The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs begin this week.
Everett, the No. 1 team in the High School Football America Massachusetts Top 10, received a surprising No. 3 seed in the Division 1 North playoffs. The Crimson Tide is the defending Division 1 champ. Head coach John DiBiaso has led Everett to eleven Super Bowl titles.
Below are the first round pairings.
MIAA Football Tournament
North
DIVISION 1
Seeds: 1. Central Catholic (7-0) ; 2. Lexington (7-0); 3. Everett (6-0); 4. 4. Methuen (5-2); 5. Lowell (4-3); 6. St. John’s Prep (3-4); 7. Andover (3-4); 8. Acton-Boxborough (3-4).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Lexington vs. Andover at Lexington High School, Lexington, 6; Central Catholic vs. Acton-Boxborough at Central Catholic, Lawrence, 7; Everett vs. St. John’s Prep at Everett Stadium, Everett, 7; Methuen vs. Lowell at Methuen High School, Methuen, 7.
DIVISION 2
Seeds: 1. Lincoln-Sudbury (7-0); 2. 2. North Andover (6-1); 3. Newton South (6-1); 4. Masconomet (5-2); 5. Woburn (4-3);6. Chelmsford (3-4); 7. Waltham (3-4); 8. Reading (3-4).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Reading at Lincoln-Sudbury, 7; Woburn at Masconomet, 7; Waltham at North Andover, 7.
First round — Saturday, Oct. 28
Chelmsford at Newton South, 1:30.
DIVISION 3
Seeds: 1. Lynn English (7-0); 2. Tewksbury (6-1); 3. Lynn Classical (6-1); 4. Arlington (5-2); 5. Billerica (4-3); 6. Danvers (5-2); 7. Concord-Carlisle (2-5); 8. Winchester (2-5);
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Billerica at Arlington, 7; Lynn Classical vs. Danvers at Manning Field, Lynn, 7:30.
First round — Saturday, Oct. 28
Concord-Carlisle at Tewksbury, 1:30; Lynn English vs. Winchester at Manning Field, Lynn, 2.
DIVISION 4
Seeds: 1. Melrose (7-0); 2. Marblehead (7-0); 3. Wilmington (6-1); 4. North Reading (5-2); 5. Wayland (4-3); 6. Gloucester (5-2); 7. Wakefield (3-4); 8. Dracut (2-4).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Dracut at Melrose, 7; Wayland at North Reading, 7; Wakefield at Marblehead, 7; Gloucester at Wilmington, 7.
DIVISION 5
Seeds: 1. Lynnfield (6-1);2. Somerville (5-2); 3. Swampscott (6-1);4. Weston (5-2); 5. Newburyport (3-3); 6. Watertown (3-4); 7. Triton (2-5); 8. Bedford (2-5).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Bedford at Lynnfield, 7; Somerville vs. Triton at Dilboy Field, Somerville, 7:30.
First round — Saturday, Oct. 28
Watertown at Swampscott, 1:30.
TBA
Newburyport at Weston, TBA.
DIVISION 6
Seeds: 1. Hamilton-Wenham (7-0); 2. Stoneham (5-2); 3. Shawsheen (5-2); 4. Greater Lowell (5-2); 5. Arlington Catholic (4-3); 6. Whittier (5-2); 7. Ipswich (4-3); 8. Salem (4-3).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Ipswich at Stoneham, 7; Whittier at Shawsheen, 7.
First round — Saturday, Oct. 28
Arlington Catholic at Greater Lowell, 1:30; Salem at Hamilton-Wenham, 1:30.
DIVISION 7
Seeds: 1. St. Mary’s (7-0); 2. Brighton (4-3); 3. Lowell Catholic (4-3); 4. Georgetown (3-4); 5. Greater Lawrence (4-3); 6. Latin Academy (4-3); 7. O’Bryant (3-3); 8. Manchester-Essex (3-4).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
St. Mary’s vs. Manchester Essex at Manning Field, Lynn, 5; O’Bryant at Brighton, 6:30; Latin Academy at Lowell Catholic, 7.
First round — Saturday, Oct. 28
Greater Lawrence at Georgetown, 1:30.
DIVISION 8
Seeds: 1. Lynn Tech (7-0); 2. Cathedral (6-1); 3. West Roxbury (4-2); 4. Charlestown (5-1); 5. New Mission (4-3); 6. Tech Boston (3-4); 7. South Boston (3-3); 8. Marian/Keefe Tech (2-5) 7.97.
