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Boston College: Eagles’ coaches discuss the importance of high school football

August 14, 2020

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston College There is an unfortunate belief that high school football will not happen this season here in Massachusetts. After new “guidelines” were put out on Thursday, and a tweet from WBZ’s Dan Roche regarding the upcoming season being in jeopardy, the doubt began to set in. While nothing is official, your immediate attention should turn to the players. Missing senior year is one thing, but for…

High School: A five step plan to play high school football this fall

August 14, 2020

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Image courtesy of the Boston Herald. Photo by Joseph Prezioso I am going to cut to the chase. Here are five simple steps that can be taken to ensure we play high school football in Massachusetts this fall. The steps coincide with a six game league season six game. Five league games and Thanksgiving. The best team standing at the end would win their league title. There would be no…

Boston College: Eagles navigating strange recruiting waters during pandemic

August 7, 2020

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Image courtesy of JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF By Kevin J. Stone/@kstone06 Over the past decade or so, Massachusetts high school football has gone from under the radar nationally in terms of recruiting to becoming a rising hot bed for some of the top programs in the country. Dozens of players from the area are now committing to top tier programs, which is both a good and bad thing for new Boston…

High School: Get to know the name Joenel Aguero. You are going to hear a lot about him in the coming years

July 29, 2020

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Photo courtesy of Rose Raymond/fotoworks If you don’t know who St. John’s Prep athlete Joenel Aguero is, you will found out soon enough. Aguero is the most highly touted prospect to come out of Massachusetts in a long time and that is saying a lot when you consider all of the talent the state has produced in recent years. Aguero is the class of 2023 yet he already holds 11…

High School: Jaden Young and Nathan Roach commit to Navy

July 26, 2020

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Add Navy to the growing list of programs that are recruiting Massachusetts and New England after the Midshipman landed commitments from BB&N lineman Jaden Young and Nathan Roach this week. I am grateful and ready for the next phase of life, and to say that I am committed to the Naval Academy! #GoNavy⚓️⚓️ @NavyFB @JMacDonald_Navy @NAVYCoachKen pic.twitter.com/v1dSPlvZLd — Jaden Young (@Jaden_E_Young) July 21, 2020 The ISL announced this past week…

High School: Football remains a high risk sport in the state of Massachusetts

July 25, 2020

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The governors office released its latest youth sports guidelines yesterday and in those guidelines, football remained a high risk sport. We are now in “Phase 3” here in Massachusetts but the state views contact sports as high risk which means it is still not totally safe to play those sports. Football, hockey, lacrosse and basketball are among ten sports the state considers high risk right now. According to state guidelines,…

High School: Fall Sports pushed back to September 14th but football still faces an uphill climb

July 24, 2020

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The MIAA announced on Tuesday that fall sports have been pushed back to September 14th. On the surface, you might think that’s good news but football and all fall sports are not quite out of the woods just yet. The fate of fall sports rests in the hands of Governor Charlie Baker and DESE. No decision will be made on fall sports until the governor and the department of education…

High School: What happens if there’s no high school football in Massachusetts?

July 12, 2020

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By Kevin Stone/@kstone06 Two months ago if you asked me whether I thought there would be a high school football season or not in September I would’ve said absolutely. Pandemic and all, I’ve just always kind of thought that some things – school and high school sports being one of them – would be back to a new type of normal, but the bottom line is they would be back….

High School: MIAA neglects the MHSFCA proposal for a ten game season and streamlined playoffs

July 1, 2020

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The MIAA’s Tournament Management Committee agreed on Monday to an eight division structure for high school football in Massachusetts. The committee also finalized plans to move to a new statewide playoff format in 2021. The committee also announced that the first two years of the state wide playoff format would entail of an eight game regular season meaning they did not take into consideration the proposal put forth by the…

High School: Unfortunately, Mystic Valley may not be the only program not playing football this fall

June 25, 2020

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Mystic Valley Regional Charter School became the first school in the state to announce that they would not be playing football this fall. According to Superintendent Alexander J. Dan, the district conducted a survey this spring and found that only 16 parents of players who played last season felt comfortable enough to allow their kids to play this season. The affect of this decision will go beyond the Mystic Valley…

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