By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff It’s hard to believe that we’ve already reached Week 3 of the high school football season in New England. It’s about the time of year where we start to separate the contenders and pretenders and it’s another good slate this weekend. Below, we take a look at the top 20 games in Massachusetts, plus the top contest in the other five New England states: Massachusetts…
Rhode Island announces it will play home games at Centerville Stadium in 2026
The University of Rhode Island (URI) football team will be playing its home games at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket for the 2026 season. This decision comes as the team’s current home, Meade Stadium in Kingston, is set to undergo a significant $42 million renovation after the conclusion of the 2025 season.
Christian Gonzalez returns to practice with Patriots for first time since July 28th
FOXBOROUGH – On Wednesday morning, head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters that he expected Christain Gonzalez to do some things at Wednesday’s practice. Moments later in the locker room, Gonzalez had a throng of reporters surrounding his locker, which was another indicator that No. 0 would be taking the field. About a half hour after that, Gonzalez was in fact back out on the field with his teammates, practicing for…
Shuffain named Patriots Coach of the Week
Sharon High School Head Football Coach Ben Shuffain, has been named the New England Patriots Coach of the Week after the Eagles 30-20 win over Wareham. This is his first win as head coach for the Eagles, and it comes after the team snapped a 12-game losing streak.
Holy Cross could be on cusp of great season despite an 0-3 start
The headline sounds weird with an 0-3 team, I get it. But, Holy Cross has lost its first three games this season by a combined total of seven points. After nearly upsetting a good MAC team in NIU, the Crusaders went up to Wildcat Stadium and narrowly missed taking down the UNH. Last week, the Crusaders took No. 5 Rhode Island to the final minute at Fitton Field before falling…
Bryant looks to keep momentum rolling in 1st CAA test vs. Campbell
In 2024, Bryant didn’t get a single conference win in its inaugural season with the CAA. This year, the Bulldogs have gone toe-to-toe in a loss to FBS New Mexico State, beaten UMass for the first win over an FBS team in program history and then blew out Bentley. Something is different about this year’s Bulldogs. Now another year older and looking to show last year was simply an adjustment…
High School Journal: Week 2
The High School Football season has officially kicked off in New England with all six states playing high school football.
Now that all six states are back in action, here is this week’s High School Journal.
Rhode Island ranked No. 6 this week in AFCA Coaches Poll; LIU visits for homecoming
Jim Fleming knew a road game against Holy Cross would be a tough, physical affair. He just didn’t know the final score would resemble a game from the 1950s. No. 5 – now No. 6 this week in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll – URI survived a tight 9-7 game against the Crusaders on the road last Saturday to move to 3-0 on the young season. The offense struggled and…
UNH moves up to No. 23 in AFCA Coaches Poll after near upset; Granite State rivalry game up next
Even after a loss, the Wildcats moved up a spot in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll this week. UNH is No. 23 in the country despite a tough 34-29 road loss to FBS opponent Ball State this last weekend. The Wildcats’ had a chance to steal the program’s seventh win over an FBS team all-time, but instead dropped to 2-1 on the year. In defeat, head coach Rick Santos learned…
Division 1 New England College Football Poll: Week 3
It was a wild and whacky week three. Boston College and UConn suffered bad losses. URI survived against Holy Cross and UNH went toe to toe with Ball State.
Here is this week’s D1 College Poll.