Rhode Island Div. II State Championship: (1) South Kingstown 29, (3) West Warwick 0 – Rebels dominate for D2 title

November 24, 2024

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff CRANSTON – West Warwick entered the weekend looking to add to its record 21 Division 2 championships, but South Kingstown had other plans. No. 1 SK met high expectations and then some, earning a 29-0 shutout victory over No. 3 West Warwick. The Rebels finished 10-1, with an undefeated record against D-II competition. “We knew that these guys were good, and we knew that we……

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Dolphins 34, Patriots 15 – Another brutal effort leads to Pats blowout loss

November 24, 2024

Image courtesy of The South Florida Sun Sentinel  This was about much more than Miami being a house of horrors for the New England franchise. This was another embarrassing display of poor coaching and little-to-no execution as the Dolphins hammered the Patriots 34-15 in Florida on Sunday. New England had six pre-snap penalties and 10 total for 75 yards while Drake Maye also committed two more turnovers. The Pats were…

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New England college roundup – Week 13

November 24, 2024

What a finish to the 2024 FCS regular season. As always, check out our college stories on the site from this past weekend. But, for the ones we couldn’t get to, here’s a run down of everything else that happened… Holy Cross wins share of 6th straight Patriot League title Thanks to a dominant 34-0 win over Georgetown, Dan Curran got his first piece of a league championship and Holy…

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MIAA D7 State Semifinal: (1) Uxbridge 28, (4) Northbridge 7 – Spartans pull away from rival Rams for trip to Gillette

November 24, 2024

By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Staff MILFORD – An old rivalry was renewed a week ahead of another meeting when top-seeded Uxbridge and fourth-seeded Northbridge met in the MIAA Division 7 semifinal on Saturday. In this one with so much on the line, the Spartans took down the Rams 28-7. Uxbridge (11-0) will now face Mashpee in the D7 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium. Northbridge (8-3) will get ready to see…

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MIAA D4 State Semifinal: (1) Duxbury 28, (5) Tewksbury 21 – Dragons headed back to Super Bowl for 5th straight season

November 24, 2024

By Joseph Celia NEFJ Staff WALPOLE – Top-seeded Duxbury wasn’t leaving its Division 4 state semifinal against familiar foe Tewksbury without a win on Saturday. On a crucial 4th-&-16th play, the Dragons’ defense made a final stop that sealed a 28-21 win to advance to the MIAA D4 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium. In a rematch of last year’s state semis, Duxbury (10-1) took down the Redmen (8-3) again. This…

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MIAA D7 State Semifinal: (3) Mashpee 28, (2) Clinton 22 – Falcons hang on late to reach Super Bowl

November 23, 2024

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MANSFIELD – Third-seeded Mashpee was on the verge of blowing a 21-point second half lead in a Division 7 state semifinal against second-seeded Clinton on Saturday. The Falcon defense had given up 15 unanswered points and Clinton had the ball at the five-yard line with under a minute left in the game. On second down, the Falcons stuffed a run play. Clinton spiked the ball…

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MIAA D8 State Semifinal (1) Randolph 29, (4) Nashoba 12 – White helps lead Blue Devils back to Gillette

November 23, 2024

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff WAYLAND — Mehki White and Randolph’s rushing attack powered top-seeded Randolph to a 29-12 victory over No.4 Nashoba to punch its ticket to the Division 8 Super Bowl on Saturday. The No.1 Blue Devils (10-1) knew they had to be fundamentally sound on both sides of the ball against a Nashoba team that had allowed only eight points this postseason. Randolph controlled this game from…

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Rhode Island Div. I Championship: North Kingstown 31, Burrillville 7 – Skippers cruise to 2nd straight D1 title

November 23, 2024

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON – When RIIL reshuffled divisions entering this season, it meant the return of the D-I Championship for the first time since 2021. On Saturday, the reigning champion North Kingstown defended its title with a decisive 31-7 victory over Burrillville. NK had plenty of motivation after just missing out on the state tournament as the fifth-place team in the division. “I feel like we are…

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Boston College 41, North Carolina 21 – Eagles put forth best effort of the season to lock up bowl bid

November 23, 2024

CHESTNUT HILL – It took until the week before Thanksgiving, but BC finally has its best game of the season. The Eagles dominated UNC from start to finish on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium, blowing out the Tar Heels 41-21. With the win, BC is officially bowl-eligible at 6-5 with one game left at home against Pitt next week. The Eagles out-gained UNC 420-212 and held the ball…

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