NEFJ-Gold Athletics Game of the Week: BB&N 28, Tabor 22 – MacCormack leads Knights to at least a share of ISL title

November 1, 2024

WATERTOWN – A game between two of the top teams in New England lived up to the hype and then some on Friday evening. Tabor visited BB&N for a showdown between two 6-0 teams atop the ISL. With one game each remaining in the regular season, this showdown would determine who gets a share of the league title with a chance to close out the outright championship next weekend. The……

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Bishop Feehan 13, St. Mary’s 0 – Shamrocks hand Spartans first loss

November 1, 2024

By Jared Keene NEFJ Staff ATTLEBORO – Ever since a season-opening loss to Xaverian, Bishop Feehan hasn’t tasted defeat again. . Entering Friday evening’s massive Catholic Central League showdown with St. Mary’s, the Shamrocks had won their previous six contests, outscoring opponents 209-32 in that span. Allowing just over five points per game during that stretch is simply astounding, but its been the team’s offense that has garnered most of…

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North Kingstown 17, Cumberland 7 – After slow start, Skippers are cruising

November 1, 2024

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff NORTH KINGSTOWN – After a 1-3 start to North Kingstown’s season, many wrote the team off. Well, the Skippers continued to prove the doubters wrong on Friday night, taking down Cumberland, 17-7. With a third straight win, NK now sits at 4-3 and likely will have a bye in the first round of the Division-I (non-state) Super Bowl. For coach David Giorgi, these last weeks…

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Foxborough 19, North Attleborough 14 – Warriors hang on late vs. Rocketeers

November 1, 2024

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – Through 36 minutes, it appeared Foxborough would waltz its way to a dominant win over league rival North Attleborough. The momentum swung in the fourth quarter, however, and Foxborough needed a stop, clinging to a five point lead with under two minutes left in the game. Senior defensive back Jon Sacchetti stayed poised defensively and intercepted Chase Frisoli’s pass to seal a 19-14…

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St. John’s Prep 28, BC High 0 – Prep gets important bounce-back win heading into playoffs

November 1, 2024

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff DANVERS — St. John’s Prep bounced back from last week’s Catholic Memorial ugliness with a 28-0 victory over Boston College High on Friday night. You could say this game was a gut check one for the host Eagles after the disastrous performance against CM this past Saturday. Was it time to hit the panic button? No, but it was time to see how this team…

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New England college preview – Week 10

November 1, 2024

We’re officially hitting the home stretch of the college season starting this weekend. After games Saturday, there are just three weeks left in the season for FCS teams and four weeks left for Boston College, UConn and UMass. BC, Holy Cross and Sacred Heart are on bye weeks as we roll into November, but there’s some massive playoff implications on the line in games across New England. Two teams from…

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Harvard looking to spoil Dartmouth’s perfect season & keep Ivy League title hopes alive

November 1, 2024

Entering 2024, Harvard didn’t  feel like the Ivy League champs despite clinching a share of the title in 2023. Losses to Yale and Princeton created a three-way tie with the Bulldogs and Dartmouth for the prestigious championship. This season, the reality of another split championship is becoming more real by the week, but in order for the Crimson to have a piece of the pie this time around, Harvard will…

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Can Dartmouth keep magical run going vs. Harvard?

October 31, 2024

If you haven’t been paying attention to the Dartmouth football story over the last two years, you’re missing out. Last season, Sammy McCorkle took over the program in a nearly impossible situation following the tragic passing of longtime head coach Buddy Teevens. Replacing a legend is always hard, but under these circumstances, it would have been perfectly understandable if the Big Green sort of just ‘got by’ in 2023. Instead,…

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Henry’s & Herzlich’s team up for special night at BC

October 30, 2024

Images courtesy of of @bc_aia (Instagram) On Monday night, Patriots tight end Hunter Henry, his wife Parker, former legendary BC linebacker Mark Herzlich and his wife Danielle were in Chestnut Hill to speak to student athletes. This wasn’t an ordinary sit down or meet-and-greet, it was faith-based discussion conducted by the Christian life group ‘BC Athletics In Action.’ Hunter and Parker have often been very open about their faith on…

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Wachusett’s Dubzinski wins Patriots’ Coach of the Week award

October 30, 2024

Image courtesy of the New England Patriots  As if winning a milestone game as a high school head coach isn’t special enough, being recognized by the Patriots days later is a cool way to cap things off. Last Friday, Wachusett beat rival Algonquin in a bit of a shootout, 32-27. Not only did the victory move the Mountaineers 4-3 with the playoff push now in full gear, but it was…

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