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Mansfield Boys' Basketball Team Draws Weymouth in Tourney
The Mansfield High boys' basketball team will start its defense of the Division 1 South by playing at Weymouth High Thursday night.
If the Mansfield High boys' basketball team is going to repeat as the Division 1 South champions, they are going to have to go through No. 3 ranked Weymouth. The two teams will meet Thursday at Weymouth High at 7 p.m.
Weymouth is the No. 3 seed in the tourney with a 17-3 record, while Mansfield finished the season with a 14-7 mark, earning the 14th seed.
The winner will play the winner of Natick-Madison Park in the quarterfinals Saturday.
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DIVISION 1 SOUTH BOYS' BASKETBALL PAIRINGS
DIVISION 1 SOUTH
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SEEDS: 1. Brockton (18-2); 2. Madison Park (16-2); 3. Weymouth (17-3); 4. North Quincy (17-3); 5. Newton North (17-3); 6. Franklin (17-3); 7. Taunton (13-3); 8. Catholic Memorial (16-4); 9. Barnstable (16-4); 10. Needham (15-5); 11. BC High (15-5); 12. Marshfield (13-5); 13. New Bedford (14-6); 14. Mansfield (14-7); 15. Natick (13-7); 16. Plymouth South (11-9); 17. West Roxbury (9-9).
Preliminary Round – Tuesday, Feb. 28
GAME 1 - West Roxbury at Plymouth South, 7
First Round – Thursday, March 1
GAME 2 - Game 1 winner at Brockton, 7
GAME 3 - Barnstable vs. Catholic Memorial, 7
GAME 4 - New Bedford at North Quincy, 7
GAME 5 - Marshfield at Newton North, 7
GAME 6 - Natick at Madison Park, 7
GAME 7 - Needham at Taunton, 7
GAME 8 - Mansfield at Weymouth, 7
GAME 9 - BC High at Franklin, 7
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3
GAME 10 - Game 2 vs. Game 3 winner, TBA
GAME 11 - Game 4 vs. Game 5 winner, TBA
GAME 12 - Game 6 vs. Game 7 winner, TBA
GAME 13 - Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner, TBA
Semifinals - TBA
GAME 14 - Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner
GAME 15 - Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner
Final - TBA
GAME 16 - Game 14 vs. Game 15 winner
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