By HockomockSports.com Staff
Two more Hockomock schools are set to switch divisions starting next fall, based on the latest enrollment numbers. Hockomock League principals approved the alignment on Wednesday. For the first time, King Philip will compete in the Davenport division while Stoughton will compete in the Kelley-Rex division.
A Hockomock League by-law that states the six schools with the largest enrollment will be in the Kelley-Rex, and the six schools with the smallest enrollment will make up the Davenport division. The league looks at the enrollment numbers every two years. It marks the third straight alignment period that there has been a shift in the divisions.
Since the Hockomock League first split into two divisions in 2010, King Philip is one of three schools that has been in the Kelley-Rex the entire time while Stoughton is an original member of the Davenport. Only Taunton and Franklin (Kelley-Rex) and Canton and Foxboro (Davenport) have been in their respective divisions the entire time.
This alignment will last at least through the spring of 2028. The Hockomock League will revisit enrollment numbers in October 2027 to potentially realign for fall 2028.
This story will be updated with enrollment numbers when made available.
Here is the Hockomock League by-law:
League Divisions are based on the total enrollment in grades nine through eleven (9-11) of each Member school. The Kelley-Rex Division will consist of the 6 largest schools by 9-11 enrollment and the Davenport Division consisting of the 6 smallest schools by 9-11 enrollment.
Divisional realignment will occur every two years. The process used for Divisional realignment will be as follows:
At the December Principal/AD meeting in the year prior to realignment implementation, each school will report their respective Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“DESE”) SIMS enrollment numbers for grades nine through eleven submitted to the state on October 1st of that year. Those enrollment numbers will be used solely as the criteria for determining the Divisional realignment.
Below is a release from the Hockomock League:
The Hockomock League revises its divisional alignment every two years, per the League Constitution. Schools are placed in divisions based solely on enrollment. Beginning in the Fall of 2026, for the next two school years (26/27 and 27/28), each school will compete in all sports in the divisions listed below:
Kelley-Rex:
Taunton
Attleboro
Franklin
Milford
Sharon
Stoughton
Davenport:
King Philip
Oliver Ames
North Attleboro
Mansfield
Canton
Foxboro
LEAGUE DIVISIONS: KELLEY-REX AND DAVENPORT
League Divisions are based on the total enrollment in grades nine through eleven (9-11) of each Member school. The Kelley-Rex Division will consist of the 6 largest schools by 9-11 enrollment and the Davenport Division consisting of the 6 smallest schools by 9-11 enrollment. Divisional realignment will occur every two years. The process used for Divisional realignment will be as follows: At the December Principal/AD meeting in the year prior to realignment implementation, each school will report their respective Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“DESE”) SIMS enrollment numbers for grades nine through eleven submitted to the state on October 1st of that year. Those enrollment numbers will be used solely as the criteria for determining the Divisional realignment.
Future realignment will be as follows: DESE SIMS report – Oct. 1, 2027 Re-alignment Implementation Year – Fall 2028
The league re-alignment was approved at the December 3, 2025 Principal/AD League Meeting.