BC High (Division 1 boys), Algonquin (Division 2 boys), and Belmont (Division 1 girls) earned the top seeds, with the state finals scheduled for June 11 in Quincy.
In overtime, senior defenseman Conor Secrist threaded a pass ahead to Nico Santella in the middle, and the sophomore zipped the winning shot into the back of the net.
The Super 26 all-state team selections will be honored March 1 in a dinner co-sponsored by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston and MHSFCA at the Burlington Marriott.
Assad was a state champion in hockey as both a player and assistant coach for the Franklin boys. King Philip canceled Monday's girls' game vs. Bishop Feehan.
On a brisk, sunny Mother’s Day, 11 public and private schools competed in a qualifying regatta for the New England Sailing Association Girls’ Championship.
A 1983 Marblehead High graduate, Niehoff spent much of her career in Connecticut before becoming the first female chief executive officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations.