By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff We’ve reached the final week of September. The football hierarchy across New England is starting to take shape. One common theme this week is the crossover games between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. There are three of those matchups this week. The overall slate in Massachusetts isn’t quite what it has been in other weeks this year, but the top matchups are some of the best……

The NEPSAC season is officially underway with every program in the conference now having at least two games under their belt.
With realignment, we are getting some big time early season match-ups including this weekend. Match-ups that should give us a good idea of what we can expect this season.

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff As we enter the final week of September, there were minimal changes at the top of the top 25. The top three teams all won in convincing fashion. Springfield Central and King Philip swap places after the Golden Eagles dominated Mansfield on the road. Wellesley and Methuen fall out of this week’s top 25 after losing last week. Milton and Winchester debut this week at…

Image courtesy of CIAC Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents As the high school season continues, more and more drama builds with upsets, big wins, and teams exceeding expectations. Like Week 1 to Week 2, the Week 3 poll had some movement in all over the rankings. Here’s the Top 25 Poll heading into Week 3: 1. New Canaan (2-0) – No surprise here. After a dominant 47-0 win……

BELMONT – For the first time in about a decade, St. Paul’s made a road trip down to Belmont on Saturday afternoon for a game as a fellow ISL team. With the new realignment, the Sextants hosted the Pelicans in both teams’ season opener. It was ugly on both sides with multiple turnovers and missed opportunities. In the end, Canadian native Isaiah Petryk-Orr had three rushing touchdowns and St. Paul’s…

WESTWOOD – This may not be the powerhouse Everett of old, but Rob DiLoretto brought the Crimson Tide into Xaverian on Friday night unbeaten and looking to pull an upset. For one quarter, the Hawks let Everett hang around. Then, the two-time defending D1 champs did what good teams do when trying to establish an identity early in the season. They dominated. Xaverian built a 21-point halftime lead en route…

By Chris Vogel NEFJ Correspondent BEDFORD, N.H., – After a win over one of the top teams in the Granite State last week, Bedford had the opportunity to prove it could hang with anyone in Maine. Enter Thornton Academy, who making the road trip down. Bedford proved to be up to the task, scoring 26 unanswered to come from behind for a 26-14 victory. The Bulldogs got scoring, taking advantage…

By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent MANSFIELD – Losing to St. John’s Prep in the opening week of the season really did not sit well with Springfield Central. Just ask Mansfield. The Golden Eagles had two weeks to prepare after being off last week, but instead focused more on themselves and improving in areas they can control. Central made the long drive from western Mass and showed up to the Hornets’…

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