John Sarianides

St. Mary’s wins a thriller over Leominster in the Girls Flag Football Championship

June 19, 2024

FOXBOROUGH- St. Mary’s scored on a late touchdown catch by Kaileigh Patterson to beat defending champion Leominster 18-13 in the second annual Girls Flag Championship at Gillette Stadium. Patterson, a sixth grader and the daughter of Spartans coach Terrell Patterson stole the show as she was one of the top performers of the evening. She opened the scoring in the championship game with a pick six and she sealed for…

Chewing on the B.O.N.E. 10 observations from the Best of New England Camp

June 16, 2024

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SPRINGFIELD- The Best of New England camp has become an annual tradition in New England. It is a camp that allows young men to show what they can do on the field in front of over 100 college coaches. It has also becoming a meeting place of sorts for college coaches as they enter the summer. Here are ten observations from our visit on Friday. New England has a plethora……

Pirates Preview: San Antonio Gunslingers (5-5) at Massachusetts Pirates (6-5)

June 15, 2024

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The Pirates are coming off of a tough a 36-33 loss to the Green Bay Blizzard last week. It has been a tough stretch for Massachusetts as they dropped four of their last five games. Today they take on a San Antonio team that has been good of late, winning three of their last four games. With little more than a month left in the season, the Pirates are entering…

Patriots put on an unbelievable show in honoring Tom Brady

June 13, 2024

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FOXBOROUGH- Tom Brady was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on Wednesday night. It was an amazing ceremony befitting of the greatest player of all-time, the greatest quarterback of all-time and the greatest Patriot of all-time. NBC’s Mike Tirico emceed the event and he did a good job of hosting the three hour event. The induction reminded me of a Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony but with…

Patriots sign second round pick Ja’Lynn Polk

June 13, 2024

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The Patriots announced that they have signed second round draft Ja’Lynn Polk. Polk, 23, was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 37th pick overall out of Washington. The 6-foot-1, 203-pounder played in 41 games in college and finished with 143 receptions for 2,231 yards with 18 touchdowns. Last season, Polk had 69 receptions for 1,159 yards and 9 touchdowns. He began…

Catching up with Tabor Academy OL Will Smith on his commitment to Fordham

June 10, 2024

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We recently caught up with Tabor Academy offensive lineman Will Smith on his commitment to Fordham University. Smith made the announcement of his commitment on social media last week. The 6-4 300 pound Smith also held offers from UMass and Penn. Here is what Smith had to say when we spoke to him. NEFJ: Why did you decide to commit to Fordham? What appealed to you about the school and…

Talking ball with new Pelham head coach John Trisciani

June 9, 2024

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Image courtesy of Pelham Athletics John Trisciani is on the move again. After accepting the Hollis-Brookline job earlier this off-season, Trisciani accepted the job at Pelham High School last week. The opportunity to take over one of the top programs in New Hampshire was just too much for Trisciani to pass up. He takes over for Tom Babaian who led Pelham to four straight state championships, while finishing with 141-97……

Damien Harris shares his thoughts on 2022 and Bill Belichick

June 7, 2024

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Former Patriots running back Damien Harris was on the Athletic’s Football Show podcast recently with Robert Mays and talked about a variety of things including the offense during the 2022 season. Harris confirmed everything we pretty much already knew. It was a debacle. Harris said the players knew the offense under Matt Patricia and Joe Judge wasn’t going to work even before the season started. “We knew before our first…

AVP calls Brissett the starter but Maye is closing on him

June 4, 2024

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New Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt met with the media on Tuesday morning prior to the Patriots final OTA practice. Van Pelt answered several questions including ones on the quarterback competition. Van Pelt made it clear. Veteran Jacoby Brissett is the team’s starter. For now. “Jacoby, again, is our starter. He’s playing excellent football for us in the spring. And Drake is coming on. Until that changes, we’re going…

Patriots sign third round pick Caedan Wallace

June 1, 2024

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The Patriots announced on Friday afternoon that they have third round draft pick Caedan Wallace. Wallace, 24, was selected by the Patriots in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 68th overall pick out of Penn State. The 6’5, 314-pounder was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference while starting in all 13 games at right tackle during the 2023 season. He also earned the school’s Lion’s Pride…