By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff MILTON – Jack Reilly tossed three touchdowns to lead Abington to a 20-14 victory over Joseph Case to capture the Northeast 7-v-7 South Regional championship on Friday. “I’m very proud of us,” said Reilly. The second meeting of the day between the two teams looked quite similar to their first matchup. In the first meeting, the Green Wave pulled out a 26-25 victory thanks to…

Image courtesy of On3 On Monday morning, Rivals and On3 unveiled its latest Top 300 rankings for the 2027 class and New England has four names on the list. The highest ranked New Englander is Connecticut’s Mekai Brown, coming in at No. 18 in the country. The Greenwich Country Day School EDGE and soon-to-be senior is already committed to USC. Brown had 25+ offers from every major program you can…

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent SOUTHINGTON, CT— Every summer, the big boys responsible for all the dirty work on the football field get a day dedicated to them at Southington High School. This year’s event took place on Saturday, where those participating in a four-plus hour long Southington Lineman Challenge compete in nine different workout events. After placing second in last year’s challenge, the Southington Blue Knights football team’s ‘A’…

Image courtesy of @CTGripandRip via X By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent NEW CANAAN – The New Canaan Rams defeated Archbishop Stepinac out of the highly competitive NY Catholic League 32-23 to win the 19th annual Grip It & Rip It 7-on-7 tournament at at home on Saturday. New Canaan went 8-2 on the weekend, losing to Greenwich on day one and Fairfield Ludlowe during the double-elimination phase of Saturday’s bracket,…