By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff WOBURN – No. 7 Swampscott had the ball at the Stoneham 13-yard line with 11 seconds left in the game, trailing by one point. The Big Blue remained poised and perfectly executed a rollout pass play for the game-winning touchdown from sophomore quarterback John von Barta to senior receiver Jay Domelowicz, stunning the second-seeded Spartans 13-7 to advance to the Division 6 state semifinals. “I……

BELMONT – The only real mistake Belmont Hill made on Saturday afternoon was hitting head coach Anthony Fucillo in the head with the ice water bucket during a celebratory sideline shower. The host Sextants scored 38 unanswered points in a dominant 38-7 win to claim the NEPSAC Bob Souza Bowl, wrapping up another successful year at 6-3. Last year, Belmont Hill lost its postseason bowl game. This year, it was…

By Evan Rodriguez NEFJ Contributor WALLINGFORD, CT – The moment was real for Coach LJ Spinatto and the Choate Wild Boars on Saturday afternoon, as the team took on the Brunswick Bruins at Class of ‘76 Field for the Leon Modeste Bowl. It was truly a battle of titans, as the home squad came in with an unbeaten record and Brunswick with a lone loss to Phillips Exeter Academy in…

Paul Vozzella NEFJ Staff CHESTNUT HILL – It was a fight, tooth and nail, at Alumni Stadium for the John Papas Bowl Saturday afternoon. Both the Saint Paul’s School Big Red and the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Knights took a run-heavy approach on offense, ultimately with St. Paul’s prevailing for a wild 23-20 win. The game took a major turn late in the fourth quarter. After not having the…

By Joseph Celia NEFJ Correspondent MARION – Offense was the story for Tabor Academy on Saturday. The Seawolves cruised to a 48-20 victory over Dexter-Southfield to win the Kevin Macdonald NEPSAC Bowl. Led by sophomore QB Peter Bourque, Tabor’s offense was full throttle throughout the entirety of the game. “It was huge,” Bourque said. “We knew going into it that these guys were a good team and had some good…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff WEST ROXBURY – Top-seeded Catholic Memorial rolled to 48-14 blowout win over No. 8 Bridgewater-Raynham Saturday afternoon to advance to the Division 2 state semifinals. The Knights shook off some early cobwebs and pulled away from the Trojans early. Catholic Memorial got the ball to start the game. On its first play from scrimmage, senior running back Mekhi Dodd fumbled at the end of an…