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
New Mission at Charlestown, 5; Tech Boston at West Roxbury, 5.
First round — Saturday, Oct. 28
Lynn Tech vs. Marian at Manning Field, Lynn, 7.
TBA
South Boston at Cathedral, TBA.
South
DIVISION 1
Seeds: 1. BC High (7-0); 2. Needham (5-2); 3. Xaverian (3-3); 4. Newton North (4-3);
5. Catholic Memorial (4-3); 6. Attleboro (3-4); 7. 7. Brockton (3-4); 8. Taunton (3-4) 9.14.
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Taunton at BC High, 7; Attleboro at Xaverian, 7; Brockton at Needham, 7.
First round — Saturday, Oct. 28
Catholic Memorial at Newton North, 1.
DIVISION 2
Seeds: 1. King Philip (7-0; 2. Natick (6-0); 3. Bridgewater-Raynham (6-1); 4. Mansfield (6-1); 5. Marshfield (4-2); 6. Braintree (5-2); 7. New Bedford (3-4); 8. Barnstable (2-5).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Barnstable at King Philip, 7; Marshfield at Mansfield, 7; Braintree at Bridgewater-Raynham, 7; New Bedford at Natick, 7.
DIVISION 3
Seeds: 1. North Attleborough (6-1); 2. Duxbury (6-1); 3. Hingham (5-2); 4. Stoughton (5-2);5. Whitman-Hanson (5-2); 6. Bishop Feehan (4-3);7. Milford (3-4); 8. Walpole (2-5).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Walpole at North Attleborough, 7; Milford at Duxbury, 7; Bishop Feehan at Hingham, 7.
Date — TBA
Whitman-Hanson at Stoughton, TBA;
DIVISION 4
Seeds: 1. Hopkinton (7-0); 2. Milton (5-1); 3. Silver Lake (4-3); 4. Dartmouth (3-4); 5. Nauset (3-4); 6. Dighton-Rehoboth (3-4); 7. North Quincy (3-4); 8. Pembroke (2-5).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Pembroke at Hopkinton, 7; Nauset at Dartmouth, 7; North Quincy at Milton, 7; Dighton-Rehoboth at Silver Lake, 7.
DIVISION 5
Seeds: 1. Dennis-Yarmouth (7-0); 2. Medfield (6-1); 3. Scituate (6-1); 4. Somerset Berkley (5-1); 5. Foxborough (4-3); 6. Holliston (3-3); 7. Falmouth (4-3) 12.80; 8. Hanover (3-3).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Hanover at Dennis-Yarmouth, 6; Falmouth at Medfield, 6:30; Foxborough at Somerset Berkley, 7; Holliston at Scituate, 7.
DIVISION 6
Seeds: 1. Norwell (6-1); 2. Old Rochester (6-1);. Rockland (5-2); 4. Dover-Sherborn (4-3); 5. Middleborough (5-2); 6. Cardinal Spellman (5-2); 7. Dedham (4-3);
8. East Bridgewater (3-4).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
East Bridgewater at Norwell, 6; Middleborough at Dover-Sherborn, 6; Dedham at Old Rochester, 7; Cardinal Spellman at Rockland, 7.
DIVISION 7
Seeds: 1. Mashpee (7-0); 2. Nantucket (6-1); 3. Abington (4-3) 14.11
4. Case (4-3); 5. Archbishop Williams (4-3); 6. Seekonk (4-3); 7. Monomoy (5-2); 8. Diman (4-2).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Monomoy at Nantucket, 5; Diman at Mashpee, 7; Archbishop Williams at Case, 7; Seekonk at Abington, 7.
DIVISION 8
Seeds: 1. Wareham (6-1); 2. St. John Paul II (7-0); 3. Millis (6-1); 4. Old Colony (6-1); 5. Sacred Heart (3-3); 6. West Bridgewater (4-3); 7. Coyle & Cassidy (4-3); 8. Hull (3-4).
First round — Friday, Oct. 27
Hull at Wareham, 7; West Bridgewater at Millis, 7.
First round — Saturday, Oct. 28
Sacred Heart at Old Colony, 1; Coyle & Cassidy at St. John Paul II, 6.
