Scituate 42, North Quincy 28 – Sailors remain unbeaten with impressive win

October 23, 2026

By Colby Shannon NEFJ Correspondent SCITUATE — On the second to last weekend of October in the South Shore, a few things are certain: the leaves change colors, the air feels crisper, and Grayson Foley becomes an unstoppable force on the football field. The evidence of these findings were on full display Friday night, as Scituate (7-0) rolled past North Quincy (6-1) 42-28 on the back of a six-touchdown, 335-yard,……

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Westford Academy 14, Chelmsford 13 – Ghosts sneak past Lions

October 23, 2026

By Michael Najarian NEFJ Correspondent CHELMSFORD — Westford Academy’s offense had been contained for the entire first half, with the game beginning to the tune of the ghostbusters song playing over the loudspeakers at Simonian Stadium. It was the Ghosts who had the last laugh, however, as Sam Bramanti’s 10-yard touchdown catch with 3:39 left and Nolan Kropp’s interception in the end zone with 16 seconds left gave Westford a…

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New England CFB preview – Week 8

October 23, 2026

Image courtesy of Sophie Weller/Patriots Wire It’s playoff push time. Now officially past the halfway point of the college season, teams are starting to see their playoff destiny in sight, while others are already looking towards next year while playing out the string. It’s a jam-packed weekend locally with 16 of the 17 D1 teams in action. UMass and UConn as well as Yale kick everything off on Friday night….

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UMass-UConn Four Down Preview: UMass Minutemen (4-3) vs. UConn Huskies (3-3)

October 23, 2026

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen travel 54 miles south down I-91 to Rentschler Field this Friday to square off with the UConn Huskies in a high-stakes regional rivalry matchup. Between the Barstool Sports College Football Show handling pregame festivities and a prime-time CBS Sports Network broadcast, both teams enter East Hartford with a huge opportunity to shape their season’s trajectory. 1st Down: The Minutemen fell in…

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Bears 30, Patriots 24 – Missed opportunities & mistakes cost Pats

October 23, 2026

Image courtesy of Scott Anderson This is a game the Patriots may look back on in January and deeply regret. Despite being severely banged up with a makeshift O-line, the Pats had a chance to beat Chicago on the road Thursday night, but missed opportunities, another brief lapse in red zone judgement by Drake Maye and poor tackling allowed the Bears to walk away with a 30-24 win. The Patriots…

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Jack Webb’s journey to Patriots host is road less-traveled

October 22, 2026

Image courtesy of New England Patriots When you’re growing up Maine, one day working for the Patriots is probably a pipe dream. Not because someone isn’t talented or intelligent enough, but simply because of how connections work and limitations that exist with living somewhere between four and six hours way. But then, there’s stories like the one Jack Webb has. Webb is in his first season as the host of…

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New England High School Preview – October 22-24

October 21, 2026

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent The regular season is winding down across New England. There is still plenty to play for with league standings and playoff seeding still up for grabs. Catholic Memorial at St. John’s (Shrewsbury) is the headliner in Massachusetts. As always, we’ll take a look at the Top 15 MIAA matchups. The most intriguing matchups in the region this weekend are New Canaan at Greenwich in Connecticut…

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Connecticut High School Top 25 – Week 6

October 19, 2026

Image courtesy of CIAC By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents The bye weeks are over for a majority of teams, and the second half of the regular season is in full swing in the CIAC. Once again, there’s no change inside the Top 5, but plenty of shuffling outside of it as we move to the latter part of October. Here’s the latest Top 25: 1. New Canaan…

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College Journal – Week 7

October 19, 2026

We’re now past the halfway point in the season and the storylines continue to run rampant around New England. Here are the Top 5 stories in D1 ball heading following Week 7… BC turnaround coming? What a week. On Wednesday, BC and GM Kenyatta Watson – who had only been on the job for 10 months – parted ways following a bye week. Fast forward to Saturday and BC stuns…

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College Dudes of the Week – Week 7

October 19, 2026

Another week, another fine showing for a bunch of D1 guys around New England. Here are out Week 7 Dudes of the Week: Boston College had quite a week in Chestnut Hill, but when it mattered most, they were able to ignore the noise and get a big upset win over Pitt. A big reason for that was quarterback Mason McKenzie, who had his best game as a passer for…

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