In the premier game of the weekend, BC High earned a 30-13 win over Xaverian. The Eagles are now 5-0 and have a game with St. John’s of Shrewsbury up next. We wanted to talk to BC High first-year coach Paul Zukauskas about this weekend’s game and his team. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: A fun couple of days in the Zukauskas household, huh? PZ:……
Again, a lot of the change came from Connecticut. Week 5 New England Poll 1. St. John’s Prep (6-0) 2. Springfield Central (5-1) 3. Catholic Memorial (5-1) 4. Windsor (5-0) 5. King Philip (6-0) 6. Hand (5-0) 7. Needham (6-0) 8. New Canaan (4-1) 9. BC High (5-0) 10. Greenwich (4-1) 11. Staples (4-1) 12. Bishop Hendricken (4-2) 13. Darien (4-1) 14. Scituate (6-0) 15. Bedford (7-0) 16. Londonderry (5-2)……
There is starting to be some separation in the Chaos Poll. BB&N and Tabor feel like the best teams in the ISL, and we are confident in their high placement. After that, it gets murkier, but St. Sebastian’s can play with that upper tier in the league. On to it . . . Week 5 Chaos Poll 1. St. John’s Prep (6-0) 2. Springfield Central (5-1) 3. Catholic Memorial (5-1)……
The big mover was BC High’s win over Xaverian Friday night. Most everything else stayed the same, except for a few results in the back end of the Top 25 and in the 15 out. Tough not to look ahead to next week’s St. John’s Prep at Catholic Memorial game. Let’s get to it. Week 7 MIAA Top 25 1. St. John’s Prep (6-0) — Has scored at least 30 points……
By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Staff NORTH ANDOVER — Stonehill College traveled up to face former Northeast Conference foe Merrimack College Saturday afternoon. The first half was dominated by the Merrimack Warriors, with the second half going back and forth, with Merrimack ultimately prevailing, 48-28. The success on offense for Merrimack was much due to their dominant run game. The Warriors totaled a whopping 375 yards on the ground. Leading……
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff BILLERICA — Shane Eason and Methuen blanked Billerica, 25-0, Friday night to extend the Rangers’ winning streak to four games. The Shane Eason show rolled into Billerica, and the star running back put on a show against the Indians. The Rangers set the tone on the opening drive of the game, marching 63 yards, resulting in quarterback Josh Danella connecting with Nolan Smith for a……
By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Staff DORCHESTER — BC High took on Xaverian Friday night in a Catholic Conference battle. The Eagles controlled the scoreboard for the majority of the game with a big swing in momentum coming early in the second quarter that led to the 30-13 win. BC High running back Brenden Ryan suffered an injury early in the game, leaving the brunt of the backfield workload on running……
An interesting slate of games this weekend. There are fewer top games, but they are high quality. It should be another fun weekend. Let’s get to it. Xaverian at BC High — Both of these teams are coming off huge Catholic Conference showdowns, with another one coming this week. Although the Hawks lost to CM, sophomore quarterback Will Wood had a great game. BC High counters with a top quarterback……
Not a ton of change, although some teams in the Top 10 moved up a little. Week 4 New England Poll 1. St. John’s Prep (5-0) 2. Springfield Central (4-1) 3. Catholic Memorial (4-1) 4. Greenwich (4-0) 5. Staples (4-0) 6. King Philip (5-0) 7. Needham (5-0) 8. Hand (5-0) 9. Xaverian (3-2) 10. BC High (4-0) 11. Windsor (4-0) 12. Bishop Hendricken (4-2) 13. Scituate (5-0) 14. Bedford (6-0)……
A lot of top NEPSAC teams took losses, so some teams moved down, others out in this combined MIAA and NEPSAC Massachusetts poll. The biggest results were BB&N over Belmont Hill, Tabor over St. Sebastian’s, and St. Paul’s over Dexter. Here we go . . . Week 4 Chaos Poll 1. St. John’s Prep (5-0) 2. Springfield Central (4-1) 3. Catholic Memorial (4-1) 4. BB&N (4-0) — Has looked strong……