MIAA Division 5 Super Bowl: (1) Shawsheen Valley 14, (3) Foxboro 0 – Rams finish perfect & win first title since 2010

December 6, 2024

FOXBOROUGH – Shawsheen Valley Tech and defending champion Foxborough played an instant classic for the Division 5 Super Bowl on Friday night, but not the kind you’d expect. This was not an offensive clinic, but rather a defensive slugfest that saw the teams combined for just 200 yards of total offense and 13 punts. In the end, the Rams held the Warriors to just 58 yards, did just enough on……

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UMass officially introduces Harasymiak as another new era begins

December 6, 2024

Image courtesy of UMass Athletics By Andrew Guindon NEFJ Staff AMHERST – Recently hired University of Massachusetts Amherst football head coach Joe Harasymiak was officially introduced at a news conference Friday morning. One aspect of the football program was continuously visited throughout the press conference: the beginning of a new era for football in Amherst. UMass Athletics Director Ryan Bamford was adamant that the athletic department is “very serious” about…

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Rhode Island-Mercer FCS playoff preview

December 6, 2024

After winning the program’s first postseason game since 1985 last Saturday, Rhode Island now has a chance to do something the Rams also haven’t done in 39 years Make it to the FCS quarterfinals. URI last played in the FCS quarters in ’85 against Furman and lost 59-19. Back then, you only needed to win one round to reach the quarters in a 12-team bracket. With a win over No….

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MIAA Division 1 Super Bowl: (3) Xaverian 14, (4) Needham 7 – Hawks make it back-to-back D1 state titles

December 5, 2024

FOXBOROUGH – Following an ugly loss to BC High on October 18th, Xaverian had a soul-searching moment while sitting with a 3-3 record. From that point on, the Hawks have looked like the defending D1 champs and on Thursday night at frigid Gillette Stadium, Xaverian made it back-to-back Super Bowl titles with a 14-7 win over previously unbeaten Needham. The Hawks’ defense held the Rockets to 156 yards of total…

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MIAA Division 6 Super Bowl (1) Hudson 21, (3) Fairhaven 14 – Hawks hold on for perfect season & first state title in 33 years

December 5, 2024

By Jared Keene NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – There’s no better way to finish off perfection than achieving the ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl at the home of the Patriots. From the opening week, Hudson approached this season one game at a time. The Hawks always talked about being 1-0 each week, not 7-0, 8-0, 9-0, and so on. And they expected to make it to Gillette, not by…

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MIAA Division 7 Super Bowl – (1) Uxbridge 42, (3) Mashpee 20 – Spartans win 2nd straight Super Bowl

December 4, 2024

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – Third-seeded Mashpee was able to hang tough for 44-plus minutes, but top-seeded Uxbridge made two back-breaking plays in the final three and a half minutes to secure its 27th consecutive win and second straight Division 7 Super Bowl title, 42-20. Clinging to a 28-20 lead after a Mashpee score, Uxbridge junior Cam LaChapelle took off down the right sideline, evaded several would-be tacklers…

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Holy Cross signs 12 on first National Signing Day under Dan Curran

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December 4, 2024

Coming off a share of the program’s sixth straight Patriot League title, Dan Curran and his staff had a productive first National Signing Day on Wednesday, getting 12 kids to sign on board. Here’s the full list of guys heading to Worcester… Troy Bailey (DB) Parsippany, N.J. | Delbarton Dominic Campanile (QB) Fair Lawn, N.J. | Bergen Catholic Lucas Catoggio (OL) Massapequa, N.Y. | Chaminade Patrick Enright (OL) Orchard Park,…

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BC brings in 27 on first National Signing Day under Bill O’Brien

December 4, 2024

Bill O’Brien and his staff had a late start recruiting at BC after he was hired in February, but they certainly made up for lost time. The Eagles officially announced 27 signings on National Signing Day Wednesday, with five of them coming from Massachusetts, more than any other state in this first class for O’Brien and his staff. Here’s the full list: Sevie Amar Jr. (WR) – Oxnard, CA Micah…

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UConn adds 12 on National Signing Day

December 4, 2024

UConn’s best season since 2010 still has about a month left in it, but all eyes were on 2025 Wednesday across the country during National Signing Day. The Huskies sit at 8-4 and are awaiting their bowl destination this weekend. In the meantime, the program announced the addition of 12 recruits for this class. Here’s the list with some details provided by the UConn PR department: Aubrey Melvin (DL) From…

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UMass names Joe Harasymiak as next head coach

December 4, 2024

Image courtesy of AP Photos By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff The nearly two and a half week search for the next UMass football head coach finally came to an end on Wednesday morning as they named Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak to lead the program. On the heels of what felt like a never ending news cycle of blunders and misunderstandings throughout multiple levels of the program the past couple…

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