MIAA Division 7 Super Bowl – Cohasset 22, Amesbury 14 – Skippers win 1st title since 2021

December 4, 2025

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH  — Cohasset held off Amesbury 22-14 in the Division 7 Super Bowl at frigid Gillette Stadium on Thursday night to capture the program’s first state championship since 2021. Heading into this championship bout, No.1 Cohasset (10-2) and No.2 Amesbury (11-1) had two of the highest scoring offenses in the tournament. The Skippers came into this game averaging 37.3 points per game while the Clippers……

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Boston College quarterback Dylan Lonergan enters transfer portal

December 4, 2025

@_dylanlonergan (IG) It’s been a week of drastic change for BC football and it continued on Thursday. Around 6:00 p.m., quarterback Dylan Lonergan announced on Instagram that he’s entering the transfer portal after just one season with the Eagles. “Thank you Boston College for the opportunity to play and grow as a player and person,” he wrote. “I’ve decided I will be entering the transfer portal when it opens. We…

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MIAA Division 6 Super Bowl Preview – (3) Fairhaven vs. (1) Norwell

December 4, 2025

Images courtesy of SouthCoastToday & The Patriot Ledger  By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 6 Super Bowl – Thursday, December 4 7:45 PM No. 3 Fairhaven (11-1) vs No. 1 Norwell  (9-3) Points per game: Fairhaven 40.8, Norwell 32.1 Points allowed per game: Fairhaven 15.8, Norwell 17.2 Signature wins: Fairhaven – Stoneham, Bishop Fenwick, Dartmouth; Norwell – Cohasset, Pentucket, Hudson Players to watch: Fairhaven –  Aaron Lague, Grant Darmofal, Zach Moura, Josh Vieira;…

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MIAA Division 7 Super Bowl Preview – (2) Amesbury vs. (1) Cohasset

December 4, 2025

Images courtesy of the Boston Globe By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 7 Super Bowl – Thursday, December 4 5:00 PM No. 2 Amesbury (12-0) vs No. 1 Cohasset (10-2) Points per game: Amesbury 35.2, Cohasset 35.9 Points allowed per game: Amesbury 10.0, Cohasset 16.2 Signature wins: Amesbury – North Reading, Uxbridge, Clinton; Cohasset – Plymouth North, Mashpee, Northbridge Players to watch: Amesbury – Justin Dube, Joe Celia, Joe Puleo, Dylan Palen; Cohasset…

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Connecticut Class LL playoffs: Greenwich 41, Staples 7 – Cardinals fly back into 4th straight semifinal

December 4, 2025

By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent GREENWICH – With 1:26 to go in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s Class LL quarterfinal, Greenwich running back Hector Lopez ran for a 14-yard touchdown, his second of the night, to cap a dominant 41-7 win for the third-seeded Cardinals over No. 6 Staples. This is the second time in back-to-back weeks that Greenwich beat the Wreckers after a 33-19 win on Thanksgiving. Despite…

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Connecticut Class LL playoffs: Southington 35, Glastonbury 30 – Beaulieu carries Blue Knights past Guardians

December 3, 2025

Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent SOUTHINGTON — Ben Beaulieu scored five touchdowns, and Southington needed every one of them. The No. 4 Blue Knights went up 35-24 on Beaulieu’s fifth and final score from three-yards out with 6:28 to play and withstood a late rally from No. 5 Glastonbury to hold on for a 35-30 win in the CIAC Class LL quarterfinals on Wednesday night. “It’s…

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Connecticut Class MM playoffs: Newington 12, Middletown 0 – Nor’Easters surge into semifinals thanks to stout defense

December 3, 2025

Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEWINGTON — With a chance to avenge one of its two regular season losses, Newington blanked Middletown 12-0 in the quarterfinal round of the CIAC Class MM playoffs on Wednesday night. The Nor’Easters were led by a stout defense that did not allow a Blue Dragons first down in the first half. Middletown ran less than 10 plays in the…

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Holy Cross inks 10 recruits on National Signing Day

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December 3, 2025

After a strong finish to a disappointing year – Holy Cross won back-to-back games to close out the season, including a blowout over Georgetown at Fenway Park – Dan Curran and his staff brought 10 new players into the fold on NSD Wednesday. The Crusaders built positive momentum heading into the offseason and this is a great start in trying to maintain that positive momentum heading into Year 3 for…

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UNH signs 9 during 2026 NSD

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December 3, 2025

How do you follow up your 17th playoff appearance in the last 21 seasons? You keep adding to the culture. UNH signed nine new recruits during National Signing Day on Wednesday, with Rick Santos and his staff continuing to add to the legacy that is the Wildcats’ football program. “Our staff did an incredible job identifying, evaluating, and building relationships with this year’s class,” Santos said in a statement released…

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National Signing Day – UMass signs 21 to ‘bring new life’ into program

December 3, 2025

Image courtesy of UMass Football In another massively important offseason for UMASS, the Minutemen got things started with an interesting NSD on Wednesday. Joe Harasmyiak had 21 commits for the early signing period, with one more NSD set for February. University of Massachusetts football signed 21 student-athletes as part of Wednesday’s early signing period to comprise one of the highest ranked classes in program history. Since arriving on campus last December,…

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