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MIAA D3 Playoffs: Milton 41, Masconomet 27 – Wildcats reach semifinals thanks to explosive passing game

November 14, 2025

By Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent MILTON – Riding a five game win streak, Masconomet crossed the imagery North shore/South shore line on Friday to take on Milton in the MIAA D3 state semifinals. The Wildcats entered the game on its own five game win streak, looking to keep its title hopes alive. In the end, the hosts used an explosive pass game to pull away for a 41-27 victory. Milton……

MIAA D1 Playoffs: Springfield Central 49, Lowell 14 – Golden Eagles soar back into state semifinals

November 14, 2025

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By Dante Iafrate NEFJ Correspondent SPRINGFIELD — For a quarter, it looked like Springfield Central and Lowell were feeling each other out, trading short drives and defensive stops in their MIAA Division 1 quarterfinal matchup on Friday night. But, once the Golden Eagles settled in, they showed why they’ve been one of the state’s most dangerous teams all season and for the last decade. Central pulled away behind a strong…

New England college preview – Week 12

November 14, 2025

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Now it gets really, really fun. With two weeks left in the FCS season and three left for the FBS squads, some are continuing to play out the string while others are fighting for their playoff lives. UMass got it all started again with MACtion on Wednesday night. New Haven finished its first D1 season last weekend, so here’s how the rest of the weekend shapes up for the other…

Jennings’ impact play was a long time coming

November 14, 2025

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FOXBOROUGH – With 7:29 remaining in the game against the Jets on Thursday night, Anfernee Jennings came up with one of the bigger plays of the night. Jennings was in the right place at the right time to recover a fumble from Justin Fields at the New York 11-yard line. Four plays later, an Andy Borregales 26-yard field goal made it 27-14, the same score the Patriots won by. Jennings…

Patriots 27, Jets 14 – Pats win 8th straight to take over best record in the NFL

November 14, 2025

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Getty Images FOXBOROUGH – The buzz is all the way back in Foxborough. With their 27-14 win over the hated New York Jets on Thursday night, the Patriots not only won an eighth straight game to get to 9-2 – the best mark in the NFL heading into this weekend – but they showed the entire country just how special primetime games can be in Foxborough. With the new Nor’easter…

Northern Illinois 45, UMass 3 – Another ugly night in Amherst

November 12, 2025

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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – A frigid November evening in Amherst welcomed a national audience on ESPNU for yet another program defining loss for the UMass Minutemen. At least this highly anticipated midweek MACtion affair had few in-person spectators to witness this 45-3 drubbing from the Northern Illinois Huskies. Before entering tonight’s game, NIU (3-7, 2-4) hadn’t scored more than 21 points in a single game, whereas tonight,…

Gronk weighs in on current Patriots during one-day contract ceremony

November 12, 2025

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FOXBOROUGH – Inside a jam-packed media workroom at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, Rob Gronkowski officially retired as a New England Patriot. Gronk signed a one-day contract alongside Patriots owner Robert Kraft with Camille Kostek, Rob Ninkovich, David Andrews and Brian Hoyer looking on. The lovable character that is Gronk spoke for about 20 minutes after thanking the Krafts and Patriots Nation. He also spoke about his friend Susan Hurley,…

UMass Four Down Preview: Northern Illinois Huskies (2-7, 1-4) at UMass Minutemen (0-9, 0-5)

November 12, 2025

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Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen host the Northern Illinois Huskies in their first MACtion home game since 2014. UMass enters this game reeling from a 44-10 loss at Akron hoping to salvage their season and give head coach Joe Harasymiak his first program win. 1st Down: Last week’s loss in Akron wasn’t just viewed by the normal lot of UMass fans, as a national…

Vrabel making sure Pats stay locked in as national spotlight gets brighter

November 11, 2025

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FOXBOROUGH – All weekend long and into this week, the Patriots are the darlings of the national media. Just a few years after being the hated villain, New England’s resurgence back to relevance is now everyone’s favorite story when it comes to national attention. That attention only gets increased this week with the Pats hosting the hated Jets in prime time on Thursday night, looking to win an eighth straight…

MIAA Top 25 – Playoff edition

November 11, 2025

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By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff Home teams mostly held serve during the opening round of the playoffs. Three exceptions were Marshfield, Methuen, and Bedford who all dropped out of this week’s top 25 after losses to Malden Catholic, Lowell, and Walpole, respectively. Those three teams are replaced by Lowell – who is making its season debut – and Bridgewater-Raynham and Andover – two teams who have volleyed in and out…