MIAA announces changes to high school football division alignments
On Wednesday, the MIAA announced a list of changes to the high school football landscape in effect for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
A total of three South Shore programs were among the 46 across Massachusetts to be impacted:
Southeastern Regional (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 4)
Blue Hills (proposed Div. 4, finalized Div. 7)
Randolph (proposed Div. 7, finalized Div. 8)
Schools can appeal the final determination, but the MIAA realignment is likely final.
Below is the full list of schools in each division (South Shore/Brockton-area schools are bolded). Changes to the alignment are noted in parenthesis. Schools without parenthesis are likely to remain unchanged.
DIVISION 1
Brockton High School
Saint John's Preparatory School
Lowell High School
Framingham High School
Lexington High School
Boston College High School
Newton North High School
Brookline High School
Greater New Bedford RVTHS
Wachusett Regional High School
Taunton High School
Methuen High School
Shrewsbury High School
Newton South High School
Lawrence High School
Haverhill High School
New Bedford High School
Acton‐Boxborough Reg H.S.
Needham High School
Leominster High School
Attleboro High School
Weymouth High School
Franklin High School
Andover High School
Saint John's High School
Boston Latin School
Braintree High School
Westford Academy
Durfee High School
Natick High School
Lincoln‐Sudbury Reg. High School
Xaverian Brothers High School
Everett High School (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 1)
Springfield Central High School (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 1)
Central Catholic High School (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 1)
DIVISION 2
Cambridge Rindge & Latin Schl. (proposed Div. 1, finalized Div. 2)
Arlington High School
Lynn English High School
Waltham High School
Diman Regional Voc/Tech HS
Wellesley High School
Peabody Vet. Mem. High School
Montachusett RVT High School
Barnstable High School
Winchester High School
Chelmsford High School
Belmont High School
Concord‐Carlisle High School
North Quincy High School
Beverly High School
Quincy High School
King Philip Regional H.S.
North Andover High School
Bridgewater‐Raynham Regional High School
Plymouth North High School
Algonquin Reg. High School
Marshfield High School
Greater Lawrence Tech HS
Bishop Feehan High School
Catholic Memorial School
DIVISION 3
Revere High School (proposed Div. 1, finalized Div. 3)
Malden High School (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 3)
Lynn Classical High School (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 3)
Blackstone Valley Reg Voc/Tech HS
Woburn Memorial High School
Hopkinton High School
Hingham High School
Westborough High School
Reading Memorial High School
Milford High School
Sharon High School
North Attleborough High School
Chicopee Comprehensive HS
Somerville High School
Milton High School
Oliver Ames High School
Mansfield High School
Billerica Memorial High School
Northeast Metro. Reg. Voc. School
Doherty Memorial High School
West Springfield High School
Westfield High School
Masconomet Reg. High School
Plymouth South High School
Silver Lake Reg. High School
Stoughton High School
South High Community School
Walpole High School
Whitman‐Hanson Regional High School
Dartmouth High School
Minnechaug Reg. High School
DIVISION 4
Essex North Shore Agric & Tech School (proposed Div. 1, finalized Div. 4)
Southeastern Reg. Voc/Tech School (formerly Div. 5. Proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 4)
Bristol‐Plymouth Reg Voc Tech (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 4)
Whittier RVT High School (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 4)
Medford High School (proposed Div. 3, finalized Div. 4)
Tantasqua Regional Senior High School (proposed Div. 3, finalized Div. 4)
Norwood Senior High School
Agawam High School
Westwood High School
Duxbury High School
Somerset Berkley Regional High School
Marblehead High School
Fitchburg High School
Holyoke High School
Longmeadow High School
Shepherd Hill Regional HS
Melrose High School
Canton High School
Grafton High School
Northampton High School
Nashoba Reg. High School
Burlington High School
Scituate High School
Middleboro High School
Amherst‐Pelham Reg High
Wayland High School
Wakefield Memorial High School
Bedford High School
Ludlow High School
Marlborough High School
Holliston High School
East Longmeadow High School
Ashland High School
Burncoat High School
Nauset Reg. High School
Tewksbury Memorial High School (proposed Div. 5, finalized Div. 4)
Malden Catholic HS
DIVISION 5
Greater Lowell Tech HS (proposed Div. 1, finalized Div. 5)
Shawsheen Valley Tech School (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 5)
Worcester Technical High School (proposed Div. 2, finalized Div. 5)
Dracut Senior High School (proposed Div. 4, finalized Div. 5)
Danvers High School
Pembroke High School
Newburyport High School
Falmouth High School
North Middlesex Regional HS
Foxborough High School
Medfield High School
Gloucester High School
Chicopee High School
Hanover High School
Groton‐Dunstable Reg. High School
Auburn High School
Apponequet Regional H.S.
