Fri. 2/25/22
24 Hours to Go
Entering the final day of the regular season, the 7th and 8th slots in the Elite 8 are still up for grabs*, as are the final spots in both the Small and Large School tournaments.
In terms of impact games Saturday, keep an eye on the KUA-Holderness Lakes Region Championship Game, and crucially, Milton vs. Nobles. All else being equal (i.e., mathematical projections playing out as expected), any upset in either of the above games will cause dramatic shifts in the Elite 8 seedings.
For starters, a Holderness win over KUA launches the Bulls as high as the 5th spot in the Elite 8, and pushes St. Seb’s, quite surprisingly, as far down as the 8th spot.
A Milton win could knock Nobles out of the Elite 8, and could also lift Milton past Berkshire and into the final spot in the Large School Tournament. And who would take Nobles’ place in the Elite 8? From out of nowhere, Kent could recover from its down-the-stretch stumbles and sneak back in.
There are further wrinkles, however. Andover, for example, is projected to lose to archrival Exeter, but if the tables turn and Andover wins, then they enter the Top 16 by RPI, which could have a potential ripple effect on teams vying for an Elite 8 spot.
Then there are long shots like Westminster. With an upset win over Belmont Hill Saturday, there are some scenarios where the Martlets could, amazingly enough, find itself in a three-way tie for the 8th spot in the Elite 8. Brunswick, on the other hand, falls just short in all scenarios we’ve played out.
The projections, however, don’t see any of the above happening: the games will play out as expected (i.e. statistically stronger teams beating weaker teams) and Nobles and Cushing will take the 7th and 8th spots in the Elite 8 respectively.
Still, there are many possible outcomes for the Elite 8, with the only locks being (in no particular order): Belmont Hill, KUA, Avon, Salisbury, Dexter, and St. Seb’s. The battle for the final two spots is between Holderness, Nobles, Kent, Cushing, and with perhaps a remote chance, Westminster.
As for the Large School Tournament, if Nobles takes care of business against Milton then that tournament is set in terms of participating teams. But, should they lose, the last spot will go to either Milton or Berkshire (Loomis, while close in RPI to Berkshire, seems safe, but, depending on how all the other games play out, things could get complicated for them as well, e.g., if Milton wins and Loomis loses to Avon.)
The Small School Tournament hinges on the Portsmouth Abbey vs. Hebron game. If the Abbey wins (EDIT: and Holderness makes it into the Elite 8), they’re in; if they lose, they’re out, and Brooks -- assuming a win over BB&N -- takes the final spot.
Finally, for those who missed it, you can follow along in real-time as game results come in via the “Playoffs” drop-down menu on desktop and laptop computers, and the “More” drop-down menu on mobile.
* Note that the KUA vs. Holderness game was incorrectly entered into USHR last night as a NEPSIHA playoff game, which excluded it from the playoff projection simulator. It’s a regular season game, not a playoff game (in terms of calculating NEPSIHA RPI/JSPR). At any rate, if you’re wondering why the projections shifted without any new games having been added to the system, that is why.
Wed. 3/2/22
NEPSAC Girls' Hockey Tournament
* Quarterfinals Scoreboard *
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Chuck Vernon Tournament (Elite)
@ #1 Williston vs. #8 Kent, 3:00 pm -- Williston, 5-0
@ #2 Nobles vs. #7 St. Paul's, 3:15 pm -- Nobles, 3-2 (OT)
@ #3 Cushing vs. #6 Tabor, 4:30 pm -- Tabor, 4-0
@ #4 Andover vs. #5 Loomis, 2:30 pm -- Andover, 2-1
Semifinals Schedule -- Saturday, March 5, 2022
#4 Andover @ #1 Williston, 2:00 pm
#6 Tabor @ #2 Nobles, 2:30 pm
Patsy Odden Tournament (Large School)
#1 Deerfield
#2 BB&N
@ #3 Choate vs. #6 Hotchkiss, 3:00 pm -- Hotchkiss, 2-1
@ #4 Taft vs. #5 Governor's, 4:00 pm -- Governor's, 2-1 (OT)
Semifinals Schedule -- Saturday, March 5, 2022
#5 Governor's @ #1 Deerfield, 2:00 pm
#6 Hotchkiss @ #2 BB&N, 1:30 pm
Dorothy Howard Tournament (Small School)
#1 Southfield
#2 Vermont Academy
@ #3 New Hampton vs. #6 Brooks, 3:15 pm -- New Hampton, 3-1
@ #4 Lawrence vs. #5 Rivers, 4:15 pm -- Rivers, 1-0
Semifinals Schedule -- Saturday, March 5, 2022
#5 Rivers @ #1 Southfield, 1:00 pm
#3 New Hampton @ #2 Vermont Academy, 3:30 pm
Sun. 2/20/22
Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 21, 2022
Monday, February 21, 2022
Pingree @ North Yarmouth Academy, 3:00 pm
Proctor @ Berwick, 3:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Canterbury @ Hotchkiss, 5:00 pm
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Southfield @ Noble & Greenough, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Hoosac @ Cushing, 2:00 pm
