Recruiting

Massachusetts Showcase Day – Dexter Southfield

May 16, 2023
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BROOKLINE – Around 10:15 on Tuesday morning, the Dexter Southfield campus was quiet as kids were in class. By 10:30, just outside the Kraft Fieldhouse and Fusco Arena, dozens and dozens of NCAA scouts and some head coaches from around the country began convening just outside one of the end zones in preparation of the next Showcase Day. Between Monday and Tuesday, Connecticut and Massachusetts have been the epicenter of……

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Recruiting Roundup: Plymouth South

May 15, 2023
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This past season, Plymouth South separated itself as one of the top teams on the South Shore. With a number of close wins against quality opponents, the Panthers built up an unbeaten record that only came to an end with a loss in the Division 3 playoffs to eventual champion Wakefield. Now, with a strong returning cast, Plymouth South should once again be among the favorites both in the South……

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Northwest Knights & Junkyard Dogs punch tickets to The League championship

May 15, 2023
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By Ryan Martin NEFJ Correspondent MALDEN – In a Mother’s Day double-header, the Northwest Knights rolled through the MetroWest Maulers 24-7 before the Boston Junkyard Dogs beat the Southwest Cobras 17-7 during The League play. The 2-1 Knights and 3-0 Junkyard Dogs now sit atop of The League, New England’s premier spring ball league for local high schoolers, while the Maulers (1-2) and Cobras (0-3) each fell. Leading off the……

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New England Showcase highlights abundance of talent in the region

May 14, 2023
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The New England Showcase is back. The brainchild of Avon Old Farms Head Coach Jon Wholley, the showcase will be held today in Connecticut and tomorrow in Massachusetts. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1656820103353372677?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA Some of the top prospects in New England will showcase their talents in front of over 60 schools and over 100 plus college coaches. New England has become a hotbed for talent in recent years. There has always been talent in……

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Blake Hebert, Miles O’Neill see recruitments blow up

May 13, 2023
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Sometimes, in the world of college football recruiting, scholarship offers can come in as a trickle, one every few months. Then, a lot of times, those offers build up like an avalanche, and that trickle is more like a fire hose blast. You can hardly keep up with the every day onslaught. For quarterbacks Miles O’Neill and Blake Hebert, the experience has been way more like the latter most recently…….

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Junkyard Dogs & Knights earn impressive wins in Week 2 of The League

May 8, 2023
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On a perfect evening for football, The Boston Junkyard Dogs rolled over the MetroWest Maulers 48-7 and the Northwest Knights took down the Southwest Cobras 21-0. The win for the JYD moved them to 2-0 in the four-team spring league – the only true spring ball league for high schoolers in New England – while the Knights moved to 1-1. The Maulers are also 1-1 now while the Cobras dropped……

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Recruiting Roundup: Catholic Memorial

May 1, 2023
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Following last year’s Division 2 state title — the second in a row — Catholic Memorial coach John DiBiaso knew he would have to replace a lot of talent. Star players at nearly every position moved on to the college ranks, many at the Division 1 level. But don’t cry for DiBiaso just yet. The legendary coach has replacements ready to step up and defend those Catholic Conference and D2……

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Recruiting Roundup: Notebook

April 17, 2023
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If you read our Recruiting Roundup a week ago on Xaverian, you saw that quarterback Henry Hasselbeck was prominently featured. One of the top quarterback recruits in New England, Hasselbeck has a great mix of FCS and FBS programs that have offered him to this point. Hasselbeck has many great qualities as a prospect, but one that jumps out is his ability to run and make plays with his feet…….

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Recruiting Roundup: Xaverian

April 10, 2023
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One of the premier programs not just in New England but the Northeast, Xaverian Brothers is seemingly never low on good players. But even by this program’s lofty recent standards, the Hawks have a truly special group of prospects this year. The Hawks won Division 1 state titles in 2014 and 2015, and last year finished 7-4, bowing out of the D1 state quarterfinals to Springfield Central. There is some……

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Recruiting Roundup: St. John’s Prep

April 3, 2023
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At this point, St. John’s Prep coach Brian St. Pierre has a bit of a different situation when it comes to recruitable players than he did a year ago. Last year, the Prep featured safety Joenel Aguero, a mega-recruit with offers from anyone and everyone. He eventually signed with the University of Georgia. The Eagles also had wide receiver/defensive back Jesse Ofurie, who signed with Rutgers. St. Pierre does not……

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