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By Bob Holmes
The Boston Globe

Nov 25, 2011 19:00 EST

Unbeaten and top-ranked Everett (11-0) faces Lynn English (9-2) in a Division 1A semifinal at Manning Field in Lynn at 7:30 p.m. This will be only the fifth meeting all time of the North Shore schools. The winner faces the winner of Barnstable (7-4) and Lincoln-Sudbury (10-1), which is is Tuesday at Taunton High at 5:15.

In Division 2, Reading (8-3) hosts the MVC Division 2 winner for the third straight year, with Tewksbury (6-5) visiting the Rockets for a 7:30 contest. In the other semifinal, King Philip (9-1) emerged from a three-way tie in the Hockomock and will play unbeaten and No. 2 ranked Duxbury (11-0) at Weymouth at 5:15.

Division 2A has Marblehead (8-2) facing Wakefield (9-2) at Manning Field at 5:15. Also, Walpole (9-2) plays unbeaten Dennis-Yarmouth (11-0) at Bridgewater-Raynham at 7:30.

Unbeaten Concord-Carlisle (11-0) faces Holliston (11-1) in one Division 3 semifinal at Lowell at 7:30. In the other game, Oliver Ames (6-4) plays unbeaten Pembroke (10-0) at Franklin High at 7:30.

Division 3A has another rematch as Newburyport (9-2) plays Hamilton-Wenham (10-0) at Andover High at 7:30. The Generals beat Newburyport, 18-6, in September. Also, Bishop Feehan (7-4) faces unbeaten Bourne (11-0) at Bridgewater-Raynham at 5:15.

Division 4 has unbeaten Cardinal Spellman (11-0) facing Shawsheen (6-4) at Andover at 5:15. In the other semifinal, Millis/Hopedale (10-1) plays unbeaten Mashpee (11-0) at Taunton at 7:30.

And finally, in Division 4A, unbeaten Cathedral (11-0) faces Chelsea (6-4) at Reading at 5:15. The other semfinal is a rematch, with East Boston (7-3) facing Blue Hills (10-1). Blue Hills beat Eastie in the season opener, 24-0.

The MIAA also announced the Division 5 Super Bowl between Nantucket (9-2) and Latin Academy (7-4) will be Dec. 3 at Taunton at 1:30.

Vocational bowls - The lineup for Thursday's Vocational Super Bowls at Braintree was set Thanksgiving. In the Small Division, Minuteman (7-3) will face Tri-County (8-2) at 4:30 and in the Large, Greater New Bedford (6-5) will play Greater Lawrence (9-2) at 7. The bowl berth was especially impressive for Minuteman, which took a break from the Commonwealth Small this fall to play an independent schedule.

All-Stars and All-Scholastic nominations - The Globe is looking for league all-stars as well as All-Scholastic nominations from coaches. E-mail stars and nominations to rholmes@globe.com.

Final thoughts - With the regular season in the books, here are your best-of-the-best. The highest scoring team in EMass was Everett at 41.4 points per game. Weymouth was second at 38.1. The best defense belonged to Cardinal Spellman, which allowed 5.6 points per game. Greater Lawrence was close behind, allowing 7 points per game.

The scoring race was won by St. Mary's senior running back Todd Collier with 196 points. And despite a valiant effort by Weymouth's Cam McLevedge (41 TD passes), the touchdown passing leader was again Everett's Jonathan DiBiaso with 42. As for touchdown receptions, the leader was Pope John's Malcolm Brown with 20 . . . Barnstable's D.J. Crook returned from a wrist injury to throw two touchdown passes again Falmouth. That gives Crook 76 career touchdown passes, good enough for a fifth-place tie on the all-time list with Algonquin's Marc Eddy.

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Source: The Boston Globe

 

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