Author: Adam Kurkjian
Xaverian 32, Everett 21 — Hawks get ground game rolling
WESTWOOD — For this season, Xaverian coach Al Fornaro had a conundrum. He knew he was set at quarterback and wide receiver, with major college recruits at those positions returning for the Hawks. But what of running back, where Xaverian had no returning starters and few players with a lot of varsity carries? That battle went deep into the preseason before Fornaro finally settled on Denzil Pierre, who was largely……
CM 41, Mansfield 14 – Mekhi Dodd, Knights cruise past Hornets
WEST ROXBURY — A year ago, Catholic Memorial running back Mekhi Dodd was not the team’s primary ballcarrier. That designation belonged to Datrell Jones and Carson Harwood. But, now, Jones has moved on to Boston College, and Harwood is at the University of Rhode Island. There is no one left for Dodd to bide his time and wait behind. That’s a good thing for Catholic Memorial, and a bad thing……
New England high school preview – Week 1
We are calling this our Week 1 Preview even though Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire have already kicked off. But, for the sake of everyone else, it’s still the first week. There are a ton of big matchups on tap, so we’re previewing more than usual. And, for the first time this year, we have all the New England states represented. Get out and see some games this weekend. They’ll……
MIAA Preseason Top 40 Countdown
MIAA Preseason Top 40 Countdown It’s August, and you know what that means. We again kick off our high school coverage with the 40-team MIAA preseason countdown. Over the course of the offseason, we pared down this list from one of closer to 75. 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 —…
UMass, Don Brown ready to move on from Auburn loss
UMass has been all over the country in the first two weeks building a 1-1 record. First was out to the Southwest in an opening win over New Mexico State. Then, over to the Southeast in a loss to Auburn. Now, the team is back in Amherst for Saturday’s game with Miami of Ohio, and coach Don Brown is happy for that. “It’s good to be home,” Brown said simply……
CAA weekly press conference — Maine, New Hampshire, and URI
The CAA had its Football Coaches weekly press conference Monday morning after an exciting opening weekend. We were able to talk with Maine coach Jordan Stevens, UNH coach Rick Santos, and URI coach Jim Fleming. Maine is coming off a 14-12 loss to Florida International, while UNH beat Stonehill, 51-17, and URI lost to Georgia State, 42-35. Here are some excerpts from those interviews. (Impressions on the effort against FIU)……