Massachusetts powerhouses and unbeatens Watertown and Walpole finish at the top of MAX Field Hockey’s Final 2016 New England Region Rankings, right where they have been for much of the season, after capturing the MIAA public school Division 2 and 1 State Championships.  For Watertown, it was the Raider’s 8th straight title and the win extends the program’s national record unbeaten streak to 183 games.  New England Region Preseason Player of the Year and UConn-bound Kourtney Kennedy got the game winner with less than 10 minutes to play to give the Raiders the 4-3 win over Oakmont Regional.  For Walpole, the win was the program’s 14th state title and 4th under Head Coach Marianne Murphy.  It was a senior connection between Melanie Weber and Emma Flynn in overtime that got Walpole the 3-2 win over West Division powerhouse Longmeadow.  [View Complete Postseason Breakdown w/Brackets by State]

 

TOP 20 BREAKDOWN:

*13 of the Final New England Region Top 20 teams were ranked coming into the season [View Preseason Top 20 Rankings]

*8 teams won State or Major Conference Tournament Championships, 2 were Runner-Up

*State Breakdown: Massachusetts: 12 Teams, Maine: 4 Teams, New Hampshire: 3 Teams, Vermont: 1 Team

*Public/Private Breakdown: 16 Public Schools, 4 Private Schools

2016 FINAL NEW ENGLAND REGION RANKINGS

1

WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Watertown, Massachusetts

Record: 23-0-0
Previous Ranking: #1
Preseason Ranking: #1
2016 Accomplishments: Division 2 State Champions, Division 2 North Champions

2

WALPOLE HIGH SCHOOL
Walpole, Massachusetts

Record: 22-0-2
Previous Ranking: #2
Preseason Ranking: #4
2016 Accomplishments: Division 1 State Champions, Division 1 South Champions

3

LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Record: 19-3-0
Previous Ranking: #14
Preseason Ranking: #3
2016 Accomplishments: Division 1 State Runner-Up, Division 1 West Champions

4

ACTON-BOXBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
Acton, Massachusetts

Record: 16-3-3
Previous Ranking: #18
Preseason Ranking: #2
2016 Accomplishments: Division 1 State Semifinalist, North Division 1 Champions

5

YORK HIGH SCHOOL
York, Maine

Record: 18-0-0
Previous Ranking: #5
Preseason Ranking: #11
2016 Accomplishments: Class B State Champions, Class B South Champions

6

GOVERNOR’S ACADEMY
Byfield, Massachusetts

Record: 16-3-1
Previous Ranking: #6
Preseason Ranking: #13
2016 Accomplishments: NEPSAC Class B Champions

7

SKOWHEGAN AREA HIGH SCHOOL
Skowhegan, Maine

Record: 14-3-1
Previous Ranking: #8
Preseason Ranking: #8
2016 Accomplishments: Maine Class A State Champions

8

NEEDHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Needham, Massachusetts

Record: 16-1-3
Previous Ranking: #4
Preseason Ranking: #14
2016 Accomplishments: North Division I Quarterfinalist

9

PHILLIPS ANDOVER ACADEMY
Andover, Massachusetts

Record: 16-3-0
Previous Ranking: NR
Preseason Ranking: #7
2016 Accomplishments: NEPSAC Class A Champions

10

TIMBERLANE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Plaistow, New Hampshire

Record: 12-5-1
Previous Ranking: #11
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: Division I State Champions

11

MESSALONSKEE HIGH SCHOOL
Oakland, Maine

Record: 14-3-0
Previous Ranking: #12
Preseason Ranking: #5
2016 Accomplishments: Class A State Semifinalist

12

WINNACUNNET HIGH SCHOOL
Hampton, New Hampshire

Record: 15-2-0
Previous Ranking: #13
Preseason Ranking: #12
2016 Accomplishments: Division I State Runner-Up

13

WINCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
Winchester, Massachusetts

Record: 16-3-3
Previous Ranking: #16
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: North Division 1 Runner-Up

14

THE RIVERS SCHOOL
Weston, Massachusetts

Record: 16-3-0
Previous Ranking: #7
Preseason Ranking: #17
2016 Accomplishments: ISL Champions, NEPSAC Class B Semifinalist

15

MT. BLUE HIGH SCHOOL
Farmington, Maine

Record: 13-1-1
Previous Ranking: #17
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: Maine Class A State Quarterfinalist

16

SANDWICH HIGH SCHOOL
East Sandwich, Massachusetts

Record: 17-3-2
Previous Ranking: NR
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: South Division 1 Runner-Up

17

DENNIS-YARMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Record: 18-1-2
Previous Ranking: #9
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: South Division 1 Semifinalist

18

ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL
Andover, Massachusetts

Record: 17-2-1
Previous Ranking: #3
Preseason Ranking: #6
2016 Accomplishments: North Division 1 Quarterfinalist

19

ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
Concord, New Hampshire

Record: 13-2-1
Previous Ranking: #10
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: NEPSAC Class A Quarterfinalist

20

SOUTH BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
South Burlington, Vermont

Record: 15-1-0
Previous Ranking: #19
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: Division 1 State Champions