High School – New England Football Journal®

Hollis-Brookline hires Patrick Gendron as head football coach

January 29, 2025

Hollis-Brookline high school has hired former Westford Academy coach Patrick Gendron as the school’s new head football coach. Gendron was the most recently an assistant at North Middlesex High School for the past three seasons and was the head coach at Westford Academy from 2017 to 2021. Gendron is replacing Milt Robinson who served as the interim head coach last season. The Cavaliers went 0-9 after a tumultuous off-season in……

Connecticut O-linemen represent New England in Rivals Top 250 list for 2025

January 26, 2025

0 comment

Late last week, the largest, most well-known recruiting database site in the country Rivals dropped its list of the Top 250 prospects for the class of 2025. It’s an elite group to be a part of as the recruiting scene and NIL landscape has gotten wilder and wilder. While Massachusetts and the other New England states are producing some damn good talent with plenty of top tier D1 commits of…

Valdamar Brower returning to Springfield Central as associate head coach and defensive coordinator

January 25, 2025

0 comment

Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics A familiar face is returning to the sidelines this fall for Springfield Central. Valdamar Brower is back with the program as associate head coach and defensive coordinator. According a source, Brower will also be returning to the school full time as a special education teacher. Brower last roamed the Springfield Central sideline in 2021, leading the Golden Eagles to a Division One state title. ……

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

January 20, 2025

0 comment

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…

2024 All-Founders League Teams

January 19, 2025

0 comment

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……

2024 ALL-ISL Teams

January 18, 2025

0 comment

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:……

Wilmington names Joe Cavanaugh head coach

January 18, 2025

0 comment

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……

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

January 18, 2025

0 comment

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…

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

January 14, 2025

0 comment

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……

2024 NEFJ MIAA All-State Teams

January 12, 2025

0 comment

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,…

1 2 3 … 148