In 2021 and 2022, the Needham football program had a pair of uncharacteristic down years with losing records. Boy, that did not last long, did it? Last season, Needham posted a 10-2 record that included a run to the D1 state semifinals, where the Rockets lost a close game to eventual state champion Xaverian. The only other loss was to another state champion, D3 winner Milton in Bay State Conference……
LJ Spinnato has things rolling pretty well over at Choate. This past fall, Choate went 9-0, which included a NEPSAC bowl win over Phillips Exeter. Under Spinnato, Choate has been one of the top programs in New England, sending players to every level of college football. We spoke with Spinnato this week to get the rundown on some of his top players as the offseason heats up. One player who……
This feels different. For the Boston College program, hiring a new coach never has a glow that is this celebratory. When the Eagles hired Bill O’Brien this week, he was their first choice, the type of candidate this school doesn’t normally get. Let’s first go over why O’Brien was the prized candidate. O’Brien has head coaching experience in the NFL, where he took the Houston Texans to the playoffs. He……
Michael Hathaway has it rolling pretty well with his Leavitt (Maine) program. Leavitt has won 22 straight games, and consecutive Class C state titles. The team is coming off an 11-0 season that includes a win over Class A champion Thornton Academy. We wanted to talk to Hathaway to see how he’s done it. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: It can’t be very often in……
And like that — poof — he’s gone. (Do any Usual Suspects lovers get the reference?) With a Pete Thamel tweet Wednesday night, it was announced that Jeff Hafley would leave Boston College to become the next defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers. No pomp and circumstance, no grand exit. Nope. Just a tweet in the night, and fans of BC are left wondering what might have been. That’s……
Wayland coach Scott Parseghian just finished his 23rd season coaching the Warriors. He knows players like Max Dresens don’t just pass through the hallways every season. Dresens is a class of 2025 running back and linebacker who is turning into quite the prospect for either side. At 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, Dresens rushed for 1,762 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior. He also caught two touchdown passes. On defense, Dresens……
It has been a dream stretch for West Boylston. In 2002, the Lions won the D7 state title. Then, after dropping down to D8, West Boylston took that state title with a win over Carver at Gillette Stadium. West Boylston was utterly dominant this season. The Lions went 13-0 and did not really have a close game. We caught up with Ross this week, and talked on the phone about……
Following a report by Alex Agrella of RecruitingBoard.net, Trevor Knight confirmed on Twitter that he will be the next coach at Dracut. Knight takes over for Jermaine McKenzie, who stepped down after three years with the program. It has been a rough go of it lately for the Middies, who needed a co-op with Innovation Academy to have enough players to field a team. In Knight, Dracut finds someone who……
It was a dream season for the Uxbridge Spartans. Without so much as a single close game, Uxbridge rolled through its schedule with a 13-0 record. It culminated in a D7 state title with a 42-16 win over Amesbury at Gillette. We spoke with Uxbridge coach Matt Blood on how this all came about. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: I guess the first question I……
Sixteen players. Those are the 16 players on the University of Michigan who either are from Massachusetts or Connecticut, or played some portion of their high school careers in those states. That New England nucleus helped set the table for Michigan to win the national championship last Monday, when the Wolverines earned a 34-13 victory over Washington. Those players were: defensive back Mike Sainristil, edge rusher Josaiah Stewart, wide receiver……