By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent NORTH KINGSTOWN – Back-to-back State Champion Bishop Hendricken got off on the right foot on Saturday on the road to the three-peat. Reigning Division-I champion North Kingstown was no slouch, but the Hawks played their brand of football with some new faces leading the way to a 12-3 win. “You never know what you’re going to get [at the start of the season],” Hendricken coach…

DANVERS – Where do we begin? St. John’s Prep vs. Springfield Central to open the season was the marquee matchup in Massachusetts on Friday night. It lived up to the billing and then became a true instant classic that will be remembered for a long, long time. Trailing by 14 in the fourth quarter, Prep stormed back and eventually got a go-ahead two-yard touchdown run from Jordan Toribio on 4th-and-goal…

Photo by Tom O’Brien  By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent WRENTHAM – A smash mouth running game and an outstanding defensive performance propelled King Philip to a 21-0 win over Walpole at home on Friday night. You always take the win, but KP head coach Brian Lee wasn’t thrilled with the performance. “A win is a win. We’re happy,” said Lee “We thought Walpole had a really nice game plan against…

Photo by Gary Rosario By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff BOSTON — Thomas Welsh’s interception in overtime lifted La Salle Academy to a thrilling 22-15 victory over Boston College High on Friday night. After BC High took a 15-7 lead on a Noah Federico touchdown run – which came after Adam Ayyub picked off Samuel Perry – Donald Young got the Rams into Eagles territory on the ensuing kickoff. Brady Nardozzi…

By Tim Crowley NEFJ Contributor ATTLEBORO – Xaverian’s defense of the D1 state title got off to a hot start Friday night. The two-time defending champ Hawks wasted no time making a statement through the air, with the offense leading the way to a dominant 35-7 road win over Bishop Feehan. Junior quarterback Will Wood – who holds an offer from Syracuse – wasted no time emerging as the star…