Initial Maxpreps Rankings Out

Maxpreps.com uses a computerized ranking system based on record and strength of schedule. Melrose checks in at number 11 in their initial rankings. Medfield and Barnstable lead the pack, with future opponent Central Catholic at four. Melrose scrimmaged Chelmsford preseason and captured that scrimmage.

Melrose's lower strength of schedule in the Middlesex League tends to hold them down in the rankings.