Rhode Island Division II State Championship: Westerly 44, South Kingstown 21 – Bulldogs win first title in 24 years

November 24, 2025

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON – Landon Husereau fought through pain and showed why he is one of the best quarterbacks in the state, leading Westerly to its first Division II championship since 2001 on Sunday. “This has been a goal since last year,” Husereau said. “We fought through adversity all year, and we proved it here.” The matchup against reigning champ South Kingstown was as advertised, quickly becoming……

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Rhode Island Division III State Championship: Classical 40, Mt. Hope 28 – Purple score 34 unanswered for stunning comeback

November 24, 2025

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON – Classical was not going to be on the losing side of the Division III Super Bowl for a second straight year, stunning Mt. Hope with a 22-point comeback and a 40-28 on Sunday. “They never stressed out, they never faltered, they never freaked out,” Classical coach Kris McCall said. “They came back, it was just one play at a time. I’m elated because…

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Patriots 26, Bengals 20 – Pats win 9th straight, but injuries a huge concern

November 23, 2025

AP Photos On the surface, New England fans and the Patriots themselves should be thrilled with a ninth straight win, clinching the 28th 10-win season in Patriots history. The 26-20 victory over a poor Bengals team puts the Pats at 10-2 overall, atop the AFC once again with five games remaining. But, injuries to rookie offensive linemen Jared Wilson and Will Campbell – both were carted off – there’s now…

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New England college roundup – Week 13

November 23, 2025

And just like that, the 2025 college season is over. BC and UMass still have regular season games this week, but for the majority of the New England programs, this past Saturday was the end of the line until winter workouts begin. We had UNH-Maine, CCSU, Harvard-Yale and URI covered (check out those stories on the site), but here’s what else you may have missed around the region: UConn 48,…

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New England has 5 schools in 24-team FCS postseason

November 23, 2025

@NCAA_FCS Almost a quarter of the spots in the 24-team FCS playoff bracket are from New England. URI, Yale and CCSU clinched their automatic qualifiers on Saturday, but UNH and Harvard had to wait to find out if they had more practice time together. In a rematch of last year’s playoff game, the NEC champ Blue Devils travel to face the CAA champ Rhody this Saturday. Yale heads out on…

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Yale 45, Harvard 28 – Bulldogs make history in 141st edition of The Game

November 23, 2025

NEW HAVEN – The Game is one of the most historic and well-known college football matchups in the nation, but whoever won the 141st edition on Saturday between Harvard and Yale was going to live on forever. For the first time, the winner of The Game was also going to clinch the Ivy League’s first automatic FCS playoff berth, along with the outright title. In front of over 52,000 fans…

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Rhode Island Division I State Championship: Central 27, Cumberland 0 – Knights dominate Clippers for title

November 22, 2025

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON – Two teams had a chance to compete for a championship on Saturday in what would have otherwise been a lost season. Central faced an uphill climb this year for a variety of reasons, finishing the regular season with just two wins. The Knights showed what they were capable of in one of their best performances, shutting out Cumberland 27-0 for the Division I…

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Rhode Island Division IV State Championship: Narragansett 21, Davies 8 – Mariners get revenge in title game rematch

November 22, 2025

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON – Not many teams can hold the top seed and still be considered underdogs; Narragansett proved that perception was far from the truth on Saturday. The Mariners found themselves in a familiar spot to last season, in a championship rematch that Davies took a year ago. Coming up short again wasn’t an option. Narragansett took the Division IV title this time around with a…

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MIAA D1 state semifinals: Xaverian 36, Springfield Central 22 – Hawks fly back into D1 title game looking for three-peat

November 22, 2025

By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent MILFORD –  It wasn’t pretty, but Xaverian erased a 14-point deficit to roll Springfield Central 36-22 and return to Gillette Stadium for the D1 Super Bowl for the third straight year on Saturday. “We just wanted to go in and execute,” said Xaverian head coach Al Fornaro. “We had a firm idea of what we wanted to do defensively and they had big plays and…

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MIAA D3 state semifinals: North Attleborough 43, Milton 29 – Strachan & Brousseau send North back to Super Bowl

November 22, 2025

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff MILFORD – North Attleborough punched a ticket back to Gillette Stadium Saturday afternoon with a 43-29 victory over Milton in the Division 3 state semifinals. Coming into the 2025 season, the defending champs put forth a roster that compared to recent years, was very young at key spots. That included the offensive line with three sophomores starting. Seniors Frankie Strachan and Dylan Brousseau took the…

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