It’s almost as if New England Football Journal has started a Western Mass football revolution lately. Ok, so maybe we don’t have THAT much of an impact, but, for the third time in four weeks WMASS is represented as our Featured Team of the Week, our 16th to be exact. That brings us to South Hadley. Head coach Scott Taylor has done his best to navigate the pandemic – like…
Andover senior captain and lineman AJ Heidtke is already committed to play football next year at Brown University, but that doesn’t matter right now. Heidtke and fellow senior captain Ben Entner – who is committed to play at Colby College – along with fellow senior linemen Parker Rankin (UNH perferred walk on) and Charlie Baillaregeon (Endicott) were all set to be the driving force behind a strong Golden Warrior squad…
An interesting proposal was put forth at yesterday’s MIAA football committee meeting by Shrewsbury Athletic Director Jay Costa. Costa proposed moving the start of the winter and spring seasons back one week. The proposal came after the committee met to discuss the MHSFCA proposal or as I have deemed it, “The Connecticut Plan.” as well as other football proposals. On the surface, this may seem like an idea that would…
When Amherst coach Chris Ehorn Jr. took over four years ago, expectations were low. Ehorn was just expected to keep the program afloat when he took over in 2016. Instead, the Hurricanes have become one of the more consistent programs in the state, making appearances in the D5 WMASS semifinals in 2017 and 2018 before winning a sectional title a year ago. Unfortunately, Amherst fell in the state championship game…
Image courtesy of Boston College Football Recruiting On December 16, 2019, Jeff Hafley was named head coach of the Boston College football team in a jam packed press conference. One year to the day on Wednesday, Hafley had 25 high school players from across the country sign NLI’s. Hafley and his staff even grabbed one recruit from Serbia to cap this wild year. This class is the best in program…
image courtesy of Ty Chan/HUDL Lawrence Academy offensive tackle/defensive end Ty Chan (Class of 2022) has committed to Notre Dame. Chan made the announcement on Thursday on Twitter. Go Irish ☘️! #irishrising22 pic.twitter.com/SvJSGBu0jJ — Ty Chan (@chansanity5) December 10, 2020 The four star recruit ( Per 24/7) has been a rising star in the recruiting circuit for the past two years and held 10 offers at the time of his…
As someone who has grown up in Waltham and Billerica, I will be the first to admit there is an eastern Massachusetts bias against western Massachusetts athletics. That’s just the way it is and the way it’s always been for as long as I’ve been alive. Up until 2012 I thought the western part of the state started in Milford. Having said all that and having now covered sports around…
Image courtesy of St. Sebastian’s Public high school football programs have dealt with the loss of the fall season and can see the light at the end of the tunnel as they look ahead towards February. The same can’t be said for ISL programs. With different schedules both acldemecially and athletically, there is no way that ISL football teams could play in February and not interfere with spring sports. So,…
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It is not only a day for giving thanks but it is also a day defined by family, food and football. Unlike other holidays, it has not been commercialized and in many ways, that is what still makes it special. Football has been the centerpiece of my Thanksgiving since I can remember. As an adult, I have been fortunate enough to coach in six Thanksgiving…
Series Record: Marblehead leads the series 55-49-6 Look at the Rivalry: Swampscott and Marblehead were scheduled to meet for the 111th time this season but that meeting is on hold thanks to COVID-19. The first meeting between the two schools took place in 1910. Since then, this rivalry has produced some of the best games in the state on Thanksgiving Day. The rivalry has had its far share of upsets…