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The preliminary round is held Monday February 27th – Wednesday March 1st. Teams will play a game to get to the round of 32. #32 will play #33 and the match-ups will continue for as many games as needed.
Travel: Travel distances for a state-wide tournament can be significant. We have listed the greatest distances for the preliminary round for the boys by division.
Match-ups: The power rankings determine the match-ups. We have listed the greatest margins of victories for this round.
Upsets: March Madness lends itself to upsets and Cinderella stories. We have listed upsets for each division.
Overtime Games: Teams are so competitive and evenly matched at the end of the season that games can be decided in overtime – the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
Division 1 41 teams 9 games
Travel
Margin of victory
57 points #21 Hanover defeats #44 HS of Commerce 73-16 Division 2
49 points #21 Old Colony defeats #44 Mt. Alvernia 68-19 Division 5
48 points #24 Reading Memorial defeats #41 Malden 61-13 Division 1
40 points #31 Whitinsvillen defeats #34 Nashoba Valley Tech 71-31 Division 5
36 points #19 Minuteman defeats # 46 Hampden Charter East 67-31 Division 5
35 points #24 Monson defeats #41 Boston United 70-35 Division 5
31 points #26 Durfee defeats #39 Lynn English 65-34 Division 1
29 points #23 Drury defeats #42 Innovation Academy 50-21 Division 5
28 points #29 Academy Pacific Rim defeats #36 Norfolk County Agric 58-30 Division 5
27 points Dedham defeats #38 Putnam Vo-Tech 47-27 Division 3
24 points #25 Weymouth defeats #40 Everett 57-33 Division 1
22 points #32 Pioneer Valley Reg. defeats #33 Salem Academy 57-35 Division 5
21 points #34 Plymouth North defeats #31 Marshfield 55-34 Division 1
21 points #27 Notre Dame (Hingham) defeats #38 Marlborough 65-44 Division 2
21 points #26 Gardner defeats #39 Cape Cod RVT 54-23 Division 5
21 points #18 Hopedale defeats 58-27 #47 Baystate Academy Division 5
20 points #30 defeats Renaissance #35 Turners Falls 44-22 Division
20 Points #27 Dedham defeats #38 Putnam Vo-Tech 47-27 Division 4
17 points #23 Masconomet Regional defeats #42 Marblehead 52-35 Division 2
14 points #28 Lynnfield defeats #37 Southeastern RVT 41-27 Division 3
Upsets
#34 Plymouth North defeats #31 Marshfield 55-34 Division 1
#34 AMSA defeats #31 Diman RVT 52-47 Division 4
#33 Northampton defeats #32 Longmeadow 62-55 Division 2