Adam Kurkjian

North Kingstown 21, Westerly 12: Skippers take opener

September 6, 2024

By Samuel Chozick NEFJ Correspondent WESTERLY, RI — This Friday night, the Westerly Bulldogs hosted the North Kingstown Skippers to kick off their respective 2024 high school football seasons. The season opener saw the Skippers leave Westerly with a 21-12 victory. Junior quarterback Jack Diano wasted no time showing off his arm talent, launching a ball down the right sideline to senior receiver Gian Lacuele, all the way down to……

King Philip 42, Walpole 14: Warriors roll in season opener

September 6, 2024

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WALPOLE — For last night’s season opener at Walpole, King Philip coach Brian Lee worried a little about the inexperience his team had. After all, the Warriors graduated a talented and accomplished senior class. But, after his team’s 42-14 romp, Lee’s King Philip Warriors played, well, like King Philip Warriors. They combined a smothering defense with a punishing ground attack in the victory. For as many great players leave the……

MIAA Preseason All-State

September 4, 2024

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Here is a look at our preseason all-state teams. First Team Offense QB Noah Mackenzie, Walpole QB Osiris Lopez, Leominster QB Jareth Staine, Springfield Central QB Jayden Barber, Dennis-Yarmouth RB Mekhi Dodd, Catholic Memorial RB Justin Marques, Fairhaven RB Isaiah Rogers, Springfield Central RB James Curry, Braintree WR Mattias Barbour, Springfield Central WR Ronan Sammon, Milton WR Jonathan Gingeruha, West Springfield WR Lawson Foley, Scituate TE Merrick Barlow, St. John’s……

Week 1 High School Preview

September 4, 2024

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The high school season is finally here. Everyone’s undefeated, and hopes are high. There are some great matchups set for this weekend, and we will know a lot more about these teams now that these games have started. Do yourself a favor, and go see one of these matchups. Heck, see two or three. Here’s what is on tap. Bishop Feehan at Xaverian — This is an interesting one. Feehan……

MIAA 2024 Preseason Top 40 Countdown

September 3, 2024

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MIAA 2024 Preseason Top 40 Countdown It’s here. It is August, and that means we are ready to start with the 40-team MIAA preseason countdown. Over the course of the offseason, we pared down this list from one of closer to 100. It is always difficult to get the number down to 40. This is an exhaustive exercise each year, but fun to do. We will start — in alphabetical……

Scrimmage observations – Springfield Central vs. Milford

August 30, 2024

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MILFORD — In what is becoming a big, annual scrimmage between two of the top teams in the state, Milford hosted Springfield Central Friday night in Milford. Since the two coaching staffs put this game together in 2022, the action has been intense, and the teams generally have a better idea of what they have. On Friday, Central “won” the portion of the game played by the first string, 14-6…….

MIAA Division 1 and 2 previews

August 24, 2024

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Division 1 Five teams to watch: Springfield Central, St. John’s Prep, Xaverian, Needham, Methuen Five players to watch: Mattias Barbour, WR, Springfield Central; Graham Roberts, OL, St. John’s Prep; Micah Amedee, DL, Xaverian; Aidan Williams, RB/LB, Needham; Carter Carroll, QB, BC High Outlook This, again, is a division that you might see more parity than previous ones. There are plenty of great teams, but is there one that stands way……

Scrimmages at Catholic Memorial and Xaverian

August 24, 2024

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WEST ROXBURY and WESTWOOD — The fact that Catholic Memorial and Xaverian are less than six miles apart made the scrimmage doubleheader possible. That, and the fact that the times were staggered, with the one at CM at 11 am, and the one at Xaverian 1 p.m. For Catholic Memorial, the visitor was Fitchburg. Xaverian welcomed Merrimack Valley Conference foes Andover and Tewksbury. The one at Xaverian was a little……

Scrimmage: St. John’s of Shrewsbury at Brockton

August 23, 2024

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BROCKTON — As Brendan Hall of ESPN Boston used to say, the Brockton and St. John’s of Shrewsbury scrimmage is the annual unofficial start of the MIAA high school football season. So, by that metric, welcome to 2024. St. John’s drove from Central Mass. down to Brockton, and the two did battle, getting the rust out and hitting someone else for the first time this season. For much of what……

MIAA Division 3 and 4 previews

August 23, 2024

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Division 3 Five teams to watch: Milton, Walpole, Milford, North Attleboro, Mansfield Five players to watch: Noah Mackenzie, QB, Walpole; Dan Moore, OL, Billerica; Ryan Bannon, LB, North Attleboro; Jackson Hart, QB, Dartmouth; Johnny Gingeruha, WR, West Springfield. Outlook: We want to be clear, here. Division 3 is the most wide-open division in the state this year. It really could be anybody’s. Now, with our five teams to watch, it……