Playoffs are in full swing in much of New England. We are previewing almost every game, but not every one. This is one of the best weekends of the season, so get out and see as much football as you can. Let’s get into it . . . Week 11 High School Preview Methuen at St. John’s Prep — These two scrimmaged against each other in the preseason, and it……
The regular season is over in the NEPSAC and it is bowl week. We have some great match ups this week. Here is our final regular season poll. 1. Choate (8-0): Boars finish undefeated and will play Brunswick on Saturday in the Leon Modeste Bowl. 2. BB&N (8-0): Knights finish off an impressive undefeated season and will play St. Paul’s in the John Papas Bowl at B.C. 3. Brunswick (7-1):……
The top of the poll is unchanged. We did some movement in the middle of this week’s poll with Bunnell and St. Joe’s both losing. Hard to believe we are entering the final week of the regular season. Here is this week’s poll. 1.Windsor (8-0): Handled Platt 42-3 in impressive fashion. Host Berlin on Friday night. 2. Hand (8-0): Tigers shut out Notre Dame West Haven 25-0. Host Xavier on Friday…….
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots A historic week for legendary Northbridge head coach Ken Lachapelle got a little sweeter on Tuesday morning. The Rams beat Oxford 39-0 in a D7 first round game last Friday night, which also gave LaChappelle his 400th win. LaChapelle is the first coach in not only Massachusetts history, but New England history to reach that milestone. It comes in his 49th season as…
Not much change. Champlain Valley Union of Vermont completed a perfect season with a dominant 2024 campaign. Week 8 New England Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (8-1) 2. Springfield Central (8-1) 3. Windsor (8-0) 4. King Philip (9-0) 5. Hand (8-0) 6. Needham (9-0) 7. New Canaan (7-1) 8. St. John’s Prep (8-1) 9. Greenwich (7-1) 10. Staples (7-1) 11. Darien (7-1) 12. Scituate (9-0) 13. Bedford (9-0) 14. Fairfield……
Not a ton of movement, but keep an eye out for the bowls next weekend. Should be some fun ones. Week 8 Chaos Poll 1. Catholic Memorial (8-1) 2. Springfield Central (8-1) 3. BB&N (8-0) — What a year for the Knights. 4. King Philip (9-0) 5. Needham (9-0) 6. St. John’s Prep (8-1) 7. Williston Northampton (7-1) — A tough loss, but still a strong year. 8. Tabor (7-1) — Really……
For the most part, the top of the rankings stayed pretty static. The more movement came in the 15 out, as there were a number of losses there. We are on to the quarterfinals now, and it will be interesting to see how things shake out. To the rankings . . . Week 10 MIAA Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (8-1) — Just on a roll. 2. Springfield Central (8-1)……
Methuen won its D1 first round game this week over Franklin, 35-21. Now, the Rangers have the challenge of facing top-seeded St. John’s Prep. We wanted to talk to Methuen coach Tom Ryan about that challenge and the rest of his team. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: I first want to talk to you about Shane Eason. The guy is an unbelievable running back. What……
BURLINGTON – Wild. Insane. Pulse-pounding. Unbelievable. Just a few words that folks will use to describe the all-timer between 10th-seeded Wayland and seventh-seeded Burlington in the MIAA Division 4 Sweet 16 on Friday night. Wayland came up with a 4th-&-goal stop from the 14 to preserve a 48-44 win in the closing seconds after Burlington had seemingly scored a go ahead touchdown two plays before, but it was negated due…
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff WARWICK — Razor-thin finishes are no stranger to Johnston and Pilgrim. Two weeks ago, Pilgrim beat Johnston in a 52-50 double-overtime thriller. This Friday’s rematch in the Division III quarterfinals delivered another exciting back-and-forth, ultimately decided by one point. No. 2 Pilgrim squeaked past No. 7 Johnston in a 28-27 victory. The Panthers finish their season 2-7, while the Patriots (6-3) will face No. 3……