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High School: Central Catholic finally gets through St. John’s Prep to earn a spot in the Division 1 Super Bowl

November 20, 2021
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LOWELL – It took less than two hours on Friday night for Central Catholic to erase three years of painful memories. In 2018 and 2019 the Raiders lost the Division 1 North final to St. John’s Prep with a berth in the Super Bowl at Gillette on the line. Earlier this season, the Raiders traveled to Danvers and lost by 35 points. All of that set the stage for the…

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High School: What We Learned: King Philip 31 Milford 16

November 19, 2021
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The King Philip Warriors are going back to Gillette Stadium for the fourth time in six years after beating Hockomock League rival Milford 31-16. After an entertaining first half that featured 30 combined points, the Warriors went to their patented ground game in the second half and held the ball for over twenty minutes limiting, Milford to just 13 plays. Senior running back, cornerback Crawford Cantave sealed the deal in…

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High School: Abington wins thriller over St. Mary’s, advances to Div. 6 title game

November 19, 2021
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QUINCY – With a trip to the Division 6 state championship at Gillette Stadium on the line, the showdown between the north & south shore was out in full display at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy on Friday night. The south shore prevailed, as Abington won the battle, riding over St. Mary’s of Lynn 26-21 in the Div. 6 state semifinals, punching their ticket to the state championship in under…

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High School: Week 11 Preview

November 18, 2021
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We are at the semifinal stage of the MIAA playoffs, and into the NEPSAC bowls. So, basically, every game left is a huge one. This should be a tremendous weekend. Like we did last week, we are going to do one game for each MIAA division, and then one NEPSAC game. Let’s get into it. Central Catholic vs. St. John’s Prep This is one of the two Div. 1 games…

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High School: Ten Thoughts On Week 10

November 18, 2021
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The quarterfinals of the high school playoffs did not disappoint. Here are my thoughts on another exciting weekend of high school football action in Massachusetts. Springfield Central made a statement in their 40-15 over Xaverian. Quarterback William Watson was a force on both sides of the ball. Franklin beat a very good Methuen team 24-7. The Panthers used a familiar formula to advance. Pound Mack Gulla and hit the big…

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High School: Dudes of the Week for Week 10

November 16, 2021
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The quarterfinal round produced some great games and some big time performances as well. So let’s not waste any time. Here are our Dudes of the Week. Quarterback Jack Perry completed 18 of 26 passes for 323 yards and a rushing as St. John’s Prep beat Wachusett 57-20. DUDE! Sophomore running back Adrian Rivera carried the ball 13 times for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns in Attleboro’s 26-8 win over…

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High School: The end of an era? Channel 5 Thanksgiving night show with Mike Lynch will not return next week

November 16, 2021
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PHOTO: WCVB A year ago, WCVB Channel 5’s Mike Lynch wasn’t quite sure what to do on Thanksgiving. Lynch, who had been doing the famous Thanksgiving wrap up show “Thanksgiving Heroes” that night since the 80’s, didn’t have any games to go to or talk about. There were no hoodies to wear and no highlights to show while surrounded by pennants, helmets and jerseys. We spoke with Mike for a…

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High School: Week 10 Top 25

November 14, 2021
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It was another exciting week in the MIAA playoffs, as you saw some big schools go down. Catholic Memorial still sits atop our poll, and earned a 47-13 win over Reading on Saturday. Some more big games loom next weekend, so let’s take a look at where everyone stands going into it. Here is our Top 25 for Week 10. 1. Catholic Memorial (9-0) — The depth of skill here is…

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High School: What We Learned: Catholic Memorial 47 Reading 13

November 14, 2021
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WEST ROXBURY — It was not much of a surprise, but Catholic Memorial took care of business in a 47-13 win over Reading in a Division 2 quarterfinal. The Knights took control early with a 28-7 first quarter lead. CM will face Marshfield in the semifinals. Here is more from the game. — Datrell Jones and Carson Harwood are a top-notch running back tandem. Jones and Harwood both had big…

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High School: North Attleboro wins wild D3 quarterfinal 62-28 over Milton

November 14, 2021
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NORTH ATTLEBORO – If you were at Community Field in North Attleboro on Saturday night, it was surely an event you won’t forget anytime soon. There were tornado warnings, lightning delays and 77 combined points in the first half in an absolutely epic Division 3 quarterfinal matchup between the third-seeded Rocketeers and sixth seeded Milton. North Attleboro built a 36-point first half lead and saw it dwindle down to 21…

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