MIAA Football: Central and Western Mass. Tournament Seeds and Pairings

Hoping to repeat as Div. 3 Super Bowl champions, St. John's enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed.

By Matt Feld (@Mattyfeld612)

While the Eastern Mass. MIAA Football playoffs got underway this weekend, teams out in Central and Western Mass. were finishing up their regular seasons.

On Sunday morning, the seeds and pairings for the Central/West playoffs were officially released. Unlike in Eastern Mass. only the top four in each section receive a postseason berth.

Here are the seeds and pairings for all of the Central and Western Mass. sectionals.

DIVISION 3 CENTRAL

Seeds
1. Doherty (8-0) -- 19.25
2. Wachusett (6-2) -- 18.45
3. St. John's (5-3) -- 16.63
4. Shrewsbury (4-3) -- 15.50

Pairings
No. 4 Shrewsbury at No. 1 Doherty
No. 3 St. John's at No. 2 Wachusett

DIVISION 3 WEST

Seeds
1. Springfield Central (7-1) -- 20.78
2. Minnechaug (7-1) -- 19.63
3. Westfield (6-2) -- 16.68
4. Chicopee Comp (4-4) -- 14.50

Pairings

No. 4 Chicopee Comp at No. 1 Springfield Central
No. 3 Westfield at No. 2 Minnechaug

DIVISION 4 CENTRAL 

Seeds
1. Nashoba (7-1) -- 18.40
2. Grafton (6-2) -- 17.28
3. Tantasqua (6-2) -- 17.10
4. Marlboro (6-2) -- 14.50

Pairings
No. 4 Marlboro at No. 1 Nashoba
No. 3 Tantasqua at No. 2 Grafton

DIVISION 5 CENTRAL

Seeds
1. Northbrdige (6-2) -- 17.93
2. Nipmuc (7-1) -- 17.38
3. Oakmont (5-3) -- 12.50
4. Burncoat (4-3) -- 8.71

Pairings
No. 4 Burncoat at No. 1 Northbridge
No. 3 Oakmont at No. 2 Nipmuc

DIVISION 5 WEST 

Seeds
1. East Longmeadow (6-2) -- 17.33
2. Longmeadow (5-3) -- 16.08
3. Ludlow (6-2) -- 16.03
4. Amherst-Pelham (6-2) -- 15.88

Pairings
No. 4 Amherst-Pelham at No. 1 East Longmeadow
No. 3 Ludlow at No. 2 Longmeadow

DIVISION 6 CENTRAL 

Seeds
1. Maynard (8-0) -- 20.50
2. Littleton (6-2) -- 17.75
3. Millbury (6-2) -- 16.38
4. Blackstone-Millville (4-4) -- 12.05

Pairings
No. 4 Blackstone-Millville at No. 1 Maynard
No. 3 Millbury at No. 2 Littleton

DIVISION 7 CENTRAL 

Seeds
1. West Boylston (8-0) -- 21.13
2. Assabet Valley (7-1) -- 17.25
3. Blackstone Valley (7-1) -- 17.15
4. Leicester (5-3) -- 16.03

Pairings
No. 4 Leicester at No. 1 West Boylston
No. 3 Blackstone Valley at No. 2 Assabet Valley

DIVISION 7 WEST

Seeds
1. Wahconah (7-1) -- 18.15
2. South Hadley (6-2) -- 15.15
3. Frontier (5-3) -- 13.13
4. Taconic (4-4) -- 12.55

Pairings
No. 4 Taconic at No. 1 Wahconah
No. 3 Frontier at No. 2 South Hadley

DIVISION 8 CENTRAL

Seeds 
1. Lunenburg (6-2) -- 17.23
2. St. Bernard's (7-1) -- 17.18
3. Narragansett (4-3) -- 13.37
4. Murdock (3-5) -- 10.33

Pairings 
No. 4 Murdock at No. 1 Lunenburg
No. 3 Narragansett at No. 2 St. Bernard's

DIVISION 8 WEST

Seeds
1. Lee (7-1) -- 20.15
2. Turners Falls (7-1) -- 19.13
3. Hoosac Valley (5-2) -- 15.57
4. Ware (6-2) -- 13.48

Pairings
No. 4 Ware at No. 1 Lee
No. 3 Hoosac Valley at No. 2 Turners Falls