WESTWOOD — Over the years, Catholic Memorial and Xaverian have played their share of classics. The two schools, separated by about five miles, have only seen their rivalry intensify since coach John DiBiaso went to Baker Street. And as good s some of those games have been, it would be hard to top the drama that took place at the Hawk Bowl Friday night. Lasean Sharp threw a halfback option……
By Owen Hart NEFJ Correspondent DEERFIELD MA – Cheshire Academy fought off a late comeback from Deerfield and was able to secure a 28-22 win on the road Friday night. Hanging on to a one score lead, Cheshire was set to receive a kickoff and look to put the game away. However, on the kick things bounced Deerfields way, literally and figuratively. A ball that looked destined for the endzone and……
NORTH ATTLEBORO – Football games at Community Field always have a big game feel to them and Friday night’s game visiting Milford and North Attleboro certainly felt like a heavyweight fight. Milford struck first three minutes into the game when senior quarterback Jack Buckley connected with fellow senior tight end Andrew Rivera on a 16 yard touchdown pass. The Hawks lead would be short lived however because North Attleboro would……
By Mike Scandura NEFJ Correspondent CUMBERLAND – Cumberland coach Josh Lima didn’t plan on Andy Fay handling the ball 73 percent of his team’s plays in Friday’s Division II-A game against St. Raphael Academy. But, with quarterback Evan Spencer playing for the first time in three weeks after being sidelined with an injury, and with the Clippers offensive line opening up huge holes, that’s exactly what happened. Fay, who was……
Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent GRAFTON – Unbeaten no more. Grafton’s defense shut down previously uneaten Doherty and got a late TD from the offense for a thrilling 14-8 win in a matchup that lived up to the hype. A game that was scoreless until there was just 2:38 left in the third quarter ended in incredible fashion with the go-ahead score coming from the arm of quarterback Jon Peeler to……
By Adam Nazzaro NEFJ Correspondent MILTON – The more the high school football season progresses this fall, the games get bigger. The bright lights were shining on Brooks Field Friday night, as the host Milton took on other undefeated Bay State Conference rival Needham and it was everything you could ask for. Milton’s defense was the story here. Halting the Rockets on their last two offensive drives, the Wildcats prevailing……
DANVERS – Beating a Catholic Conference rival on Senior Night is one thing. Beating a Catholic Conference rival so badly on Senior Night that running time is implemented for the entire second half, now that’s a statement. After a wild roller coaster ride to start for both teams early on, St. John’s Prep scored all 35 points in the first half en route to the blowout 35-0 victory over St…….
Hard to believe we are already at the halfway point of the season. The football season always flies by. Here is a look at the week that was in New England High School Football and a look ahead to this week. There are some great match-up on this week’s slate. Connecticut Darian moved to 4-0 this past weekend. Long time assistant Andy Grant has done a great job reviving the……
Adam took the Week 4 title going 8-3. John was 7-4 and Stone had another brutal week at 4-7. As things currently stand, both John and Adam are 28-16 overall with Stone limping behind at 20-24. Let’s see how Week 5 goes, especially with some extremely intriguing matchups locally at the college level… High School Catholic Memorial at Xaverian Stone: Game of the weekend probably in MA. I’m going to go……
NORWOOD- For three and a half quarters, Holliston was in control of Thursday night’s game against the Norwood Mustangs but as the old adage goes, you have to play a four quarter game if you want to win. Norwood did just that and in the process, stunned Holliston 25-24. The Panthers struck early on their second possession thanks to senior quarterback Kaua Lima who converted a 3rd and 2 by……