Leon Modeste Bowl — Choate (8-0) at Phillips Exeter (7-1) These might be the two best NEPSAC teams playing this weekend, or is at least close to it. Choate has walloped most of the teams it has played this season. Nick Rubino has had an excellent season at quarterback. He spreads the ball around to talented skill players like Pearson Hill, Jadon Spain, and Blaize Cameron. Choate also has some……
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Another big game this weekend is the D2 state semifinal between Catholic Memorial and Marshfield. The Rams opened the season with losses to St. John’s Prep and Methuen, but have come roaring back with eight consecutive wins. We reached out to Marshfield coach Chris Arouca to talk about his team and the challenge ahead. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: The first thing I want to……
One of the biggest games of the coming weekend is in D2, when Barnstable plays King Philip. The Red Hawks are the No. 5 seed and come in at 9-1, having just beaten Peabody, 13-9, over the weekend. We wanted to catch up with Barnstable coach Ross Jatkola, so we talked with him briefly over the phone on Monday night. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian:……
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A big shakeup in the Chaos Poll, as Belmont Hill winning the ISL and some losses in the ranks of the postgrad schools leads to some changes. Belmont Hill shocked everyone this year, and is rewarded here with a big jump. On to the rankings . . . Week 8 Chaos Poll 1. St. John’s Prep (10-0) 2. Catholic Memorial (7-2) 3. Xaverian (8-2) 4. King Philip (10-0) 5. Springfield……
Some big results this weekend, with the Xaverian win over Springfield Central acting as the main mover. There are plenty of other games that made a difference in other spots, too, and you’ll see that throughout. On to the rankings . . . Week 10 MIAA Top 25 1. St. John’s Prep (10-0) — Gets Andover for the second year in a row. 2. Catholic Memorial (7-2) — Got a……
GROTON — In Saturday’s Independent School League showdown with Lawrence Academy, BB&N wanted to send an early signal that the Knights were the superior team. Message received, loud and clear. Bo MacCormack returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and the Knights never looked back in a 52-21 victory. BB&N scored 42 points by halftime, and dominated from start to finish. With the win, BB&N improved to 6-2 and looks……
By Mike Scandura NEFJ Correspondent WARWICK- Discipline. As much as anything that was the difference in No. 1 Hendricken’s 21-20 overtime victory against No. 4 Central in a Division I semifinal game Friday night. The Hawks (8-1) won the coin toss prior to overtime, deferred and Central (3-7) took advantage. It scored on a six-yard run off right tackle by quarterback Avani Rodrigues. But in an eyeblink the Knights were……
