We're coming down the home stretch for the playoffs in the Bay State, and some major races are still yet to be won.
Prior to the expansion of the playoff system in the state of Massachusetts, the MIAA used to host multiple postseason tournaments with only four teams per bracket. This would largely result in an unbalanced postseason where some of the best teams never played each other while the number of state champions would be substantially larger.
The season would end on Thanksgiving, and the league champions would go to the playoffs, play a Tuesday game for the state semifinal before playing on the following Saturday in the "Super Bowl.