Week 5: Boston.com Top 100 football teams
It was a sloppy, muddy contest at Everett Veteran’s Memorial Stadium as the No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide finally lost. Barnstable snapped Everett’s 28-game winning streak with a 13-7 overtime victory, and the Red Raiders took over the No. 1 spot poll.
Everett lost its first game since Xaverian beat the Tide, 29-0, in the Division 1 Super Bowl Dec. 5, 2009, and promptly moved down to the No. 2 spot.
Duxbury, St. John’s Prep, and Reading remained unchanged to round out the top five, while King Philip stayed at No. 6.
Because of Brockton’s 27-12 loss to St. John’s Prep, Walpole, Natick, and Bridgewater-Raynham all moved up.Weymouth caps off the top 10 after defeating Needham, 32-27, Saturday.
Weymouth stole the victory from the Rockets as Dave Harrison threw his fourth touchdown of the night to receiver Tyler O’Brien with just 20 seconds remaining.
Andover jumped from 15 to No. 11 with a 15-13 win over Xaverian, which fell out of the Top 20 (to No. 21) for the first time all season.
Brockton and Needham landed at Nos. 12 and 13, respectively, while Beverly, Burlington, and Chelmsford each moved up three spots to No. 14, 15, and 16.
North Attleboro suffered a 21-0 thrashing from Foxboro, and fell from No. 7 to No. 17.
Lincoln-Sudbury did the same to Framingham, 40-14, to crack the Top 20 at No. 18.
Central Catholic and Wakefield, who have bounced in and out of the rankings this season, rounded out the Top 20 at Nos. 19 and 20, respectively.
Here is the Week 5 Boston.com Top 100.
The teams were selected by the Globe/Boston.com high school sports staff.
1. Barnstable
2. Everett
3. Duxbury
4. St. John's Prep
5. Reading
6. King Philip
7. Walpole
8. Natick
9. Bridgewater-Raynham
10. Weymouth
11. Andover
12. Brockton
13. Needham
14. Beverly
15. Burlington
16. Chelmsford
17. North Attleboro
18. Lincoln-Sudbury
19. Central Catholic
20. Wakefield
21. Xaverian
22. Haverhill
23. Acton-Boxboro
24. Westford
25. Masconomet
26. Attleboro
27. Somerset-Berkley
28. Franklin
29. Hopkinton
30. Hingham
31. Marblehead
32. Mansfield
33. BC High
34. Framingham
35. New Bedford
36. Tewksbury
37. Lowell
38. Nauset
39. Bedford
40. Lynn English
41. Wayland
42. Stoneham
43. Watertown
44. North Reading
45. Newburyport
46. Pentucket
47. Weston
48. Whitman-Hanson
49. Lynn Classical
50. Newton North
51. Salem
52. Revere
53. North Andover
54. Hamilton-Wenham
55. Billerica
56. Catholic Memorial
57. Sandwich
58. Bishop Fenwick
59. Lynn Classical
60. North Andover
61. Stoughton
62. Foxboro
63. Sharon
64. Saugus
65. Pembroke
66. Oliver Ames
67. Melrose
68. Dennis-Yarmouth
69. Blue Hills
70. Cardinal Spellman
71. Malden Catholic
72. Cathedral
73. Concord-Carlisle
74. Abington
75. Scituate
76. Danvers
77. Sandwich
78. St. Mary’s
79. Scituate
80. Millis/Hopedale
81. Greater Lawrence
82. Shawsheen
83. Wareham
84. Pope John Paul II
85. St. Clement
86. Winchester
87. Dighton-Rehoboth
88. Old Rochester
89. Ashland
90. Northeast
91. Whittier
92. North Shore
93. Coyle & Cassidy
94. Martha’s Vineyard
95. Dorchester
96. Upper Cape
97. Quincy
98. Middleboro
99. Newton South
100. Waltham
Several reporters and editors contribute updates, news and analysis to the High School Sports Blog.
- Bob Holmes: A Reading resident (Go Rockets!) and Boston College graduate, Holmes is the Boston Globe High School Sports Editor. We remind you now that his weekly picks are often made in jest so everyone just calm down when he picks against Everett for 11 straight weeks. Contact him at rholmes@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeHolmes.
- Craig Larson: A native of West Springfield (Leo Durocher anyone? Tim Daggett?) and Curry College graduate (a proud Colonel!), Larson is the sports editor for the Globe's regional sections: South, West and North, as well as a frequent contributor on the college beat. Abington to Xaverian: it all starts with the schools. Have a compelling story idea? Contact him at clarson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeLars.
- Zuri Berry: Berry attended the same high school as sports legends O.J. Simpson and Joe DiMaggio. (Guess which one is his hero.) He's a South Boston resident (formerly of Eastie) and the editor of the High School Sports blog as well as the go-to-guy for everything high school sports on Boston.com. Contact him at zberry@boston.com and follow him on Twitter @ZuriBerry for all of the latest updates.
Then there are our winter correspondents:
- Alex Hall | @AlexKHall | Baseball
- Colleen Casey | @ColleenCasey226 | Softball
- Mike Giesta | Boys lacrosse
- Catherine Calsolaro | @catrenee13 | Girls lacrosse
- Liz Torres | @etorres446 | Boys volleyball
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