The Waltham High School football program may quietly be making a move towards becoming a threat in the Dual County League. Head coach John Bourque has been a part of the Waltham coaching staff since 1998 and has been the head coach since 2010. Bourque has been around for the good and the bad during his time with the Hawks as a coach and player, and hopes that this season…
Series record: Xaverian leads the all-time series 30-21 A look at the rivalry: While this isn’t one of the longest rivalries on our countdown, it is one of the most competitive. Xaverian saw a six-game win streak over the Eagles end last season with a 35-0 thumping by the eventual D1 state champion Eagles. Quite a bit of talent has graced the field when these two teams meet as well….
Images courtesy of the Boston Herald Series Record: Reading leads the all-time series 61-24-8. View of the Rivalry: Stoneham and Reading have been playing on Thanksgiving since 1899. However, the Spartans and Rockets have been playing continuously that morning since 1923. This is one of the oldest rivalries in the state of Massachusetts and is also recognized as one of the oldest in the entire country as well. While Reading…
Series Record: Leominster leads the all-time series 62-47-6 View of the Rivalry: Leominster and Fitchburg have been playing on Thanksgiving for 114 years. The two schools have been playing each other for 125 years. It is arguably the most intense Thanksgiving rivalry in Central Mass. The two schools started playing in 1894. Leominster won the first meeting 40-0.Fitchburg however disputed this as the first game until 1969. It shows how…
Series Record: North Attleboro leads 61-30-8 View of the Rivalry: Attleboro and North Attleboro were scheduled to meet for the 100th time this year but the game has obviously been canceled due to COVID-19. The rivalry between North Attleboro and Attleboro is the oldest in the region. It began in 1921. The two schools did not play in 1958. North Attleboro has dominated the series, winning two thirds of the…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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,…