Recruiting

It’s Clemson for Central Catholic’s Blake Herbert

June 16, 2023
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Image courtesy of Central Catholic  Central Catholic quarterback Blake Herbert (Class of 2025) announced this morning that he is committing to the Clemson Tigers. https://twitter.com/blakeheberttt/status/1669713693905502209?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA Herbert had 18 total offers but ultimately chose Dabo Swinney and the Tigers. Recruiting experts speculated that Herbert was leaning towards Penn State or Notre Dame but he ultimately chose Clemson. As mentioned, Herbert held offers from Penn State, Notre Dame as well as Nebraska,……

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Big men to watch from BONE, and more

June 16, 2023
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SPRINGFIELD — One of the premier events in the area every offseason, the BONE (Best of New England) camp at Springfield College again was a huge success on Friday. Now, we camped out at one of the best big-man groups, and the competition was fierce. Given how many players were competing at the same time, we were not able to see everyone. Therefore, this is not a definitive list of……

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Marblehead’s Miles O’Neil commits to Texas A&M

June 15, 2023
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Former Marblehead High School and current The Hun School of Princeton quarterback Miles O’Neil has committed to Texas A&M. The talented 6-5 220 pound signal caller picked the Aggies over Michigan State, Penn State and Pittsburgh. O’Neil made the announcement last night on his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/milesoneill_12/status/1669116203187544064?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA O’Neil’s recruitment skyrocketed since he announced after last season that he was transferring to the Hun School of Princeton to play for Coach……

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Brockton’s Cam Monteiro commits to Pittsburgh

June 14, 2023
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On Wednesday night, Cam Monteiro revealed his college decision, which he made earlier in the week. The Brockton wide receiver announced his verbal commitment to Pittsburgh, which is increasingly getting more and more active in Massachusetts recruiting. We learned earlier in the week that Monteiro made his intentions known to coach Pat Narduzzi and the Panthers’ staff. Then, Wednesday at Brockton High’s gym, Monteiro made his pledge public. The commitment……

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BC gets commitment from 4-star 24′ DB/ATH Desman Stephens II

June 8, 2023
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When BC head coach Jeff Hafley joined us on The New England Football Show on Monday, he said it may seem like things were quiet on the recruiting front, but that wasn’t the case. Well, Hafley clearly knew what we all didn’t. In a time of kids wanting to announce things on Twitter and Instagram first, it makes sense why news hasn’t been breaking left and right as quickly as……

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Recruiting Roundup: Deerfield Academy

May 30, 2023
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It was a bit of an off year for Deerfield Academy in 2022. The Big Green went 3-6 and found themselves in a lot of shootouts. But there are plenty of reasons for optimism, as Barbato has established a winning culture. The Big Green won NEPSAC bowls in both 2019 and 2021 (there was no 2020 NEPSAC season due to Covid). “The kids have bought in,” Barbato said over a……

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Shrewsbury TE/DE Cooper Ackerman commits to UConn

May 27, 2023
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Shrewsbury tight end/defensive end Cooper Ackerman announced on Thursday that he is committing to UConn. https://twitter.com/ackerman_cooper/status/1661682704788717569?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA The 2024, 3-Star recruit also held offers from Boston College, Rutgers, Temple, UMass, Army, Navy, Holy Cross, Bryant, UNH, Penn and Colgate. He ultimately chose UConn because of the coaching staff and the overall success of the athletic programs at the school. “Every time I have been there, I’ve loved it and felt right……

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Recruiting Roundup: BB&N

May 22, 2023
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A tradition has been established at BB&N that says the Knights will be winners in the fall and on National Signing Day, alike. That will stands to continue going forward for coach Mike Willey and his team. In 2022, BB&N lost two games but still managed to make it to a NEPSAC bowl and earn a tie for the top of the ISL-7. Once again, BB&N will be one of……

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Wholley pleased with the overall success of the New England Showcase

May 21, 2023
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Over 100 programs and over 150 coaches flocked to Connecticut on Monday and Massachusetts on Tuesday for the New England Showcase. The event was started last spring by Avon Old Farms Coach Jon Wholley. https://twitter.com/jonathanwholley/status/1658434643970990081?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA The former college assistant saw an opportunity to put together a showcase for private school prospects in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The event got some attention last year but it blew up this year given the……

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Massachusetts Showcase Day — St. Sebastian’s

May 16, 2023
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NEEDHAM — There was a time not too long ago where football recruiting for New England was, nationally, a little off the radar, off the beaten path. But as evidenced by the last two days of the New England Showcase, and Tuesday at St. Sebastian’s, those days are over. At St. Seb’s, Power Five coaches from every conference came to see players go through drills. There were roughly 50 or……

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