Last week threw us for a loop with the Patriots and UMass playing during the week. I am back this week and ready to serve up my predictions so here goes. High School Central Catholic vs. St. John’s Prep: Should be one hell of a state semi-final but it is really hard to pick against the Prep, even without Christopher Vargas Pick: St. John’s Prep Springfield Central vs. Xaverian: Central…
The NEPSAC Football season wrapped up last weekend and it was one of the best seasons in the history the conference. Tabor Academy was our number one team wire to wire and Jeff Moore’s squad looked like the best in New England.
Avon Old Farms was right there with them and went undefeated for the first time since 1991.
The Chaos continues. Here is this week’s Chaos Poll. We will do one more the week after the Connecticut state title games on December 15th. Tabor Academy (MA) 9-0 Avon Old Farms (CT) 10-0 New Canaan (CT) 9-0 St. John’s Prep (MA) 10-0 King Philip (MA) 10-0 Springfield Central (MA) 9-1 Killingly (CT) 9-0 Tewksbury (MA) 10-0 Xaverian (MA) 8-2 Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) 8-2 Catholic Memorial (MA) 7-2 Wilton…
Saturday was the culmination of a great season of football in Vermont with three state title games at Munson Field in Burlington. It was a great day of football. Here is the break down.
FOXBOROUGH – With 7:29 remaining in the game against the Jets on Thursday night, Anfernee Jennings came up with one of the bigger plays of the night. Jennings was in the right place at the right time to recover a fumble from Justin Fields at the New York 11-yard line. Four plays later, an Andy Borregales 26-yard field goal made it 27-14, the same score the Patriots won by. Jennings…
A lot of movement once again this week in the Chaos Poll. With the NEPSAC bowls here and the Public and Catholic school playoffs in high gear, there will be plenty of movement to come. Here’s this week’s Chaos Poll. Tabor Academy (MA) 8-0 Avon Old Farms (CT) 9-0 New Canaan (CT) 8-0 St. John’s Prep (MA) 9-0 King Philip (MA) 9-0 Springfield Central (MA) 8-1 Killingly (CT) 8-0 Tewksbury…
Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy said it years ago: Boston College wants to be Harvard Monday to Friday and Texas on Saturdays. It has been the case for years and a big reason why the program has been a perennially fringe bowl program the past decade plus. The climate in college football has changed dramatically with the advent of NIL and the transfer portal. You need to spend money in…
Courtesy of Patriots Wire After Sunday’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the conversion around the Patriots needs to change. They have passed enough tests. It is time to acknowledge that they are a legitimate playoff contender and one of the best teams in the NFL. What else does this football team need to prove? They beat the Buffalo Bills on the road on Sunday Night Football and they went…
The first round of the MIAA playoffs is in the books. We recap round one and look ahead to the second round of the playoffs which continue next weekend.
By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent WILTON – With time expiring, Greenwich quarterback Phil Tarantino narrowly missed his target in the end zone, giving Wilton a thrilling 7-3 victory on Friday night. It’s the second in a row for the program over the Cardinals. Tarantino’s pass was a rare sight on a night where both teams heavily relied on their rushing attack. After being held scoreless for the first 46 minutes,…