It was another great weekend of high school football action in Massachusetts. So without further ado, here are our dudes for Week 5. Scituate senior quarterback Henry Gates completed 16/25 for 333 yards and 3 touchdown passes. He also had a rushing touchdown in the Sailors win over North Quincy. Scituate senior wide receiver James Cannon caught 7 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown in the win over North Quincy….
We are officially past the halfway mark of the high school football season in Massachusetts. Teams are starting to assert themselves and take control of leagues. With three weeks left in the regular season, it will be a sprint to the finish line. Here are my thoughts on the week that was. Milford made a major statement with their 27-24 overtime win over Mansfield. The Scarlet Hawks are legit. Let’s…
By Adam Kurkjian Not a ton of movement in the top 10, and a few games in Central and Western Mass. caused some movement. This should be another fun week coming up as top-ranked Catholic Memorial takes on St. John’s Prep. On to the rankings . . . Week 5 Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (4-0) — Bring on the Prep! 2. Everett (4-0) — Should stay perfect until the playoffs. 3….
By Adam Kurkjian WELLESLEY — We went to Wellesley Saturday afternoon expecting a classic between Bay State Conference rivals Natick and Wellesley. It looked like that would be the case as the teams went into halftime tied at 8. But Natick pulled away in the second half to improve to 4-1 while Wellesley dropped to 3-2. Here are a few observations. — Natick played two quarterbacks, and both looked good…
By Adam Kurkjian It was a thrilling game Friday night in Mansfield as visiting Milford earned a 27-24 overtime victory over the Hornets. It was one of the best games of the season, and everything we’d hoped it would be in this showdown of Hockomock League powers. Here are a few things we took away from it. –Milford still feels disrespected. After Dale Olson’s postgame comments where he said the Scarlet…
TEWKSBURY – It’s far too early to know just how big Michael Sullivan’s game winning interception on Friday night was for Tewksbury, but it was a potential season altering play. The Redmen hosted Billerica in a crucial MVC matchup that turned into a defensive slugfest. Billerica had the ball and was driving for a potential game-winning score in the final minute before Sullivan picked off a Joseph Green pass over…
Norwood beat Hopkinton 38-16 in a game that was a back and forth until the Mustangs pulled away in the fourth quarter. Here are three thoughts on the game. 1 Mustangs ground is potent: The one, two punch of Bryan Metayer and Subodh Dhakal is the most lethal tandem in the Tri-Valley League. Anytime Norwood needed a big play tonight, they leaned on their two senior backs to make it….
QUINCY – Most weeks in the Patriot League, any game is up for grabs. That’s what the Scituate high school football team found out Friday night. After trailing for most of the first half, Scituate outlasted North Quincy 41-21 at Veterans Memorial Field in Quincy. Coming out of halftime, with the score deadlocked at 21-21, Scituate QB senior Henry Gates found an opportunity to give the Sailors a lead for…
SUDBURY – It wasn’t your typical Acton-Boxborough, Lincoln-Sudbury atmosphere on Thursday night. After a non-team related fireworks incident that put Fitchburg cheerleaders and fans in danger during an LS victory last weekend, the Warriors had their first DCL contest of the season against their rival moved to Thursday at 6 PM with only two parents or guardians allowed in per player and cheerleader for both teams. The usual raucous crowd…
The best game in Central, Mass this weekend features Grafton and Northbridge. We start to get into some league matchups in the MIAA as we delve into Week 5. There are some worthy games all around the state this week. As the number of undefeated teams dwindle, we are beginning to separate the pretenders from the contenders. Let’s take a look at the top games from around the state this…