slides: Power Pack: High School Rankings - Football

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Matt LaPan, GoLocalWorcester Sports Reporter

Another week of Central Mass. football is behind us. The top teams are begining to seperate themselves as St. Peter-Marian once again had an impressive showing and Leominster once again dominated their matchup. Leominster firmly holds on to the top spot with St. Peter-Marian in second, behind those two the standings were turned its head this week. Three teams fell from the ranks following losses ((3) St. John's (Shrewsbury), (4) Nashoba, (6) Leicester) and a team that was outside of the top-10 last week catapulted into the top-5 this week.

Without further ado, here is this week's Power Pack Rankings:

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10. West Boylston

Record: 4-1, 3-1

Last week: No rank

Last game: Win 48-20 vs. (6) Leicester

Next game: vs. Narragansett

West Boylston earned their way into the Power Pack with an impressive win over then 6th-ranked Leicester. A balanced offense and ferocious defense have them off to a 4-1 start.

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9. Blackstone Valley

Record: 5-0, 5-0

Last week: No rank

Last game: Win 28-0 at Keefe Tech

Next game: vs. Nashoba Valley Tech

Blackstone Valley cannot control their opponents, but they can control how they play. They have taken care of business through a soft early season schedule and come out with a solid 5-0 record.

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8. Shepherd Hill

Record: 4-1, 1-0

Last week: No. 10

Last game: Win 50-29 vs. Wachusett

Next game: vs. (2) St. Peter-Marian

Shepherd Hill's offense continues to dominate opponents on the ground. They face their biggest test of the season this week as they host No. 2 St. Peter-Marian in the only top-10 battle of the week.

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7. Doherty

Record: 4-1, 1-0

Last week: No. 5

Last game: Loss 47-26 vs. (1) Leominster

Next game: at Worcester North

Doherty fell victim to Leominster's high-powered offense last Friday. They did show a good amount of fight and deserve to stay in the Power Pack. They will look to rebound this week against Worcester North.

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6. Uxbridge

Record: 5-0, 4-0

Last week: No.9

Last game: Win 34-28 at Millbury

Next game: at Leicester

Uxbridge continues to impress as they just keep winning. Their offense has been vastly improved and the defense is getting stops when it needs to.

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5. Littleton

Record: 5-0, 3-0

Last week: No rank

Last game: Win 52-44 at St. Bernard's

Next game: vs. Maynard

Littleton fires its way into the Power Pack with yet another huge offensive week. They have been dominating each week on offense and been holding opponents down just enough to get out with the wins. An unexpected 5-0 start has them moving all the way into the top-5.

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4. Marlborough

Record: 5-0, 3-0

Last week: No. 8

Last game: Win 28-24 vs. (4) Nashoba

Next game: vs. North Middlesex

Marlborough finds themselves rising following an exciting win over No. 4 ranked Nashoba. With the win Marlborough moves into the top-5 for the first time this season.

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3. Hudson

Record: 5-0, 2-0

Last week: No. 7

Last game: Win 20-14 at Oakmont

Next game: at Algonquin

Hudson continues to take care of business and lands in the top-3. A solid win over a tough Oakmont team leaves them in a good spot as they finish a three game road swing this week at Algonquin.

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2. St. Peter-Marian

Record: 5-0, 1-0

Last week: No. 2

Last game: Win 26-14 vs. Tantasqua

Next game: at (8) Shepherd Hill

St. Peter-Marian found themselves in a classic "trap game" but did not take the bait. They took care of business and will travel to Shepherd Hill for a huge matchup this week.