The final week of the regular season is here for most of the Division One programs in our area. Boston College has two weeks left but the rest of the programs wrap up this weekend. The biggest game of the weekend of course is Harvard at Yale. The Game is one of the best rivalries in college football and we’ll be there to cover it. There are some other big…
The quarterfinal round produced some great games and some big time performances as well. So let’s not waste any time. Here are our Dudes of the Week. Quarterback Jack Perry completed 18 of 26 passes for 323 yards and a rushing as St. John’s Prep beat Wachusett 57-20. DUDE! Sophomore running back Adrian Rivera carried the ball 13 times for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns in Attleboro’s 26-8 win over…
Image courtesy of yahoo.com It took tight end Hunter Henry a while to get acclimated to the Patriots offense but the free agent acquisition is finally starting to get comfortable in the system and it shows with how much he is producing of late. Henry has caught seven touchdown passes in the Patriots last seven games. He has emerged as Mac Jones go to guy in the red zone. Henry…
Photo courtesy of Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports The Patriots have won four in a row and yesterday’s demolition of the Cleveland Browns is proof that they are a legitimate playoff contender in the AFC. It might be a little too early to call them a Super Bowl contender but that could change in the coming weeks if they were to beat Atlanta, Tennessee and Buffalo. It took a while for…
It was another exciting week in the MIAA playoffs, as you saw some big schools go down. Catholic Memorial still sits atop our poll, and earned a 47-13 win over Reading on Saturday. Some more big games loom next weekend, so let’s take a look at where everyone stands going into it. Here is our Top 25 for Week 10. 1. Catholic Memorial (9-0) — The depth of skill here is…
The Cleveland Browns invade Gillette Stadium today for a showdown with the Patriots. Both teams are currently 5-4 so there are major ramifications for both teams in this one. The winner would have a much clearer path to the playoffs. Today will be the Patriots 1,000th game as a franchise. It will also be the 26th meeting between the Patriots and the Browns. Cleveland leads the all-time series with a…
By Ryan Barry Early on Saturday morning several UMass Football social media accounts shared a video of interim head coach Alex Miller speaking with the team. It was passionate, stressed the importance of togetherness, and had players and fans alike ready to run through a brick wall for the program. By the end of the afternoon, it was back to a barrage of anger, frustration, and dejection, as the Maine…
Image courtesy of gorhody.com KINGSTON- The Rhode Island Rams were feeling pretty good about themselves after picking up their second ever FBS win a week earlier against UMass. It was important that they built off their 35-22 win over the Minutemen and they did with an impressive 28-3 win over New Hampshire. The Rams scored on the third play of the game when quarterback Kasim Hill hit freshmen running back…
WEST ROXBURY — It was not much of a surprise, but Catholic Memorial took care of business in a 47-13 win over Reading in a Division 2 quarterfinal. The Knights took control early with a 28-7 first quarter lead. CM will face Marshfield in the semifinals. Here is more from the game. — Datrell Jones and Carson Harwood are a top-notch running back tandem. Jones and Harwood both had big…
WESTWOOD — Springfield Central came to Eastern Mass. Friday and made a statement in a 40-15 win in a Division 1 quarterfinal. The Golden Eagles advanced to face Franklin in the semifinal. Central was very impressive on both sides of the ball. Here are some thoughts from the game. — Tykarryon Daniels will make teams pay for doubling Joe Griffin. Wide receiver and Boston College commit Joe Griffin commanded extra attention…