BROOKLINE – On a picturesque Friday night for football up on the hill in Brookline, Dexter Southfield opened its season by winning ugly. With a hillside full of fans donning white clothing for a ‘white out,’ Dexter’s offense struggled in the first half, but quarterback Rory Funke’s three rushing touchdowns and 150 total yards was enough for a 21-6 win over Suffield Academy. That’s also because the defense put on…

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent KILLINGLY, CT – It is hard to match the emotional high of completing a perfect season, but the Killingly Trailblazers found a way to do so in their season opener. Killingly took down Rhode Island’s back-to-back state champion Bishop Hendricken Hawks 41-32 on Friday, leaning on its talented senior core. “The hype around this game for the past year really meant a lot to us,”…

By Chris Vogel NEFJ Correspondent NASHUA, NH – After a back and forth first half, it looked like the score would stay deadlocked at 14 headed into the break as the Bedford Bulldogs drive stalled out just inside the Nashua South side of the field in a big matchup on Friday night. Then, for the first time all night, Bennett Matthews hit on a downfield shot, connecting with Brycen D’Urso…

By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent NEWTOWN – With roughly nine minutes left in the fourth quarter, two-way New Canaan star and Villanova commit Andrew Esposito scored his third touchdown of the night on a direct snap. That finished off a dominant 30-10 win for New Canaan over Newtown on Friday night. Esposito scored three touchdowns on the night, two being direct snaps in a “jumbo” package near the goal line,…

By Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent DUXBURY – In the rematch of last year’s Division 4 state championship game, the Scituate Sailors continued a run of dominance over South Shore rival Duxbury with a 27-15 win Friday night. It’s worth noting the competitive history between the two teams, who combined for three personal fouls in the first quarter alone. As usual, it was clear that both teams were looking to make…

By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondant NORTH ATTLEBORO – King Philip and North Attleboro is a game of tradition. Two Hockomock rivals with a lot of history between them. In a renewal of the rivalry on Friday night, the game lived up to the hype as it usually does. In the end, it was the Warriors winning 21-7 with the usual KP formula: stout defense and a powerful run game. “I…

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff BOSTON — A Strong second half leads Central Catholic to a 28-7 victory over Boston College High in a Merrimack Valley Conference vs Catholic Conference showdown on Friday night. The Eagles and Raiders were both coming off narrow losses in week one to out-of-state opponents. BC High dropped an overtime thriller to La Salle, while the Raiders dropped a close one to Archbishop Stepinac (NY)….

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff WALPOLE – No. 23 Foxborough ran the ball well and kept Walpole in check defensively in a 27-21 road win Friday night at Turco Field. The Warriors (2-0) dominated the middle two quarters, outscoring the Timberwolves 20-0 in the 24 minute period to give themselves some cushion heading into the final quarter. Senior Ryan Foley (20 carries, 113 yards) was the star performer for Foxborough….