By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff BOSTON — A Strong second half leads Central Catholic to a 28-7 victory over Boston College High in a Merrimack Valley Conference vs Catholic Conference showdown on Friday night. The Eagles and Raiders were both coming off narrow losses in week one to out-of-state opponents. BC High dropped an overtime thriller to La Salle, while the Raiders dropped a close one to Archbishop Stepinac (NY)…….

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff WALPOLE – No. 23 Foxborough ran the ball well and kept Walpole in check defensively in a 27-21 road win Friday night at Turco Field. The Warriors (2-0) dominated the middle two quarters, outscoring the Timberwolves 20-0 in the 24 minute period to give themselves some cushion heading into the final quarter. Senior Ryan Foley (20 carries, 113 yards) was the star performer for Foxborough….

BERLIN —  John Capodice’s homecoming back as the Berlin Redcoats football team’s head coach couldn’t have been any better.

KILLINGLY — Hayden and Hunter Allard. They might unarguably be the best football brother duo in high school football in the state of Connecticut. 

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff It’s officially Week 2 of the MIAA football season. There were intriguing matchups for Week 1 in Massachusetts last weekend. More interesting games are ahead this Friday night. Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont also kicked off last weekend. Connecticut joins the fun this weekend, in addition to the NEPSAC. Below we’ll take a glance at the top games on the docket for this…

Each week we will talk about ten games that got our attention from the week that was.
Week one featured some terrific match-ups that ended up being great games. Here are ten games that got our attention.

Fenway Park, the iconic home of the Boston Red Sox, will once again host high school football games this November. The legendary ballpark announced on Monday that it will be the site of four classic Thanksgiving rivalry matchups.

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent Outlook: The Greenwich Cardinals have won two of the last three Class LL state titles, defeating West Haven 14-0 last year. Linebackers Jack Kelly, Santi Parra, and Justin Carroll return, who combined for 347 tackles last year on a team that allowed just 9.3 points per game last season. On offense, they return leading running back Hector Lopez, who rushed for 1,218 yards and 13…

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent Outlook: Class L runs through New Canaan. They’ve won the last three state titles. The Rams also enter GameTime CT’s Top 10 Poll as the No. 1 ranked team in the state heading into the season. They’ve won seven state titles in the last 11 years. They return six starters on each side of the ball including Villanova commit Andrew Esposito. Darien is the other Class…