MVC Announces Showcase Day for May 21st

April 7, 2025

The Merrimack Valley Conference will be putting on a Showcase Day on Wednesday May 21st at 7 pm at Andover High School.  The showcase will feature talent from 11 programs in the conference. It is a good opportunity for some of the top returning players in the MVC to show off what they can do for college coaches. Andover Coach Jay Fielding says that it is important to come together……

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Staples promotes Matthew Jacowleff to head coach

April 3, 2025

Courtesy of Staples Football Staples High School has a new head coach and it is a familiar name. Associate Head Coach and offensive coordinator Matthew Jacowleff has been promoted to the top job, replacing Adam Behrends who took a job at the University of New Mexico earlier this off-season. Jacowleff is a Staples alum, graduating in 2015. He is also a Northeastern and Fairfield University graduate and currently teaches at……

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Catching up with Catholic Memorial’s Kise Flannery after his commitment to Harvard

April 2, 2025

We had an opportunity to catch up with Catholic Memorial quarterback Kise Flannery on Monday after he committed to Harvard. Here is what Kise had to say after announcing the news on Sunday evening. NEFJ: Aside from the great education, why else did you decide to commit to Harvard? KF: “Aside from the great education, the coaching staff was a huge reason I decided to commit to Harvard. Coach Aurich……

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Capodice named new coach at Berlin High School

April 2, 2025

Courtesy of Wesleyan Athletics A familiar name is taking over the Berlin, Connecticut Football Program. John Capodice, who won 98 games and a state title at the school is back.  Capodice coached Berlin High School from 2004 to 2014 but then was abruptly relieved of his duties in 2015 when allegations of recruiting surfaced. Capodice’s resume at Berlin spoke for itself. He took the program to the playoffs nine times……

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Showcase dates & times in Connecticut and Massachusetts officially announced; New York & New Jersey added

March 25, 2025

Showcase season is fast approaching as the dates for the Connecticut and Massachusetts NEPSAC Showcases were announced today.  Connecticut will go first May 12th. Here is the schedule of stops for college coaches from across the country for the Nutmeg State. Brunswick: 6:30 am Choate Rosemary Hall: 9:00 am Cheshire Academy: 10:15 am Taft School: 11:45 am Avon Old Farms: 1:30 pm St. Thomas More: 3:30 pm Loomis Chaffee: 5:30……

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Portland (ME) Coach Sean Green steps away

March 22, 2025

After leading Portland (ME) High School to a Class A state title, Sean Green has stepped down as head football coach. “After much thought and reflection, I have made the difficult decision to step down as the Head Football Coach of Portland High School.” By all accounts, the announcement was a surprise as one of the top coaches in Maine walks away from a program that is just starting to……

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Duane Sigsbury steps down as the head coach at Billerica

March 21, 2025

Duane Sigsbury is stepping down as the head football coach at Billerica. Sigsbury is stepping away due to family. He wants to watch his son play college football. Sigsbury complied a 76-41 record  and won five league titles in 11 seasons, including three in a row from 2021 to 2023.  Sigsbury came to Billerica after a successful stint as an offensive coordinator and head coach at Cathedral High School where……

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Brian Vaughn named new head coach at Arlington Catholic

March 20, 2025

Arlington Catholic has a new head football coach. Former Lynn Classical Coach Brian Vaughan takes over the program, replacing Dave Wilcox. Arlington Catholic has struggled the last two seasons, going 1-10 in 2023 and 2024. Vaughan has developed the reputation of being a program builder and while Classical finished 3-7 last season, they did 6-5 in 2023. Vaughan had a career record of 43-38 at the school.  Vaughan was a……

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Catching up with Williston-Northampton DE/TE Chase Bedrossian

March 19, 2025

Chase Bedrossian recently announced he is reclassifying and going from Bishop Hendricken to Williston Northampton. We caught up with him to find out why he ultimately chose to transfer.  NEFJ: What made you decide to leave Bishop Hendricken for WNH? CB: “The reason I decided to reclass and transfer from Hendricken was because it was a great opportunity that I did not want to pass up on. It was also……

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High School Journal for 3/16/25

March 16, 2025

We spent the past two weekends at the Big New England Clinic and the MHSFCA Clinic at Gillette Stadium. We got some good stuff so here goes.  We heard that Bill Belichick told coaches when he was here that North Carolina will be recruiting the area for “a while.” Interesting because I still see him returning to the NFL at some point.  Scituate Coach Herb Devine told me he is……

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