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MIAA volleyball and rugby brackets released. See which teams are in the state semifinals
They want another shot. Three MetroWest boys volleyball teams qualified for state semifinals last season between Natick and Milford in Division 1 and Wayland, who played for the state championship, in Division 2. All three teams are back in the state tournament, as the MIAA released boys volleyball and rugby brackets Tuesday. Advertisement The top […]
They want another shot. Three MetroWest boys volleyball teams qualified for state semifinals last season between Natick and Milford in Division 1 and Wayland, who played for the state championship, in Division 2.
All three teams are back in the state tournament, as the MIAA released boys volleyball and rugby brackets Tuesday.
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The top 32 boys volleyball teams in each division will qualify for the state tournament as well as any teams ranked worse than 32 with an above .500 record.
Rugby is different than most MIAA sports. Rather than taking the top 32, the top 50 percent of power ranked teams qualify for the tournament in addition to every other team above .500. At least four girls teams must be included, but no more than eight teams will qualify in any division.
Games are scheduled to begin Thursday but can start as early as Wednesday if both athletic directors agree for both volleyball and rugby.
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Without further adieu, here’s every MetroWest and Milford-area team’s seeds and first opponent in the boys volleyball and rugby tournaments:
MIAA Boys Volleyball Seeds
Division 1
Preliminary round
No. 38 Algonquin (9-9) at No. 27 Taunton (15-4)
Round of 32
No. 34 Andover/No. 31 Waltham at No. 2 Natick (16-2)
Algonquin/Taunton at No. 6 Nipmuc (18-2)
No. 21 Weymouth (12-8) at No. 12 Wellesley (10-9)
No. 22 Milford (12-9) at No. 11 Chelmsford (17-3)
Division 2
Preliminary round
No. 34 Keefe Tech (12-8) at No. 31 Granby (13-6)
No. 35 Assabet Valley (13-7) at No. 30 Chicopee (9-11)
Round of 32
Wayland junior captain Finn Bell fires a shot during the game in Wayland against St. John’s Prep, April 1, 2025. The Eagles defeated the Warriors, 3-2.
Assabet/Chicopee at No. 3 Wayland (12-8)
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No. 38 Madison Park/No. 27 University Park Campus at No. 6 Marlborough (17-2)
No. 18 Pioneer Christian (13-2) at No. 15 Millis (13-7)
No. 17 Doherty (13-3) at No. 16 Bellingham (15-5)
MIAA Boys Rugby Seeds
Division 2
Quarterfinals
No. 5 Algonquin (5-2) at No. 4 Catholic Memorial (3-4)
MIAA Girls Rugby Seeds
Division 1
Semifinals
No. 3 Weymouth (5-1) at No. 2 Lincoln-Sudbury (4-3)
This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: MIAA volleyball and rugby brackets released for 2025 state tournaments