Berkshire @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Deerfield @ Williston Northampton, 2:30 pm
New Hampton @ Kimball Union, 2:30 pm
Frederick Gunn School @ Kent, 2:30 pm
St. George's @ Tabor, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Proctor, 3:15 pm
Southfield JV @ Dana Hall, 3:15 pm
Thayer @ Groton, 4:00 pm
Winchendon @ Exeter, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Brewster Academy, 4:00 pm
Greenwich Academy @ Canterbury, 4:00 pm
Milton @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Brooks @ St. Mark's, 4:30 pm
Choate @ Hotchkiss, 4:30 pm
Tilton @ Hebron, 4:30 pm
Andover @ Loomis Chaffee, 4:30 pm
Middlesex @ BB&N, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ Lawrence Academy, 5:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Governor's, 5:15 pm
Lawrenceville @ Westminster, 5:30 pm
Portledge @ The Hill School, 5:30 pm
Friday, February 25, 2022
NYA @ The Hill School, 8:00 am -- At Hill Tournament
Beaver Country Day @ Dana Hall, 4:00 pm
Hoosac @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ BB&N, 5:00 pm
Southfield @ Rivers, 5:00 pm
Berkshire @ Frederick Gunn School, 6:00 pm
Williston Northampton @ Winchendon, 6:00 pm
Hebron @ Kents Hill, 6:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ Millbrook, 6:30 pm
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Culver Academy vs. NYA, 11:00 am -- At Hill Tournament
Southfield @ Lawrence Academy, 1:00 pm
Tabor @ Berkshire, 2:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Milton, 2:00 pm
Pomfret @ Winchendon, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ St. George's, 2:00 pm
Cushing @ Choate, 2:00 pm
Exeter @ Andover, 2:00 pm
BB&N @ Williston Northampton, 2:30 pm
Brooks @ Governor's, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Groton @ St. Mark's, 4:00 pm
Loomis Chaffee @ Deerfield, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Kent, 4:30 pm
Frederick Gunn School @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 4:30 pm
Hoosac @ Millbrook, 5:00 pm
* END OF REGULAR SEASON *
Sun. 2/13/22
Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 14, 2022
Monday, February 14, 2022
Vermont Academy @ Holderness, 2:00 pm
Greenwich Country Day @ Greenwich Academy, 3:30 pm
Proctor @ Berwick, 3:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ St. George's, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Frederick Gunn School, 4:45 pm
Stanstead College @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
Deerfield @ Loomis Chaffee, 5:30 pm
Milton @ BB&N, 5:30 pm
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
No Games Scheduled
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Holderness @ Proctor, 2:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Tilton, 2:00 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Williston Northampton, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Cushing @ Deerfield, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Lawrence Academy, 2:30 pm
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Pingree, 3:00 pm
Loomis Chaffee @ Pomfret, 3:00 pm
Milton JV @ Dana Hall, 3:00 pm
Governor's @ Rivers, 3:15 pm
Andover @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Taft @ Westminster, 3:30 pm
St. George's @ Milton, 3:45 pm
Choate @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
Winchendon @ Worcester Academy, 4:00 pm
Thayer @ St. Mark's, 4:15 pm
Newton Country Day @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Groton @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
Exeter @ St. Paul's, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Frederick Gunn School, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Tabor @ BB&N, 5:00 pm
Hoosac @ Lawrenceville, 5:45 pm
Berwick @ Portsmouth Abbey, 6:00 pm
U.S. vs. Canada, 11:10 pm -- at Beijing, China
Thursday, February 17, 2022
No games scheduled
Friday, February 18, 2022
Vermont Academy @ Kimball Union, 3:30 pm
Rivers JV @ Dana Hall, 4:00 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Thayer, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
Southfield @ Cushing, 4:45 pm
Newton Country Day @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Tilton, 5:00 pm
BB&N @ Lawrence Academy, 5:00 pm
Brooks @ Middlesex, 5:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Governor's, 5:30 pm
Greenwich Country Day @ Exeter, 5:45 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ New Hampton, 6:00 pm
Frederick Gunn School @ Choate, 6:00 pm
Winchendon @ Proctor, 6:00 pm
Pingree @ Brewster Academy, 6:30 pm
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Worcester Academy @ Andover, 12:00 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Milton JV, 12:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Governor's, 12:30 pm
Frederick Gunn School @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Berwick @ Tilton, 2:00 pm
