Author: Kevin Stone

Drake Maye’s ‘face of the franchise’ aura on full display during CM-Xaverian appearance Friday night

October 20, 2025
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On Friday night, Drake Maye quickly became the center of attention at halftime and into the third quarter during one of the best Massachusetts high school football games of the year. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed that other players were also in attendance for Catholic Memorial and Xaverian, but Maye was the only one brave enough to head down on the field for everyone to see. Maye showed up…

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Patriots 31, Titans 13 – Pats win 3rd straight regular season game on the road & 4th straight overall

October 19, 2025
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Image courtesy of Andy Lyons/Getty Images Not only has Mike Vrabel turned the Patriots around, he’s made them a contender in the AFC during a year where anything could be possible. We’re a long way from the postseason, but with the conference seemingly wide open (although, Kansas City looks like Kansas City again), the Patriots won their fourth straight game on Sunday, 31-13 over the Titans in convincing fashion. Mike…

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New England college roundup – Week 8

October 19, 2025
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UConn, Holy Cross, Harvard, CCSU, UNH and URI all had huge wins on Saturday – check out the Harvard, UConn and Brown stories on the homepage – while UMass melted down again (also on the homepage). Here’s everything you may have missed from Week 8 of New England D1 football: URI 58, Albany 17 The No. 15-ranked Rams hammered a bad Albany team on the road Saturday to remain unbeaten……

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BB&N 24, Milton Academy 22 – Taylor, Snoonian lead Knights to wild win

October 19, 2025
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By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff CAMBRIDGE – Buckingham and Brown Nichols School continued its dominance over Milton Academy with a dramatic 24-22 victory on Saturday. It’s been some time since Milton Academy has beaten BB&N (2022), when the Mustangs came out with a 31-14 victory. Since then, the Knights have been a problem for the Mustangs. Saturday evening, the Knights kept it rolling thanks to Damon Taylor and the leg…

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UConn 38, Boston College 23 – Huskies make statement with road win over Eagles

October 18, 2025
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Image courtesy of UConn Athletics CHESTNUT HILL – UConn is no longer a program you can mock. The Huskies are for real and Jim Mora still isn’t getting enough credit. UConn strolled into Alumni Stadium on Saturday fully believing it could beat BC. After trailing by three at halftime, the Huskies dominated the second half en route to an impressive 38-23 victory over BC. Joe Fagnano was nearly unstoppable, going…

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Buffalo 28, UMass 21 – Minutemen find new heartbreaking way to lose in final seconds

October 18, 2025
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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – There aren’t many scripts left in Hollywood that the UMass Minutemen haven’t followed to find a way to lose. In front of 15,239 fans at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon in Amherst, UMass (0-7, 0-3 MAC) spoiled Family Weekend with a late 28-21 collapse against the Buffalo Bulls (4-3, 3-0 MAC). Leading 21-20 late in the fourth quarter, the Minutemen were on…

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Harvard 31, Merrimack 7 – Warriors make things tough before Crimson pull away in 2nd half

October 18, 2025
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Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – It was a mid-October day, 60 degrees without a cloud in the sky and the Head of the Charles weekend. So, of course the Harvard Crimson rolled to a 31-7 victory against in-state foe Merrimack. Although, it didn’t come easily early on. The nationally-ranked Crimson (15th) remained unbeaten at 5-0. Merrimack fell to 3-5. After an opening Merrimack drive stalled around mid-field the Crimson…

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Princeton 40, Brown 21 – Turnovers & missed opportunities lead to sloppy loss for the Bears

October 18, 2025
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By Dante Iafrate NEFJ Correspondent PROVIDENCE — What began as another promising afternoon for Brown on Saturday quickly unraveled into a long, frustrating Family Weekend for the Bears. Three costly interceptions hurt. A muffed punt stalled momentum and missed opportunities doomed Brown in a 40–21 loss to Princeton at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium. It was Brown’s best four-game start since 2013. The Bears entered the matchup 3–1 and…

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Boston College Four Down Preview: UConn Huskies (4-2) at Boston College Eagles (1-5)

October 18, 2025
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Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: Two teams going in very different directions and stunningly, it’s the opposite of what most people would thought would be the case when the schedule came out. The Huskies feel good coming off a bye and a 51-point performance against FIU two weeks ago. UConn is 4-2 and two wins from a third bowl bid in four years. Meanwhile, BC is reeling. The Eagles sit…

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UMass Four Down Preview: Buffalo Bulls (3-3, 2-0) at UMass Minutemen (0-6, 0-2)

October 18, 2025
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Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen (0-6) welcome the Buffalo Bulls (3-3) to McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon still in search of their first win of the season. Coming off an embarrassing 42-6 loss at Kent State last weekend, the Minutemen are looking to bounce back from what some considered one of their worst defeats in the FBS era. 1st Down: Sophomore…

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