Girls Hoop Playoff Picture
Work on a big project for down the line has knocked me off schedule a little. Let's jump right into the second playoff picture.
DIVISION 1
Clinched
Central (10-5)
East Longmeadow (12-1)
Holyoke (12-3)
Ludlow (10-3)
Minnechaug (11-3)
Northampton (11-2)
In Good Shape
Agawam (8-6) - The Brownies have lost two in a row, but should still get two wins out of Westfield (2/4) and Cathedral (2/9). Best guess: 10-10
West Springfield (8-7) - Similar to Agawam, West Side has lost two straight, but things get easier after Wednesday's game vs. Northampton with Pittsfield (2/6), Westfield (2/9) and at Chicopee (2/12). Best guess: 11-9
On the Bubble
Amherst (6-8) - The Hurricanes need four wins out of Belchertown (2/4), Holyoke (2/6), Ludlow (2/9), East Longmeadow (2/13), Hampshire (2/16) and Chicopee Comp (2/18). Best guess: 10-10
Chicopee Comp (8-7) - Have won three of four to get to this point and now need two more wins. Have Ludlow (2/5) and East Longmeadow (2/9) next, so Colts could go right up against the wall. Best guess: 10-10
Pittsfield (6-7) - Having a hard time seeing how this is going to work out well for the Generals. Best guess: 9-11
In Rough Shape
Longmeadow (5-10) - If they aren't eliminated at Central on Thursday, it'll almost certainly happen against Minnechaug on 2/9. Best guess: 6-14.
Eliminated
Cathedral (1-15)
Chicopee (3-12)
Sci-Tech (0-14)
Taconic (4-11)
Westfield (3-11)
DIVISION 2
Clinched
Athol (10-3)
Belchertown (10-5)
Commerce (13-2)
Hampshire Regional (4-12)
Mahar (12-3)
Mohawk (15-0)
Monument Mountain (12-2)
Palmer (15-0)
In Good Shape
Drury (9-5) - Will almost certainly get it Thursday against Lenox. Best guess: 14-6.
Gateway Regional (9-3) - Should clinch with a win over Westfield Voke on Wednesday. Best guess: 12-7
Hoosac Valley (9-6) - Should get in at winless Sci-Tech on Wednesday. Best guess: 12-8
Wahconah (9-5) - No worries here. Best guess: 12-8
On the Bubble
Easthampton (7-8) - Could get in with 10 wins or second place in the Franklin South. Best guess: 10-10
Frontier Regional (8-8) - Same as Easthampton, but more likely to get to 10 wins. Best guess: 10-10
Mount Greylock (6-7) - I have them with 18 games and needing three wins against Taconic (2/5), Drury (2/9), Lenox (2/12), St. Joseph (2/16) and Hoosac (2/18). Best guess: 9-9
In Rough Shape
Holyoke Catholic (7-10) - Must win out against Belchertown, Commerce and Granby. Best guess: 8-12.
Eliminated
Greenfield (2-12)
South Hadley (3-13)
Southwick (1-13)
DIVISION 3
Clinched
Franklin Tech (11-4)
Lee (12-3)
Monson (13-1)
New Leadership (10-6)
Putnam (12-1)
Sabis (13-3)
Smith Academy (10-5)
Ware (11-2)
In Good Shape
Lenox (4-10) - Still haven't heard about their 70 percent rule situation, although I believe they qualify for it. Therefore, they basically need to beat St. Joe twice to get in. Best guess: In via 70 percent rule
McCann Tech (8-7) - Have very winnable games remaining. Best guess: 11-9
On the Bubble
Pathfinder (6-7) - Best guess: 10-10
In Rough Shape
Hopkins Academy (6-9) - Tough to see how the math would work out to get them to .500 or second place in the Franklin South. Best guess: 8-12
Pioneer Christian (3-9) - Best guess: 4-16
Westfield Vocational (4-10) - Best guess: 6-14
Eliminated
Dean (1-12)
Granby (4-11)
Mount Everett (8-7)
Pioneer Regional (3-12)
St. Joe (0-12)
St. Mary (0-16)
Smith Vocational (1-11)
Turners Falls (1-15)
I'll be back Thursday with the top 10s.








