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Tues. 2/23/16

If the Season Ended Today, Tues. Feb. 23rd

We're getting down to the nitty-gritty but, even so, there is still plenty of time for some major changes in the RPI and JSPR. The next five days could offer up all sorts of surprises.

Here's how the playoff picture looks going into Wednesday's action.

Elite 8:
1. Avon
2. KUA (S)
3. Exeter
4. Salisbury
5. Gunnery (S)
6. Loomis
7. Milton
8. Cushing

Large School:
1. Brunswick
2. Westminster
3. Proctor
4. Thayer
5. Tabor
6. Nobles
7. Kent
8. Berkshire

Small School:
1. Rivers
2. St. Mark's
3. Brooks
4. Dexter
5. Canterbury
6. Lawrence
7. New Hampton
8. Millbrook

Notes:

-- Wednesday's Gunnery @ Westminster matchup is a big one. If Westminster loses they probably will not make the Elite 8. It's a must-win for them -- but even a win is no guarantee they get in. It keeps them on the bubble, though.

If Gunnery wins it will pretty much cement them a spot in the Elite 8.

-- The odds are against Brunswick making the Elite 8. Their record vs. Teams Under Consideration (TUCs) is 1-4-1 and their remaining schedule consists of the Empire Cup, which features no teams in the Top 16. We don't think they'll make it.

-- Milton has reason to be concerned. Their two remaining games are against Thayer and Nobles, both TUCs. If Milton loses both -- and they have already lost to both over the last 10 days -- they will likely drop out of the Elite 8. If they go 1-1 they may still in dangerous territory. Their fate is in their hands.

A Thayer win over Milton will pretty much solidify a spot in the Top 16 for Thayer. Thayer could even leapfrog Westminster, if the Martlets lost to Gunnery. Thayer, which has played 8 TUCs, is highly unlikely to make it into the Elite 8. However, they could leapfrog Westminster if they win and Westy loses.

-- Saturday night's Loomis-Avon game probably won't affect Avon one way or another. But it could affect Loomis. We have to get past Wednesday before attempting to determine how much bearing it might have on the Elite 8.

-- #8 Cushing has three games left, but only one vs. a TUC. That would be vs. St. Mark's, a big Friday road game for the Penguins. Even if St. Mark's wins they may not have enough to get into the Elite 8. The problem: they have only played four games vs. TUCs and have a 2-2 record in those games. As for Cushing, it looks like they will have to win out. In addition to St. Mark's, the Penguins play New Hampton (Wed.) and Governor's (Sat.).

-- The teams at the bottom half of the Top 16 are very important, as their fortunes have a direct bearing on those in the top half. When Brooks fell out last week, and Thayer moved in, a dramatic shift ensued. Currently, Brooks, Kent, and Berkshire are bubbling under at 17 through 19. Brooks has played five teams in the Top 16, while Berkshire has played 11 and Kent has played 12. Any one those teams could move into the Top 16 and create a shift for the teams above.

-- Tomorrow's Rivers @ Brooks game is very important. We don't forsee Rivers getting into the Elite 8. That would fall into the category of improbable but not impossible. Rivers is 2-3-1 vs. Teams Under Consideration, and have no way to improve upon that.

-- The Large School Tournament is very much up in the air. Brunswick, as we pointed out, is highly unlikely to get into the Elite 8, but stand a good chance of being the #1 seed in the Large School Tournament. Nobles, Kent, Berkshire, Belmont Hill, and St. Sebastian's will all be fighting for slots in the Large School Tournament. They are all within a tiny percentage of each other in RPI, so change is virtually guaranteed there.

Sun. 2/28/16 -- Updated Mon. a.m.

2016 Girls Prep Playoff Schedule

 Here are the matchups. We'll be filling in the game times as they become available.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 -- Quarterfinals -- at Campus Sites

Div. I
#1 Nobles vs. #8 St. Paul's, 3:30 pm -- @ Nobles
#2 Williston vs. #7 Milton, 5:00 pm -- @ Williston
#3 Loomis vs. #6 New Hampton, 4:15 pm -- @ Loomis
#4 Kent vs #5 Andover, 3:45 pm -- @ Choate

Div. II
#1 Brooks vs. #8 Southfield, 3:30 pm -- @ Brooks
#2 St. George's vs. #7 Gunnery, 3:00 pm -- @ St. George's
#3 Worcester vs. #6 Canterbury, 3:30 pm -- @ NESC, Marlborough, Mass.
#4 Rivers vs. #5 Proctor, 5:00 pm -- @ Rivers

Saturday, March 5, 2016 -- Semifinals -- at Higher Seeds

Div. I
#1-8 winner vs. #4-5 winner
#2-7 winner vs. #3-6 winner

Div. II
#1-8 winner vs. #4-5 winner
#2-7 winner vs. #3-6 winner

Sunday, March 6, 2016 -- Championship Games -- at Noble & Greenough School
Div. II -- 12:30 pm
Div. I -- 3:00 pm

