The playoffs kick off in New Hampshire this weekend and we have some great first round and potential second round match ups in all four divisions.

The Yukica/New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation officially announced the 10 semifinalists for the 2025 award on Thursday, as chosen by the foundation’s committee. This prestigious award is presented annually to the most outstanding NHIAA football player

Image courtesy of the MIAA By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff Nine weeks of regular season football games are in the books. It’s time to turn the page to the postseason. The MIAA football playoffs begin Friday night. State champions will be crowned at Gillette Stadium December 4-6. Some divisions are more predictable than others, but we’re in store for another exciting postseason in Massachusetts. Division 1 The field: 1. St. John’s…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff It’s officially playoff season in Massachusetts. The final week of the regular season was a memorable one; there were ranked vs. ranked battles, upsets and plenty of changes to the playoff seeding. Abington, Bedford, and Burlington each debut in this week’s Top 25. Andover, Marblehead and Bridgewater-Raynham are out after suffering losses last week. Catholic Memorial and Bishop Feehan have first round bye weeks due to…

More big time performances this week. Here are this week’s Dudes of the Week for High School Football. Connecticut Maloney’s Devan Bacote rushed for 102 yards and scored 3 touchdowns in Maloney’s 30-28 loss to New Britain. DUDE! Plainville’s Chase Bouchard caught five passes for 120 yards and 2 touchdowns. He had an 80-yard kickoff return to start the game in a 56-20 win over Lewis Mills. DUDE! Fitch’s Sean…

By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents Not a ton of movement this week in the latest Connecticut state rankings, as the top teams have definitely separated themselves through seven weeks. Killingly and Greenwich did flip-flop positions, however, with Killingly moving up to their highest spot of the season at No. 2, while Greenwich drops one spot to No. 3. Southington is the only new addition to the poll,…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff DANVERS – Trailing Catholic Memorial by 12 late in the first half, St. John’s Prep needed a spark. Eagles coach Brian St. Pierre sent his offense out in wildcat formation. Running back Maxwell Parent took the direct snap and scored from six yards out to cut the lead to 20-14 and start a run of 21 straight St. John’s Prep points in the final four…

Image courtesy of Johan Moskowitz  By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent WESTPORT  —  For a second-straight week, St. Joseph’s defeated a top-10 team in the state, beating Staples 27-6 on the road Saturday afternoon. It was the Finn Kilmartin Show for St. Joseph as the junior scored all four of the team’s touchdowns. Kilmartin scored on runs from two (twice), one, and four-yards out. While it was Kilmartin who had all…

MANSFIELD – It’s been a strange few weeks for the Canton football team. That’s what made Friday night’s 28-16 win over Mansfield – the first for the program over the Hornets since 1990 – so special for the players and coaches. After starting 4-0, head coach Anthony Fallon was replaced by co-interim coaches Jeff Eckler and Marty Sasin. The Bulldogs lost two straight to North Attleboro and Foxboro before blowing…

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent PORTSMOUTH – Xavier Calderon sent Bishop Hendricken into the postseason with a walk-off field goal, ending Portsmouth’s undefeated season in a 20-17 overtime win. The Hawks were stonewalled until the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, taking advantage of bounces going their way and completing a miraculous comeback. “It was one of the most improbable wins I’ve ever been a part of as a…