Good afternoon and welcome to the James A. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield for the Western Massachusetts Girls High School Basketball Tournament seedings meeting.
The meeting is getting ready to start in a couple of minutes and we will publish the seeds for all teams in the Division 1, 2 and 3 tournaments as they are announced.
Results are official Sunday, Feb. 27 at 12 p.m.
For the first time in Lou Conte’s memory, Holyoke and West Side tied in all three categories and split head-to-head. Coin toss is being tossed by the Monson High School principal. Heads goes to Holyoke and West Side tails. Tails goes to West Side
DIVISION 1
1. West Side
2. Holyoke
3. Amherst
4. Longmeadow
5. Pittsfield (wins tiebreaker over No. 6 Longmeadow)
6. Longmeadow
7. Chicopee Comp
8. East Longmeadow
QUARTERFINALS Thursday, March 3
No. 8 East Longmeadow at No. 1 West Side
No. 5 Pittsfield at No. 4 Longmeadow
No. 7 Chicopee Comp at No. 2 Holyoke
No. 6 Longmeadow at No. 3 Amherst
SEMIFINALS Tuesday, March 8 or Wednesday, March 9 at AIC
East Longmeadow/West Side winner vs. Pittsfield/Longmeadow winner
Chicopee Comp/Holyoke winner vs. Longmeadow/Amherst winner
FINALS
Saturday, March 12 at Curry Hicks Cage
DIVISION 2
1. Frontier
2. Hampshire
3. Wahconah
4. Belchertown
5. Athol
6. Drury
7. Monument
8. Mahar
9. Palmer
10. Hoosac
11. South Hadley (wins tiebreaker over Cathedral)
12. Cathedral
FIRST ROUND Tuesday, March 1
No. 12 Cathedral at No. 5 Athol
No. 11 South Hadley at No. 6 Drury
No. 10 Hoosac at No. 7 Monument
No. 9 Palmer at No. 8 Mahar
QUARTERFINALS Friday, March 4
Palmer/Hoosac winner at No. 1 Mahar
Cathedral/Athol winner at No. 4 Belchertown
Hoosac/Monument winner at No. 2 Hampshire
South Hadley/Drury at No. 3 Wahconah
SEMIFINALS Tuesday, March 2 through Thursday, March 4 at Curry Hicks Cage
Palmer/Hoosac/Mahar winner vs. Cathedral/Athol/Belchertown winner
Hoosac/Monument/Hampshire winner vs. South Hadley/Drury/Wahconah winner
FINALS
Saturday, March 12 at Curry Hicks Cage
DIVISION 3
1. Lee
2. Sabis
3. Monson
4. Ware
5. Lenox
6. Smith Academy (tiebreaker over Hopkins)
7. Hopkins
8. Gateway (Tri-County champ)
9. Granby
10. Holyoke Catholic
11. Pioneer
12. McCann Tech
13. New Leadership
14. Westfield Voke
15. Franklin Tech
16. Pathfinder
FIRST ROUND Tuesday, March 1
No. 16 Pathfinder at No. 1 Lee
No. 9 Granby at No. 8 Gateway
No. 13 New Leadership at No. 4 Ware
No. 12 McCann Tech at No. 5 Lenox
No. 15 Franklin Tech at No. 2 Sabis
No. 10 Holyoke Catholic at No. 7 Hopkins
No. 14 Westfield Voke at No. 3 Monson
No. 11 Pioneer at No. 6 Smith Academy
QUARTERFINALS
Pathfinder/Lee winner vs. Gateway/Granby winner
New Leadership/Ware winner vs. McCann Tech/Lenox winner
Franklin Tech/Sabis winner vs. Holyoke Catholic/Hopkins winner
Westfield Voke/Monson winner vs. Pioneer/Smith Academy winner
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, March 8 through Thursday, March 10 at Curry Hicks Cage
FINALS
Saturday, March 12 at Curry Hicks Cage
