Image courtesy of CIAC Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents As the high school season continues, more and more drama builds with upsets, big wins, and teams exceeding expectations. Like Week 1 to Week 2, the Week 3 poll had some movement in all over the rankings. Here’s the Top 25 Poll heading into Week 3: 1. New Canaan (2-0) – No surprise here. After a dominant 47-0 win……
FOXBOROUGH – Gillette Stadium used to be a hard place to play. Now, it’s a welcoming abode for other teams looking to get things back on track. We’ll take your bags and make sure there’s a mint on the pillow. Sure, for almost all of the 20-year dynasty, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick gave the team an advantage even before opponents began prepping for the Pats that week, but a…
Image courtesy of NBCSports.com FOXBOROUGH – On a weekend where the past was honored with Bill Parcells and Julian Edelman inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame, Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh was a reminder of just how far removed we are from the good old days. New England’s defense held the Steelers to just 203 total yards – including only 139 yards passing for Aaron Rodgers – but the offense…
If you missed any of the games we covered this weekend, check out stories from UConn, Yale-Holy Cross, Dartmouth-UNH and Merrimack-CCSU on the home page. Here’s a recap of the rest of the action from around the region on Saturday: URI 28, LIU 7 The No. 6 Rams moved to 4-0 on the season with an impressive homecoming victory on Saturday afternoon. Devin Farrell was 19-32 for 193 yards, two…
Image courtesy of Merrimack Athletics By Zack Bellino NEFJ Correspondent NORTH ANDOVER – The Merrimack Warriors defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 16-14 on the strength of a Carlton Thai field goal with just one second remaining in the game on Saturday night. In a matchup of former NEC rivals, this game was a defensive slugfest before the final moments, when CCSU recovered a blocked field goal on the…
Image courtesy of UConn Athletics By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD – When the UConn offense needs a big play, they don’t have to look very far. Cam Edwards and Skyler Bell showed how special they are once again in Saturday’s 31-25 win over Ball State. Edwards scored on touchdown runs of 32 and 67 yards in the fourth quarter, and Bell had 14 receptions for 103 yards and…
By Chris Vogel NEFJ Correspondent EASTON – Despite a back-breaking last second field goal to give Penn a 24-21 win over Stonehill on Saturday, the contest continued a string of promising non-conference matchups to prepare the Skyhawks for NEC play. “We knew going into the season we had a tough out of conference schedule, Penn is a really good football team, ” Stonehill head coach Eli Gardner stated postgame. “I…
Image courtesy of Dom Gallo By Allen Lessels NEFJ Contributor HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth College head coach Sammy McCorkle thought senior running back D.J. Crowther had a game like Saturday’s in him. A 5-foot-11 bruiser, Crowther carried 20 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Big Green to a back-and-forth, season-opening 27-20 win over No. 23/25 New Hampshire in Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field in the…
By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW HAVEN — Yale waited, but patience paid off on Saturday. The Bulldogs opened the 2025 season with a 28-10 win over the visiting Holy Cross Crusaders inside the Yale Bowl. After leading just 7-0 at halftime and allowing a Holy Cross field goal in the second half’s opening drive, The Bulldogs exploded for 21 second-half points to earn a dominant home victory. Yale running…
BELMONT – For the first time in about a decade, St. Paul’s made a road trip down to Belmont on Saturday afternoon for a game as a fellow ISL team. With the new realignment, the Sextants hosted the Pelicans in both teams’ season opener. It was ugly on both sides with multiple turnovers and missed opportunities. In the end, Canadian native Isaiah Petryk-Orr had three rushing touchdowns and St. Paul’s…