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E.J Perry returning to Andover after brief retirement

July 23, 2024
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E.J Perry is back on the football sidelines. After retiring in May, Andover Athletic Director Wayne Puglisi announced on Monday that Perry is returning to the Andover Football program.  The program had been run by the Andover football staff in Perry’s absence. Since returning over three months ago, Perry changed his mind however and decided to return to a program he has turned around.  Prior to retiring, Perry racked up……

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Northeast 7v7 East regional wrap-up

July 21, 2024
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PEABODY — On a sunny day at Bishop Fenwick, BB&N won the open division, and Swampscott won the small, as each program had strong performances. There were over 30 teams in attendance, and it was just a good day of 7-on-7. This was BB&N’s second regional win of the summer, with a South title at Xaverian last week. The Knights were led by QB Damon Taylor, RB Bo MacCormack, WR……

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Northeast 7v7 Central regional wrap-up

July 21, 2024
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FITCHBURG — The Northeast 7v7 Central regional had about 25 teams, and although it was a smaller group of teams, there was no shortage of talent on display. In the end, Lawrence Academy claimed the title in a 28-22 win over West Springfield. It was one of the best 7-on-7 games of the summer, with both teams making outstanding plays. Here are some of the teams that stood out. Lawrence……

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Northeast 7-on-7 East Tournament Preview

July 20, 2024
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Shane Eason is one of the players to watch in today’s Northeast 7 on 7 East Regional The Northeast 7 on 7 rolls on today with the East Regional. Here are some thoughts on each pool. Open Division  Pool 1 Stacked pool with Woburn, BB&N, Masco, Andover and Lynn Classical.  This will be a good pool to watch. Plenty of quarterback talent and skill. Andover’s Dom Papa and BB&N’s Damon……

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Northeast 7-on-7 North regional wrap-up

July 15, 2024
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SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE — Unlike Saturday at Xaverian, the Northeast 7v7 North regional in Maine had nothing but clear skies and hot, sunny weather. It was a smaller group, but no less competitive, as the 20-team field showed off tremendous skill the whole day on Sunday. In the end, Thornton Academy of Maine defeated Milton in a back-and-forth final. Here’s what we saw. Thornton Academy was super all day. The……

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Northeast 7v7 South regional wrap-up

July 15, 2024
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WESTWOOD — We got the chance to to cover the Northeast 7v7 South regional on Saturday at Xaverian. It was a great day of competition. It started with a heavy downpour, and it looked like, maybe, this could be postponed or canceled. But Northeast 7v7 owner Steve Dembowski held firm, and eventually the rain stopped, and we got the whole tournament in. In the end, BB&N won the open division……

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Holliston hires Mike Yurof to be next head coach

July 11, 2024
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On Thursday, the Holliston athletic department announced the hiring of Mike Yurof to replace Todd Kiley as the program’s head football coach. Kiley took the Franklin job this offseason after Eian Bain left for Bridgewater-Raynham. As stated in the announcement, Yurof has nearly 30 years of coaching experience at both the high school and college levels. He has coached at Bishop Feehan, where he is an alum. He was an……

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17th Grip and Rip it Tournament kicks off on Friday

July 11, 2024
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The 17th annual Tri-State Grip it and Rip It tournament kicks off on Friday afternoon at New Canaan High School.  The tournament features 36 schools from Connecticut and New York. There are 27 Connecticut schools participating. Among them are defending state champions Staples (Class LL) and New Canaan (Class L), and two state runners-up in Darien (Class L) and Wilton (Class MM). Avon Old Farms will be in attendance as well. ……

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