Offensive midfielder Jack Cooper is looking to lead Andover (Mass.) back into the playoffs in his senior year.
In recent years we have gotten used to seeing the same teams in the MIAA Division 1 mix in late June, with the Catholic Conference juggernauts and the perennial public powers like Lincoln-Sudbury, Acton-Boxborough and Hingham.
This season, one team out of the Merrimack Valley League is making a strong case to put the state on notice and insert its name as one of the mainstays we can expect to see come June.
Here's why we think Andover is a team to look out for this year in the MIAA.
Through the weekend, Andover had amassed a record of 4-2 against a gauntlet of a schedule, with its only losses coming to powerhouses St. John's Prep and A-B.
