By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff LYNN  — Michael Sherman set the tone early with a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown as No.8 St. Mary’s thumped No.9 Greater Lawrence 48-13 in the opening round of the D5 playoffs on Friday night. When the brackets came out on Sunday, a potential rematch between St. Mary’s and the top seed in D5 Shawsheen Tech was a real possibility and now it’s come……

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff BRAINTREE – Archbishop Williams has rolled all season long. The Bishops entered Friday night’s contest 8-0 and averaging a shade under 35 points per game. Only once in the regular season did the Bishops win a game by fewer than two scores. In the first round of the Division 5 state tournament, Archbishop Williams showed its grit and ability to win a different way. After…

The playoffs kick off in Rhode Island this weekend and we have some great first round and potential second round match ups in all four divisions. Here is our playoff preview. Division 1 La Salle Academy (1) BYE North Kingstown (2) BYE St. Raphael’s (6) at Bishop Hendricken Portsmouth (5) at Cranston West (4) Bowl Tournament Burriville (10) at Cumberland (7) Barrington (9) at Central (8) Breakdown: La Salle is……

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,…