Pirates 43, Oilers 24: Pirates rely on offensive attack to earn 5th straight playoff berth

June 24, 2023

Ryan Martin NEFJ Correspondent WORCESTER – With the Indoor Football League standings and recent history in their favor, the Massachusetts Pirates earned their fifth consecutive playoff berth with a 43-24 win against the Tulsa Oilers Saturday night. After going 1-3 to start the 2023 IFL Season, the Pirates (9-3) have now rattled off eight straight wins, while Tulsa (1-12) dropped their ninth consecutive game. FINAL: @mass_pirates 43, Oilers 24 Pirates…

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Pirates Preview: Tulsa Oilers (1-11) at Massachusetts Pirates (8-3)

June 24, 2023

Kickoff: The Pirates are back after having a bye week last week. They will look to finish the home schedule undefeated tonight against the struggling Tulsa Oilers. The Pirates won the first ever meeting between two teams last month, 49-28. Here three keys for the Pirates tonight. 1. Keep the good times going: The Pirates have been the best team in the IFL the past six weeks and they will look to…

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Dexter Southfield lineman Dominic Silvia commits to Charlotte

June 22, 2023

Dexter Southfield offensive tackle Dominic Silvia has committed to Charlotte. The 6-6 300 pound Silvia held 15 offers but ultimately chose the 49ers over Army, Marshall, Bryant, Brown, UNH and Maine among others. https://twitter.com/dominicsilvia1/status/1671315182155452417?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA I reached out to Silvia for a comment on why he chose Charlotte and he said it was all about the love he felt from the beginning from Biff Poggi and his staff. “Basically just went…

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BB&N Tight End Brett Elliott commits to Duke

June 21, 2023

BB&N Tight End Brett Elliott has committed to Duke. The Holliston native held offers from Boston College, UConn, UMass, Harvard, Dartmouth and Yale. Elliott also held offers from Nebraska, Rutgers, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina and Indiana. Committed to Duke University‼️@CoachMikeElko @Coach_Dougherty @kjfbcoach @CoachKLars @Coach_Willey_FB @mboyle1959 pic.twitter.com/Nmo3gieMaZ — Brett Elliott (@_BrettElliott_) June 20, 2023 Elliott cited the combination of Power 5 football and a great education as the…

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E.J Perry leads the Michigan Panthers into the USFL Playoffs with a 23-20 win over the Philadelphia Stars

June 19, 2023

Last week while I was at the M2 New England Showdown at Stonehill, Andover High School coach E.J Perry told me that his son E.J had flown out to Michigan to workout for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers. He thought the team was interested in signing him. He wasn’t sure what was going to happen. Well, now we know. E.J did sign and a week after joining the team, he has…

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