John Sarianides

Patriots Four Down Preview: Indianapolis Colts (5-7) at New England Patriots (3-9)

December 1, 2024

Kickoff: The Patriots host a familiar opponent and old AFC East rival, the Indianapolis Colts today at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots are coming off of a 34-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins last week. The Colts lost 24-6 to the Lions last week at home. Both teams have a much needed bye week next week. Here are four keys to today’s game for the Patriots. 1st Down: Pressure Richardson: The…

CCSU Blue Devils at Rhode Island Rams FCS playoff preview

November 30, 2024

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The Rhode Island Rams are hosting a playoff game for the first time in 39 years this afternoon at Meade Stadium. The Rams will square off against NEC Champion. Central Connecticut State University who last made the playoffs in 2019. CCSU has won the NEC seven times in program history. The Blue Devils have a strong football tradition. Both programs are good defensively. The Blue Devils are 20th in the……

GoFundMe set up for injured Sharon football player

November 30, 2024

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A GoFundMe page has been set up for Sharon High School sophomore Rohan Shukla who suffered a brain injury in the Thanksgiving Day game against Oliver Ames. Rohan was rushed to the hospital where he had to have emergency surgery for a brain bleed. I got to know Rohan personally this off-season when I worked with him and one of his teammates. He is terrific young man who works hard…

Thanksgiving football: King Philip 27, Franklin 21 – Warriors come from behind to earn gutsy win

November 28, 2024

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WRENTHAM – Thanksgiving just means more. People have echoed that sentiment for years when it comes to the traditional final regular season game. Franklin proved that sentiment to be true, after giving King Philip all they can handle in a hard fought 27-21 loss at a soggy and wet Mactaz Field. The Panthers set the tone on the opening possession of the game with a ball control drive that was……

MIAA Thanksgiving Games to watch

November 28, 2024

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Thanksgiving and football go hand and hand. There are several great match-ups today with league title implications. Here some of the match-ups you should watch for today. Mansfield (7-3) at Foxboro (7-3): Both teams are playing in Super Bowls next week but there is still plenty on the line today. Hornets coach Mike Redding could win his 300th with a win. The Davenport title is also on the line. Foxboro……

Top Games to watch on Thanksgiving in the CIAC

November 27, 2024

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The CIAC playoffs kick off next week but before we think about the playoffs, we have some unfinished business tonight and tomorrow. Here are some of the top games to watch in the CIAC on Thanksgiving. Wednesday West Haven (8-1) at Fairfield Prep (8-1) – Two of the top seeds in Class LL, this game will not only have bragging rights on the line, it will also impact seeding for……

Geoff Marcone stepping down as LaSalle Coach

November 27, 2024

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It is the end of era at LaSalle Academy as Geoff Marcone announced earlier this week that Thursday’s game against East Providence will be his last as head coach. Marcone won Super Bowl titles with La Salle in 2008, 2017 and 2022. He is one of three football coaches at the school to win at least one championship, joining Jack Cronin and Tim Coen. Marcone was hired in 2004 to……

Top 16 College Poll: Week 14

November 26, 2024

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The regular season wrapped up for several programs this week. Rhode Island, New Hampshire and CCSU qualified for the FCS playoffs with the Rams winning the CAA and the Blue Devils winning the NEC. In the Ivy League, Yale beat Harvard and Dartmouth beat Brown which means Harvard, Dartmouth and Columbia all shared a piece of the Ivy League title. Finally, B.C became bowl eligible with an impressive win……

Great weekend for New England college football as three teams get FCS playoff bids

November 25, 2024

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It is going to be a busy late fall, early winter in New England as three teams earned FCS playoff bids on Sunday. Rhode Island and Central Connecticut State won their respective conferences and earned automatic bids while New Hampshire earned an at-large bid. The Wildcats will host UT Martin on Saturday. Coming into the season, none of these programs were expected to contend for conference titles or playoff appearances,……

Seven Points on the Patriots 34-15 loss to the Dolphins

November 25, 2024

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AP Photo The Patriots were throughly dominated in a 34-15 loss to the Dolphins. The offense, defense and special teams all struggled in a game where the Patriots were outclassed and out coached. Here are seven points on the Patriots loss. 1. Tua carves them up: Tua Tagovailoa improved to 7-0 in his career by carving up the Patriots secondary to the tune of 317 yards and 4 touchdown passes….