By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff SANDWICH – Eighth-seeded Sandwich ran for 342 yards as a team and held off a late St. Mary’s rally to win 20-15 in a Division 6 first round matchup. Sandwich (8-1) advances to play top-seeded Hudson next week. No. 9 St. Mary’s drops to 7-2 on the season after starting 7-0. Clinging to a 20-15 lead, Sandwich had a chance to ice the game with……

By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Staff LAWRENCE – It was a tale of two halves Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. It wasn’t easy at first, but fifth-seeded Central Catholic held serve at home against the 12th-seeded Weymouth Wildcats, winning 35-13 in the first round of the MIAA D1 playoffs. The game got off to a slower start as both teams moved the ball without the successful end result of putting…

By Andrew Guindon NEFJ Staff SPRINGFIELD – Friday night, the Springfield Central offense was too much for Natick to handle as the Golden Eagles defeated the Redhawks in the first round of the MIAA Division 1 playoffs, 34-14. No. 7 Springfield Central improved to 8-1, while No. 10 Natick fell to 7-2. “I feel good, mostly because I get to spend another week with these guys, and we get to…

DARTMOUTH – Going into it’d Division 3 first round matchup against the defending Super Bowl champs on Friday night, Dartmouth had a chip on its shoulder. The Indians wanted to knock out the reigning champs, and did so in dominant fashion with a 32-20 blowout victory over the Wildcats. Dartmouth (7-2) will now face third-seeded Mansfield next Friday in the quarterfinals. Milton fell to 3-6). “All of our guys were…

Image courtesy of MIAA By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff DIVISION 1 Favorites: Springfield Central, St. John’s Prep, Xaverian, Needham Sleepers: Methuen, BC High Best first round match-up: (8) Methuen vs. (9) Franklin D1 Breakdown: Division 1 will once again come down to the big four of St. John’s Prep, Springfield Central, Xaverian and Needham. Teams like Methuen and BC High could play spoiler, especially Methuen who would more than likely…