By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Mehkhai Taylor made noise on both sides of the ball for Cranston West on Friday night, leading the Falcons to a 45-34 win over the reigning Division II champion South Kingstown. The Falcons opened with the football, with Taylor taking a third-down rush 61 yards for the opening score. Joseph Manzi’s point after was off the mark. “Mehkhai’s become our offensive spark,……

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff We are officially past the halfway point in the Massachusetts high school football regular season. League play begins this week for many teams and the playoff pictures are beginning to take shape. Below, we take a look at the top games from across the region: Massachusetts Central Catholic at Methuen: Both teams are coming off massive wins. The Rangers are trying to prove they can…

Week 5 featured some big performances throughout New England. Here are some of the notable ones.

Not many changes at the top of the poll this week but the bottom of the poll does see some movement with St, Mark’s entering the Top 10.

After a 27-14 win over Mashpee, Randolph Head Coach Jon Marshall has been named the New England Patriots Coach of the Week.

Image courtesy of MIAA By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff The Week 6 poll brings the most change we have seen yet this season. The first three spots remain the same as last week, but four new teams enter the mix. Plymouth South enters after a nail-biting win over Scituate. Weymouth and Wachusett enter for the first time this season after wins over previously-ranked Milton and Leominster, respectively. Methuen rejoins the…

Image courtesy of CIAC By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents The top two teams remain the same, but there is plenty of shakeup in this week’s Connecticut Top 25 following a number of head-to-head matchups between ranked foes. There are also three teams making their poll debut following impressive wins. Here’s our latest Top 25: 1. New Canaan (4-0) – It took a defensive effort, but New Canaan…

Images courtesy of Shane Joseph Cruz – The Moment Media By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff PEABODY — Archbishop Williams exploded for 49 points and routed Bishop Fenwick 49-27 to spoil the Crusaders homecoming weekend on Saturday. The Archies (4-0) rolled into Peabody with an offense averaging 26 points per game and a freshman quarterback in Hudson Garrity who so far has lived up to the hype surrounding him. On ABW’s…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff DUXBURY – Londonderry started the season in unfamiliar territory with a 1-3 record. The Lancers hit the road Saturday afternoon hoping to right the ship against Massachusetts power Duxbury. With two minutes and 15 seconds left in regulation, Londonderry head coach Jimmy Lauzon called a quarterback sneak – with a wrinkle. Quarterback Sullivan Daron faked as though the snap had gone high, but in reality…

In a game that will be remembered for a long time, Central Catholic pulled out a dramatic 28-27 nonleague victory over Xaverian at Lawrence Veterans Memorial Stadium.