Image courtesy of Catholic Memorial Athletics By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff The playoffs are rapidly approaching across New England. Last week was one of major upheaval around Massachusetts. Each remaining week should provide increased chaos as jockeying for the postseason heats up. Take a look below at some of this week’s top games from across New England: Massachusetts Catholic Memorial at Xaverian: One of the top games in the state……

Milton High School football coach Steve Dembowski has achieved a monumental milestone on Friday night, winning the 200th game of his coaching career. A career that spans over 30 years.

Plenty of players in the area had big games this weekend. Here are this week’s High School Dudes of the Week.

By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents Week 5 of the high school football season in Connecticut saw a Top 5 team go down in overtime, while some of the other teams high in the poll got to catch their breath with a bye. Separation is starting to take place as teams officially hit the second half of the regular season. Here’s our latest Top 25 heading into Week…

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff Six weeks of the Massachusetts high school football season are in the books. Last weekend provided us with the most chaos to this point. Major upsets were a common theme. Methuen beat Central Catholic. Previously winless Brockton shocked Weymouth. Quincy remained unbeaten with a thrilling win over Plymouth South. One week after losing to Weymouth, Milton rejoins the top 25 after a thrashing of Wachusett….

MEDFIELD – Medfield got 356 yards rushing combined from Brady McCormack and Matteo Benson during a dominant 34-7 win over TVL rival Medway on Friday night. Tied 7-7 at halftime, the Warriors (5-0, 1-0 TVL) scored 27 unanswered in the second half for the run away (pun intended) victory. Medway fell to 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the TVL. McCormack had four touchdowns on the ground with 229 yards on…

Image courtesy of Bill Marquardt By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff NORWELL – Coming into Friday night’s showdown between Norwell and Abington, most people expected fireworks. The Clippers and Green Wave  were ranked first and second, respectively, in Friday morning’s batch of MIAA Division 6 power rankings. Both offenses entered the game averaging over 40 points per game. Instead, the game featured 35 combined points as Abington held on for 21-14…

By Tim Crowley NEFJ Correspondent CANTON  – On Friday night, a pair of Hockomock League rivals reconvened exactly one year after their last meeting. North Attleboro avenged a 2024 defeat with a 30-21 road win over Canton, who entered with an unblemished record. The Red Rocketeers (4-1) made a statement with their offense against the previously unbeaten Bulldogs (4-1). The reigning D3 state champions showed that a new-look offense can…