FOXBOROUGH – A few weeks ago, there was quite a bit of talk about bad the Patriots had been at home in recent years. Then, New England hammered Carolina, went on the road for three weeks, won three straight and everyone believes they can now seriously compete in the AFC. But, New England is still 1-2 at Gillette Stadium this year. The Pats have just five wins at home over…
By Rob Gullo and Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents Many teams were on their byes this past weekend in the state of Connecticut for high school football, with not much movement in this week’s Top 25 poll. However, there was some action which saw a bit of a shakeup in the rankings. Here’s our latest poll: 1. New Canaan (5-0) – New Canaan is returning from its bye and hosts No…….
On Friday night, Drake Maye quickly became the center of attention at halftime and into the third quarter during one of the best Massachusetts high school football games of the year. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed that other players were also in attendance for Catholic Memorial and Xaverian, but Maye was the only one brave enough to head down on the field for everyone to see. Maye showed up…
Image courtesy of Andy Lyons/Getty Images Not only has Mike Vrabel turned the Patriots around, he’s made them a contender in the AFC during a year where anything could be possible. We’re a long way from the postseason, but with the conference seemingly wide open (although, Kansas City looks like Kansas City again), the Patriots won their fourth straight game on Sunday, 31-13 over the Titans in convincing fashion. Mike…
UConn, Holy Cross, Harvard, CCSU, UNH and URI all had huge wins on Saturday – check out the Harvard, UConn and Brown stories on the homepage – while UMass melted down again (also on the homepage). Here’s everything you may have missed from Week 8 of New England D1 football: URI 58, Albany 17 The No. 15-ranked Rams hammered a bad Albany team on the road Saturday to remain unbeaten…
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff CAMBRIDGE – Buckingham and Brown Nichols School continued its dominance over Milton Academy with a dramatic 24-22 victory on Saturday. It’s been some time since Milton Academy has beaten BB&N (2022), when the Mustangs came out with a 31-14 victory. Since then, the Knights have been a problem for the Mustangs. Saturday evening, the Knights kept it rolling thanks to Damon Taylor and the leg…
Image courtesy of UConn Athletics CHESTNUT HILL – UConn is no longer a program you can mock. The Huskies are for real and Jim Mora still isn’t getting enough credit. UConn strolled into Alumni Stadium on Saturday fully believing it could beat BC. After trailing by three at halftime, the Huskies dominated the second half en route to an impressive 38-23 victory over BC. Joe Fagnano was nearly unstoppable, going…
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – There aren’t many scripts left in Hollywood that the UMass Minutemen haven’t followed to find a way to lose. In front of 15,239 fans at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon in Amherst, UMass (0-7, 0-3 MAC) spoiled Family Weekend with a late 28-21 collapse against the Buffalo Bulls (4-3, 3-0 MAC). Leading 21-20 late in the fourth quarter, the Minutemen were on…
Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – It was a mid-October day, 60 degrees without a cloud in the sky and the Head of the Charles weekend. So, of course the Harvard Crimson rolled to a 31-7 victory against in-state foe Merrimack. Although, it didn’t come easily early on. The nationally-ranked Crimson (15th) remained unbeaten at 5-0. Merrimack fell to 3-5. After an opening Merrimack drive stalled around mid-field the Crimson…
By Dante Iafrate NEFJ Correspondent PROVIDENCE — What began as another promising afternoon for Brown on Saturday quickly unraveled into a long, frustrating Family Weekend for the Bears. Three costly interceptions hurt. A muffed punt stalled momentum and missed opportunities doomed Brown in a 40–21 loss to Princeton at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium. It was Brown’s best four-game start since 2013. The Bears entered the matchup 3–1 and…