FINAL Boys Hoop Walkertology

Here are my final projected Walker Standings. In the case of a tie, I went with the team which had the higher ranking in the third category. Projected matchups follow the seeds. I could be way off with the matchups in Division 3. It all depends on what the committee does with the Tri-County teams. For this, I gave Dean Tech a home game with the eighth seed and dropped the remaining TCL teams at the end.

The numbers after the records represent overall record-strength of schedule-record vs. tournament teams

Division 1
1. Northampton (16-4) 1-1-1
2. East Longmeadow (16-4) 2-2-2
3. West Springfield (15-5) 3-3-2
4. Sci-Tech (12-8) 4-4-6
5. Westfield (12-8) 4-6-5
6. Central (12-8) 4-5-7
7. Amherst (11-9) 7-9-7
8. Holyoke (11-9) 7-7-9
9. Putnam (11-9) 7-7-10
10. Chicopee (10-10) 10-10-4
First Round
Chicopee at Amherst
Putnam at Holyoke
Quarterfinals
Central at West Springfield
Chicopee/Amherst at East Longmeadow
Putnam/Holyoke at Northampton
Westfield at Sci-Tech
Semifinals
Westfield/Sci-Tech vs. Putnam/Holyoke at Northampton
Central/West Springfield vs. Chicopee/Amherst at East Longmeadow

DIVISION 2
1. Sabis (19-2) 1-1-1
2. Hoosac (17-3) 2-2-2
3. Hampshire (17-3) 2-6-3
4. Mahar (17-3) 2-5-4
5. Drury (15-5) 6-3-5
6. Taconic (14-6) 8-4-6
7. Easthampton (17-5) 5-7-7
8. Belchertown (15-5) 6-8-8
9. Palmer (13-7) 9-9-9
10. Wahconah (10-10) 10-10-10
First round
Wahconah at Easthampton
Palmer at Belchertown
Quarterfinals
Taconic at Hampshire
Drury at Mahar
Wahconah/Easthampton at Hoosac
Palmer/Belchertown at Sabis
Semifinals
Taconic/Hampshire vs. Wahconah/Easthampton at Hoosac
Drury/Mahar vs. Palmer/Belchertown at Sabis

DIVISION 3
1. New Leadership (17-3) 1-1-1
2. St. Joseph (14-6) 2-2-3
3. Pioneer Regional (14-6) 2-3-4
4. Holyoke Catholic (12-8) 4-4-2
5. Lenox (12-8) 4-5-5
6. Frontier (11-9) 6-5-7
7. Lee (11-9) 6-7-6
8. Dean Tech (17-3 TCL champs)
9. Monson (8-12) 8-8-8
10. Franklin Tech (13-7 TCL)
11. Renaissance (12-8 TCL)
12. McCann Tech (11-9 TCL)
First round
Monson at Dean Tech
McCann at Holyoke Catholic
Franklin at Lee
Renaissance at Frontier
Quarterfinals
Monson/Dean at New Leadership
McCann/Holyoke Catholic at Lenox
Franklin/Lee at St. Joseph
Renaissance/Frontier at Pioneer Regional
Semifinals
Renaissance/Frontier at Pioneer Regional vs. Franklin/Lee at St. Joseph
Monson/Dean at New Leadership vs. McCann/Holyoke Catholic at Lenox

Boys Hoop Playoff Picture

*Updated Wednesday night with a correction. Monument is still alive.

Records include Tuesday’s results except for Drury-Mt. Greylock.

DIVISION 1
In: East Longmeadow (14-1), Northampton (13-4), Central (10-6), West Springfield (11-4)
Looking good: Westfield (9-6), Holyoke (8-7), Putnam (9-7),  Chicopee Comp (8-7), Sci-Tech (7-8)
Needs work: Chicopee (7-8), Minnechaug (6-9), Amherst (6-8)
Out: Cathedral (4-11), Commerce (4-12), Longmeadow (4-12), Agawam (5-11), Ludlow (1-15), Pittsfield (3-11)
Outlook: This division has certainly undergone some changes in the past week or two. Chicopee went from looking good to needing work. The Pacers have dropped four straight and need three wins in their final five. Putnam has won four straight while Holyoke has won three of four. As for the teams who are listed as out, they can’t get 10 wins but mathematically I guess its possible to get second place in the league. However, East Longmeadow and Hamp are finishing atop the Suburban, likewise with Sabis and NLCS in the Central. Cathedral and Commerce are unlikely to finish among the top two in the Valley League.

DIVISION 2
In: Sabis (14-2), Easthampton (14-2), Hampshire (14-1), Hoosac (14-2), Drury (12-3), Taconic (11-4), Mahar (12-3), Palmer (10-5), Belchertown (11-5)
Needs work: Wahconah (7-9), Greenfield (6-10), Southwick (6-10), South Hadley (4-10), Monument (5-11)
Out: Athol (4-12)
Outlook: Almost done here. South Hadley needs to win its final three non-Division 1 games (Sabis, NLCS and Pathfinder). Greenfield and Southwick need to win out. Greenfield is 2-2 against its final four. Southwick is 1-3. Wahconah needs three wins out of Drury, Taconic, Greylock and Pittsfield. Monument is a game out of second place in the league. It could happen.

DIVISION 3
In: New Leadership (13-2), St. Joseph (12-4) Dean Tech (13-2), Lenox (11-5), Holyoke Catholic (10-6), Pioneer Regional (10-5)
Looking good: Renaissance (8-7), Frontier (8-6), McCann Tech (8-8),
Needs work: Franklin (7-6), Westfield Voke (7-6) Hopkins Academy (7-8), Lee (7-9), Mt. Greylock (7-8), Turners Falls (7-9), Gateway (6-9), Smith Academy (6-9), Ware (6-9), Monson (6-11), Granby (5-10), Pathfinder (3-9)
Out: Mohawk (2-13), Mt. Everett (4-12), St. Mary (3-12), Smith Vocational (1-12), Pioneer Christian (1-16)
Outlook: This division will drive you nuts. Six teams have seven wins. Four teams have six wins. An 11-loss team is in second place in its league. Everyone has a chance but not all will get in.

