Melrose Boys Soccer, Girls Volleyball Among State Power Rankings Leaders

MELROSE, MA — The latest round of state MIAA high school sports power rankings brought good news for Melrose High School boys soccer and girls volleyball teams, placing both teams among the top ten schools in their respective sports and divisions this week.

Crucial in deciding playoff qualification and seeding, the strong placements put Melrose well within the playoff picture for this year’s fall boys soccer and girls volleyball tournaments.

The boys soccer team landed fourth out of 60 teams in Division II, boasting a 9-2-2 win-loss-tie record as of Tuesday morning.

The team opened its season with an eight-game unbeaten streak into the beginning of October. Melrose has since bounced back from a pair of losses to Lexington and Arlington with three wins and a tie over the past week.

Melrose now has four games left on its regular season schedule.

The girls volleyball team strung together a six-game winning streak through much of September.

They built on that to boast an 11-4 record through Monday play, helping secure fifth place out of 55 teams in Division II on Tuesday.

Under MIAA rules, teams in sports other than football can qualify for postseason play by placing within the top 32 teams in their division in power rankings or by securing a winning record.

Power rankings take a number of factors into account beyond wins and losses, including margins of victory and strength of opponents.

The football playoff field is capped at the top 16 teams with at least three wins and seven games played.

Alongside boys soccer and volleyball, Melrose’s football and girls soccer teams were also in playoff positions as of Tuesday rankings.

See full MIAA power rankings here.