Connecticut
Daniel Hand continues to impress after their 38-0 win over Cheshire. As we have said season, the Tigers can beat teams in a myriad of ways.
Fairfield Ludlowe is coming off a bye and awaiting them is Ridgefield in a Top 10 Showdown on Friday night. Should be a really good game.
Danbury picked up one of the biggest wins of the season on Friday night when they beat a very good Staples team 17-10. They will look to get to .500 when they host Trumbull on Friday night.
Guilford continues to impress after a 35-24 win over West Haven. The Grizzlies are 5-0 heading into their bye week.
New London is now 5-0 after their 42-28 win over Fitch. They have scored at least 34 points in each game this season.
Maine
Bonny Eagle had an impressive 45-6 win over Oxford Hills that reinforced how good the Scots are this season.
Kennebunk has flown under the radar but after a big win 35-34 win over Fryeburg, the Rams are getting attention again.
Sitting at 4-2, Skowhegan is a program to keep an eye in Class B as well. They have losses to Lawrence and Cony but they have played well otherwise.
Massabesic is another “sleeper” type team to watch in Class A. A program that flies under the radar but has played well this season against a tough schedule.
Massachusetts
St. John’s Shrewsbury finally got the state’s attention with their 20 point win over Xaverian. They face a stiff test this week but Gary Senecal has this program going in the right direction in year two.
So far the Sharon-Dedham co-op has worked well. The Eagles are 4-1 and scoring a lot of points in the process. Head Coach Ben Shuffain has done a terrific job leading the program.
Franklin picked up a huge 17-14 win over Milford and is now in the drivers seat in the Hockomock’s Kelley-Rex division. Todd Kiley has done a great job slowly building the Panthers into a program that can contend for a state title.
Melrose and Watertown are face off this week. Both teams are off to strong starts, with Watertown being undefeated. It should be a great match up between two programs that have surprised thus far.
Canton upset Foxboro on Friday night while Wachusett picked up a big road win at Walpole. Other games that caught my eye. Duxbury beat Hingham and the Dragon appear to be finding their footing again.
New Hampshire
Bishop Guertin got a little bit of a scare this week against Salem but the Cardinals offense is just too much.
Monadnock has been a good story thus far season in Division 3. The Huskies have played a good schedule and have been good offensively. A team to watch come playoff time.
After starting 0-3, Manchester Memorial has won three straigh. During the streak, they have beaten Timberlane and Winnacunnet this week. At 3-3, the Crusaders are back in the D1 playoff picture.
Portsmouth-Oyster River improved to 4-2. After losing to a good Amesbury program a couple of weeks ago, they have bounced back with big wins over Exeter and Nashua North.
Rhode Island
North Kingstown proved that they are once again the top public school program in Rhode Island with a big win at Cranston West.
Bishop Hendricken beat LaSalle again. At this point, we should learn not to put much stake the Hawks early season struggles. Once they get going, it’s over.
East Providence leaned on their ground game and defense to grind out a win over Burriville. The Townies are the favorites in Division 2.
Cranston East improved to 6-0 on the season. The Jets are well positioned to be undefeated heading into a potential showdown with East Greenwich on the 30th.
Johnston picked up a big win over Pawtucket to improve to 5-1. The Panthers can win high scoring games or grind them out. This is another team to keep an eye on Division 2.
Woonsocket looks like another contender in Division 2 at 4-1. The Villanovans have a big test this week however when they host Westerly.
Vermont
Colchester made a statement with their big win over Fair Haven. The Lakers host CVU in another big game this week.
Mt. Abraham is 6-0 and putting up a lot of points. The Eagles are another program that has “flown” under the radar but well positioned to make noise in the playoffs in two weeks. They are on a collision course with Otter Valley in D3.
Middlebury hung on to beat Essex 7-0 in a game the Tigers needed to have to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Otter Valley improved to 5-0 with a 42-8 win over Woodstock. The Otters are a complete team in all three phases and a legitimate contender in Division 3.