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Power Rankings, January 4, 2008

1.St. John's Prep (4-1-1): Four straight wins have the Eagles back on track; beginning Catholic Conference play this weekend against Xaverian begins the "real" season to see just how good they are.
Last week: 2

2.Gloucester (6-0-1): The loss of star forward Josh Salah to a broken wrist hasn't slowed down the Fishermen, who lead the Northeastern Conference on the strength of six straight convincing wins.
Last week: 5

3.Salem, N.H. (6-2-0): The Blue Devils cruised to victory at the Salem Blue Devil Holiday Classic, convincingly beating Andover in the finals. They have won four straight.
Last week: 7

4.Central Catholic (4-2-0): An ugly loss to Chelmsford and a setback vs. St. John's Prep after they led by two goals early drops the Raiders' stock.
Last week: 1

5.Beverly (5-1-1): A solid 1-2 goaltending tandem, depth on defense and balanced scoring make the Panthers a threat. A big test at home vs. Gloucester -- the only team they've lost to thus far -- takes place this Wednesday.
Last week: 6

6.Peabody (6-2-0): Three straight wins have the Tanners back on the right track. Can score with anyone; their ability to beat teams defensively will determine whether they move up or down in the polls.
Last week: 4

7.Andover (4-2-0): The Golden Warriors made their first trip to the Blue Devil Classic finals, beating Timberlane along the way. Freshman Paul Russell was impressive in the tourney.
Last week : 3

8.Triton (5-1-2): Vikings have been very impressive thus far, having recorded three shutouts and recording wins over every team from Massachusetts they've faced.
Last week: 8

9.Danvers (3-2-2): Still looking to find overall consistency, but the Falcons -- led by the first line of Steve Kontos, Troy Thibodeau and freshman Kyle Larson -- have kicked it into gear, winning three of their last four.
Last week: 9

10.Timberlane, N.H. (5-3-0): The Owls recovered from two losses to record another win against Spaulding in the Blue Devil Classic. They followed that up by avenging a previous loss to Oyster River.
Last week: 11

11.North Reading (3-2-1): Tim McAuliffe's goal with less than a second left gave the Hornets a win over Newburyport. In addition, their offense, led by Fred Hein (7-8--15), has stayed hot.
Last week: unranked

12.Bishop Fenwick (3-1-1): Surprising Crusaders have been scoring in bunches with 28 goals in five games. Newcomers Mark Sparaco and Dale Crispin are helping to lead the charge.
Last week: unranked

Dropped out of poll: Masconomet (was ranked 10th); Newburyport (was ranked 12th)