By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff We’re into the second month of the football season. Temperatures are falling and things are heating up on the gridiron. Once again, we’ll take a look at the top games on deck for Massachusetts, in addition to the top game in each of the other New England states. Playoff pictures and league hierarchies are starting to take shape. Let’s dive into this week’s docket:……
So close, yet so far. It’s right there. For the last two weeks, Bryant has been a two-point conversion away from at least extending a game with a chance to win the program’s first ever CAA contest. First, it was a wild 50-48 loss on the road against Campbell. Last week, it was a soul-crushing 26-24 loss at home to Towson. Now in its second year of CAA play, the…
After a disappointing start to the 2025 season – a year that was supposed to be another step forward for Maine – the Black Bears hope last week was a jumping off point. Jordan Stevens’ team got its first win of the year with a 37-30 win over North Carolina A&T up in Orono. The victory moved the Black Bears to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the CAA. It’s been…
It’s impossible to call a game the first weekend October as important as a playoff game, but this Saturday’s home matchup against Villanova might be for UNH. Both sets of Wildcats will take the field in Durham in fifth and sixth respectively in the CAA Standings. UNH is in fifth at 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the conference after a quality beatdown over Albany last weekend. Villanova visits at 2-2…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff Last week Springfield Central went on the road and took number top-ranked Xaverian. The win bumped the Golden Eagles up one spot in the top 25 this week. Xaverian fell three spots after its first loss. Winchester was this week’s biggest riser, moving up 10 spots from 25 to 15 after a blowout win over Masconomet. After a two-week hiatus, Marshfield is back in the…
Image courtesy of the CIAC By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents The teams at the top of the rankings in Connecticut continued to roll in Week 3, while there are also some surprise teams that are unbeaten through three weeks as well. Week 4 looms as a big one, with a number of matchups between Top 25 teams that will help shape the course of the rest of…
Image courtesy of Jordan Bank/Getty Images FOXBOROUGH – For at least one Sunday, the Patriots made football fun again for 60,000 fans at Gillette Stadium. The Panthers jumped out to a 6-0 lead, but it was all New England after that. The Pats scored 42 unanswered points en route to an absolutely dominant 42-13 win. All things considered, this one was big for a couple reasons. The first one being…
It was a big weekend for a handful of local teams and a not-so-great weekend for others. Check out our game stories from the three games we were at yesterday on the site and here’s a run down of how everyone else did. All 17 teams were in action… Missouri 42, UMass 6 Well, at least the Minutemen covered. UMass dropped to 0-4 on the year with the expected loss….
CHESTNUT HILL – Before BC can win games consistently, it has to learn how not to lose. Sounds a little like the local pro team. The Eagles fell at home 28-24 Saturday in front of 44,500 fans on Parent’s Weekend. But, it wasn’t just the loss that dropped BC to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the ACC, it was how they lost. First, clinging to a 24-21 lead, BC gave…
By Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – Harvard had a lot to play for on Saturday night at its home opener at Harvard Stadium. Long-time coach (30 years) Tim Murphy was in attendance for the dedication of the new playing surface, “Tim Murphy Field,” and Harvard was looking to avenge the upset loss they suffered last year to Ivy League rival Brown. They got that revenge and then some, demolishing…