By Meghan Foley
Hometown Weekly Staff
Playoffs began last week with three Westwood teams qualifying.
The field hockey team is the 7th seed this year with a regular season record of 9–4–5. Last Thursday, they beat 26th-seeded Marblehead (7–8–3) 3–0. This past Tuesday, they will have hosted 10th-seeded Notre Dame Academy (8–9–1). If they won, they will advance to the quarterfinals where they will face the winner of King Philip Regional vs. Mansfield. KP is the 2nd seed with a 14–4 record while Mansfield is the 15th with 9–8–1. Last year, the Wolverines were the 10th seed with a 10–6–2 record. They were knocked out by 2nd-seeded Nashoba Regional (17–0–1), who this year is the 3rd seed (16–1–1). It is possible for the two to meet again in the semifinals.
Girls’ soccer is the 14th seed with a record of 8–6–5. Their first playoff game will have been this past Monday against 19th-seeded Danvers (8–6–4). If they won, they will face either 3rd-seeded King Philip Regional (12–3–3) or 30th-seeded Nashoba Regional (6–10–2) in the final 16. Last year, Westwood was the 13th seed (12–4–2) and was knocked out by 4th-seeded Masconomet Regional (14–3–1) in the round of 16 after defeating 20th-seeded Whitman-Hanson Regional (8–8–2) in a shootout. This year, Masconomet is the 4th seed with a 13–2–3 record, but the Wolverines would only face them in the finals.
The boys’ soccer did not qualify for the playoffs this year and finished the season with a 6–10–2 record.
Girls’ volleyball was the 30th seed this year with a record of 7–11. Last week, they hosted 35-seeded Doherty Memorial (13–5) and won 3 sets to 0. A few days later, they faced 3rd-seeded Melrose and were defeated 3–0. Last year, the Wolverines (11–8) were the 22nd-seed and were knocked out in the first round by 11th-seeded Burlington (16–4) in a 3–1 loss.
The football team did not qualify for playoffs this season. They currently have a 4–4 record and will travel to Holliston High School (4–5) to play their final game on Thanksgiving Day at 10:00am. The Wolverines have won the annual matchup the last three years, most recently with a score of 22–19 last Fall.
A regularly-updated bracket that also functions as a schedule for all playoff games can be found on the MIAA website at: https://www.miaa.net/tournaments/tournament-central/tournament-brackets
