Adam Nazzaro

Boston College: BC holds off Maine, finally lands in win column

September 17, 2022

CHESTNUT HILL – For the third straight week, Boston College found itself with another opportunity to get in the win column. After a couple ugly losses, the Eagles finally took advantage this time, delivering a 38-17 victory for the home crowd at Alumni Stadium over the University of Maine Saturday night. The win did not come easy out of the gate though. To open up the game, Maine’s defense made…

High School: Abington wins thriller over St. Mary’s, advances to Div. 6 title game

November 19, 2021

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QUINCY – With a trip to the Division 6 state championship at Gillette Stadium on the line, the showdown between the north & south shore was out in full display at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy on Friday night. The south shore prevailed, as Abington won the battle, riding over St. Mary’s of Lynn 26-21 in the Div. 6 state semifinals, punching their ticket to the state championship in under…

High School: Watson delivers 3 TDs in Central’s lopsided win over Xaverian

November 12, 2021

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WESTWOOD – The clash of Eastern & Western Massachusetts high school football powers came into full effect at Xaverian Brothers High School Friday night. Western Mass took this chapter, as No. 5 Springfield Central ousted No. 4 Xaverian 40-15 in the Division 1 quarterfinals. “I’m very proud of our kids. I was thinking about, we had a bad practice on Tuesday and I was worrying about where we were going…

MIAA Playoffs: Gilbert shines in Xaverian’s rout over Brockton

November 5, 2021

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WESTWOOD – For the first time in two years, we had Massachusetts high school football on Friday night. After all the controversy with the MIAA tournament format, kids from all across the state buckled up their chin straps and got ready for playoff football. Including the No. 4 Xaverian football team, who earned everything they managed to gain against No. 13 Brockton in the first round of the Division 1…

High School: Natick rushing attack overpowers Milton

October 29, 2021

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MILTON – With the MIAA playoffs a week away, the battle for tournament seeding was up for grabs at Brooks Field in Milton Friday night. The Natick Redhawks answered the bell, defeating Bay State Conference foe Milton 42-27 in a hard-nosed offensive battle. The Natick (7-1, 6-0 BSC) senior running back tandem of Jake Adelmann (189 rushing yards) and Nizayah Montas (64 rushing yards, 2 TDS) was the story of…

High School: Duxbury’s Festa leads rout over Hingham

October 22, 2021

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HINGHAM- In a historic south shore rivalry that’s been completely one sided for over a decade, the Duxbury football team did what they did best at Hingham High School Friday night. That’s dominating from beginning to end. The Dragons (5-1, 3-0) ousted Hingham 49-20, maintaining an undefeated record in the Patriot League, Keenan Division. Duxbury continues its win streak against the Harbormen, not suffering a loss now since 2007. “The…

High School: Scituate outlasts NQ, Gates leads the way

October 8, 2021

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QUINCY – Most weeks in the Patriot League, any game is up for grabs. That’s what the Scituate high school football team found out Friday night. After trailing for most of the first half, Scituate outlasted North Quincy 41-21 at Veterans Memorial Field in Quincy. Coming out of halftime, with the score deadlocked at 21-21, Scituate QB senior Henry Gates found an opportunity to give the Sailors a lead for…

Harvard: Murphy sets Ivy League record, Harvard routs Brown in home opener

September 24, 2021

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BOSTON – For the first time in 418 days, the Harvard Crimson football team hosted its first home game on Friday night at Harvard Stadium. From beginning to end, the Crimson left no doubt. Controlling the play and putting on a show for the Crimson faithful, routing Ivy League foe Brown 49-17. The victory was Harvard football head coach Tim Murphy’s 180th, setting the record for most wins at an…

High School: Springfield Central’s big second half helps Golden Eagles roll past BC High

September 17, 2021

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BOSTON – After a tough, high scoring 67-52 loss to Central Catholic in their season opener, the Springfield Central football team knew they had to turn the page and focus on the task at hand. After a back-and-forth first half on the road at BC High off Morrissey Boulevard Friday night, the Golden Eagles did just that. Springfield Central scored 34 unanswered points, en route to a 50-20 blowout over…

College: A Football Life: The Casey DeAndrade Story

September 1, 2021

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There goes that kid from East Bridgewater again. From running back kicks for East Bridgewater High School (MA), to earningAll-Conference honors with the UNH football program, Casey DeAndrade has seen it all as a football player. DeAndrade was a 5-time All-American as a cornerback and a return man for The University of New Hampshire from 2012-2016. He had career totals of 285 tackles, nine interceptions, 53 pass breakups as well…