CIAC Week 5 Top 25 poll (Public)

October 3, 2023

By Nick Dalessio NEFJ Correspondent Greenwich, Next Game: 10/14 vs. Darien Cardinals stayed unbeaten on Monday night in a makeup game with a win over Danbury. 2. Cheshire, Next Game: 10/6 vs. Amity Regional The Rams took care of business again in a shutout victory over Fairfield Prep. Senior ATH & Notre Dame lacrosse commit Matt Jeffery had 2 touchdowns- one rushing and one receiving. The defense stifled the Jesuits,…

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Five underrated high school results from Week 4

October 2, 2023

Every week, we highlight some games that caught our attention in a way that it would not normally. These feature teams that are not in our rankings or weekly previews, but are nonetheless noteworthy. Without further ado, here are those games. Dartmouth 36, Apponequet 20 — Dartmouth is an interesting program. When the Indians are good, they tend to be very legit, and you may see that start to transpire…

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Q&A with Westfield coach Rob Parent

October 1, 2023

One of the biggest results of the weekend came out in Western Mass., as Westfield earned a 28-14 win over Minnechaug. The Bombers look like they could be a real factor in the D3 state playoffs. Coach Rob Parent always fields a tough team, and this fall leads an experienced one that is good on both sides of the ball. We spoke to him Sunday over the phone, and he…

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Week 2 Chaos Poll

October 1, 2023

Surprisingly, not as much chaos this week, as largely the favorites took care of business. Some big matchups on tap for next week should cause a shuffle. On to the poll . . . Week 2 Chaos Poll Catholic Memorial (2-1) St. John’s Prep (4-0) Springfield Central (3-1) Xaverian (3-1) King Philip (4-0) Deerfield (3-0) — Huge test against Cheshire Academy up next. Milford (4-0) Williston Northampton (2-1) — Travels…

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Week 4 MIAA Top 25

October 1, 2023

Not a ton of movement this week, as the favorites won a lot of their matchups. Still, there was some change toward the bottom of the rankings. The biggest shift came in Methuen’s 51-18 win over Andover. On to the rankings . . . Week 4 MIAA Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (2-1) — Returns from bye with trip to X. 2. St. John’s Prep (4-0) — Made quick work of La Salle…

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Saturday round-up in New England football

October 1, 2023

Here is a recap of some of the other action that we did not cover on Saturday. Here are the college scores and some of the top high school games in the area. College Towson 54 UNH 51 (OT)- The Wildcats lost a wild one to Towson in overtime. Dylan Laube led the Wildcats with 92 rushing yards and two touchdowns while Max Brosmer completed 25 passes for 340 yards…

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St. John’s Prep 41, LaSalle (RI) 0 – Eagles hammer Rams in interstate matchup

September 30, 2023

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent PROVIDENCE – Since Brian St. Pierre has been coach of St. John’s Prep they’ve followed a simple, yet effective recipe for success – run the football and play great team defense. The Eagles followed both of those directions to near-perfection Saturday afternoon against Rhode Island power La Salle en route to a dominant 41-0 win. St. John’s Prep (4-0) allowed less than 100 total yards…

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Bishop Feehan 31, Archbishop Williams 6 — Shamrocks air it out

September 30, 2023

ATTLEBORO — Sometimes, a coach can get set in his ways, and try to fit a square peg in a round hole. This does not describe Bishop Feehan coach Bryan Pinabell. When he was presented with two very different sets of personnel the last two seasons, he let that dictate the offensive philosophies. And as he is set now, Pinabell has a dangerous passing game led by sophomore quarterback Owen…

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Burlington 21, Wakefield 0 – Red Devils end longest active win streak in Massachusetts with dominant performance

September 29, 2023

BURLINGTON – 19-1. That was the rallying cry on the Burlington sideline as the final seconds ticked off the clock and the celebration began on Friday night. Behind 180 yards rushing from Joe Polland and a dominant defensive effort, Burlington took down Wakefield 21-0, ending the longest current winning streak in Massachusetts at 19 games. The Red Devils and Warriors are both now 3-1, while Burlington is 1-0 in Middlesex…

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Everett 35, BC High 34 – Crimson Tide win classic over Eagles with second half surge

September 29, 2023

By Owen Hart NEFJ Correspondent EVERETT – A 27-point second half for Everett gave the Crimson Tide a wild one-point victory, 35-34, over BC High in a classic on Friday night. Down by six with 1:12 to go, Everett needed to go the length of the field to score a touchdown and attempt a game winning point after kick. After a first down through the air, running back Damien Lackland…

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