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NEFJ 25 Days Of Thanksgiving Rivalries: Franklin vs. King Philip

November 2, 2020
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Image courtesy of King Philip Football Series Record: Franklin 31-28-1 View of the Rivalry: Franklin and King Philip have been playing for sixty years. While the rivalry isn’t as old as other rivalries around the state, it is a true border rivalry that features some good old fashioned animosity between the two schools. It is a rivalry of streaks. King Philip and Franklin have gone back and forth through the…

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NEFJ 25 Days of Thanksgiving Rivalries: Lexington vs. Burlington

November 2, 2020
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Series Record: Lexington leads 26-20-1 in this 47-year tradition. View of the Rivalry: The most famous face of this rivalry is and was former Lexington coach Bill Tighe. Tighe unfortunately passed away from Covid-19 back in April at 95-years old, but his legacy will live on forever not only for Lexington players but Burlington players as well, that’s the beauty of Thanksgiving Day football. Tighe’s final Thanksgiving Day game as…

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High School: NEFJ Featured Team of the Week – Saint John’s Prep

October 30, 2020
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We turn our attention to Danvers this week and the two-time defending Division 1 Super Bowl champion St. John’s Prep Eagles. Head coach Brian St. Pierre is (hopefully) entering his seventh season at the helm of the program, and even though he’s disappointed that SJP isn’t getting ready for a playoff game this week, like most of us the pandemic has changed St. Pierre’s perspective on things quite a bit….

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High School: NEFJ Featured Team of the Week – Mansfield

October 23, 2020
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Since the fall of 1988, Mansfield head coach Michael Redding has seen and done just about everything there is to do within the realm of Massachusetts football. However, this year has obviously been like no other, and Redding has learned quite a bit about himself and more importantly about his players and their ability to roll with the punches. “Be patient,” Redding has constantly told his team this fall. “It’s…

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Boston College: Springfield Central’s Joseph Griffin Jr commits to the Eagles

October 22, 2020
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Another day and another Massachusetts recruit opts to stay home. Springfield Central wise receiver Joseph Griffin Jr. has committed to Boston College. https://twitter.com/joegogetit2/status/1319044381731684352?s=21 Griffin is the third Massachusetts member in the Class of 2022 in the last week and a half to commit to the Eagles joining Lawrence Academy tight end Matt Ragan and Everett wide receiver Ismael Zamor. Aside from Boston College, Griffin also had offers from UMass, Duke,…

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Boston College: Eagles pick up another key 2022 commitment in Ismael Zamor

October 21, 2020
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For the second time in a week, Boston College has picked up another key local commitment. This time it is Everett junior wide receiver Ismael Zamor who committed last night. https://twitter.com/zamorismael/status/1318675172635836416?s=21 Zamor had nine total offers. UMass, Michigan, Syracuse and Temple were among the other schools that offered him. The three star prospect stands at 6-1 170 and is an explosive playmaker in the mold of a Mike Sainristil. Zamor…

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Malden Catholic Hosting Youth Football Clinic October 30th for Breast Cancer Awareness

October 20, 2020
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If you’re looking for a way to get your child into some football activities while helping out a good cause, this event next weekend is for you. On October 30 (6 P.M.) at Malden Catholic High School, Framingham State University defensive coordinator Shawn Theriault is running a combine type of event for middle school aged kids. “We teamed up with Malden Catholic to give our youth a fun outlet to…

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High School: NEFJ Featured Team of the Week – Springfield Central

October 16, 2020
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Image courtesy of Gage Nutter While programs continue to struggle with a lack of direction from local decision makers (yes, I’m still on this), the defending Division 3 Super Bowl champion Springfield Central program is in an even greater state of uncertainty than they were before. It was recently announced that Springfield Public Schools would be temporarily pausing all athletic events and practices for two weeks after a positive Covid…

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High School: NEFJ Featured Team of the Week – Ashland

October 9, 2020
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Photo courtesy of Ken McGagh It’s been 10 months since Ashland head coach Andrew MacKay and the Clockers celebrated a Division 6 Super Bowl title at Gillette Stadium. Instead of being in the thick of another title chase, the Clockers – like many others – are in a state of uncertainty right now. Other districts have allowed teams to begin some workouts, but Ashland isn’t one of them and the…

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High School: NEFJ Featured Team of the Week – Abington

October 2, 2020
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Photo courtesy of Marc Vasconcellos/Enterprise We’ve survived a month without high school football here in Massachusetts, but, it hasn’t been easy. We here at New England Football Journal have tried our best to keep the high school game relevant in the months it should be with John’s weekly Coaches Chat and our featured team of the week as well. The response has been phenomenal and we know there are tons…

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