Recruiting Roundup: Needham

February 15, 2024

In 2021 and 2022, the Needham football program had a pair of uncharacteristic down years with losing records. Boy, that did not last long, did it? Last season, Needham posted a 10-2 record that included a run to the D1 state semifinals, where the Rockets lost a close game to eventual state champion Xaverian. The only other loss was to another state champion, D3 winner Milton in Bay State Conference……

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Connecticut Football Alliance releases it’s 2024 schedule

February 15, 2024

On Wednesday, the Connecticut Football Alliance released it’s 100 game schedule for the upcoming season. There are several intriguing match-ups on this year’s slate including some regional match-ups. It should be a great slate of games once again. Here is the full list of games. The top match-ups each week are in bold. We will give our top 15 match-ups on a separate piece this weekend. Week 1- Sept. 13……

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Recruiting Roundup: Choate

February 10, 2024

LJ Spinnato has things rolling pretty well over at Choate. This past fall, Choate went 9-0, which included a NEPSAC bowl win over Phillips Exeter. Under Spinnato, Choate has been one of the top programs in New England, sending players to every level of college football. We spoke with Spinnato this week to get the rundown on some of his top players as the offseason heats up. One player who……

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Moses Brown hires former Bryant star Lorenzo Perry as head coach

February 7, 2024

Image courtesy of Moses Brown Athletics Moses Brown has hired former UMass and Bryant running back Lorenzo Perry as the school’s new head football coach. Perry has long standing ties to the city of Providence having played his high school ball at LaSalle Academy. He was an all-state performer for the Rams and was the Gatorade Player of the Year his senior season. Perry then went off to UMass where……

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Champions Q&A: Leavitt coach Michael Hathaway

February 1, 2024

Michael Hathaway has it rolling pretty well with his Leavitt (Maine) program. Leavitt has won 22 straight games, and consecutive Class C state titles. The team is coming off an 11-0 season that includes a win over Class A champion Thornton Academy. We wanted to talk to Hathaway to see how he’s done it. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: It can’t be very often in……

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Recruiting Roundup: Wayland

January 31, 2024

Wayland coach Scott Parseghian just finished his 23rd season coaching the Warriors. He knows players like Max Dresens don’t just pass through the hallways every season. Dresens is a class of 2025 running back and linebacker who is turning into quite the prospect for either side. At 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, Dresens rushed for 1,762 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior. He also caught two touchdown passes. On defense, Dresens……

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Champions Q&A: West Boylston coach Mike Ross

January 25, 2024

It has been a dream stretch for West Boylston. In 2002, the Lions won the D7 state title. Then, after dropping down to D8, West Boylston took that state title with a win over Carver at Gillette Stadium. West Boylston was utterly dominant this season. The Lions went 13-0 and did not really have a close game. We caught up with Ross this week, and talked on the phone about……

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Trevor Knight to take over at Dracut

January 25, 2024

Following a report by Alex Agrella of RecruitingBoard.net, Trevor Knight confirmed on Twitter that he will be the next coach at Dracut. Knight takes over for Jermaine McKenzie, who stepped down after three years with the program. It has been a rough go of it lately for the Middies, who needed a co-op with Innovation Academy to have enough players to field a team. In Knight, Dracut finds someone who……

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