The Eagles and Huskies will keep New England college football fans busy on Saturday, December 28. It was officially announced on Sunday that BC will be facing Nebraska in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium at noon on ABC. One hour earlier, UConn will be ‘hosting’ North Carolina in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl that’s set to kickoff at 11 a.m. on ESPN. For BC, this is the…
Image courtesy of Connor Caldon It may sound like sour grapes, but the University of Rhode Island should be preparing for an FCS quarterfinal against North Dakota State right now. Instead, the Rams’ last road trip of the season was a crushing flight home from Macon, Georgia after URI lost 17-10 to Mercer in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday. Shawn Harris Jr. had two first half touchdowns……
By Craig Boland NEFJ Staff On Sunday, December 8, at 12:30 PM, 24 teams across six divisions will play across the state to determine the state championship matchups to be played the following weekend at Rentschler Field (UConn) or Arute Stadium (CCSU). Below are previews for the state’s two small school divisions. Class SS (332-418 boys) Waterford (9-2) at Killingly (11-0) Killingly won their quarterfinal game 75-14. They have also…
By Craig Boland NEFJ Staff On Sunday, December 8, at 12:30 PM, 24 teams across six divisions will play across the state to determine the state championship matchups to be played the following weekend at Rentschler Field (UConn) or Arute Stadium (CCSU). Below are previews for the state’s two medium-sized divisions. Class MM (507-604 boys): Newington (10-1) at Windsor (11-0), Windsor High School Newington rolls into the semifinals after a…
By Craig Boland NEFJ Staff On Sunday, December 8, at 12:30 PM, 24 teams across six divisions will play across the state to determine the state championship matchups to be played the following weekend at Rentschler Field (UConn) or Arute Stadium (CCSU). Below are previews for the two large school divisions in the state. Class LL (765+ boys): West Haven (9-2) at Fairfield Prep (10-1), Rafferty Stadium This will be…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – Fourth-seeded North Attleborough completed a dominant run through the Division 3 playoffs with a 35-0 rout of Hockomock league rival Mansfield on Friday night to claim the program’s first Super Bowl title since 2002. North Attleborough was the more physical team throughout the night, dominating the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. The Red Rocketeers outgained Mansfield 317-155 in total…
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…
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…
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….
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…