LAWRENCE – When Andover head coach Jay Fielding put together the MVC Showcase last year, the vision was to create a showcase similar to the NEPSAC and Catholic Conference ones that have been developed. An event where players had the opportunity to not only perform in front of college coaches, but to network with coaches as well. Monday night’s second annual MVC Showcase certainly did that, with 130 players working…

By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent MALDEN – The regular season for ‘The League’ came to a close this weekend after another strong slate of games, with the championship games being slated for Saturday morning. “Another three competitive games down to the wire with one play here and one play there,” said The League founder Mike Willey. “Great improvement from week to week and good game film for these guys.” The…

By Mike Sidhly NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – On Tuesday night, Buckingham Browne & Nichols took part in the now annual Massachusetts Showcase Day, with over 100 college coaches in attendance to watch hopeful recruits show off their skills. Head coach Mike Willey was pleased with the day’s effort from his players, and was grateful for the big turnout from college scouts who came from around the country, “Our guys work…

BELMONT – New Belmont Hill head coach Frank Roche just wanted to make sure his guys had a chance. After he was hired away from Arlington High School, Roche’s new squad wasn’t on the initial Showcase Day list that was set for Tuesday. That changed within about an hour of the list being released. So, at 6:30 on a perfect spring night on campus, about 20 colleges were represented at…

By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent NEEDHAM – Coaches and scouts from across the nation – and even Canada in the case of McGill – ascended upon St. Sebastian’s Tuesday evening, where the Arrows held their showcase as part of the Massachusetts Showcase Day. All in all, 23 players participated, first starting with some combine events before moving into positional drills for the remainder of the showcase. Sophomore DL/TE Ben Walker,…

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Correspondent ANDOVER –  It was a big day on Tuesday for new Phillips Andover head coach Ernie Adams. Adams – who served as linebacker coach last season and served as director of football research for the New England Patriots for 21 years – recently took over as head coach of the program for Trey Brown. So, Tuesday was his first taste of Massachusetts Showcase Day, with…

By Mike Sidhly NEFJ Correspondant BROOKLINE – Early Tuesday afternoon, Dexter Southfield held their portion of the Massachusetts Showcase Day in front of college scouts from all across the nation. Players were able to display their skills for 25+ schools as they took part in drills for about an hour, going through positional work, and general agility and speed drills as well. In total, 36 members of the team participated,…