Catholic Memorial 42, Xaverian 21 – Rust & Thomas lead Knights past Hawks

October 15, 2026

By Michael Najarian NEFJ Correspondent WEST ROXBURY — After arriving at Catholic Memorial for his senior year of high school, there was a question of how quickly quarterback Kingston Rust would gel with star Knights receiver Ramar Thomas. Consider that question answered. Rust threw two TD passes to Thomas as part of a four-touchdown day, Thomas added a rushing score of his own, and Catholic Memorial doubled up Catholic Conference……

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AJ Brown’s status still unsure for Sunday, is it worth the risk?

October 15, 2026

FOXBOROUGH – It’s really not worth rushing him back for the Jets, if we’re all being honest. AJ Brown began practicing for the first time this week since going on IR after the opener in Seattle. The Patriots now are in a 21-day window where they’d have to activate Brown or lose him for the season. That obviously isn’t happening, so when is the right time to let Drake Maye’s…

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New England CFB preview – Week 7

October 15, 2026

Image courtesy of Sophie Weller/Patriots Wire After a slow weekend by our standards, it’s an almost-full slate this Saturday with 16 of the 17 New England Division 1 schools in action. It’s still October, but there’s plenty of teams that need to start stringing some wins together if they want to be playing into late November and maybe even early December. Here’s a quick run down of the local Week…

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New England High School Preview – October 15-17

October 14, 2026

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent We’ve reached the halfway point of October and with it, we’re into the second half of the regular season across New England. Playoff races are heating up and league championships will be decided over the next few weeks. This week’s slate of games features two massive Catholic Conference games, plus two Massachusetts/New Hampshire interstate contests. Outside of Massachusetts, this week does not feature many heavyweight…

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Connecticut High School Top 25 – Week 5

October 12, 2026

Image courtesy of CIAC Sports By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents The Top 5 remained the same, but there was plenty of movement in the latest Connecticut Football Top 25, including in the Top 10. A majority of the state had their byes either last week or this week, but there’s still been no shortage of big games, along with a few surprises. Here’s the latest poll: 1….

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College Journal – Week 6

October 12, 2026

We’re officially at the halfway point of the college regular season with six weeks finished. Here are the Top 5 storylines around New England heading into the second weekend of October: Harvard keeps rolling The Crimson are now 4-0 after thumping Cornell on the road last weekend. Harvard moved up to No. 17 in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll and already had a good defense to begin with. But, the…

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NEFJ College Dudes of the Week – Week 6

October 12, 2026

Despite six of the 17 Division 1 teams in New England being on bye weeks, there was still plenty of big-time performances across the region this weekend. Check out the Week 6 Dudes of the Week: Dante Reno and Co. did it again, leading Yale to a pretty easy win over Dartmouth. Reno had 325 yards and two touchdowns, while Jackson Santiago (13/147/2 TDs) and Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni (28 carries/174/1…

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New England D1 poll – Week 6

October 12, 2026

Our sixth D1 New England poll of the year is here. It was the quietest weekend of the year as far as New England college football goes, with six of the 17 D1 teams on a bye. With that in mind, there’s not much movement, but we do have a new No. 1 and a few teams shuffling as we head into Week 7… 1. Harvard (4-0) – The Crimson…

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Vrabel’s ‘take no (expletive)’ message directed at Maye, but meant for whole team

October 12, 2026

AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper FOXBOROUGH – For the second straight week, the Patriots got to celebrate a big win in the locker room, which means game balls are given out. And for the second straight week, Mike Vrabel handed Drake Maye one of them, with a message before it: “We’re not taking any more shit.” Clear, concise, right to the point. Maye has certainly heard it loud and clear, throwing…

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MIAA Top 25 – Week 5

October 12, 2026

Image courtesy of MIAA By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent Week 5 of the MIAA football season provided more chaos. In total, eight of the Top 25 teams from last week suffered losses. Four of those teams, Bishop Feehan, Foxborough, Billerica, and Peabody fell out of the top 25. They are replaced by Franklin, King Philip, Melrose, and Barnstable. Franklin and Melrose are making their season debuts. King Philip and Barnstable…

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