Massachusetts Girls High School Basketball: 2023 Preliminary Round 

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Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Division 5

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