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……

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…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent CANTON – On its second offensive play, Canton scored an 89-yard touchdown to put the Bulldogs up 6-0 on Foxborough seven-and-a-half minutes into the game. From that point forward, the Warriors defense stiffened and held Canton scoreless over the final 40-plus minutes to secure a massive 14-6 Hockomock League road win. “[The Canton touchdown] was a wake up call” said Foxborough head coach Jack Martinelli….

Plenty to talk about in this week’s high school journal so here goes. We talk about some of last week’s big winners and look ahead to this weekend.

Image courtesy of Catholic Memorial Athletics By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff The playoffs are rapidly approaching across New England. Last week was one of major upheaval around Massachusetts. Each remaining week should provide increased chaos as jockeying for the postseason heats up. Take a look below at some of this week’s top games from across New England: Massachusetts Catholic Memorial at Xaverian: One of the top games in the state…

Milton High School football coach Steve Dembowski has achieved a monumental milestone on Friday night, winning the 200th game of his coaching career. A career that spans over 30 years.

Plenty of players in the area had big games this weekend. Here are this week’s High School Dudes of the Week.

By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents Week 5 of the high school football season in Connecticut saw a Top 5 team go down in overtime, while some of the other teams high in the poll got to catch their breath with a bye. Separation is starting to take place as teams officially hit the second half of the regular season. Here’s our latest Top 25 heading into Week…