By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents Not a ton of movement this week in the latest Connecticut state rankings, as the top teams have definitely separated themselves through seven weeks. Killingly and Greenwich did flip-flop positions, however, with Killingly moving up to their highest spot of the season at No. 2, while Greenwich drops one spot to No. 3. Southington is the only new addition to the poll,……
Image courtesy of Maddie Meyer/Getty Images FOXBOROUGH – No one knew what Pop Douglas was going through before the game Sunday. Not even his head coach. As we’ve all seen and heard by now, Douglas revealed postgame in an interview with NFL Network that he was dealing with tragedy after his uncle was shot and killed on Saturday night. Pop went on to have a career day, catching four passes…
Image courtesy of Charles Krupa/AP Photo FOXBOROUGH – If you had told a Patriots fan three months ago that halfway through the season the Pats would be tied for the No. 1 seed in the AFC, they probably would have laughed at you. Well, thanks to a missed extra point from old friend Parker Romo and one big third down conversion from Drake Maye to Hunter Henry in the final…
Another busy weekend in New England D1 football as the playoff picture becomes a bit clearer for some teams. Here’s everything you may have missed: Maine 28, Stony Brook 21 The red-hot Black Bears (5-4, 4-1 CAA) won their fifth straight game on Saturday, staying right in the thick of the CAA race with three weeks left. Carter Peevy (14-25, 188 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs) and Sincere Baines (12…
CHESTNUT HILL – In a season full of disappointment, BC fans didn’t have to hang their head in shame on Saturday. The latest installment of the Holy War ended in a 25-10 win for No. 12 Notre Dame, but the Eagles put quite a scare into the Fighting Irish despite being 31-point underdogs at home. In front of a true sellout of 44,500 – probably 60% Notre Dame fans but…
By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – In what was supposed to be the game of the year in the Ivy League, it was all Harvard in a rout over Dartmouth, 31-10 at home on Saturday to remain unbeaten. Now at 7-0, the 15th-ranked Crimson are 4-0 in the Ivy League with three games left against last-place Columbia, Penn and of course, The Game against Yale that could determine who…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff DANVERS – Trailing Catholic Memorial by 12 late in the first half, St. John’s Prep needed a spark. Eagles coach Brian St. Pierre sent his offense out in wildcat formation. Running back Maxwell Parent took the direct snap and scored from six yards out to cut the lead to 20-14 and start a run of 21 straight St. John’s Prep points in the final four…
Image courtesy of Johan Moskowitz By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent WESTPORT — For a second-straight week, St. Joseph’s defeated a top-10 team in the state, beating Staples 27-6 on the road Saturday afternoon. It was the Finn Kilmartin Show for St. Joseph as the junior scored all four of the team’s touchdowns. Kilmartin scored on runs from two (twice), one, and four-yards out. While it was Kilmartin who had all…
Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD — The stars shone bright for UConn on Saturday and as a result, the Huskies are going bowling for the second consecutive season. Joe Fagnano threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns, three of which went to Skyler Bell, and Cam Chadwick tied a single-game program record with three interceptions in a 38-19 rout of UAB. The win…
Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: The latest installment of the Holy War takes place this weekend and it might be one of the least-talked about versions of the rivalry in quite some time. BC enters at 1-7, losers of seven straight and decimated by injuries. Meanwhile, Notre Dame is 5-2, ranked 12th in the country and only a few wins away from locking up another spot in the College Football…