Winchester Chases State Title Sunday Night At Garden

What started the first Monday in December comes to an end Sunday night at TD Garden when Winchester faces Duxbury for the MIAA Division 1 state hockey title.

The game is the last of six on the Garden ice, with two girls games and four boys games. Pending any long overtime games earlier in the day, Winchester is scheduled to face off at 7:45 p.m.

Winchester is 17-7 and won the North title with wins over Bishop Fenwick, Billerica, and St. John's Prep. In the title game, the Sachems beat Prep, 4-1, with three goals in the third period and great goaltending from sophomore Rob DiVicenzo.

While Winchester was in the discussion for a berth in the Super 8, Duxbury made the cut as the No. 7 seed. The Green Dragons lost to Xaverian in the play-in game and dropped into the South tournament where they beat Wellesley, Barnstable, and Franklin.

If one game isn't enough for you, the day starts with Notre Dame of Hingham playing Wellesley for the Division 2 girls' title at 9 a.m. At 11 a.m., Hopkinton plays Wachusett for the Division 3 boys crown, followed at 1 p.m. by Methuen/Tewksbury facing Austin Prep in the girls' Division 1 title game.

The boys' Division 2 title game is scheduled to face off at 3:15 with Canton playing Tewksbury. At 5:45 p.m. the Super 8 final pits BC High against Pope Francis.