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North holds off South in Shriners Game, 21-17
WALTHAM — In Saturday night’s Shriners Football Classic, it would be hard not to be impressed with the South’s offensive arsenal. In the 46th edition of this game at Bentley, South had a handful of quarterbacks who could really sling it. But the North had an answer in Bishop Fenwick defensive back Luke Connolly, who played a big role in the North’s 21-17 victory. Connolly made two interceptions, and tipped……
Chewing on the B.O.N.E. 10 observations from the Best of New England Camp
SPRINGFIELD- The Best of New England camp has become an annual tradition in New England. It is a camp that allows young men to show what they can do on the field in front of over 100 college coaches. It has also becoming a meeting place of sorts for college coaches as they enter the summer. Here are ten observations from our visit on Friday. New England has a plethora……
Pirates Preview: San Antonio Gunslingers (5-5) at Massachusetts Pirates (6-5)
The Pirates are coming off of a tough a 36-33 loss to the Green Bay Blizzard last week. It has been a tough stretch for Massachusetts as they dropped four of their last five games. Today they take on a San Antonio team that has been good of late, winning three of their last four games. With little more than a month left in the season, the Pirates are entering…
Linemen shine at BONE
SPRINGFIELD — On Friday at the BONE camp at Springfield College, some of the best takes were the 1-on-1 battles between linemen. With some of the best talent in the Northeast on display, you saw some real competition. The way the 1-on-1s were structured, the offensive linemen had a slight advantage. The defenders were not able to go until the first movement on the offensive line. Still, some of the……
Patriots put on an unbelievable show in honoring Tom Brady
FOXBOROUGH- Tom Brady was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on Wednesday night. It was an amazing ceremony befitting of the greatest player of all-time, the greatest quarterback of all-time and the greatest Patriot of all-time. NBC’s Mike Tirico emceed the event and he did a good job of hosting the three hour event. The induction reminded me of a Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony but with…
Patriots sign second round pick Ja’Lynn Polk
The Patriots announced that they have signed second round draft Ja’Lynn Polk. Polk, 23, was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 37th pick overall out of Washington. The 6-foot-1, 203-pounder played in 41 games in college and finished with 143 receptions for 2,231 yards with 18 touchdowns. Last season, Polk had 69 receptions for 1,159 yards and 9 touchdowns. He began…
Brady Night finally seems to provide real closure
FOXBOROUGH – From the time the fans started streaming in and out of the Patriots pro Shop around 1:30 on Wednesday, you knew it was going to be a special night. The day just felt different. Not quite a game day, but a festive, anticipatory atmosphere. Many of the lots closer to the stadium started filling up quickly. Jahlani Tavai was out taking pictures with fans. Dietrich Wise cruised by…
Observations from the final Patriots mandatory minicamp practice
We’re on to the summer time, ladies and gentlemen. The Patriots officially wrapped up the spring with the final mandatory minicamp practice on Wednesday morning and as usual, it’s tough to put too much stock into a lot of things we’re seeing so far, but there were a few things that stood out in the just-about two hour session. For the final time until late July, here’s everything I saw…
High School Yearbook: 2003
Note: We wanted to create a new feature that honored the history of the high school game a little. This is a snapshot of MIAA play in 2003, and while a lot of that info is hard to access, we still remember a good amount of it. So here’s an attempt to capture those old glories. If you have any additional information from other years, it is welcome. Here is……