30 am start
Andover @ Exeter, 2:00 pm
Holderness @ New Hampton, 2:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Groton, 2:00 pm
St. George's @ Middlesex, 2:00 pm
Governor's @ Brooks, 2:00 pm -- moved back to a 4:00 pm start time
Winchendon @ Pomfret, 2:15 pm
Kimball Union @ Vermont Academy, 2:30 pm
Canterbury @ Gunnery, 2:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ Rye Country Day, 3:00 pm -- moved back to a 2:45 pm start
Southfield @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ St. Paul's, 3:00 pm
Tilton @ Rivers, 3:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Taft, 4:00 pm -- moved up to a 12:00 pm start
Millbrook @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30 pm -- moved up to a 3:00 pm start
Brewster Academy @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Proctor, 4:30 pm -- moved up to a 3:30 pm start
Kent @ Westminster, 6:30 pm -- moved up to a 2:30 pm start
Cushing @ Choate, 7:00 pm -- moved up to a 1:00 pm start

Wed. Feb. 27
Prep Quarterfinals

Sat. Mar. 2
Prep Semifinals (@ Cushing Academy)

Sun. Mar. 3
Prep Semifinals (@ Cushing Academy)


Brackets/Schedules for Prep Postseason

Mon. 2/11/13-- BB&N is closed, so the Nobles @ BB&N game has been postponed to Tuesday at 5:15 pm.

Girls Prep Schedule, Week of Feb. 11, 2013
Note:

If there are any additions to the schedule below due to the weekend storm, please email information (at) ushr.com – and include a note that it is a girls game you are referring to. Thank you.

Mon. Feb. 11
BB&N @ Noble & Greenough, 4:00 pm -- postponed to Tues. 2/12 @ 5:15 pm
Greenwich @ Morristown Beard, 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ St. George's, 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Governor's, 5:00 pm
Berkshire @ Deerfield, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Thayer, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ St. Mark's, 5:15 pm
Kent @ Millbrook, 5:30 pm
NEWHL @ Proctor, 6:00 pm (S)

Tues. Feb. 12
Kingswood-Oxford @ Choate, 5:00 pm
Nobles @ BB&N, 5:15 pm

Wed. Feb. 13
Millbrook @ Canterbury, 2:30 pm
Exeter @ Tabor, 2:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Kent, 2:30 pm
Westminster @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Tilton @ Kimball Union, 2:30 pm
BB&N @ St. Paul's, 2:45 pm
Southfield @ New Hampton, 3:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Thayer, 3:00 pm
Brooks @ Groton, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Holderness, 3:30 pm
Milton @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Newton CD, 3:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ Winchendon, 4:00 pm
Greenwich @ Gunnery, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Choate, 4:15 pm
Berwick @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Andover, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ Proctor, 4:30 pm
Governor's @ Rivers, 4:30 pm
Albany Academy @ Rye Country Day, 4:45 pm
Kents Hill @ North Yarmouth Academy, 5:00 pm
Deerfield @ Cushing, 5:15 pm
Dana Hall @ Pingree, 6:00 pm

Thurs. Feb. 14
Winsor @ Pingree, 4:00 pm

Fri. Feb. 15
New Hampton School @ Holderness, 3:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Beaver Country Day , 3:15 pm
Kents Hill @ Hebron, 4:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Southfield, 5:00 pm
Andover @ Milton, 5:15 pm
Exeter @ Milton, 5:15 pm
Newton CD @ Berwick, 5:15 pm
Lawrence Academy @ BB&N, 6:00 pm
Middlesex @ Brooks, 6:00 pm
Thayer @ Noble & Greenough, 6:30 pm
Westminster @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:30 pm

Sat. Feb. 16
Pomfret @ Cushing, 1:00 pm
Governor's @ Lawrence Academy, 1:00 pm
Winsor @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:00 pm
Southfield @ Middlesex, 1:30 pm
St. Mark's @ BB&N, 1:30 pm
Noble & Greenough @ St. Paul's, 2:00 pm
Choate @ Taft, 2:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Kent, 2:00 pm
Tabor @ Brooks, 2:00 pm
Rivers @ Proctor, 2:00 pm
Exeter @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 2:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Milton, 3:00 pm
St. George's @ Groton, 3:00 pm
Tilton @ Vermont Academy, 3:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ North Yarmouth Academy, 3:45 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Williston-Northampton, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Deerfield @ Hotchkiss, 4:00 pm
Lawrenceville @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
Winchendon @ Canterbury, 4:30 pm

