It’s tournament time, and three Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) teams begin play this week in search of state titles. The girls basketball and hockey and boys varsity basketball teams have all qualified for the state tournament.
The fourth-seeded girls basketball team (16-4) takes on 13th seed Randolph in Division 3 play on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 4:30 pm at “Sancy” Pachico Gym in Oak Bluffs. The winner of that game meets either fifth seed Hanover or 12th seed Ursuline Academy.
The Division 3 boys varsity basketball team (13-4), co-champs of the Eastern Athletic Conference and fifth-ranked in the south district of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament, will play 12th-ranked Westport on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 4:30 pm at the Pachico Gym.
The winner of that game will play the winner of fourth seed Wareham against 13th seed Abington on Saturday, Feb. 28, at a site and time to be determined.
Entering tournament play, MassHoops.net, the go-to source for hoops statistics, has ranked the lady Vineyarders 10th in the state in Division 3, and the boys basketball team 11th in the state in Division 3.
The Vineyarder girls hockey team (12-5-2) is seeded 13th in Division Two tournament play. They will play 20th seed Fontbonne Academy (10-6-4) Wednesday at 4:30 pm. The winner advances to play fourth-seeded Methuen-Tewksbury at a site, date, and time to be determined.