Saugus Middle/High School
Watertown High School
Wilmington High School
Dighton‐Rehoboth Regional HS
Dedham High School
Old Rochester Reg. High School
Norton High School
Martha's Vineyard Reg. High Sch.
Dover‐Sherborn High School
South Shore Voc/Tech. HS
Medway High School
Belchertown High School
Bishop Stang High School
Archbishop Williams High School
Bishop Fenwick High School (proposed Div. 6, finalized Div. 5)
DIVISION 6
Bay Path RVT High School (proposed Div. 3, finalized Div. 6)
Assabet Valley Reg Tech HS (proposed Div. 3, finalized Div. 6)
Putnam Voc/Tech High School (proposed Div. 4, finalized Div. 6)
Tri‐County RVT High School (proposed Div. 4, finalized Div. 6)
Weston High School
North Reading High School
Swampscott High School
Triton Regional High School
Norwell High School
Pentucket Reg. High School
Nipmuc Regional High School
Oakmont Regional High School
Hudson High School
Fairhaven High School
Sandwich High School
Seekonk High School
Dennis‐Yarmouth Regional HS
Salem High School
East Bridgewater Jr/Sr High School
Quabbin Regional High School
Abington High School
Bellingham High School
Stoneham High School
Lynnfield High School
Pittsfield High School
Winthrop High School
Cardinal Spellman High School
Saint Mary's High School
Arlington Catholic High School
Lowell Catholic High School
DIVISION 7
Boston Latin Academy (proposed Div. 3, finalized Div. 7)
O'Bryant High School (proposed Div. 3, finalized Div. 7)
Chelsea High School (proposed Div. 4, finalized Div. 7)
Blue Hills Regional Tech School (formerly Div. 7. Proposed Div. 4, finalized Div. 7)
Taconic High School (proposed Div. 5, finalized Div. 7)
East Boston High School (proposed Div. 6, finalized Div. 7)
Joseph Case High School
South Hadley High School
Nantucket High School
Ipswich High School
Rockland High School
Northbridge High School
Monomoy Regional High School
Wahconah Regional High School
Monument Mountain Reg HS
Hamilton‐Wenham Reg HS
Millbury Mem.Jr./Sr.H.S.
High School of Commerce
Manchester Essex Reg. High School
Amesbury High School
Littleton High School
Lunenburg High School
Mashpee Middle/High School
Easthampton High School
Gardner High School
Cohasset High School
Clinton High School
Saint Paul Diocesan Jr/Sr HS 6-7
Leicester High School
Tyngsborough High School
Uxbridge High School
West Bridgewater Mid/Sr. HS
Oxford High School
Saint John Paul II High School
Saint Bernard's High School
DIVISION 8
Lynn Vocational Technical Inst. (proposed Div. 5, finalized Div. 8)
Nashoba Valley Technical High School (proposed Div. 5, finalized Div. 8)
Upper Cape Cod RVT School (proposed Div. 5, finalized Div. 8)
North High School (proposed Div. 5, finalized Div. 8)
Minuteman Regional High School (proposed Div. 6, finalized Div. 8)
Keefe Technical HS (proposed Div. 6, finalized Div. 8)
Pathfinder RVT High School (proposed Div. 6, finalized Div. 8)
Old Colony Reg Voc/Tech HS (proposed Div. 6, finalized Div. 8)
Cape Cod Regional Tech HS (proposed Div. 6, finalized Div. 8)
Franklin County Tech. School (proposed Div. 6, finalized Div. 8)
McCann Technical High School (proposed Div. 7, finalized Div. 8)
Smith Vocational and Agricultural HS (proposed Div. 7, finalized Div. 8)
Randolph High School (formerly Div. 8. Proposed Div. 7, finalized Div. 8)
Roxbury Prep High School (proposed Div. 7, finalized Div. 8)
Frontier Regional School (proposed Div. 7, finalized Div. 8)
Blackstone‐Millville Reg HS
Carver Middle/High School
Bourne High School
KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate
Sutton High School
Ayer Shirley Regional High School
Cathedral High School 7-8
Greenfield High School
Georgetown Middle/High School
Millis High School
Drury High School
Quaboag Regional Middle/High School
Wareham High School
David Prouty High School
Springfield Int'l Charter School
Tech Boston Academy
Atlantis Charter School
Excel High School
Athol High School
Maynard High School
Mahar Regional School
English High School (Boston)
West Boylston Middle/High School
Narragansett Reg. High School
Bartlett High School
Holbrook Middle‐High School
Abby Kelley Foster Reg Charter School
Murdock High School
Southbridge High School
Lee Middle/High School
Lenox Memorial Middle & High School
Hull High School
Ware Jr/Sr High School
Palmer High School
Brighton High School
Edward Kennedy Academy for Health Career
Hoosac Valley Middle/High School
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Changes to the MIAA high school football division layout announced
