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2024 NEFJ MIAA All-State Teams

January 12, 2025
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It was another fantastic year for high school football in Massachusetts. Here are our first, second and third teams as well as this year’s honorable mentions. Congrats to everyone on a great year, we’re already looking forward to a stellar 2025. First Team Offense QB: Osiris Lopez, Leominster, Jr. RB: Mekhi Dodd, Catholic Memorial, Sr. RB: Justin Marques, Fairhaven, Sr. WR: Merrick Barlow, St. John’s Prep, Sr. WR: Lawson Foley,……

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MHSFCA announces All-State Teams

January 12, 2025
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The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association released their All-State Teams in each division on Saturday. Here is who made the team in each division. Congratulations to all who made the teams.  Divisions 1 and 2  Divisions 3 and 4 Divisions 5 and 6 Divisions 7 and 8  You are unauthorized to view this page.

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Nashua South names Josh Porter head coach

January 11, 2025
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Nashua South High School has promoted assistant Josh Porter to head coach. The 32 year old Porter has served as an assistant at served as an assistant coach at Dracut High School, his alma mater, and Lowell Catholic. He spent the 2021 season as the interim head coach at Dracut but was not retained after the season. Porter replaces Scott Knight who retired after 22 seasons. The Panthers finished 8-3……

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Champions Q&A: North Attleboro coach Mike Strachan

December 29, 2024
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It was a dream season for the North Attleboro Red Rocketeers. They won the D3 state title over Mansfield, the program’s first championship since 2002. North was one of the most physical teams in the state, both running the ball and stopping the run. We caught up with North coach Mike Strachan to get his thoughts on the season. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: I……

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MHSFCA announces its 2024 All-State football team

December 26, 2024
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The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association released it’s all state football team on Thursday.  Here are the offensive and defensive players on the all state team.  Offense  Quarterbacks: Jake Attaway (Hudson), Osiris Lopez (Leominster) Running Backs: Mehki Dodd (Catholic Memorial), Shane Eason (Methuen), Justin Marques (Fairhaven) Wide Receivers: Merrick Barlow (St. John’s Prep), Kaelan Chudzinski (St. Sebastian’s); Lawson Foley (Scituate) Offensive Line: Thomas Brown (Chelmsford), Naheem Ridore (Weymouth), Graham Roberts……

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Connecticut Football Alliance releases 129 game schedule for the 2025

December 26, 2024
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The Connecticut High School Football Alliance released its 2025 football schedule on Tuesday. Week one features some terrific match ups as do the ensuing weeks. Here are our top games and the full schedule.  10 Alliance games to watch: Week One  Fairfield Prep at Greenwich: Tough opener for the defending Class LL champs. Both teams graduate talented senior classes but return key contributors from last season.   New Canaan at……

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Final 2024 New England Top 25

December 22, 2024
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This New England poll was not easy to put together each week. There were a lot of moving parts, and not as much crossover as you’d like to see for rankings like these. But here it is, the final New England Top 25, the first of its kind. 1. Catholic Memorial (12-1) 2. New Canaan (12-1) 3. Xaverian (9-4) 4. Greenwich (11-2) 5. King Philip (12-1) 6. Masuk (10-3) 7. Needham……

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Champions Q&A: Xaverian coach Al Fornaro

December 18, 2024
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As we continue our series with coach Q&As with state champions, we got a chance to talk with Xaverian’s Al Fornaro. The Hawks went 9-4 with a D1 state title this fall, the program’s second in as many years. We wanted to get Fornaro’s take on his team, and why the Hawks were so successful in the postseason. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: Last year……

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CIAC Class LL State Championship: (3) Greenwich 14, (5) West Haven 0 — Cardinals blank Blue Devils

December 14, 2024
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By Matt Spalding NEFJ Staff NEW BRITAIN — The final CIAC State Championship Game of 2024 saw the Greenwich Cardinals take on the West Haven Blue Devils, vying for the Class LL Championship. For Greenwich, the Cardinals were looking to capture their 10th title of the CIAC era, while West Haven was looking for its first since 2002, when the Blue Devils defeated Greenwich for a state title at Kennedy……

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