MIAA Division 6 Super Bowl Preview – (3) Fairhaven vs. (1) Norwell

December 4, 2025

Images courtesy of SouthCoastToday & The Patriot Ledger  By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 6 Super Bowl – Thursday, December 4 7:45 PM No. 3 Fairhaven (11-1) vs No. 1 Norwell  (9-3) Points per game: Fairhaven 40.8, Norwell 32.1 Points allowed per game: Fairhaven 15.8, Norwell 17.2 Signature wins: Fairhaven – Stoneham, Bishop Fenwick, Dartmouth; Norwell – Cohasset, Pentucket, Hudson Players to watch: Fairhaven –  Aaron Lague, Grant Darmofal, Zach Moura, Josh Vieira;……

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MIAA Division 7 Super Bowl Preview – (2) Amesbury vs. (1) Cohasset

December 4, 2025

Images courtesy of the Boston Globe By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 7 Super Bowl – Thursday, December 4 5:00 PM No. 2 Amesbury (12-0) vs No. 1 Cohasset (10-2) Points per game: Amesbury 35.2, Cohasset 35.9 Points allowed per game: Amesbury 10.0, Cohasset 16.2 Signature wins: Amesbury – North Reading, Uxbridge, Clinton; Cohasset – Plymouth North, Mashpee, Northbridge Players to watch: Amesbury – Justin Dube, Joe Celia, Joe Puleo, Dylan Palen; Cohasset…

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Connecticut Class LL playoffs: Greenwich 41, Staples 7 – Cardinals fly back into 4th straight semifinal

December 4, 2025

By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent GREENWICH – With 1:26 to go in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s Class LL quarterfinal, Greenwich running back Hector Lopez ran for a 14-yard touchdown, his second of the night, to cap a dominant 41-7 win for the third-seeded Cardinals over No. 6 Staples. This is the second time in back-to-back weeks that Greenwich beat the Wreckers after a 33-19 win on Thanksgiving. Despite…

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Connecticut Class LL playoffs: Southington 35, Glastonbury 30 – Beaulieu carries Blue Knights past Guardians

December 3, 2025

Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent SOUTHINGTON — Ben Beaulieu scored five touchdowns, and Southington needed every one of them. The No. 4 Blue Knights went up 35-24 on Beaulieu’s fifth and final score from three-yards out with 6:28 to play and withstood a late rally from No. 5 Glastonbury to hold on for a 35-30 win in the CIAC Class LL quarterfinals on Wednesday night. “It’s…

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Connecticut Class MM playoffs: Newington 12, Middletown 0 – Nor’Easters surge into semifinals thanks to stout defense

December 3, 2025

Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEWINGTON — With a chance to avenge one of its two regular season losses, Newington blanked Middletown 12-0 in the quarterfinal round of the CIAC Class MM playoffs on Wednesday night. The Nor’Easters were led by a stout defense that did not allow a Blue Dragons first down in the first half. Middletown ran less than 10 plays in the…

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Connecticut Top 25 – Playoff edition

December 1, 2025

By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents With Thanksgiving past us, the 2025 CIAC high school football regular season has concluded. With the first round of the playoffs slated to kick off on Wednesday, December 3rd after being pushed back due to weather, all first round matchups have been finalized. As we look at the Top 25 teams in the state before postseason play officially begins, one new team…

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New Hampshire Division 1 State Championship: Bedford 35, Pinkerton 7 – Bulldogs make it 3 titles in 4 years

November 29, 2025

By Tom King Nashua Telegraph Sports/NEFJ Contributor NASHUA – When they left Stellos Stadium after throttling Nashua High School South by 20 points in the second week of the season, the Bedford Bulldogs looked like the best team in Division I. Saturday, they returned to Stellos and made that official in the NHIAA championship game, sealing the deal with a 35-7 pasting of No. 3 Pinkerton Academy in front of…

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