A bunch of big wins around New England means a bunch of big time performances from players throughout the region. Check out the NEFJ Week 8 Dudes of the Week: The entire BC offensive line, Bo MacCormack III and Mason McKenzie start us off this week. The Eagles rushed for a ridiculous 399 yards in a 49-27 win over Georgia Tech. McKenzie finished as the team leader with 170 and……
By Rob Gullo and Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents The showdown between No. 1 New Canaan and No. 2 Greenwich went the way of NC, 23-19. Those two teams remain the same in the rankings, but there were a few surprising results, resulting in plenty of shuffling in the rankings. Here’s the latest Top 25: 1. New Canaan (6-0) The Rams showed they were the No. 1 state this past Friday…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent The penultimate week of the MIAA regular season didn’t provide as much chaos as past weeks. Still, there were a few eye-opening results, with St. John’s (Shrewsbury) rout of Catholic Memorial atop the list. There was some movement up or down in this week’s Top 25, but only one team dropped out from last week. Chelmsford is out after losing to Westford Academy. The 6-1…
Our eighth D1 New England poll of the year is here. The stretch run is in full swing and playoff pushes are ramping up. Here’s how we see things shaking out heading into the final weekend of October… 1. Harvard (6-0) – The now Top-15 ranked Crimson continued rolling with a dominant win over Princeton. 2. Boston College (4-3) – The Eagles have won two straight after running for 399…
There were some wild finishes across New England as playoff pushes ramp up. You can check out game stories on the site from BC, UMass-UConn, Harvard, Bryant, Merrimack-UNH, CCSU-New Haven and URI, but here’s what else you may have missed this weekend: Brown 38, Cornell 31 (OT) The Bears won a wild one at home on Saturday. With no time left on the clock, Matt Childs caught a nine-yard TD…
Image courtesy of BC Athletics Well, this season has gotten a lot more interesting in a span of two weeks. Thanks to a dominant performance on the ground (399 total rushing yards) led by Bo MacCormack III and Mason McKenzie, Boston College blew out Georgia Tech 49-27 on the road for a second straight win. Former Xaverian star Charlie Comella also had a 55-yard interception for a touchdown late that…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent BROCKTON – It took eight years, but New Bedford finally got the better of Brockton on Saturday. Senior Tru Gonsalves-Cosme broke up the would-be game-tying pass attempt as time expired, preserving a 20-14 win for the Whalers. One year after going 0-10 and scoring a total of 41 points, the Whalers are on the cusp of making the Division 1 playoffs. Two key transfers from…
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – Harvard is now driver’s seat for the outright Ivy League crown after a dominant 35-7 victory over rival Princeton on Saturday. The 17th-ranked Crimson (5-0, 3-0 Ivy League) have the inside track to the league’s second ever automatic FCS playoff berth as well, while the Tigers dropped to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the league. “They’re a good team but we played really…
By Garrett Lynch NEFJ Correspondent NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI – The stakes are always higher in a conference game, especially when it’s a rivalry. The Bryant University Bulldogs had a chance to make a statement at home on Saturday, but a fell to the Stony Brook Seawolves 27-17 for their first conference loss of the season. The Bulldogs’ struggles started early as the Seawolves (5-3, 3-1) opened the scoring on their…
Image courtesy of Emma Roberts By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island’s 17-game home winning streak ended Saturday with a 38-21 loss to UAlbany at Centreville Bank Stadium, likely ending the Rams’ playoff hopes as well. Here are three observations from what Rhode Island head coach Jim Fleming described as “one of the most disappointing losses that we’ve had here in quite some time.” URI is now 4-4…