By Michael Najarian NEFJ Correspondent WARWICK — Bishop Hendricken wanted to erase the sting of a tough loss to Central Catholic in 2025. On home field, the Hawks did just that. Fighting off a second-half comeback, Hendricken took down the Raiders 28-12 on Friday night,  winning their second straight game. Head coach Keith Croft noticed the surge in energy from the Hawks’ sideline early and credited that as a big……

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent DARTMOUTH – Old Rochester won its first two games of the season in convincing fashion. During the season, there will be difficult moments, requiring teams to dig deep. That moment came Thursday night for the Bulldogs. Old Rochester trailed 6-0 and 12-6 against Dartmouth, but didn’t take its first lead until there were 23 seconds left in regulation. Junior running back Benji Baptiste scored the…

Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — After erasing a 28-point deficit in a 30-28 win against Maloney football team last year, New Britain staved off a 20-point second half comeback from the Spartans on Thursday night, earning a 21-20 win. The Golden Hurricanes gained an early 14-0 lead a minute-and-half into the second quarter with a pair of touchdown runs from quarterback Billy…

Image courtesy of Catholic Memorial Athletics By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent Week 2 of the MIAA football season delivered more big matchups. This week, there aren’t as many heavyweight matchups as the first two, but there will be plenty of good games across the region. There are several intriguing interstate matchups on tap headlined by Central Catholic making a trip to Bishop Hendricken. An added layer this week is the…