North Kingstown 17, Cumberland 7 – After slow start, Skippers are cruising

November 1, 2024

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff NORTH KINGSTOWN – After a 1-3 start to North Kingstown’s season, many wrote the team off. Well, the Skippers continued to prove the doubters wrong on Friday night, taking down Cumberland, 17-7. With a third straight win, NK now sits at 4-3 and likely will have a bye in the first round of the Division-I (non-state) Super Bowl. For coach David Giorgi, these last weeks……

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Foxborough 19, North Attleborough 14 – Warriors hang on late vs. Rocketeers

November 1, 2024

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – Through 36 minutes, it appeared Foxborough would waltz its way to a dominant win over league rival North Attleborough. The momentum swung in the fourth quarter, however, and Foxborough needed a stop, clinging to a five point lead with under two minutes left in the game. Senior defensive back Jon Sacchetti stayed poised defensively and intercepted Chase Frisoli’s pass to seal a 19-14…

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St. John’s Prep 28, BC High 0 – Prep gets important bounce-back win heading into playoffs

November 1, 2024

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff DANVERS — St. John’s Prep bounced back from last week’s Catholic Memorial ugliness with a 28-0 victory over Boston College High on Friday night. You could say this game was a gut check one for the host Eagles after the disastrous performance against CM this past Saturday. Was it time to hit the panic button? No, but it was time to see how this team…

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Week 9 High School Preview

October 30, 2024

As we progress into the home stretch, there are some massive league showdowns with playoff positioning on the line. The playoffs are about to start (and in Vermont, they already have!), so teams want to be playing their best football now. Some big games on tap, so here we go. Week 9 High School Preview BC High at St. John’s Prep — St. John’s Prep is still licking its wounds……

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Wachusett’s Dubzinski wins Patriots’ Coach of the Week award

October 30, 2024

Image courtesy of the New England Patriots  As if winning a milestone game as a high school head coach isn’t special enough, being recognized by the Patriots days later is a cool way to cap things off. Last Friday, Wachusett beat rival Algonquin in a bit of a shootout, 32-27. Not only did the victory move the Mountaineers 4-3 with the playoff push now in full gear, but it was…

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CIAC Top 25 Poll: Week 8

October 29, 2024

1. Windsor (6-0): Rolled over Enfield 58-0. Conard is next on the schedule.  Hand (6-0): Defeated Cheshire 35-22. Take on Hamden next. Darien (5-1): Beat Fairfield Ludlowe 48-15. Travel to Wilton on Friday. New Canaan (5-1): Rams are rolling after a 32-0 win over Wilton. Take on Norwalk next. Greenwich (5-1): Bounced back with a 21-7 win over Trumbull. Host St. Joe’s in a big time tilt on Friday night…….

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Week 6 New England Top 25

October 27, 2024

There is a new No. 1 team in New England. Week 6 New England Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (6-1) 2. Springfield Central (6-1) 3. Windsor (6-0) 4. King Philip (7-0) 5. Hand (6-0) 6. Needham (7-0) 7. New Canaan (5-1) 8. BC High (6-0) 9. St. John’s Prep (6-1) 10. Greenwich (5-1) 11. Staples (5-1) 12. Darien (5-1) 13. Scituate (7-0) 14. Bedford (8-0) 15. Fairfield Prep (5-1) 16…….

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Week 6 Chaos Poll

October 27, 2024

Hard not to look ahead to next week. BB&N and Tabor is the prep game of the year around these parts. On to it . . . Week 6 Chaos Poll 1. Catholic Memorial (6-1) 2. Springfield Central (6-1) 3. BB&N (6-0) — Got a scare from Governor’s. 4. Tabor (6-0) — Complete win over Belmont Hill. 5. King Philip (6-0) 6. Needham (6-0) 7. BC High (5-0) 8. Williston……

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Week 8 MIAA Top 25

October 27, 2024

Catholic Memorial’s dominant win over St. John’s Prep caused a shift at the top. The rest of the movement came primarily in the 15 out. Let’s take a look. Week 8 MIAA Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (6-1) — After that performance, the Knights earned this spot. 2. Springfield Central (6-1) — Maybe the D1 favorite right now. 3. King Philip (7-0) — This team rolling right along. 4. Needham (7-0) — Consistency……

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Q&A with Catholic Memorial coach John DiBiaso

October 27, 2024

In the game of the weekend, Catholic Memorial blanked St. John’s Prep, 34-0. The win improved the Knights to 6-1, and look strong heading into the playoffs next month. We wanted to speak with CM coach John DiBiaso and get his thoughts on the game and his team. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: As good as running back Mekhi Dodd is, and he’s very good,……

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