Five underrated high school results from Week 1

September 11, 2023

There were a few results that caught our eye over the weekend that were not included in our preview or Top 25 and 15 out teams. These squads aren’t ranked at the moment, but still bear watching. (in alphabetical order of winning team) Attleboro 20, Old Rochester 13 — Attleboro is a team that several people in the Hockomock League told us to watch out for this season. Well, this……

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Q&A with Springfield Central coach Bill Watson

September 10, 2023

On Sunday, Springfield Central beat Central Catholic, 44-26, in a game suspended from Friday night. Freshman quarterback Jareth Staine threw four touchdown passes, and three different running backs — Ja’Cyion Cox, Preston Longo, and Isaiah Rogers — found the end zone. Although we did not get a chance to cover the game, we wanted to reach out to Central coach Bill Watson and get his thoughts. Here is an edited……

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Xaverian 32, Everett 21 — Hawks get ground game rolling

September 8, 2023

WESTWOOD — For this season, Xaverian coach Al Fornaro had a conundrum. He knew he was set at quarterback and wide receiver, with major college recruits at those positions returning for the Hawks. But what of running back, where Xaverian had no returning starters and few players with a lot of varsity carries? That battle went deep into the preseason before Fornaro finally settled on Denzil Pierre, who was largely……

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North Attleboro 29, Bishop Feehan 19 – Young Rocketeers pass initial test

September 8, 2023

Image courtesy of Chris Hanewich By Mike Scandura NEFJ Correspondent NORTH ATTLEBORO – The youngest team in Mike Strachan’s brief tenure as North Attleboro High’s head football coach got its baptism under fire Friday night during a 29-19 non-conference victory over Bishop Feehan. Of the 49 players on the roster, 11 are sophomores since the Rocketeers graduated 25 seniors from a team that lost to Marblehead in the Division 3……

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King Philip 31, Walpole 0 – Strong running game & defense powers KP

September 8, 2023

After graduating Rudy Gately and Will Astorino, the Warriors had some question marks regarding the running back position heading into this season. The Warriors have a strong running back tradition but Brian Lee and his staff were unsure of who was going to be the next guy Well, those questions were answered tonight thanks to a resounding performance by the King Philip running game.  .Powered by junior running backs Drew……

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