We're down to the final two weeks of the 2023-24 high school year. But before summer arrives, spring champions must be crowned.
From baseball and softball to girls and boys lacrosse, below is our annual Varsity Insider playoff predictions for the 2024 spring playoffs.
Enjoy!
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SOFTBALL
DIVISION I
Playdowns
No. 9 Champlain Valley over No. 8 North Country (8-8)
No. 5 Missisquoi over No. 12 Mount Mansfield (0-16)
No. 10 Rutland over No. 7 Burr and Burton (9-7)
No. 6 Essex over No. 11 South Burlington
Quarterfinals
No. 1 BFA-St. Albans over CVU
Missisquoi over No. 4 St. Johnsbury
No. 2 Mount Anthony over Rutalnd
No. 3 Colchester over Essex
Semifinals
BFA over Missisquoi
Colchester over Mount Anthony
Championship
Colchester 5, BFA 4: Lakers end 31-year championship drought in thrilling victory over defending champion BFA.
DIVISION II
Playdowns
No. 9 Lake Region over No. 8 Otter Valley
No. 4 Middlebury over No. 13 Lamoille
No. 5 Rice over No. 12 Springfield
No. 7 Mount Abraham over No. 10 U-32
No. 3 Hartford over No. 14 Harwood
No. 6 Milton over No. 11 Spaulding
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Enosburg over Lake Region
Mount Abraham over No. 2 Lyndon
Rice over Middlebury
Milton over Hartford
Semifinals
Milton over Mount Abraham
Enosburg over Rice
Championship
Enosburg 3, Milton 2: After knocking on door last few seasons, Hornets return to the top for the first time since 2008.
DIVISION III
Playdowns
No. 8 White River Valley over No. 9 Paine Mountain
No. 5 Randolph over No. 12 Woodstock
No. 7 Windsor over No. 10 Burlington/Winooski
No. 6 Fair Haven over No. 11 Vergennes
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Oxbow over White River Valley
No. 4 BFA-Fairfax over Randolph
No. 2 Bellows Falls over Windsor
No. 3 Thetford over Fair Haven
Semifinals
Oxbow over Fairfax
Thetford over Bellows Falls
Championship
Oxbow 15, Thetford 0: Olympians complete second straight perfect season and secure four-peat in impressive fashion.
DIVISION IV
Playdowns
No. 8 Craftsbury over No. 9 Twinfield/Danville/Cabot
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Blue Mountain over No. 8 Craftsbury
No. 4 Richford over No. 5 Long Trail
No. 2 West Rutland over No. 7 Leland & Gray
No. 3 Proctor over No. 6 Poultney
Semifinals
Richford over Blue Mountain
West Rutland over Proctor
Championship
Richford 6, West Rutland 3: Richford races to first title since 2016.
BASEBALL
DIVISION I
Playdowns
No. 9 Rutland over No. 8 North Country
No. 4 Burr and Burton over No. 13 Spaulding
No. 5 Colchester over No. 12 Burlington
No. 2 Mount Anthony over No. 15 BFA-St. Albans
No. 10 Essex over No. 7 Mount Mansfield
No. 3 Champlain Valley over No. 14 Rice
No. 6 St. Johnsbury over No. 11 Brattleboro
Quarterfinals
No. 1 South Burlington over Rutland
Mount Anthony over Essex
St. Johnsbury over CVU
Colchester over Burr and Burton
Semifinals
South Burlington over Colchester
Mount Anthony over St. Johnsbury
Championship
South Burlington 3, Mount Anthony 2: The stacked Wolves stage walk-off win for first championship since 2018.
DIVISION II
Playdowns
No. 8 Middlebury over No. 9 Otter Valley
No. 13 Enosburg over No. 4 Hartford
No. 5 U-32 over No. 12 Peoples/Stowe
No. 2 Montpelier over No. 15 Milton
No. 7 Harwood over No. 10 Lake Region
No. 3 Lyndon over No. 14 Lamoille
No. 6 Mount Abraham over No. 11 Fair Haven
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Missisquoi over Middlebury
Mount Abraham over Lyndon
Enosburg over U-32
Montpelier over Harwood
Semifinals
Missisquoi over Enosburg
Montpelier over Mount Abraham
Championship
Missisquoi 6, Montpelier 4: Thunderbirds end 13-year title drought for program's seventh title all-time.
