Every year, the players, coaches, administrators, and fans outdo themselves, and we have another unbelievable year of high school football in Massachusetts. This fall was no different. We saw some tremendous performances, and unreal matchups that produced high drama. These kids just produced a high level of play throughout, and it was so much fun. As for these rankings, we take in a lot of factors. Certainly, we look at…
In a move that was not unexpected, Boston College backup quarterback Emmett Morehead entered the transfer portal Saturday night. In one of the major twists of the BC football season, Morehead was originally set to start for the Eagles this fall. But Thomas Castellanos quickly took the job, and never let go of it. For this season, Morehead, a 6-foot-5, 235-pounder from Woodside, Calif., completed 15 of 30 passes for……
Preseason expectations are funny. For some teams, they can feel like a heavy weight, and add unwanted pressure. They can crumble a team’s psyche. Then, for others, those expectations don’t affect them negatively at all. And those squads fly past them, and even improve upon them. It was the latter scenario for the three state title winners in Friday’s games at Gillette Stadium. Uxbridge in D7, Duxbury in D4, and……
FOXBORO — For a season in which Jack Martinelli won his 300th game, and capped it off with a D5 state title, the Foxboro coach had the perfect word for it. “You know, it’s been storybook,” Martinelli said. “But, as I said early on, kids have personal goals. They have team goals. I never asked anything what they were. I said it always bears the truth at the end of……
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent FOXBORO — Top-seeded Uxbridge capped off an undefeated season Friday afternoon at Gillette Stadium with a resounding, 42-16 win over Amesbury in the Division 7 state championship game. The Spartans were led all season by the backfield tandem of brothers Kellen and Camden LaChapelle. The two racked up 302 rushing yards and six touchdowns in the game. As they have all season, the Spartans dominated……
FOXBORO — When Walpole and Milton met in the regular season, the former rolled over the latter in blowout fashion. Early on in Thursday night’s D3 state final between the two, it looked as if Walpole would do it again. Then, Milton woke up, and that deficit disappeared fast. The Wildcats bounced back from that slow start and rolled to a 42-21 victory at Gillette Stadium, a year after losing……
By Owen Hart NEFJ Correspondent FOXBORO — Fairhaven coach Derek Almeida had a straightforward game plan for Thursday night’s D6 Super Bowl against Salem. “Pound the ball with No. 25 behind our offensive line.” An effective game plan at that with running back Justin Marques rushing for 228 yards, more than half of the team’s total offense and all of their touchdowns with four scores on the ground, as……
As we begin down the season’s final descent, we look to have some great games to end the MIAA season on. The final eight state title games all seem to have intrigue, from Wednesday to Friday at Gillette Stadium. Here is another look at those championships, with some really excellent teams featured. Let’s get to it. Division 1 — Xaverian vs. St. John’s Prep These teams just faced off on……
By Jon Lyons NEFJ Correspondent The Patriots are 2-9. Nearly everything about the once dynastic team is bad. Week in and week out, they find new ways to lose or new mistakes to make. Despite this, there are three players whose effort and play continue to stand out. In a lost season, the play of Christian Barmore, Kyle Dugger and Jabrill Peppers has been strong and showed that those three…
All year, the Bedford defense put up one dominant performance after another. In the New Hampshire Division 1 state title game against Londonderry, the Bulldogs did it again. After falling behind early, Bedford recovered and rolled to a 28-8 victory. This marked the second straight D1 title for Bedford, which also beat Londonderry in the state title game last year. Each of the first two Bedford (12-0) possessions ended in……