Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent BERLIN — For the second time in the last five seasons, the Berlin Redcoats football team will appear in a state title championship game. Behind the legs of quarterback Cody Puzio, the No. 2 Redcoats earned a 49-7 CIAC Class M victory over the No. 5 Holy Cross Crusaders Monday night at Sage Park in Berlin. “We have a great……

Image courtesy of Scott Sulkazi By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent SOUTHINGTON – From 3-7 in 2024 to a trip to the state title game a year later. Southington dominated Norwich Free Academy from start to finish on Monday, earning a 42-7 victory in the CIAC Class LL semifinals and punching their ticket to the state final. “It’s amazing, it’s almost unreal,” said Southington head coach Rob Levesque. “The dedication these…

FAIRFIELD – By Greenwich standards, it was a little bit of a slow start in the first half on Monday night, despite being up by 14 after two quarters. But, in the end, the Cardinals did what championship teams do, pulling away for a 31-10 win over Fairfield Prep in a Class LL semifinal game. Greenwich moves to 10-2 on the year. Fairfield Prep finishes at 9-3, with both losses…

FOXBOROUGH – As Xaverian coaches hugged and shook hands congratulating each other seconds after the Hawks held on for a wild 41-35 win in the Division 1 Super Bowl on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium, head coach Al Fornaro jokingly said someone needed to call 911. He said he felt like he had just had three heart attacks. The third-seeded Hawks were up by 20 at halftime against top-seeded St….

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent FOXBOROUGH – Scituate took its second-straight Division 4 Super Bowl victory on Saturday, needing nearly every second to knock off unbeaten Tewksbury in one of the best games in Massachusetts title game history. Jonny Donovan found Miller Shea with 16 seconds remaining for a 15-yard go-ahead score, securing a 42-41 win for the Sailors’ third Super Bowl win in five years. “My heart’s still pounding…

By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent FOXBOROUGH – Randolph coach Jon Marshall had quite the luxury with his team this season. The Blue Devils possess a ton of team speed, but none faster than his four-headed rushing attack of running backs Mekhi White, Alin Norisca, and Luis Valentin and quarterback Abraham Cornet. Those four make up the top 4×100 track team in the state. Using its speed as a primary weapon,…

Images courtesy of Andy Villamarzo & Phil Stacey By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 1 Super Bowl – Saturday, December 6 6:15 PM No. 3 Xaverian (10-2) vs No. 1 St. John’s Prep (11-1) Points per game: Xaverian 33.3, St. John’s Prep 42.0 Points allowed per game: Xaverian 15.4, St. John’s Prep 17.2 Signature wins: Xaverian – Catholic Memorial, Springfield Central, St. John’s Prep; St. John’s Prep –  Springfield Central, Central Catholic…

Images courtesy of Bishop Feehan Football & Catholic Memorial Football By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 2 Super Bowl – Saturday, December 6 3:30 PM No. 2 Bishop Feehan (10-1) vs No. 1 Catholic Memorial (9-2) Points per game: Bishop Feehan 29.9, Catholic Memorial 42.8 Points allowed per game: Bishop Feehan 17.8, Catholic Memorial 16.8 Signature wins: Bishop Feehan – St. Mary’s, Franklin, Bridgewater-Raynham; Catholic Memorial – St. Francis (NY), Wellesley, Winchester…

Images courtesy of Scituate Athletics & The Lowell Sun By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 4 Super Bowl – Saturday, December 6 12:45 PM No. 2 Tewksbury (12-0) vs No. 1 Scituate (10-2) Points per game: Tewksbury 34.2, Scituate 28.3 Points allowed per game: Tewksbury 7.6, Scituate 19.1 Signature wins: Tewksbury –  Lowell, Andover, Canton; Scituate –  Duxbury (twice), Norwell, Hanover Players to watch: Tewksbury – Emeka Olu, Ben Christopher, Jonny Sullivan, Will…