High School Dudes of the Week – Week 6
Plenty of big time performers this week. Here are our Dudes of the Week.
High School
Fornaro named Patriots Coach of the Week
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have named Al Fornaro, Head Coach of the Xaverian Brothers High School football team, as their High School Coach of the Week, following the Hawks’ thrilling upset victory over previously undefeated and top-ranked Catholic Memorial Knights.
MIAA Top 25 – Week 7
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff For the third time this season, there is a new team atop the New England Football Journal MIAA top 25. Like the previous two, the new top dog is a member of the Catholic Conference. St. John’s Prep continues to roll along and is now the top-ranked team in the state. Catholic Memorial had been number one for weeks before falling to Xaverian for the first…
St. John’s Prep head coach Brian St. Pierre inducted into Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame
Image courtesy of The Salem News St. John’s Prep head coach Brian St. Pierre was stressed out about missing a practice this past weekend. St. Pierre hadn’t missed one as the head coach of the program for 11 years now and never missed one as a player at BC or in the NFL, but he just couldn’t get out of this pesky little commitment… That ‘commitment’ was enjoying a weekend…
Connecticut Top 25 – Week 6
By Rob Gullo and Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents Many teams were on their byes this past weekend in the state of Connecticut for high school football, with not much movement in this week’s Top 25 poll. However, there was some action which saw a bit of a shakeup in the rankings. Here’s our latest poll: 1. New Canaan (5-0) – New Canaan is returning from its bye and hosts No….
BB&N 24, Milton Academy 22 – Taylor, Snoonian lead Knights to wild win
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff CAMBRIDGE – Buckingham and Brown Nichols School continued its dominance over Milton Academy with a dramatic 24-22 victory on Saturday. It’s been some time since Milton Academy has beaten BB&N (2022), when the Mustangs came out with a 31-14 victory. Since then, the Knights have been a problem for the Mustangs. Saturday evening, the Knights kept it rolling thanks to Damon Taylor and the leg…
Xaverian 25, Catholic Memorial 22 – Govostes’ game-winning field goal gives Hawks instant classic win
WESTWOOD – From about 4:30 in the afternoon onward Friday, the big game atmosphere was palpable at Xaverian High School. The two-time defending D1 champion Hawks were hosting D2 perennial power Catholic Memorial. With college coaches surrounding the sidelines, stands packed to capacity on both sides, Fox 25 and Channel 5 on hand and an appearance from Drake Maye, the night lived up to the hype and then some. And…
Barnstable 35, Dartmouth 7 – Red Hawks hammer Indians in matchup of unbeaten teams
By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondant BARNSTABLE – In a clash of two unbeaten teams, it was all Barnstable in a 35-7 win over Dartmouth on Friday night. “That right there was a team effort. We were getting the ball to many different people tonight,” said Barnstable head coach Ross Jatkola. I thought Kyle Coffin did an unbelievable job making the right plays at the right time and the right situations….
Amesbury 30, North Reading 28 – Redhawks get big performances from Dube & Scialdone
By Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent AMESBURY – For four straight years, Amesbury and North Reading have matched up and the final result has always been a one-possession game. Friday night was no different as the two stylistically opposed offenses clashed for yet another thrilling ending. Ultimately, Amesbury proved to be too much with senior quarterback Justin Dube and junior running back Connor Scialdone leading the way to a 30-28 Redhawks…
La Salle Academy 42, St. Raphael’s 25 – Perry leads the way as the Koppen Era rolls on
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent PAWTUCKET – The Dan Koppen era at La Salle Academy continued its promising start on Friday, ending St. Raphael’s undefeated season on the road. Samuel Perry starred in the 42-25 win, throwing five touchdowns with four of them going for 30+ yards. Koppen picked up his third head coaching win, and second in-state win after beating Bishop Hendricken on Oct. 3. “They have a lot…