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Where does your school rank in the first batch of MIAA high school football power ratings?

jim wilson, telegram & gazette
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The MIAA has released its first batch of football power rankings for the state playoffs, and here's how the Central Mass. teams shape up in the race.

The power rating formula is comprised based the average margin of victory (capped at +/- 14 points for one game), average of a team's opponents' overall ratings. The top 16 teams in each division will qualify for the postseason.

Shrewsbury's T.J. Welch looks for running room through a pack of St. John's defenders.
Shrewsbury's T.J. Welch looks for running room through a pack of St. John's defenders.

Division 1

1. Springfield Central (2-1)

2. Taunton (3-0)

3. Andover (3-0)

4. Attleborough (3-0)

5. Xaverian (2-1)

6. Central Catholic (2-1)

7. Methuen (3-0)

8. St. John's Prep (2-1)

9. Franklin (2-1)

10. Shrewsbury (2-1)

11. Everett (2-1)

12. Lawrence (0-2)

13. Braintree (2-1)

14. BC High (0-3)

15. Weymouth (2-1)

16. New Bedford (0-3)

Other local teams

18. St. John's (0-3)

20. Wachusett (2-1)

Complete rankings here

Leominster's Bryan Aguilar is tackled by Fitchburg's Joshua Nartey Thursday night at Crocker Field.
Leominster's Bryan Aguilar is tackled by Fitchburg's Joshua Nartey Thursday night at Crocker Field.

Division 2

1. Milford (3-0)

2. King Philip (3-0)

3. Catholic Memorial (2-0)

4. Woburn (2-1)

5. Reading (3-0)

6. Hingham (3-0)

7. Mansfield (2-1)

8. Peabody (3-0)

9. Wellesley (1-2)

10. Natick (1-2)

11. Bridgewater-Raynham (1-2)

12. Durfee (0-3)

13. Chelmsford (2-1)

14. Quincy (3-0)

15. Leominster (3-0)

16. Bishop Feehan (0-3)

Other local teams

20. Algonquin (1-2)

30. Doherty (0-3)

Complete rankings here

Fitchburg wide receiver Joshua Medina runs through a pack of Wachusett defenders.
Fitchburg wide receiver Joshua Medina runs through a pack of Wachusett defenders.

Division 3

1. Somerset-Berkley (2-1)

2. North Attleborough (2-0)

3. Walpole (3-0)

4. Milton (3-0)

5. Hanover (2-1)

6. Billerica (3-0)

7. Wakefield (3-0)

8. Plymouth South (3-0)

9. Marblehead (3-0)

10. Whitman-Hanson (2-1)

11. Stoughton (1-2)

12. Westwood (3-1)

13. Oliver Ames (2-1)

14. Sharon (2-1)

15. Dartmouth (2-1)

16. Masconomet (1-2)

Other local teams

23. Shepherd Hill (2-1)

26. Westborough (0-3)

27. Fitchburg (0-3)

Complete rankings here

Grafton's Casey Jordan hands off to Tyson Thomas.
Grafton's Casey Jordan hands off to Tyson Thomas.

Division 4

1. Duxbury (3-0)

2. Bedford (2-1)

3. Middleborough (2-1)

4. Tewksbury (3-0)

5. Grafton (3-0)

6. Scituate (0-2)

7. Pembroke (2-1)

8. Newburyport (1-2)

9. Canton (3-0)

10. Holliston (2-1)

11. Melrose (3-1)

12. Marlborough (3-0)

13. Danvers (1-2)

14. Ashland (2-1)

15. Falmouth (1-1)

16. Foxborough (0-3)

Other local schools

20. South (2-1)

32. North Middlesex (1-2)

33. Tantasqua (1-2)

Complete rankings here 

Maynard;s Michael DiTavi looks for yardage against Auburn.
Maynard;s Michael DiTavi looks for yardage against Auburn.

Division 5

1. Shawsheen Tech (3-0)

2. Triton (2-1)

3. Maynard (3-0)

4. Dover-Sherborn (3-0)

5. Essex North Shore (2-1)

6. Bishop Fenwick (3-0)

7. North Reading (3-0)

8. Old Rochester (1-1)

9. Fairhaven (3-0)

10. Apponequet (2-1)

11. Auburn (2-1)

12. Watertown (3-0)

13. Hudson (3-0)

14. Worcester Tech (1-2)

15. Bishop Stang (2-1)

16. Dedham (1-2)

Other local schools

19. Groton-Dunstable (3-0)

28. Monty Tech (3-0)

Complete rankings here

Oakmont quarterback Sam Curtis keeps his eyes downfield looking for an open receiver.
Oakmont quarterback Sam Curtis keeps his eyes downfield looking for an open receiver.

Division 6

1. Rockland (2-1)

2. St. Mary's (3-0)

3. Stoneham (3-0)

4. Abington (2-2)

5. Arlington Catholic (2-1)

6. Norwell (1-2)

7. Winthrop (1-2)

8. Lynnfield (2-1)

9. East Bridgewater (2-1)

10. Weston (2-1)

11. Archbishop Williams (1-2)

12. Sandwich (1-2)

13. Bellingham (2-1)

14. Nipmuc (1-2)

15. Ipswich (0-3)

16. Seekonk (2-1)

Other local schools

18. Bay Path (1-2)

20. Oakmont (1-2)

21. Assabet (1-2)

22. Valley Tech (0-3)

23. Blackstone-Millville (1-2)

24. St. Paul (0-3)

30. Quabbin (1-2)

Complete rankings here

West Boylston's Jamie McNamara slips past Blackstone Valley tacklers, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.
West Boylston's Jamie McNamara slips past Blackstone Valley tacklers, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.

Division 7

1. Cohasset (2-1)

2. Amesbury (2-0)

3. West Boylston (3-0)

4. Wahconah (3-0)

5. Boston Latin (3-0)

6. Northbridge (2-1)

7. Uxbridge (2-1)

8. Millbury (3-0)

9. Ayer-Shirley (2-1)

10. Clinton (2-1)

11. St. Bernard's (2-1)

12. Hamilton-Wenham (1-2)

13. West Bridgewater (1-2)

14. Blue Hills (1-2)

15. Tech Boston (3-0)

16. Sutton (3-0)

Other local schools

17. Tyngsborough (0-3)

19. Leicester (1-2)

21. Lunenburg (1-2)

22. Littleton (1-2)

24. Burncoat (1-2)

31. Southbridge (1-2)

Complete rankings here

Oxford's Brett Morgan gets past the diving tackle attempt of Uxbridge's Zachary Oliveira.
Oxford's Brett Morgan gets past the diving tackle attempt of Uxbridge's Zachary Oliveira.

Division 8

1. Cathedral (2-0)

2. Manchester Essex (3-0)

3. Lowell Catholic (3-0)

4. Hull (3-0)

5. Lynn Voke-Tech (2-1)

6. Randolph (1-2)

7. Oxford (3-0)

8. KIPP Academy (1-2)

9. Nashoba Tech (3-0)

10. Millis (2-1)

11. Lee (1-2)

12. Brighton (3-0)

13. Old Colony (3-0)

14. Minuteman Regional (1-2)

15. Carver (1-2)

16. Taconic (2-2)

Other local schools

17. Quaboag (3-0)

19. Abby Kelley (3-0)

24. Narragansett (1-2)

25. North (0-3)

27. Murdock (1-2)

29. Bartlett (0-3)

31. David Prouty (0-3)

33. Gardner (1-2)

Compete rankings here

Contact Jim Wilson at james.wilson@telegram.com. Follow him on Twitter @JimWilsonTG.

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