By Dante Iafrate NEFJ Correspondent MARLBOROUGH – The reason why the Shepherd Hill Regional High School football team remains one of the toughest in Central Mass showed at Kelleher Field in Marlborough on Friday night. The Rams extended a five-game winning streak with a victory over the Panthers, 28-13 in convincing fashion. More importantly, the win gave Shepherd Hill won the Midland Wachusett League B title. “A lot of hard……

By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent NORTH ATTLEBORO –   In a highly anticipated Halloween matchup that had Hockomock League Davenport division and playoff implications, North Attleboro walked off Foxboro 17-14 in a thriller thanks to senior kicker Nick Torres. Torres booted a 29-yard game-winner as the clock hit zeros. “I got to give it to the team. I can kick one ball and make the game winner, but we never…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff HYANNIS – The majority of Thursday night’s battle between Bridgewater-Raynham and Barnstable was played in a driving rain with significant wind gusts. Barnstable made sure to strike quickly by scoring 22 first quarter points, beating the Trojans and the weather 28-18 to clinch a conference championship. While the offense scored all the points Barnstable would need in the game’s first 12 minutes, it was the…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff It’s the final week of the Massachusetts high school football regular season. There are plenty of intriguing storylines this week, featuring six ranked versus ranked matchups, teams needing a win to be postseason eligible and teams hoping to improve seeding. Vermont is the first New England state to begin postseason play. All three divisions will start the playoffs this week in The Green Mountain State….