By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent WILTON — Noah Foster had a career-game for the Berlin Redcoats in a 13-6 win against the Wilton Warriors on Thursday night. Foster scored both of Berlin’s touchdowns, rushing and catching a receiving touchdown and also had both of Berlin’s interceptions. With Berlin holding a 13-6 lead and Wilton inside its own 10-yard line with seconds left to play, Foster secured the game-sealing interception in……
New England CFB Preview – Week 3
Image courtesy of Sophie Weller/PatriotsWire We’re on to Week 3. For the first time this season, all 17 Division 1 teams in New England will be in action as the Ivy League programs finally kick off. Here’s a quick rundown of the 12-game slate we’ve got this weekend… Saturday 9/19 Maine @ BC (2:00) Coming off a huge win over Rutgers in The Red Bandanna Game, BC looks to get…
New England High School Preview: September 17-19
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent Massachusetts and Connecticut finally joined in on the fun, kicking off the football season last weekend. Week 1 featured many intriguing storylines and non-league matchups across the Bay State. Week 2 will deliver more of the same as coaches continue to challenge their teams in the non-conference portion of the schedule, hoping to boost their power rating. Let’s take a quick trip around New England…
Home opener vs. Steelers suddenly a big moment for Drake Maye
FOXBOROUGH – Let me be perfectly clear before you read anything else. We here at New England Football Journal (and yes I’m speaking for John on this one) believe Drake Maye is the face of the franchise for as long as humanly possible. He’s the next guy for the New England Patriots. However, after such an epic meltdown in the fourth quarter one week ago tonight in Seattle, those raising…
New England High School Dudes of the Week
The first full week of high school football had plenty of big time performances. Here are some of the top performances from New England.
NEFJ College Dudes of the Week: Week 2
Plenty of big performances in some important victories for a few D1 programs around New England.
Anthony Palano – the transfer linebacker from Washington State – has been the alpha early for BC and he helped beat Rutgers in the Red Bandanna Game with a monster performance. Palano had two interceptions in the second half to go along with nine tackles and a sack, leading BC to a 28-21 win. He received ACC LB of the Week and Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week honors. DUDE!
High School Journal Presented by AstroTurf: Thoughts on Week 1 in High School Football in New England
We recap the week that was in New England Football in the first installment of the in-season high school journal. Here is our look at some of the biggest games and stories of the week.
New England D1 poll: Week 2
Our second D1 New England poll of the year is here. The Ivy League teams finally get started this week, which means all 17 teams will be in action. Here’s how we see things as Week 3 for the 13 non-Ivy teams approaches: 1. UMass (2-0) – Sitting at 2-0 for the first time since 2011, the Minutemen can make a little more history and get to 3-0 for the…
Group effort needed among wide receivers for Patriots to be successful
It didn’t take long, but the absence of Kayshon Boutte now looms large for the Patriots. With AJ Brown going down in Seattle on Wednesday night, Mack Hollins was the guy who stepped up most against the Seahawks, but that won’t be the case all the time. A collective effort will be needed if the offense is going to put up more than 10 points. It’ll be on Hollins, Romeo…
MIAA Top 25 – Week 1
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent Week 1 of the Massachusetts high school football season is in the books. The week featured one top-three matchup, another top-ten matchup, and several others featuring multiple teams ranked in the top 25. The results have shaken up the top 25 ahead of week 2. St. John’s Prep and Xaverian have flip-flopped at the top, after the Eagles went on the road to beat Springfield…