New England high school preview — Week 3

September 20, 2023

Springfield Central at Xaverian —The Hawks have played Central in each of the last two D1 postseasons, and the Golden Eagles have won handily each time. Xaverian has a punishing ground game and high-flying aerial assault, while Central QB Jareth Staine is an accurate passer. Franklin at Duxbury — Duxbury opened the season with a loss to Hanover, but redeemed itself the very next week with a win over Mansfield…….

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Quick conversation with Milford coach Dale Olson

September 19, 2023

MILFORD — On Monday, we went over to Milford to do a feature on Scarlet Hawks kicker/running back/linebacker Nick Araujo. We also had the chance to talk with Milford coach Dale Olson. It was a short conversation, but Olson hit on a few topics of note as his team prepares to face Natick in a nonleague game. Here’s what he said. (You’re winning games. How does the team feel about……

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Five underrated high school results from Week 2

September 18, 2023

There were a few results that caught our eye over the weekend that were not included in our preview or Top 25 and 15 out teams. These squads aren’t ranked at the moment, but still bear watching. (In alphabetical order of winning team) Bishop Feehan 29, Attleboro 6 — We did not want to count out Feehan too quickly after the Shamrocks lost a competitive game to North Attleboro in……

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Q&A with Worcester South coach Bob LaRose

September 17, 2023

One of the major results from the weekend was Worcester South earning a 14-13 victory over Grafton. With the win, the Colonels improve to 2-0, having defeated Leicester the opening week. Grafton dropped to 1-1. We expected South to be strong this year, but the Colonels were replacing one of the top running backs in the state in Angelo LaRose. But coach Bob LaRose has restocked the shelves, and South……

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Week 2 MIAA top 25

September 17, 2023

A lot of upheaval this week, as some top teams fell, and there were a few upsets mixed in. Two of our top 5 teams lost, but to very good, out-of-state competition, so we did not really penalize them. On to the rankings . . . Week 2 MIAA Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (1-1) — A costly defeat to Cardinal Newman (Fla.). 2. St. John’s Prep (2-0) — This……

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St. John’s Prep 30, Central Catholic 28 — Eagles’ run game leads the way

September 16, 2023

DANVERS — For decades, St. John’s Prep has come right at opponents with a familiar script. The Eagles run counter, then toss, then counter again, then toss again. And when the opponent sneaks up, Prep runs play action and hits you over the top. It appears that this year, the Prep has the type of personnel again to execute this winning formula. The Eagles had two rushers eclipse the century……

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