Barnstable beats Abington for the Northeast 7 on 7 Small School title

July 21, 2025

Courtesy of the Northeast 7 on 7 MILTON- Day Two of the Northeast 7 on 7 concluded with Barnstable beating Abington 26-8 to capture the school’s first title in the tournament. The Redhawks won the Small School Tournament and now advance to the New England Championships.. Junior quarterback Kyle Coffin threw four touchdown passes in the championship game to pace the Redhawks who beat Foxboro, Norwood and Walpole along the……

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BB&N takes Northeast 7-on-7 South Regional

July 19, 2025

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff MILTON — We’ve reached that point in the year where we are all impatiently waiting for the high school football season to kick off. Luckily, Saturday morning was a jam-packed day of seven-on-seven at Brooks Field at Milton High School for the Northeast 7-v-7 South Regional. There was a good mix of ISL and MIAA programs (roughly 15 total were on hand), which is why…

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Breaking Down New Canaan’s 2025 Schedule

July 15, 2025

New Canaan has been one of the most dominate programs in Connecticut the past 30 years. The Rams have won back to back Class L titles and return a talented team led by Villanova commit Andrew Esposito, of the best two players in New England.  New Canaan will have to replace several key starters from last season but. The underclassmen groups have talent and there plenty of young players ready……

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Late two-point stop gives Windsor title at 18th Tri-State Grip It & Rip It tournament

July 12, 2025

By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent NEW CANAAN – Windsor High School defeated Fairfield Ludlowe 24-23, after Ludlowe unsuccessfully tried a two-point conversion with time running out to capture the 18th annual Tri-State Grip It & Rip It title on Saturday. Windsor went 7-1 on the weekend, going undefeated in Friday’s pool play and defeating Darien in the first round of Saturday’s bracket, before losing to Greenwich Country Day. After the…

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Fairfield Prep wins 17th annual high school Linemen Challenge

July 12, 2025

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent SOUTHINGTON — On Saturday, offensive linemen across the state of Connecticut got their chance to shine at the 17th annual Southington Linemen Challenge at Southington High School. Centers, guards, tackles, tight ends and defensive linemen competed in a three-plus hour long competition over nine different events. Tug of War Battle, Agility Obstacle Course, Crab Sled Relay, Bench Press, Heavy Bag, Move the Mountain, Truck Push,…

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Family affair at Windsor as Quinn Fleeting takes over for father Rob

July 12, 2025

Image courtesy of Scott Sulkazi By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent WINDSOR — For the last 16 years, Rob Fleeting led the Windsor Warriors football team to a 144-29 record while appearing in five state championships and winning a state title in 2014. After accepting an assistant principal position at Windsor High School on July 1, it required him to step down as the team’s head coach. It was a decision…

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Tabor 4-star DE Carter Gooden commits to UCLA

July 10, 2025

Carter Gooden is California-bound. The four-star defensive end from Tabor Academy officially committed to UCLA on Thursday afternoon, joining teammate and line-mate  Marcus Almada, who also committed to the Bruins right around 4:00 p.m. Both guys were highly sought after, with Gooden holding 20 offers according to On3/Rivals, including schools like BC, Michigan State, Penn State, UNC, Cal, Minnesota, Stanford and Texas A&M. “It checked every box for me both…

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Breaking Down Bishop Hendricken’s 2025 schedule

July 3, 2025

The Bishop Hendricken Hawks have only six scheduled games for this upcoming season. It is hard to find games when are the top program in your state and one of the top programs in New England.  Hendricken is willing to travel in the Northeast. They have played games in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get more schools in those states to play them.  Here is a look……

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