Choate @ Taft, 2:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Vermont Academy, 2:00 pm
Cushing @ Pomfret, 2:00 pm
Rivers @ Proctor, 2:15 pm
St. Mark's @ BB&N, 2:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ New Hampton, 2:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
Thayer @ North Yarmouth Academy, 3:00 pm
Middlesex @ Holderness, 3:00 pm
Hoosac @ WIHLMA Tournament, 3:00 pm -- at Rye Country Day
Groton @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
Tabor @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30 pm
Milton @ Brooks, 3:45 pm
Williston Northampton @ Loomis Chaffee, 4:15 pm
Winchendon @ St. Paul's, 4:30 pm
Lawrenceville @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Westminster, 5:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Deerfield, 6:30 pm
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Millbrook @ The Hill School, 1:30 pm
Kents Hill @ Worcester Academy, 2:15 pm
Monday, February 21, 2022
Pingree @ North Yarmouth Academy, 3:00 pm
Proctor @ Berwick, 3:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Canterbury @ Hotchkiss, 5:00 pm
Sun. 2/6/22 -- Updated Tues. 2/8/22
Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 7, 2022
Mon. Feb. 7, 2022
Newton Country Day vs. Beaver Country Day , 4:00 pm
Greenwich Academy @ Rye Country Day, 4:45 pm
Berwick @ Governor's, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ Cushing, 5:15 pm
Tilton @ Proctor, 6:30 pm
Tues. Feb. 8, 2022
Winchendon @ Hoosac, 5:30 pm -- Cancelled
Wed. Feb. 9, 2022
North Yarmouth Academy @ Portsmouth Abbey, 2:00 pm
Proctor @ Brewster Academy, 2:00 pm
Millbrook @ Frederick Gunn School, 2:30 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 3:00 pm
New Hampton @ St. Paul's, 3:00 pm
Tilton @ Vermont Academy, 3:00 pm
Governor's @ Thayer, 3:15 pm
Tabor @ Middlesex, 3:15 pm
The Hill School @ Lawrenceville, 3:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Milton, 3:30 pm
Williston Northampton @ Choate, 3:30 pm
Taft @ Greenwich Academy, 3:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Exeter, 3:30 pm
Holderness @ Brooks, 3:30 pm
Winchendon @ Southfield, 3:45 pm
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:15 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 4:15 pm
Deerfield @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
Greenwich Country Day @ Hotchkiss, 4:30 pm
Kent @ Canterbury, 4:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ Rivers, 4:45 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Pingree, 5:00 pm
Hebron @ Berwick, 5:00 pm
Dana Hall @ Nobles JV, 5:00 pm
Hoosac @ Portledge, 5:15 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Cushing, 6:00 pm
Thurs. Feb. 10, 2022
No games
Fri. Feb. 11, 2022
Beaver Country Day @ Milton J.V., 4:00 pm
Hoosac @ Kent, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Brewster Academy, 4:30 pm
Pingree J.V. @ Dana Hall, 4:30 pm
Frederick Gunn School @ Taft, 4:45 pm
Winsor @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm
Berkshire @ Canterbury, 5:15 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Holderness, 5:30 pm
Berwick @ Thayer, 5:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Deerfield, 5:30 pm
Cushing @ Loomis Chaffee, 6:00 pm
Hebron @ Pingree, 6:00 pm
BB&N @ Noble & Greenough, 6:15 pm
Milton @ Andover, 6:15 pm
St. Paul's @ Tabor, 6:30 pm
Southfield @ Proctor, 6:30 pm
The Hill School @ Choate, 6:45 pm
Pomfret @ St. Mark's, 7:00 pm
Sat. Feb. 12, 2022
Portsmouth Abbey @ Kents Hill, 1:30 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Kimball Union, 2:00 pm
Greenwich Academy @ Frederick Gunn School, 2:00 pm
Milton @ Middlesex, 2:00 pm
Millbrook @ Kent, 2:00 pm
New Hampton @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Proctor, 2:30 pm
Choate @ Loomis Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Governor's @ Tabor, 3:30 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Thayer, 3:45 pm
Hoosac @ Vermont Academy, 4:00 pm
Cushing @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 4:00 pm
Deerfield @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
The Hill School @ Noble & Greenough, 4:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Rivers, 4:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
Pomfret @ St. Paul's, 4:30 pm
Brooks @ St. George's, 4:30 pm
Andover @ Williston Northampton, 4:45 pm
Westminster @ Canterbury, 6:30 pm
Sun. Feb. 13, 2022
Hebron @ Winchendon, 12:00 pm
Lawrenceville @ Hotchkiss, 1:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 14, 2022
Choate @ Taft, 7:00 am
Vermont Academy @ Holderness, 2:00 pm
Greenwich Country Day @ Greenwich Academy, 3:30 pm
Proctor @ Berwick, 3:30 pm
Westminster @ Frederick Gunn School, 4:45 pm
BB&N @ Cushing, 5:15 pm
Deerfield @ Loomis Chaffee, 5:30 pm
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