St. John’s Shrewsbury 42, Xaverian 22 – Perry’s 5 TDs send Pioneers past Hawks

October 9, 2026

By Michael Najarian NEFJ Correspondent WESTWOOD — Brad Perry and Zaccheus Collins connected on a 90-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, but by that time, it was just an extra cherry on top of the victory sundae. Behind a five-TD day in the air by Perry and plenty of big plays from the defense, St. John’s Shrewsbury walked away with a stunning, thrilling and convincing 42-22 over Xaverian on Friday……

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King Philip 26, North Attleboro 14 – Warriors back to their winning ways

October 9, 2026

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent WRENTHAM – Over the last decade, winning has become the standard at King Philip. After starting the season in a rare 0-2 hole, the Warriors have used their familiar program formula of stout defense and a grinding rushing attack to get back on the winning track. On Friday night, the Warriors used that formula to fend off eighth-ranked North Attleboro, 26-14, in a Division 3…

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NEPSAC Top 10 Poll – Week 3

October 8, 2026

Another great week of NEPSAC Foitball featured some high scoring affairs. There is a lot of movement in this week’s poll. A couple teams dropped out and two new ones moved in.
Here is this week’s poll.

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New England High School Preview – October 8-10

October 7, 2026

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent The New England high school football season continues to roll on and with each passing week, we gain more clarity on which teams are contenders. This week’s schedule doesn’t feature as many top-tier matchups as past weeks, but there are still many games on the docket that are worth paying attention to. The headliner in the region this week is in Rhode Island where Catholic…

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MIAA Top 25 – Week 4

October 5, 2026

Image courtesy of MIAA By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent Another wild week is in the books. The headliner from last week was Central Catholic’s thrilling 52-51 win over Xaverian. With that win, the Raiders have jumped from 10 to four in this week’s New England Football Journal MIAA Top 25. St. John’s Prep remains atop the top 25 after a dominant 60-35 win over La Salle. Catholic Memorial and Springfield…

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