Image courtesy of Bill Marquardt By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff NORWELL – Coming into Friday night’s showdown between Norwell and Abington, most people expected fireworks. The Clippers and Green Wave were ranked first and second, respectively, in Friday morning’s batch of MIAA Division 6 power rankings. Both offenses entered the game averaging over 40 points per game. Instead, the game featured 35 combined points as Abington held on for 21-14…
North Attleboro 30, Canton 21 – Red Rocketeers hand Bulldogs first loss
By Tim Crowley NEFJ Correspondent CANTON – On Friday night, a pair of Hockomock League rivals reconvened exactly one year after their last meeting. North Attleboro avenged a 2024 defeat with a 30-21 road win over Canton, who entered with an unblemished record. The Red Rocketeers (4-1) made a statement with their offense against the previously unbeaten Bulldogs (4-1). The reigning D3 state champions showed that a new-look offense can…
Tewksbury 35, Billerica 0 – Redmen beat Indians for first time since 2021
By Dante Iafrate NEFJ Correspondent TEWKSBURY – For the first time since 2021, Tewksbury finally took down rival Billerica on Friday night. The Redmen didn’t just win, they made a statement. Behind a monster performance from running back Emeka Olu – who scored three touchdowns – Tewksbury rolled to a dominant 35-0 victory. The Redmen improved to 5-0 (4-0 in league play) and handed Billerica (3-2) its second loss of…
New Britain 42, Southington 14 – Golden Hurricanes blow past Blue Knights
Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — Last year, the New Britain Golden Hurricanes earned the program’s first win over the Southington Blue Knights in 16 years when Eli Rodriguez had a game-sealing interception to clinch a three-point win. . This year, the two Class LL CCC teams met in New Britain at Veterans Stadium, with New Britain earning a dominant 42-14 victory, improving…
Cranston West 45, South Kingstown 34 – Falcons win shootout over Rebels
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Mehkhai Taylor made noise on both sides of the ball for Cranston West on Friday night, leading the Falcons to a 45-34 win over the reigning Division II champion South Kingstown. The Falcons opened with the football, with Taylor taking a third-down rush 61 yards for the opening score. Joseph Manzi’s point after was off the mark. “Mehkhai’s become our offensive spark,…
Playing favorites? Vrabel has high praise for Truman Jones
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots will probably need more help at linebacker or defensive end this weekend in New Orleans. Don’t be surprised to see Truman Jones getting one of the first opportunities. Primarily a special teams player so far, Jones drew high praise from Mike Vrabel when Vrabel was asked about him during his press conference with the media on Friday. “I’m not…
New England Big Game Predictions – Week 6
I was cruising along but last week was not a good week. At least by my standards. I went 7-9 on the week. Bad week. Need a bounce back this week. Hopefully I get it otherwise, I will be officially on a losing streak. Here we gooooo……. High School North Attleboro at Canton: The Red Rocketeers will be looking to avenge last season’s loss to Canton and they get it done…
New England college preview – Week 7
Hard to believe we’re now past the halfway point of the college football season. It’s been a rough year for the majority of the local teams, while others are starting to make postseason pushes already. We’ve got three teams on byes this week and some big time ‘double local’ matchups. Here’s a look at this weekend’s slate: Friday 10/10 Cornell @ Harvard (7:00) The Crimson are rolling. Sitting at 3-0,…
New England high school preview – Week 6
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff We are officially past the halfway point in the Massachusetts high school football regular season. League play begins this week for many teams and the playoff pictures are beginning to take shape. Below, we take a look at the top games from across the region: Massachusetts Central Catholic at Methuen: Both teams are coming off massive wins. The Rangers are trying to prove they can…
URI looking to show preseason hype warranted after two straight losses
This is somewhat unfamiliar territory for Jim Fleming’s Rhode Island Rams. After starting the year 4-0 and earning a Top 5 national ranking in the AFCA Coaches Poll, URI has suddenly dropped two straight games and fallen all the way down to No. 18 in the latest poll. The most recently loss was an uncharacteristic, turnover laden loss to in-state rival Brown in the Governor’s Cup. It was the first…