Author: Kevin Stone

Boston College: As local playoffs continue, Eagles are keeping a close eye & reflected on their memories of high school football

November 12, 2021
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While Boston College still has three regular season games remaining, the high school postseason is in full swing. Teams have already began clinching spots in the Final Four of their respective divisions and next weekend 32 teams across eight divisions will be playing for the right to compete for a state championship at Gillette Stadium. This week, I asked head coach Jeff Hafley and some of the players if they…

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Holy Cross: Crusaders can cement Holy Cross as best FCS program in New England with a win on Saturday

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November 12, 2021
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The Patriot League title and a three-peat is on the line for Holy Cross on Saturday, but there’s much more to it. Not only can the Crusaders all but guarantee themselves a third straight league title with a win over Fordham, but the program can also cement itself as the best FCS school in the area with a win. Now, that may not seem like the greatest title to have…

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High School: Milford’s Lane & Cornelius run over Natick in Division 2 quarterfinals

November 12, 2021
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MILFORD – Leading by seven points in the third quarter of a Division 2 quarterfinal matchup with Natick on Thursday night, Milford forced a punt almost immediately after completing a 15-play touchdown drive to take that lead. The ball was downed at the Scarlet Hawks’ 18-yard line with 1:49 left in the third and before the offense took the field, head coach Dale Olson had a message for his team….

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NFL: For two Browns coaches & former Wellesley High School grads, returning to Gillette Stadium as members of an NFL organization never gets old

November 10, 2021
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Photos: Cleveland Browns Ben Bloom and Drew Petzing have had plenty of experience in the NFL over the last two decades. Petzing’s coaching journey began at Middlebury as a grad assistant and has gone through Harvard, BC, Yale, the Vikings, the Cowboys and the Browns. Bloom took a similar path, graduating from Tufts before working with the program as a grad assistant. Bloom went on to coach at Harvard –…

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UMass: It was a big day for former All-American Alex Miller who held first practice & first solo media session as head coach of the Minutemen

November 9, 2021
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PHOTO: UMass Athletics There are going to be quite a few “firsts” for Alex Miller in the next few weeks. First game as a head coach. First win or loss as a head coach. First postgame press conference as a head coach. On Tuesday, Miller and the Minutemen practiced for the first time since he was named the interim head coach. Miller also met with the media on his own…

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UMass: With Bell relieved of his coaching duties, AD Ryan Bamford & interim head coach Alex Miller met with the media on Monday

November 8, 2021
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Imagine playing a sport you’ve loved your whole life for a certain university. You graduate from that school, eventually come back to join the coaching staff, then, due to circumstances out of your control, you’re named the head coach of that same team with just three weeks left in a tumultuous season. However, your first official day on the job requires you to sit on a Zoom call with the…

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Patriots: Mac Jones learning how to win different ways in the NFL as the Pats get third straight victory

November 8, 2021
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PHOTO: Grant Halverson/Getty Images We all knew it might be a little ugly at times when Bill Belichick decided to go with a rookie at quarterback. After nine games, Mac Jones has now won more than he’s lost in the NFL and he hasn’t been the reason you lost any of them. I’d say that’s about as good as fans could have hoped for given how things started. Jones was…

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Patriots: Is this season turning into a Bill Belichick masterpiece?

November 8, 2021
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PHOTO: Bob Donnan – USA Today Sports Don’t look now, but the season that seemed destined for failure just a few weeks ago is suddenly looking more and more like one of Bill Belichick’s career masterpieces in the making. I believe 2001, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2018 will stand as his best work given different circumstances in each of those seasons, but with a third straight win on Sunday,…

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Holy Cross: Crusaders dominate Lafayette 35-10 on Senior Day

November 6, 2021
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WORCESTER – It’s hard to believe after waiting almost two years to play at home again, but Holy Cross may have already played its final game at Fitton Field this season. Time flies when you’re having fun. The year has seemingly flown by after every local football fan was clamoring for a normal slate just months ago. The Crusaders hope there’s at least one home playoff game still to come,…

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Boston College: With a surprise return from Jurkovec, Eagles win memorable red bandanna game over Virginia Tech

November 6, 2021
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CHESTNUT HILL – The 2021 red bandanna game in honor of Welles Crowther will go down in history as one of the most memorable ones. Quarterback Phil Jurkovec made a surprise return 7.5 weeks after injuring his hand against UMass. Luke Kuechly and Matt Hasselbeck were in the building, the Crowther family and some of his former teammates were recognized and BC got a much needed 17-3 win over Virginia…

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