Mon. Feb. 18
Middlesex @ Milton, 2:00 pm
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 4:45 pm

Sat. 2/9/13

Girls’ Prep Rankings
Here is how the standings are shaping up going into the final two weeks of the regular season:

Div. I

 1. Nobles
 2. St. Paul’s
 3. Choate
 4. Tabor
 5. Westminster
 6. Cushing
 7. BB&N
 8. Williston
 9. Pomfret
10. Lawrence
11. Brewster
12. Loomis

Note: St. Paul's is the outlier of the above group. While they are 7-0 vs. D-I competition, they have played only one D-I team with a record of .500 or better. So they could drop quickly.

Div. II

1T. Gunnery
1T. Southfield
  3. Governor’s
  4. Brooks
  5. Greenwich
  6. Rivers
  7. Middlesex
  8. Millbrook
  9. Proctor
10. St. George’s
11. Berwick
12. Rye CD

Note: The top eight are tight. There's a dropoff starting at #9. 

Mon. 2/4/13

Girls Prep Schedule, Week of Feb. 4, 2013

Mon. Feb. 4
Holderness @ Tilton, 3:00 pm
Pingree @ Newton CD, 4:30 pm
Kents Hill @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm

Tues. Feb. 5
Summit HS @ Rye Country Day, 4:45 pm (S)

Wed. Feb. 6
Canterbury @ Kent, 2:00 pm
Millbrook @ Gunnery, 2:15 pm
Proctor @ Brewster Academy, 2:15 pm
Southfield @ Winchendon, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Tilton, 3:00 pm
Middlesex @ St. Paul's, 3:00 pm
Governor's @ Thayer, 3:00 pm
Andover @ Tabor, 3:15 pm
Milton @ St. Mark's, 3:15 pm
Brooks @ Holderness, 3:15 pm
Groton @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Exeter, 3:30 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Dana Hall, 3:30 pm
Hebron @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
BB&N @ St. George's, 4:00 pm
Pomfret @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Rivers @ Worcester Academy, 4:15 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Hotchkiss, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Deerfield, 4:30 pm
Greenwich @ Taft, 4:30 pm
Choate @ Williston-Northampton, 4:45 pm
Southfield @ Winsor, 4:45 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Cushing, 5:45 pm

Thurs. Feb. 7
Princeton Day School @ Rye Country Day, 4:30 pm

Fri. Feb. 8
Dana Hall @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
Noble & Greenough @ BB&N, 4:45 pm
Andover @ Governor's, 4:45 pm
Berwick @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
Cushing @ Rivers, 5:00 pm
Proctor @ Southfield, 5:30 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Pingree JV, 5:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ St. George's, 6:30 pm
Deerfield @ St. Paul's, 6:30 pm

Sat. Feb. 9
Winsor @ Pingree, 1:00 pm
Proctor @ Holderness, 1:30 pm
Kent @ Millbrook, 2:00 pm
Taft @ Hotchkiss, 2:00 pm
Rivers @ St. Mark's, 2:00 pm
Winchendon @ Kents Hill, 2:00 pm
Gunnery @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:15 pm
St. Paul's @ Governor's, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ Tabor, 2:30 pm
Berwick @ Portsmouth Abbey, 2:30 pm
Westminster @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Milton @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
St. George's @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
Berkshire @ Deerfield, 3:15 pm
Cushing @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 3:30 pm
Exeter @ New Hampton, 3:30 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Thayer, 3:30 pm
Milton J.V. @ Beaver Country Day , 3:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Kimball Union, 4:15 pm
Vermont Academy @ Worcester Academy, 4:45 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Choate, 6:00 pm
Canterbury @ Hebron, 7:00 pm
Rice @ North Yarmouth Academy, 7:00 pm (S)

Sun. Feb. 10
Winchendon @ Hebron, 1:00 pm

Mon. Feb. 11
Greenwich @ Morristown Beard, 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ St. George's, 4:30 pm
NEWHL @ Proctor, 6:00 pm (S)