By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents With Thanksgiving past us, the 2025 CIAC high school football regular season has concluded. With the first round of the playoffs slated to kick off on Wednesday, December 3rd after being pushed back due to weather, all first round matchups have been finalized. As we look at the Top 25 teams in the state before postseason play officially begins, one new team……
By Tom King Nashua Telegraph Sports/NEFJ Contributor NASHUA – When they left Stellos Stadium after throttling Nashua High School South by 20 points in the second week of the season, the Bedford Bulldogs looked like the best team in Division I. Saturday, they returned to Stellos and made that official in the NHIAA championship game, sealing the deal with a 35-7 pasting of No. 3 Pinkerton Academy in front of…
WELLESLEY, MA — The Wellesley Raiders delivered a statement victory on Thanksgiving morning, defeating arch-rival Needham 20-6 in the 138th edition of the oldest public high school football rivalry in the nation.
QUINCY, MA — Quincy Coach Ed Dewitt finally got the Thanksgiving Day victory he’d been waiting for. In another hard-fought battle between the two ancient rivals at Veterans Memorial Stadium, the Presidents beat rival North Quincy 28-14 win, extending their series lead to 50-38-5.
WESTWOOD- Xaverian and St. John’s Prep know each other well. So well in fact, that this is the second time in three years that the two schools are playing on Thanksgiving and the following week for a Division One state title.
NORTHBRIDGE- After 50 years of coaching, 411 wins and 10 Super Bowl wins, legendary Northbridge Coach Ken LaChappelle coached in his final game on Thursday and retired a winner as his Rams beat rival Uxbridge 48-13.
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON – West head coach Tom Milewski continued his Thanksgiving tradition of beating cross-town rival East on Thursday. Since taking over as head coach in 2018, the Falcons had not lost a game in the rivalry matchup. The streak continued for a seventh straight Thanksgiving win, with West taking a 34-8 victory. “This is a great rivalry; it’s one of the best rivalries, in my…
By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent SOUTHINGTON — Hosting the No. 10 Cheshire Rams in the 29th Apple Valley Classic Thanksgiving Day game, the Southington Blue Knights football team broke a two-game skid against Cheshire with a dominant 31-0 shutout victory. The Blue Knights were led on offense by running back Ben Beaulieu, who scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) and quarterback Luke Prozzo, who threw a pair of touchdown…
By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent FRANKLIN – With the Hockomock League title on the line, it was all King Philip as they routed Franklin 49-19 on Thanksgiving Day to take the Hockomock League Kelley-Rex division title. “It’s such a hard grind. You got three days rest. To be able to come back and be physical and be able to make plays to win the game is huge,” said King Philip…
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent BOSTON – The night ended with the renewed rivalry between Lexington and Concord-Carlisle. In the fifth year since the Thanksgiving tradition was revived, the Patriots continued to dominate the series. Lexington will have to wait another year to try for its first win since the return of the rivalry, as Concord-Carlisle took a shutout 32-0 win. “It’s surreal,” Concord-Carlisle head coach Josh Reed said. “They…