DIVISION III
Playdowns
No. 9 Vergennes over No. 8 Oxbow
No. 6 BFA-Fairfax over No. 11 Springfield
No. 4 Green Mountain over No. 13 Mill River
No. 5 White River Valley over No. 12 Randolph
No. 7 Richford over No. 10 Hazen
No. 3 Woodstock over No. 14 Windsor
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Thetford over Vergennes
No. 2 Bellows Falls over Richford
Green Mountain over White River Valley
Fairfax over Woodstock
Semifinals
Thetford over Green Mountain
Bellows Falls over Fairfax
Championship
Bellows Falls 7, Thetford 6: Terriers put end to 25-year championship drought thanks to timely hitting.
DIVISION IV
Playdowns
No. 8 Twin Valley over No. 9 Stratton Mountain
Quarterfinals
No. 4 Arlington over No. 5 West Rutland
No. 1 Blue Mountain over Twin Valley
No. 2 Rivendell over No. 7 Mount St. Joseph
No. 3 Proctor over No. 6 Leland & Gray
Semifinals
Blue Mountain over Arlington
Proctor over Rivendell
Championship
Blue Mountain 10, Proctor 2: The Bucks roll to the second of back-to-back crowns and their 11th overall in program history.
GIRLS LACROSSE
DIVISION I
Playdowns
No. 9 Rice over No. 8 Middlebury
No. 5 Burlington over No. 12 Mount Mansfield
No. 6 Burr and Burton over No. 11 Rutland
No. 7 BFA-St. Albans over No. 10 Brattleboro
Quarterfinals
No. 4 South Burlington over Burlington
Burr and Burton over No. 3 Mount Anthony
No. 1 Essex over Rice
No. 2 Champlain Valley over CVU
Semifinals
Essex over South Burlington
CVU over BUrr and Burton
Championship
Essex 13, CVU 12: It takes overtime, but Essex survives for the first title in program history.
DIVISION II
Playdowns
No. 9 Harwood over No. 8 Colchester (7-9)
No. 5 Green Mountain Valley over No. 12 Milton
No. 7 Spaulding over No. 10 St. Johnsbury
No. 6 Stowe over No. 11 Lamoille
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Hartford over Harwood
No. 4 Woodstock over GMVS
No. 2 U-32 over Spaulding
No. 3 Mount Abraham/Vergennes over Stowe
Semifinals
Hartford over Woodstock
U-32 over Mount Abraham/Vergennes
Championship
Hartford 9, U-32 8: Hurricanes dethrone the defending champions to wrap a perfect season and seize second title in three years.
BOYS LACROSSE
DIVISION I
Playdowns
No. 9 Essex over No. 8 Mount Mansfield
No. 7 Rice over No. 10 BFA-St. Albans
Quarterfinals
No. 3 Burr and Burton over No. 6 Rutland
No. 1 Champlain Valley over Essex
No. 5 Woodstock over No. 4 South Burlington
No. 2 Middlebury over Rice
Semifinals
Middlebury over Burr and Burton
CVU over Woodstock
Championship
CVU 11, Middlebury 9: CVU exacts measure of revenge against Middlebury (2023 semifinal loss to Tigers ended nine-year title reign) to reclaim its position atop Division I.
DIVISION II
Playdowns
No. 8 Mount Anthony over No. 9 Brattleboro
No. 7 St. Johnsbury over No. 10 Spaulding
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Hartford over Mount Anthony
No. 4 Colchester over No. 5 Milton
No. 2 Harwood over St. Johnsbury
No. 3 Stowe over No. 6 Burlington
Semifinals
Hartford over Colchester
Harwood over Stowe
Championship
Harwood 9, Hartford 7: Late goals steer the Highlanders past reigning champion Hartford.
DIVISION III
Quarterfinals
No. 3 BFA-Fairfax over No. 6 Otter Valley
No. 5 Montpelier over No. 4 Randolph
Semifinals
No. 1 Green Mountain Valley over Montpelier
No. 2 Mount Abraham/Vergennes over Fairfax
Championship
Mount Abraham/Vergennes 13, Green Mountain Valley 10: After back-to-back championship defeats, the cooperative squad emerges victorious for the first time on title day.
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This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont high school spring playoffs: 2024 tournament predictions
