Former ORR standout Ryon Thomas pursuing NFL dream after stellar D3 college career

January 20, 2025

Image courtesy of Sherry Backus Saccolitti Ryon Thomas was used to playing for a smaller school after his days as an Old Rochester Regional Bulldog. Attention and recognition were earned every step of the way over in Mattapoisett. So, when he went to Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham, New Jersey four years ago – not the D1 version, but the D3 school – Thomas was fully prepared for the less-than-ideal……

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2024 All-Founders League Teams

January 19, 2025

  It was another sensational season on the gridiron in the Founders League and there were several fantastic performers that deserved to be honored. So, without further ado. Here are our All-Founder League teams for the 2024 season. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JEREMIAH WASHINGTON, CHOATE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: WILL BLACK, CHOATE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: BLAKE HEBERT, BRUNSWICK DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: ISAIAH REESE, PHILLIPS-EXETER FIRST TEAM……

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2024 ALL-ISL Teams

January 18, 2025

It was a great year for the ISL as we saw several great individual and team performances. Choosing all league teams is no easy task. Our goal is to recognize as many players as possible. Without further ado, here are our all ISL teams for the 2024 season.  ISL 7  PLAYER OF THE YEAR: BO MACCORMACK, BB&N LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: MARKY WALBRIDGE, ST. SEBASTIAN’S OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:……

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Wilmington names Joe Cavanaugh head coach

January 18, 2025

Image courtesy of @JoeCav55 (X) Wilmington High School has hired Joe Cavanaugh as the school’s 11th head football coach. Cavanaugh was previously the head football coach at Lowell Catholic for the past two seasons. A Wilmington High School graduate, Cavanaugh takes over for Craig Turner who guided the Wildcats for eight seasons. In a statement, Cavanaugh thanked all of those who made it possible for him to return to his……

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Funke chooses O’Brien & BC staff with early commitment despite current NIL landscape

January 18, 2025

Image courtesy of @FunkeDominic In a day and age where trying to get every last dime and opportunity out of a school is the main goal for many recruits during the courting process, Dominic Funke went the opposite route. Still in his junior year of high school, Funke officially committed to Boston College on Wednesday evening. Funke is coming off a Division 1 Super Bowl title – Xaverian’s second in…

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CHSCA announces its 2024 All-State team and the All-Class teams

January 14, 2025

The CHSCA  announced on Monday their 2024 All-State team and their All-Class teams. The All-State team features the 27 best players in Connecticut and some of the best talent in New England. Several players have Division One offers.  The skill group in particular has several talented players, like quarterbacks Nick Conlan of West Haven and Dravyn Roberts of East Hartford. Columbia commit Michael Walters of Brookfield and Windsor’s John Manning……

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2024 NEFJ MIAA All-State Teams

January 12, 2025

It was another fantastic year for high school football in Massachusetts. Here are our first, second and third teams as well as this year’s honorable mentions. Congrats to everyone on a great year, we’re already looking forward to a stellar 2025. First Team Offense QB: Osiris Lopez, Leominster, Jr. RB: Mekhi Dodd, Catholic Memorial, Sr. RB: Justin Marques, Fairhaven, Sr. WR: Merrick Barlow, St. John’s Prep, Sr. WR: Lawson Foley,…

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MHSFCA announces All-State Teams

January 12, 2025

The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association released their All-State Teams in each division on Saturday. Here is who made the team in each division. Congratulations to all who made the teams.  Divisions 1 and 2  Divisions 3 and 4 Divisions 5 and 6 Divisions 7 and 8  You are unauthorized to view this page.

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Nashua South names Josh Porter head coach

January 11, 2025

Nashua South High School has promoted assistant Josh Porter to head coach. The 32 year old Porter has served as an assistant at served as an assistant coach at Dracut High School, his alma mater, and Lowell Catholic. He spent the 2021 season as the interim head coach at Dracut but was not retained after the season. Porter replaces Scott Knight who retired after 22 seasons. The Panthers finished 8-3……

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Champions Q&A: North Attleboro coach Mike Strachan

December 29, 2024

It was a dream season for the North Attleboro Red Rocketeers. They won the D3 state title over Mansfield, the program’s first championship since 2002. North was one of the most physical teams in the state, both running the ball and stopping the run. We caught up with North coach Mike Strachan to get his thoughts on the season. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: I……

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