Author: John Sarianides

Lachapelle and Marinelli reflect on milestone 400 wins

November 15, 2024
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Northbridge coach Ken Lachapelle and New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli accomplished a rare feat for football coaches on Friday night. Both won their 400th game.  When NEFJ told both coaches that they had each won their 400th game, the first thing each of them said was, “Please congratulate coach for me.” It speaks to the kind of people Coach Lachapelle and Coach Marinelli are. It’s why they have lasted so…

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Top 10 NEPSAC Poll – Week 8

November 13, 2024
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The regular season is over in the NEPSAC and it is bowl week. We have some great match ups this week. Here is our final regular season poll.  1. Choate (8-0): Boars finish undefeated and will play Brunswick on Saturday in the Leon Modeste Bowl. 2. BB&N (8-0): Knights finish off an impressive undefeated season and will play St. Paul’s in the John Papas Bowl at B.C. 3. Brunswick (7-1):……

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College Dudes of the Week: Week 11

November 13, 2024
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Image courtesy of Boston College Athletics  Plenty of big performances this week as the college football season winds up.  Here are some of the top performers from New England College Football.  Kye Robichaux and Jordan McDonald combined to rush for 321 yards and 3 touchdowns in Boston College’s 37-31 win over Syracuse. DUDES! Donovan Ezeiruaku and Quintayvious Hutchins combined for four sacks, two apiece in the Eagles win. DUDES!  Cam……

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CIAC Top 25 Poll: Week 10

November 13, 2024
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The top of the poll is unchanged. We did some movement in the middle of this week’s poll with Bunnell and St. Joe’s both losing. Hard to believe we are entering the final week of the regular season. Here is this week’s poll.  1.Windsor (8-0): Handled Platt 42-3 in impressive fashion. Host Berlin on Friday night. 2. Hand (8-0): Tigers shut out Notre Dame West Haven 25-0. Host Xavier on Friday…….

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Patriots defense gets respect put on its name in dominate effort against the Bears

November 11, 2024
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The Patriots defense dominated the Chicago Bears yesterday. Plain and simple. In a performance that rekindled memories of the early Super Bowl defenses, the Patriots racked up 9 sacks and held the Bears to just 142 yards of total offense in a 19-3 win. “Defensively I would say we were able to get pressure.” said Patriots Coach Jerod Mayo. “We were able to get pressure on the quarterback. We had…

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Seven Points on the Patriots 19-3 win over the Bears

November 11, 2024
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The Patriots won their third game of the season in impressive fashion, beating the Chicago Bears 19-3 today.  The defense was the story, dominating rookie Caleb Williams and the Bears. It was a welcomed performance for a team that was down and out three weeks ago but has won two of their last three.  Here are seven points on today’s game.  1. Defense dominates: The Patriots defense was flat out…

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Patriots Game Plan vs. the Chicago Bears

November 10, 2024
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The Patriots visit the Chicago Bears today in a game that they could win but will need to play well in all three phases. When planning for a team like Chicago, taking advantage of their pass rush on offense is key. The other thing is, making sure that you utilize multiple formations and compressed alignments to create space for the receivers. Finally, running Drake Maye today by design maybe helpful….

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Top 5 matchups to watch in the Patriots-Bears game

November 10, 2024
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The Patriots take on the Chicago Bears this afternoon in Chicago. The Bears have struggled of late, losing two in a row but they are a team that does present match-up problems. Quarterback Caleb Williams can make plays in and out of the pocket and he has a talented skill group to get the ball to.  Defensively, the Bears have underachieved this season but they have a talented defense that…

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