Several Andover High School sports teams will find out their post-season opponents when the MIAA announces fall sports tournament schedules this week. Here’s a recap of where the teams with a chance of playing in state tournaments stand:
The 16-1 AHS field hockey (photo, above) team hasn’t lost since its season opener against top-ranked Watertown (17-0). The team slipped to third in the most recent rankings after Walpole (16-1) moved up to second with a 6-2 win over previously unbeaten Franklin (15-1-1, 5th). Tournament brackets will be announced by 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
The AHS football team (8-0) was ranked 9th before Friday’s come-from behind victory over Tewksbury. The team won Andover’s first outright Merrimack Valley Conference title since 1975. The state football tournament schedule will be announced by 9 a.m. Monday.
AHS girls soccer (13-1-4) was 11th in the most recent Boston Globe rankings. AHS boys soccer finished the regular season at 8-5-5. MIAA will release the schedule for the boys and girls soccer tournaments by 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
The 16th-ranked AHS girls volleyball team finished the regular season at 14-4. The team will learn its post-season fate by 9 a.m. on Monday.
Compiled from the Boston Globe high school scoreboard and other media reports. Photo by AHS Athletics.