High School

Duxbury 21, Mansfield 17 – Dragons rally past Mansfield

September 14, 2023
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MANSFIELD — Trevor Jones and Finn Carley both start on defense for Duxbury, Jones as a defensive back, and Carley as a linebacker. Were it just for those contributions, Jones and Carley would be enough for the Dragons. But as it is now, each player also plays quarterback, and Duxbury coach Matt Landolfi rotates them. In Thursday’s game at Mansfield, both players made a positive impact in Duxbury’s 21-17 win…….

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Dexter-Southfield 28, Kingswood-Oxford 20 – Dexter opens the season with an impressive win

September 14, 2023
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Dexter Southfield kicked off the 2023 campaign with a hard fought 28-20 win over Kingswood-Oxford. The Dexter offensive attack was spearheaded by quarterback Joe MaCauley who passed for 192 yards and two touchdown passes. He also rushed for a third. The Richmond commit made it clear from the start tonight that this is his team despite Dexter boasting one of the best offensive lines in New England and a deep……

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NEFJ picks – Week 2

September 14, 2023
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Alright, Week 1 of our picks is in the books and John led the way at 7-4. Stone went 6-5 and Kurkjian went 5-6. Let’s see if we can have a bounce-back week. We’re putting these out today since most high schools are playing on Thursday night this week… HIGH SCHOOL CM @ Cardinal Newman (Fla.) Stone: CM probably won’t lose a game in Massachusetts all year, but Florida is……

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New England high school preview — Week 2

September 13, 2023
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What a first weekend. Some interesting results, and a fun way to get going, really all over New England. Not as many top games this weekend, but we will still take a look at some of them. Feels like the luster is off a few matchups based on what we saw last week. That said, still some barnburners here, and we expect some great games. Let’s get to it …….

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Quick conversation with Mike Willey

September 12, 2023
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WATERTOWN — On Tuesday, we went over to BB&N’s practice in Watertown to do a feature on Knights running back Bo MacCormack. We wanted to also pick the brain of BB&N coach Mike Willey. We did not get a chance for a lengthy conversation, but we did ask him a couple questions about how things were progressing with the opener against Milton Academy fast approaching. Here’s what he said. Adam……

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New England High School Round Up- Week 2

September 12, 2023
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High School football season is well underway in New England with Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island kicking off this past weekend. The weather wrecked havoc on a bunch of games but there was still some great football action in all six states. Here are my thoughts on some of the top games in the region. Connecticut – Greenwich made a statement in their 35-21 win over Fairfield Prep. The Cardinals……

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Five underrated high school results from Week 1

September 11, 2023
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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
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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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