By Rob Gullo and Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents Many teams were on their byes this past weekend in the state of Connecticut for high school football, with not much movement in this week’s Top 25 poll. However, there was some action which saw a bit of a shakeup in the rankings. Here’s our latest poll: 1. New Canaan (5-0) – New Canaan is returning from its bye and hosts No…….
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff CAMBRIDGE – Buckingham and Brown Nichols School continued its dominance over Milton Academy with a dramatic 24-22 victory on Saturday. It’s been some time since Milton Academy has beaten BB&N (2022), when the Mustangs came out with a 31-14 victory. Since then, the Knights have been a problem for the Mustangs. Saturday evening, the Knights kept it rolling thanks to Damon Taylor and the leg…
WESTWOOD – From about 4:30 in the afternoon onward Friday, the big game atmosphere was palpable at Xaverian High School. The two-time defending D1 champion Hawks were hosting D2 perennial power Catholic Memorial. With college coaches surrounding the sidelines, stands packed to capacity on both sides, Fox 25 and Channel 5 on hand and an appearance from Drake Maye, the night lived up to the hype and then some. And…
By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondant BARNSTABLE – In a clash of two unbeaten teams, it was all Barnstable in a 35-7 win over Dartmouth on Friday night. “That right there was a team effort. We were getting the ball to many different people tonight,” said Barnstable head coach Ross Jatkola. I thought Kyle Coffin did an unbelievable job making the right plays at the right time and the right situations….
By Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent AMESBURY – For four straight years, Amesbury and North Reading have matched up and the final result has always been a one-possession game. Friday night was no different as the two stylistically opposed offenses clashed for yet another thrilling ending. Ultimately, Amesbury proved to be too much with senior quarterback Justin Dube and junior running back Connor Scialdone leading the way to a 30-28 Redhawks…
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent PAWTUCKET – The Dan Koppen era at La Salle Academy continued its promising start on Friday, ending St. Raphael’s undefeated season on the road. Samuel Perry starred in the 42-25 win, throwing five touchdowns with four of them going for 30+ yards. Koppen picked up his third head coaching win, and second in-state win after beating Bishop Hendricken on Oct. 3. “They have a lot…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent CANTON – On its second offensive play, Canton scored an 89-yard touchdown to put the Bulldogs up 6-0 on Foxborough seven-and-a-half minutes into the game. From that point forward, the Warriors defense stiffened and held Canton scoreless over the final 40-plus minutes to secure a massive 14-6 Hockomock League road win. “[The Canton touchdown] was a wake up call” said Foxborough head coach Jack Martinelli….
QUINCY- Quincy High School Coach Ed DeWitt knows what it means to wear the school’s uniform and wear it with pride. After all, DeWitt is a Quincy High School graduate who played at the school. It is one of many reasons why the Presidents 5-0 start means so much to him.
We got a chance to catch up with standout Medfield running back Brady McCormack to talk about the Warriors 5-0 start, his game and what he likes to do when he’s not playing football.
Here is our interview with Brady.
Plenty to talk about in this week’s high school journal so here goes. We talk about some of last week’s big winners and look ahead to this weekend.