Boys Hoop Postseason Snapshot

Should the season end right now, here are how the seeds might look for Division 2, which currently has eight teams. This is based off the Walker, which is used to seed the teams by the tournament committee. This is not official. As more teams qualify I will figure out D1 and D3. Only four teams have qualified for both D1 and D3.

DIVISION 2
1. Sabis (13-2)
2. Easthampton (13-2)
3. Hoosac (13-2)
4. Hampshire (13-1)
5. Drury (12-3)
6. Mahar (11-3)
7. Taconic (10-4)
8. Belchertown (10-5)

Next up: Palmer (9-5)

Boys Hoop Overload

State your team’s case by emailing me (mmoran@gazettenet.com). All of this is through Wednesday’s games. Click here for a breakdown of the leading team leaders on offense and defense.
By the way, Friday will be one jam-packed evening of boys basketball. Every team except three will be playing.

But first ....
As promissed, if the season ended and the tournament started today, here are how the seeds would fall. This is NOT official but calculated. All three divisions will change when more teams qualify.

Walkertology
Division 1
1. Northampton
2. Sci-Tech
3. Minnechaug
4. East Longmeadow
5. Chicopee

Division 2
1. Hoosac
2. Drury
3. Taconic
4. Palmer
5. Wahconah
6. Mohawk
7. Belchertown

Division 3
1. Sabis
2. New Leadership
3. Frontier
4. Turners
5. Pioneer Regional
6. St. Joseph
7. Easthampton
8. Lee
9. Lenox

Power Poll (Last week)
1. Sabis (1)
2. East Longmeadow (2)
3. Northampton (3)
4. Sci-Tech (6)
5. Central (4)
6. Minnechaug (unranked)
7. Chicopee (5)
8. Hoosac Valley (7)
9. New Leadership (8)
10. Drury (9)

DIVISIONAL TOP 10s
Division 1 (Record, Last week)
1. East Longmeadow (11-3, 1)
2. Northampton (13-2, 2)
3. Sci-Tech (12-3, 5)
4. Central (9-6, 3)
5. Minnechaug (11-4, 6)
6. Chicopee (11-4, 4)
7. Commerce (9-6, 7)
8. West Springfield (8-7, 8)
9. Longmeadow (7-7, 9)
10. Westfield (6-9, unranked)

Division 2
1. Hoosac Valley (13-3, 1)
2. Drury (13-3, 2)
3. Taconic (11-4, 5)
4. Palmer (12-4, 3)
5. Mohawk Trail (10-5, 4)
6. Wahconah (10-6, 9)
7. Belchertown (11-6, 6)
8. Hampshire Regional (9-7, 8)
9. South Hadley (6-7, 7)
10. Mahar (8-6, 10)

Division 3
1. Sabis (14-2, 1)
2. New Leadership (13-2, 2)
3. Frontier Regional (11-4, 3)
4. Turners Falls (11-4, 5) - Here’s my dilemma. Turners split with Pioneer and Easthampton. Easthampton beat Pioneer but has lost 3-of-4.
5. Pioneer Regional (10-4, 6)
6. Easthampton (10-5, 4)
7. St. Joseph (10-5, 8)
8. Granby (8-7, 9)
9. Lee (11-5, 7)
10. McCann Tech (9-6, 10)

GazetteLand Power Poll
1. Northampton (1)
2. Frontier Regional (2)
3. Easthampton (3)
4. Belchertown (4)
5. South Hadley (5)
6. Hampshire Regional (6)
7. Hopkins Academy (9)
8. Granby (7)
9. Amherst Regional (8)
10. Holyoke Catholic (10)
11. Gateway Regional (11)
12. Smith Academy (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)

GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Gary Grandonico, Frontier Regional, 19.5
Nick Bryda, Holyoke Catholic, 19.0
Brendan Rios, Easthampton, 19.0
Ben McCullough, Belchertown, 18.3
5. Jesse Coulon, Northampton, 17.3
Mike Prattico, Holyoke Catholic, 16.9
Branden Labrie, Hampshire, 16.5
Ellis Cooper, Northampton, 16.4
Scott DeLoach, Hampshire, 15.3
10. Chris Sulda, Smith Academy, 14.6
Kieffer Staples, Smith Vocational, 13.9
Ethan Cook, Gateway, 13.6
Matt Chamberlin, Frontier, 13.4
Erik Abramson, Frontier, 13.1
15. Dana Light, Granby, 12.9
Anthony Afflitto, Smith Academy, 12.5
Ben Brassord, Amherst, 12.4
Clinton Sapowsky, Granby, 12.3
Drew Sharpe, Easthampton, 12.2
20. Joe Courtney, Belchertown, 12.1
Pat Ramsey, Easthampton, 11.9
Brian Boudreau, Granby, 11.8
Zach Hunter, Hopkins, 11.8
Joey O’Connell, Smith Academy, 11.8
25. Dan Sullivan, Hopkins Academy, 11.7
Corey Mortimer, Smith Academy, 11.5
Ryan Hortsman, South Hadley, 11.4
Mike Sears, Belchertown, 11.1
Bill Hahn, Hopkins, 11.1
30. Miguel Santiago, South Hadley, 10.6
Trevor Hamel, Gateway, 10.6
Charles White, Amherst, 10.3
Gabe Craig, Gateway, 10.1