MIAA Massachusetts High School Hockey

Buddy Ferreira Classic Game Notes: Falmouth vs. Archbishop Williams

2018 Buddy Ferreira Classic, Quarterfinals
Falmouth Clippers vs. Archbishop Williams Bishops
Saturday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m.

Previous meeting: 2012 Buddy Ferreira Classic (Archies 4, Falmouth 1)
Last season’s Classic finish: Falmouth – 7th Archies – 4th

Falmouth Clippers (13-3-3, 7-1-0 Atlantic Coast League)
• Clinched postseason berth; won Atlantic Coast League for first time since 2009
• Goal differential: plus-29 (64-35) | Nonleague differential: plus-6 (30-24)
o Two wins via shutout, one loss via shutout
• Statewide RPI: 24 SOS: 45
• February record: 3-1
• Streak: Won 2 | Last game: 3-1 at Bridgewater-Raynham, Wednesday
• Biggest win: 9-2 vs. Sandwich, Jan. 24
• Worst loss: 3-0 vs. Marshfield and 3-0 vs. Waltham, back-to-back games in mid-January

Archbishop Williams Bishops (5-7-5, 3-4-3 Catholic Central 1)
• Needs five points in final three games to clinch postseason berth
• Goal differential: minus-8 (48-56) | Nonleague differential: minus-4 (18-22)
o No wins or losses via shutout
• Statewide RPI: 47 SOS: 33
• February record: 1-2-0
• Streak: Won 1 | Last game: 9-4 vs. Matignon, Wednesday
o Snapped four-game losing streak
• Biggest win: 9-4 vs. Matignon
• Worst loss: 6-1 at Barnstable, Jan. 27

Atlantic Coast League Standings
League Overall Goal differential
FALMOUTH 7-1-0 13-3-3 Plus-29 (64-35)
Marshfield 6-1-1 9-5-5 Plus-13 (46-33)
Sandwich 3-4-1 8-7-3 Minus-3 (59-62)
Nauset 3-5-0 11-5-1 Plus-38 (65-27)
Dennis-Yarmouth 0-8-0 3-15-1 Minus-54 (26-80)

Catholic Central 1 Standings
League Overall Goal differential
AUSTIN PREP 9-1-0 11-6-1 Plus-22 (68-46)
St. Mary’s Lynn 7-2-1 11-4-4 Plus-16 (57-41)
Matignon 3-4-3 7-7-3 Plus-7 (61-54)
Archbishop Williams 3-4-3 5-7-5 Minus-8 (48-56)
Arlington Catholic 1-5-4 3-9-6 Minus-19 (34-53)
Bishop Fenwick 0-7-3 4-10-3 Minus-18 (38-56)

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