2025 Massachusetts Show Day: Seawolves have a day in front of scouts & coaches

May 13, 2025

By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Correspodnet MARION – If the amount of scouts present on Tabor Academy’s football field was not already a clear indication of the high-level talent on the Seawolves football team, plenty of prospects proved that the hype was real on Tuesday afternoon. After a great 7-1 2024 season, culminated with a dominant NEPSAC Kevin MacDonald Bowl win, the Seawolves have an abundance of talent returning on both……

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Loomis Chafee talent & camaraderie shine through during CT Show Day

May 13, 2025

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent WINDSOR — One of the last Connecticut prep schools to hold their 2025 Show Day on Monday was the Loomis Chaffee football team. From 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., 26 players participated in on field drills separated by their positions. Loomis Chaffee coach Adam Banks thought Monday gave a glimpse of the talent this year’s team possesses and thought his guys collectively gave a great effort in…

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Billerica names Shawn Theriault new head coach

May 13, 2025

The Billerica program has always been a proud one. There’s a certain toughness that comes with playing in the MVC and usually, some of the best teams are the ones that embrace that identity of classic, tough, old school New England football. When making its next hire, those making decisions in Billerica couldn’t have found a much better candidate to do all those things and maintain the high expectations that…

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Avon Old Farms shows off a lot of talent during Connecticut Show Day

May 13, 2025

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent AVON — From 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, the Avon Old Farms football team held their 2025 Show Day in front of many college scouts and coaches. Monday’s event was the fourth Show Day for Avon Old Farms. The showcases provide athletes exposure and a chance to impress scouts. For scouts and coaches, it gives them an in-person evaluation of the players they…

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2025 Massachusetts Show Day: Dexter Southfield has become the place to be in May

May 13, 2025

BROOKLINE – You name a college program and it were probably represented at Dexter Southfield’s Show Day on Tuesday. Starting around 11:00, coaches and scouts from across the country – sometimes four and five per school – strolled onto the beautiful campus in Brookline to take a look at 32 soon-to-be seniors, juniors and sophomores in a 45-minute workout. The 11:30-12:15 time slot is part or a full day of…

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Ranking the best options for the Patriots’ 2025 home opener

May 13, 2025

Schedule release day is almost here. It’s one of the most fun days of the season for football fans. Every team is 0-0 and not only can you start planning those road trips and tailgates, but you can start to take a shot at guessing where your favorite team might end up record wise this season. Ahead of the full release on Wednesday, let’s take a look at what the…

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Brunswick kicks off another successful CT Showcase Day

May 13, 2025

By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent GREENWICH – Over 100 college coaches and scouts (primarily FBS/FCS) descended upon the lower campus of the Brunswick School at 6:30 a.m. to kick off the three-day Northeast showcase, spanning primarily prep and catholic schools in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. This showcase – which has expanded immensely in reach over the years – has helped raise the profile of football in New…

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Birdow & Conley forming a bond as they start NFL journey together with Patriots

May 9, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – Over the last couple months, Merrimack’s Cole Birdow and BC’s Jack Conley have gotten to know each other quite a bit. Whether it was the Local Day workout hosted by the Patriots or Pro Day at BC, the two had built a bit of a camaraderie going through the pre-draft process together. Now, their NFL journey has started together too. Both Birdow and Conley were inside the field…

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Local talent all over the field at Patriots rookie minicamp

May 9, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – The first Patriots rookie minicamp practice on Friday was a bit of a New England college showcase. No matter where you looked on the field inside the Win Waste Innovations Field House, you could pick out a player representing the local scene one way or another. BC’s Jack Conley and Merrimack’s Cole Birdow both got plenty of work with new offensive line coach Doug Marrone, first round pick…

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New backup QB Joshua Dobbs ready to help Maye however he can

May 7, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – Joshua Dobbs has been the definition of a journeyman quarterback since first entering the NFL in 2018. In those seven years, Dobbs has played for Pittsburgh, Arizona, Minnesota, Tennessee and San Francisco. He’s appeared in 23 games, starting 15 of them, throwing for 3,281 yards and 17 touchdowns with 15 interceptions. Nothing to write home about, but when you hear him speak, it’s clear why Mike Vrabel wanted…

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