One of the more consistent programs in the NEPSAC is coach Brian Barbato’s Deerfield Academy squad. Last year, Deerfield went 7-3, and earned a bowl victory over ISL champion Belmont Hill. The program has earned NEPSAC bowl wins in 2019, 2021, and 2023. With the competition Deerfield faces both in the regular season and postseason, that is quite the accomplishment. So it should come as no surprise that Deerfield will……
At times, watching Bo MacCormack play, you run out of superlatives. Just know, the Syracuse verbal commit can do just about anything you ask him to on a football field. He is that good. The class of 2025 BB&N running back and safety proved it again at the Elite League “Championship Sunday” at Malden Catholic. He dominated all facets, and led his Dogs to both 8-man and full-11 titles. In……
There were some things to like for Catholic Memorial in 2023. The Knights scored a big, conference win over Xaverian on the last play of the game in one of the more exciting contests of the season. But then, there were also some lowlights. In the second game of the season at Cardinal Newman of Florida, several Knights suffered serious injuries. In the postseason, CM lost to Marshfield, and fell……
NEEDHAM- College coaches, from every level, and from all over the country, were at St. Sebastian’s Tuesday afternoon as part of the Massachusetts Showcase Day. There were 20 Arrows on hand to work in front of the coaches, and they were impressive as they went through various drills. St. Seb’s coach Dan Burke hosted one of these events last year, and thinks the showcases have been excellent for New England……
MILFORD — The Hockomock League has been sending players to college football for as long as it has existed. But for the first time, on Sunday, the league got in the showcase game. At Milford High, the league held the Hockomock Showcase, where 93 players from around the league performed in front of 37 colleges. It was a rare opportunity to show your stuff in front of coaches from every……
Coach Lee Carlson is starting to get it going over at Braintree. One of the themes of the 2023 season was the resurgence of the Bay State Conference. Milton won a D3 state title. Walpole was in that final at Gillette. Weymouth had a strong season. Needham made the D1 Final Four. Natick gained some nice wins along the way. But don’t forget about Braintree, which beat Milton on Thanksgiving……
One of the true top coaches in New England, Andover’s EJ Perry, made it known this week that he is stepping down from his coaching duties. Hector Longo of the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune broke the news first. Perry helped Andover earn a strong run of success. In 14 years, Perry won 98 games for the Golden Warriors in one of the toughest leagues in the state, the Merrimack Valley Conference. The……
One of the top programs on the South Coast on a yearly basis is Dartmouth. Coach Rick White has done an excellent job of getting his team to compete with the toughest teams on the schedule. In 2023, Dartmouth posted a 9-2 record with wins over Doherty, Bridgewater-Raynham, and Old Rochester. The losses were to good teams in Milton and Fairhaven, two squads that won state titles in D3 and……
It may have been a long time coming, but Xaverian will host a Catholic Conference Showcase on Thursday, May 23. Events like this have been discussed over the years, but Xaverian coach Al Fornaro helped make it happen. In the ever-competitive world of college football recruiting, it helps to get in-person evaluations. All six Catholic Conference schools — BC High, Catholic Memorial, Malden Catholic, St. John’s of Shrewsbury, St. John’s……
All things considered, not a bad place to land for Holy Cross offensive lineman C.J. Hanson. On Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs drafted Hanson in the seventh round with the 248th overall pick. The reigning Super Bowl champs bolstered their line with the 6-foot-5, 300-pounder, a player who can carve out a place for himself in the NFL. With the pick, Hanson became the first Holy Cross player to get…