By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents With just one game left in the regular season in Connecticut, teams are furiously jockeying for playoff position. There was minimal movement in the Top 10 this week, although St. Joseph did bump up to No. 3 following their 24-12 win over Wilton. Here are this week’s rankings. 1. New Canaan (9-0): Another week, another blowout win for New Canaan, as they……
Usually, the Patriots would have Monday off aside from a meeting here or there and some treatment. But, players were back in the building this Monday ready to go after playing on Thursday night and earning a few days off over the weekend. Some guys spent time with family (and pets), some got to know Boston a little better, while others took in the Celtics game on Sunday night. Mike…
Some big time performances this past weekend as teams battle down the stretch for their playoff lives. Others set records despite playing out the string. Here’s the best of the best from Week 12: Lewis Bond gets to start this one off. Bond caught eight balls for 106 yards in the BC loss to Georgia Tech, breaking the single-season catch record of 78 and the all-time receptions record that stood…
We’ve got postseason chaos reigning supreme heading into the final weekend of the season for our FCS programs. UMass continues MACtion this week, UConn has a chance to close the year with nine wins and BC is on a bye. Here’s how the New England landscape looks heading into Week 13: 1. Harvard (9-0) – Wild win vs. Penn sets up winner-take-all vs. Yale in The Game. 2. UConn (8-3)…
A wild Week 12 sets up an epic finish to the season next week. Here’s everything else not on the front page of the site that you may have missed around New England: Rhode Island 45, Maine 13 The No. 9 Rams clinched at least a share of their second straight CAA title with a dominant performance up in Orono. URI (9-2, 7-0) took down a Maine team that had…
Image courtesy of Harvard Athletics Kieran Corr drilled a 52-yard field goal as the clock ticked down to zero on Saturday, stunning Penn 45-43. The win kept the No 11 Crimson unbeaten (9-0, 6-0) and locked up a third straight piece of the Ivy League crown. With Yale winning against Princeton, ‘The Game’ at the Yale Bowl next Saturday will be a winner-take-all showdown for the outright championship and more…
CHESTNUT HILL – This one felt different. All season long, BC has come up on the wrong side of games, but for the majority of Saturday afternoon’s home finale against No. 14 Georgia Tech, it felt like the Eagles were finally going to have their feel-good moment. Then, it was over. BC took a 34-33 lead with 4:09 remaining on a 43-yard touchdown run by Turbo Richard. The ensuing two-point…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MARION – Tabor has played like the best team in New England for much of the season. On Saturday afternoon, Peter Bourque and the Seawolves left no doubt capturing the John Papas Bowl with a 42-21 win over BB&N. Bourque (12 carries, 163 yards, five touchdowns) started hot and led the way for the hosts. 48 seconds into the game, Bourque broke the ice with…
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent DEDHAM – Revenge is best served on the biggest stages. Berkshire took the Bob Souza Bowl with a 14-13 win on Saturday over Noble & Greenough, shutting the door with strong defense, capitalized by a Scout McKnight interception to seal the deal. “We had a great game with them already this year,” Berkshire coach Tim Cary said. “So proud of our kids, the way that…
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff MILTON – Last season, Milton Academy dealt with adversity throughout the year, suffering injuries to key players before ultimately finishing 4-4. 2025 was much different. The Mustangs entered the NEPSAC Kevin MacDonald Bowl on Saturday riding a three-game winning streak with an offense averaging 38.3 points per game and a defense allowing just 17 points per game during the streak. Both units complemented each other…