Sun. 2/21/16

Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 22, 2016

Sun. 2/14/16

Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 15, 2016

Mon. Feb. 15
St. George's @ Governor's, 4:15 pm
Rivers @ Milton, 5:15 pm

Tues. Feb. 16
Stanstead College @ Brewster Academy, 4:00 pm -- cancelled

Wed. Feb. 17
Loomis-Chaffee @ Pomfret, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Northfield-Mt. Hermon @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Tilton, 2:30 pm
Winchendon @ Worcester Academy, 3:00 pm
Middlesex @ Lawrence Academy, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Westminster, 3:00 pm
Andover @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Rivers @ Governor's, 3:45 pm
Cushing @ Deerfield, 4:00 pm
Tabor @ Exeter, 4:00 pm
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Thayer @ St. Mark's, 4:15 pm
Berwick @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Groton @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
St. George's @ Milton, 4:30 pm
Gunnery @ Vermont Academy, 4:30 pm
Choate @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ BB&N, 4:45 pm
Hebron @ Proctor, 4:45 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Rye Country Day, 4:45 pm
Kents Hill @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
New Hampton @ Southfield, 5:00 pm

Fri. Feb 19
BB&N @ Lawrence Academy, 8:00 am
Berwick @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Thayer, 4:15 pm
Southfield @ Tabor, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
Newton CD @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:45 pm
Brooks @ Middlesex, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Andover, 5:30 pm
Northfield-Mt. Hermon @ Cushing, 5:45 pm
Kent @ Berkshire, 5:45 pm
Holderness @ Worcester Academy, 7:00 pm

Sat. Feb. 20
Lawrence Academy @ Governor's, 12:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Milton, 1:00 pm
Pomfret @ Cushing, 1:00 pm
Northfield-Mt. Hermon @ Exeter, 1:30 pm
Winsor @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:30 pm
Kents Hill @ New Hampton, 2:00 pm
BB&N @ St. Mark's, 2:00 pm
Choate @ Taft, 2:00 pm
Rivers @ Proctor, 2:00 pm
Tilton @ Vermont Academy, 2:30 pm
Darien HS @ Greenwich, 2:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Berwick @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
Groton @ St. George's, 3:00 pm
Holderness @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Brooks @ Tabor, 3:15 pm
Hebron @ Kimball Union, 4:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Newton CD, 4:00 pm
Millbrook @ Lawrenceville, 4:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Loomis-Chaffee, 5:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Deerfield, 5:00 pm
Berkshire @ Westminster, 5:00 pm
Canterbury @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm

Sun. Feb. 21
Deerfield @ Taft, 1:00 pm

Mon. Feb. 22
Greenwich @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Westminster, 5:00 pm
Canterbury @ Berkshire, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Tabor, 6:00 pm 

Sun. 2/7/16

Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 8, 2016

Mon. Feb. 8
Winsor @ Middlesex, 4:45 pm

Wed. Feb. 10
Kent @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Exeter @ Kimball Union, 2:00 pm
Millbrook @ Gunnery, 2:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm
Winchendon @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Tilton, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Milton, 3:15 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 3:15 pm
Tabor @ Andover, 3:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Choate, 3:30 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 3:45 pm
Holderness @ Brooks, 3:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
Stanstead College @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Newton CD, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ Rivers, 4:30 pm
Deerfield @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
Pingree @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Hebron, 4:45 pm
Cushing @ Lawrence Academy, 5:30 pm

Thurs. Feb. 11
Berwick @ Kents Hill, 5:45 pm

Fri. Feb. 12
Brewster Academy @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Newton CD @ Winsor, 4:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Tabor, 4:15 pm
Vermont Academy @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:30 pm
BB&N @ Noble & Greenough, 5:30 pm
Governor's @ Andover, 6:00 pm
Southfield @ Proctor, 6:00 pm

Sat. Feb. 13
Cushing @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 1:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Gunnery, 1:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Rivers, 2:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Governor's @ St. Paul's, 2:30 pm
Tabor @ Pomfret, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Rye Country Day, 2:45 pm
New Hampton @ Exeter, 3:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Westminster, 3:15 pm
Brooks @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
Canterbury vs. Hebron, 3:30 pm -- at Phillips Exeter
Middlesex @ Milton, 3:30 pm
Holderness @ Proctor, 3:45 pm
Deerfield @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Winchendon, 4:00 pm
Millbrook @ Kent, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Worcester Academy, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Thayer, 5:30 pm
Choate @ Loomis-Chaffee, 7:00 pm

Sun. Feb. 14
Winchendon @ Hebron, 12:00 pm
Canterbury vs. Kents Hill, 12:30 pm -- at Phillips Exeter 
Lawrenceville @ Hotchkiss, 1:00 pm