High School Yearbook: 2000

April 23, 2024

Note: We wanted to create a new feature that honored the history of the high school game a little. This is a snapshot of MIAA play in 2000, and while a lot of that info is hard to access, we still remember a good amount of it. So here’s an attempt to capture those old glories. If you have any additional information from other years, it is welcome. Here is…

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Sleepers by the dozen for 2024

April 22, 2024

As we are deep in the spring, we never stop looking forward to the fall. We wanted to peek ahead to the MIAA season, but with a bit of a different twist. These are teams that we feel are a little bit under the radar at this point. Maybe we did not go for them this past season, but we feel can make an impact this year. If you were…

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A Shot For Life Football grows in second year

April 21, 2024

NEEDHAM — Everywhere you looked for A Shot For Life Football’s second year, you saw growth. At St. Sebastian’s on Sunday, the event, in just its second year, continued to be a huge success. The number of players increased. So did the amount of teams. The competitive activities went up. Heck, even the weather was an improvement from a year ago. And, most importantly, the amount of money raised for……

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Recruiting Roundup: Avon Old Farms

April 19, 2024

Since coming to Avon Old Farms, Jon Wholley has taken the Connecticut school to the top of the NEPSAC football world. Last season, AOF went 7-3 and lost a NEPSAC bowl to Cheshire Academy. Avon featured one of the top quarterbacks in the country in Ryan Puglisi, who signed with Georgia. Once again, Avon should have one of the top teams in New England. Wholley has also done an incredible……

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What Don Brown said about UMass at this point in the spring

April 16, 2024

Here is what UMass coach Don Brown said in relation to where the team is at this point. (inaudible, where you want to be?) I think this. We’ve just shifted to where we’re tackling. We did something Saturday. We did something today. Probably do some Thursday. Probably a little bit on Saturday. But that’s probably the area we’re behind, in terms of assignments and running and competitiveness and all that…….

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7 observations from URI spring game

April 13, 2024

By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent It was a cold and rainy day in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, but it didn’t stop what was a productive spring game for the Rams. Coach Jim Fleming and staff expect to have a good roster that can compete for a CAA crown this season, and Saturday provided glimpses of why they feel that way. Here at seven observations from URI’s spring game: The defense……

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Joseph Mewhiney Chapter All-Star Game Rosters

April 13, 2024

Below are listed the Joseph Mewhiney Chapter All-Star Game rosters. You see some of the top players in Central Mass. listed on the two teams. Some of the players include Uxbridge quarterback Kellen Lachapelle, and top players from fellow state champion West Boylston, like running back Connor Muldoon. There are also players from big schools like St. John’s, Leominster, Shrewsbury, and Wachusett. It should be a great take with a……

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Boston College spring game visitors

April 13, 2024

Saturday is Boston College’s spring game, and on top of the festivities on the field, this is a huge weekend for recruiting. This will mark the first spring game at Boston College for Eagles coach Bill O’Brien, and it will be a big one. We have included a list of expected visitors. We have more information on some than others, but suffice it to say, there are a lot of……

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Recruiting Roundup: Xaverian

April 11, 2024

It has been an eventful year at Xaverian. The Westwood Catholic Conference and state power is coming off a D1 title, its first since 2015. Leading the way for the Hawks this past season was quarterback Henry Hasselbeck, who will continue his career at UCLA. Xaverian lost a lot of talent from that squad, but the Hawks should reload and again be one of the top teams in the region…….

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Managing expectations for UMass

April 7, 2024

Expectations can be a funny thing if you’re a UMass football fan. Maybe funny is not the right word. Frustrating is another. Expectations can be impossible. They can be a source of unrest, or misery. You just don’t know what to do with them. Maybe that’s just life as a UMass fan in the FBS era of the program. You learn that optimism can come around and bite you. All……

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