For the last 30 years, Doherty head coach Sean Mulcahy has seen and done just about everything there is to do as a coach in Massachusetts. Except prepare for a season in March during a pandemic. Mulcahy, like every other coach in the state, has had to dodge some unexpected twists and turns when it comes to getting his team on the field, but now that the Highlanders are together…
Image courtesy of MassLive The Fall II football season kicks off on Monday February 22nd. After a year and half of no football, student athletes in Massachusetts will be hitting the gridiron once again. Our next preview focuses on Division 5 which is home to some big name programs with a long history of tradition and success. Here are my thoughts on Division 5. 1. Holliston will once again be…
Lee High School athletic director and soon-to-be 20-year head coach Keith Thomson has had quite a whirlwind year. Like all AD’s statewide, navigating the pandemic while trying to get kids out to their respective sports has been tough. Thankfully, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Not only has Thomson seen other programs get through their seasons, but starting Monday, his Wildcats football program – and most…
The Fall II football season kicks off on Monday February 22nd. After a year and half of no football, student athletes in Massachusetts will be hitting the gridiron once again. Our next preview is focuses on Division 4 which is a deep division and has several programs that could be experiencing an upswing this season. Here are my thoughts on Division 4. 1. Melrose should once again in the conversation…
Photo courtesy of Gage Nutter The Fall II football season kicks off on Monday February 22nd. After a year and half of no football, student athletes in Massachusetts will be hitting the gridiron once again. Our next preview is focuses on Division 3 which is home to some of the best programs in the state in Springfield Central, Duxbury Tewksbury. Here are my thoughts on Division 3. 1. Springfield Central…
The Fall II football season kicks off on Monday February 22nd. After a year and half of no football, student athletes in Massachusetts will be hitting the gridiron once again. We continue our previews with a look at Division 2 which will once again be loaded top to bottom. Here are my thoughts on Division 2. 1. Mansfield will once again be one of the top teams in the state…
The Fall II football season kicks off on Monday February 22nd. After a year and half of no football, student athletes in Massachusetts will be hitting the gridiron once again. We start our previews with a look at Division 1 which will once again be dominated by the Catholic Conference. Here are my thoughts on Division 1. 1. St. John’s Prep and Catholic Memorial appear to be on a collision…
As if this Fall II season wasn’t going to be strange enough already, the Nashoba football program will have a new voice leading the way over the next few months. Head coach James Tucker is stepping aside for this season to take care of his eight-month old child and make sure his family remains healthy. With that decision, longtime assistant coach Andy LeBlanc was named the interim head coach in…
The MIAA Football Committee is at it again. Two weeks after voting 17-2-1 in favor of playing a nine game regular season in 2021 and reducing the number of teams that quality for the playoffs to 8 per division, the committee reversed course and is going back to an eight game regular season with the top 16 teams in each division making the playoffs. After supposedly facing “backlash” from athletic…
Image courtesy of Blackstone Valley Tech Football When news came down just after 12:15 on Friday that the Fall II football season would be played, programs around the state rejoiced, but it meant even more to one program in particular. For the Blackstone Valley Tech squad, this season needed to be played not for them, but for fallen teammate Tony Pena. Pena passed away just over a year ago now,…