By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent MANSFIELD – Losing to St. John’s Prep in the opening week of the season really did not sit well with Springfield Central. Just ask Mansfield. The Golden Eagles had two weeks to prepare after being off last week, but instead focused more on themselves and improving in areas they can control. Central made the long drive from western Mass and showed up to the Hornets’……

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By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent EAST PROVIDENCE – Every ball bounced Westerly’s way on Friday, but the Bulldogs didn’t need any of the help in a dismantling of East Providence. There were 40 points scored in the first quarter, domination helped along by the Townies turning the ball over four times. Scoring slowed, but still finished a sound 55-13 final in favor of the Bulldogs. “We wanted to come out…

Image courtesy of Gary Rosario  By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff DANVERS —  Usually when St. John’s Prep and Central Catholic get together it’s a slugfest between two heavyweights. Not on this Friday. The Eagles dominated 47-21 in a game that was basically over at halftime. Sophomore quarterback Chris Vargas set the tone for the Eagles on their opening drive. Vargas completed three of four passes for 68-yards, capping it off…

By Tim Crowley NEFJ Correspondent WELLESLEY – The Milford Scarlet Hawks executed a dream start Friday night. The Wellesley Raiders nearly turned that into a nightmare finish. The Hawks stayed undefeated and held off the home Raiders with a 28-21 victory. Neither team submitted a clean performance. Milford had three fumbles. Wellesley threw three interceptions. That appears to be part of the story of this series, with the Hawks doing…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff It’s hard to believe that we’ve already reached Week 3 of the high school football season in New England. It’s about the time of year where we start to separate the contenders and pretenders and it’s another good slate this weekend. Below, we take a look at the top 20 games in Massachusetts, plus the top contest in the other five New England states: Massachusetts…