Hockey Team Heads to State Tourney Quarter Finals

Story Updated 4:40PM Friday, March 2, 2012

The boys varsity hockey team opened up the first round of the state tournament with a win over GBL rival Everett on Wednesday night.

The Mustangs blanked the Crimson Tide 3-0.

Medford, now 9-12, is seeded last out of fourteen teams in North Division 1 while Everett, 13-5-2, was the third seed.

Following the loss of Arlington Catholic (#11, 10-7-4) to Chelmsford (#6, 12-6-2) on Thursday, Medford will now face Chelmsford on March 3 in the quarter finals. The game is taking place at 6:15pm (previously 8:15PM) at Chelmsford Forum on Saturday.

Westford (#2, 13-4-4) and Wakefield (#7, 9-5-6) also play on Saturday in the quarter finals. The winners from each game will advance to the semi final round on March 7.

In other hockey news, Malden Catholic (#1, 15-1-4) kicks off its Super Eight competition on March 4 against St. John’s of Shrewsbury (#8, 15-4-3). They will also face BC High and Hingham. All games are at Merrimack College.

Below, photos of the Mustangs’ victory over Everett taken by Medford parent Matthew Haberstroh.

Medford’s first goal

Solid defense kept Everett from scoring the entire game

Mustangs watch their teammates out on the ice

The coaches with the team

– InsideMedford.com