MIAA girl’s soccer tournament preview: Feehan enters playoffs unbeaten

Bishop Feehan marched through the regular season without a blemish to its record Now it must stay that way for the Shamrocks to earn a state title Second-seeded Feehan is the only unit in the Division field that enters the state tournament unbeaten on the campaign and the Shamrocks are a juggernaut thanks to a wealth of assets featuring standout scorers Quinn Dwomoh and Tia LaBrecque The Shamrocks came up just a win shy of the state crown last year losing to a Wellesley squad that is in prime position to repeat as the No seed The Raiders and No Natick got their hands on the state title the last two years and top-seeded Needham has what it takes to keep the run of Bay State Conference dominance going No Central Catholic has a good opportunity to go on a deep run while several double-digit seeds in No Concord-Carlisle No Lincoln-Sudbury No Lexington No Hopkinton and No Arlington are all dangerous threats In Division fourth-seeded Masconomet which is spearheaded by Maryland commit Maggie Blosser has its sights set on going back-to-back following a - - regular season Top-seeded Duxbury will try to prevent that from happening and claim its first state title since Patriot League foe Hingham which split the regular-season series with the Dragons is formidable and the fifth-seeded Harborwomen could have an intriguing second-round matchup on tap against in-town rival No Notre Dame Hingham Led by twins Maddie and Aly Fernandes No Mansfield could very well cap off Aaron Salter s first season at the helm in celebratory fashion The Hornets aren t the only contender from the Hockomock League as No Oliver Ames No King Philip and No Canton will all be tough to beat There are not numerous teams if any that can match the talent of Medfield Sidney Heavey Central Florida Elizabeth George Dartmouth and Emily Hoffman High Point are all Division commits making the top-seeded Warriors the favorites in Division Medfield which looks to avenge last year s state final loss to Nipmuc enters the postseason on a -game winning streak and outscored its opponents by an astonishing - margin in the regular season Louisville commit Kelsey Tuttle powers No Norwell and the Clippers have plenty of options surrounding Tuttle to claim a second state title in three years No Hanover has the firepower for a long run as well while Cardinal Spellman which recorded a late-season tie against Feehan is lurking as the No seed No Apponequet which registered wins can t be counted out either In Division fourth-seeded Hamilton-Wenham will look to get back to the state final and end the reign of two-time defending state champion Sutton which defeated the Generals for the crown last season No Cohasset has a tough draw with a possible second-round matchup with No Sandwich and the Skippers could see Hamilton-Wenham in the quarterfinals Hull also will try to turn the heartbreak of a Division state final loss from a year ago into sweet redemption The Pirates have a great chance to do so as the No seed No St John Paul II and No Rockport could make certain noise as well Div predictions Champion Needham Runner-up Wellesley Sleeper Lincoln-Sudbury Best first-round matchup Plymouth North at Concord-Carlisle Upset Special Weymouth over Hopkinton Div Champion Mansfield Runner-up Masconomet Sleeper Notre Dame Hingham Best first-round matchup North Quincy at Canton Upset Special Whitman-Hanson over Westwood Div Champion Medfield Runner-up Norwell Sleeper Cardinal Spellman Best first-round matchup Dedham at Apponequet Upset Special Foxboro over Ludlow Div Champion Hamilton-Wenham Runner-up South Hadley Sleeper Sandwich Best first-round matchup Manchester Essex at Rockland Upset Special West Bridgewater over Hampshire Div Champion Hull Runner-up Monson Sleeper Holbrook Best first-round matchup Pioneer Valley at Norfolk Aggie Upset Special N A