Image courtesy of CIAC Sports By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents The Top 5 remained the same, but there was plenty of movement in the latest Connecticut Football Top 25, including in the Top 10. A majority of the state had their byes either last week or this week, but there’s still been no shortage of big games, along with a few surprises. Here’s the latest poll: 1…….

Image courtesy of MIAA By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent Week 5 of the MIAA football season provided more chaos. In total, eight of the Top 25 teams from last week suffered losses. Four of those teams, Bishop Feehan, Foxborough, Billerica, and Peabody fell out of the top 25. They are replaced by Franklin, King Philip, Melrose, and Barnstable. Franklin and Melrose are making their season debuts. King Philip and Barnstable…

  By Michael Najarian NEFJ Correspondent BELMONT — Ben Rolapp’s touchdown pass to Alex McCormack on the first pass of the day by the Brunswick Bruins ended up being a harbinger of things to come. Behind two touchdown passes from Rolapp, two from James Smith, and big plays in all three facets of the game, Brunswick cruised to a 55-7 rout over Belmont Hill on Saturday afternoon. Head coach Wayne…

NEWTON – The demise of a Natick has been slightly exaggerated, at least for one night.  Three straight losses against very good teams in Milton, Milford and Mansfield had many writing the Redhawks off as a young team still a year or two away from truly competing again.  Then, Friday night happened…on the road.   Facing an unbeaten Newton North team looking to step over the old grizzled veteran of…

By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent FRANKLIN – Sometimes, all it takes is one key defensive stop to earn a victory. Franklin coach Todd Kiley — now in his third season at the helm of Franklin — fully understands that, having coached at the high school level for well over 20 years now after spending 21 seasons at Holliston. Having played Milford the last two years and having watched film on…

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent WARWICK – Don’t punt to Brendan Cardoso; that’s what Bishop Hendricken learned in the first quarter of another showdown with rival La Salle on Friday night. The Hawks adjusted and put together three shutout quarters against La Salle, taking the win 24-13. “A rivalry game is a rivalry game,” Hendricken head coach Keith Croft said. “I’m extremely proud of our kids and coaches; La Salle…

By Colby Shannon NEFJ Correspondent WALPOLE — An exhilarating interdivisional matchup between two powerhouse MIAA teams saw a one-score game until just six seconds remained. Wachusett gutted out a flashy win against Division 4 opponent Walpole on Friday night by a score of 31-21. “It felt good to prove all the haters wrong and get this win,” said senior quarterback Thomas Anderson, who posted an impressive statline (273 yards, 4…

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Correspondent LYNN – St. Mary’s defense and special teams’ big second half led the way to a 30-14 victory over Marblehead at Manning Field on Friday night. After Marblehead’s Trent Brown picked off Rowan Merryman early in the third quarter, the Spartans defense and special teams shifted the momentum of the game. Senior Christopher Agoha sacked Marblehead quarterback Sawyer Adams on third down to force a…

Image courtesy of Denyel Alvarez By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent MADISON — Behind five combined touchdowns from sophomore quarterback Jacob Rusher and running back Lucca Boyce, the Hand Tigers shut out a talented Cheshire Rams team 38-0, continuing its dominant 2026 season while improving to 5-0. Rusher threw three touchdown passes in the win and Boyce rushed for two as the Tigers’ defense pitched its third shutout of the season…