MIAA D1 state semifinals: Xaverian 36, Springfield Central 22 – Hawks fly back into D1 title game looking for three-peat

By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent MILFORD -  It wasn’t pretty, but Xaverian erased a 14-point deficit to roll Springfield Central 36-22 and return to Gillette Stadium for the D1 Super Bowl for the third straight year on Saturday. “We just wanted to go in and execute,” said Xaverian head coach Al Fornaro. "We had a firm idea of what we wanted to do defensively and they had big plays and...