• Great weekend for New England college football as three teams get FCS playoff bids
  • NFL reinstates Jabrill Peppers
  • With playoff drought officially over, URI turns its attention to CCSU
  • Recapping Shane Montgomery’s UMass-UConn game week press conference
  • Seven Points on the Patriots 34-15 loss to the Dolphins

New England high school preview — Week 11

Now we are at that point in the season where basically every game is a big one. We’ve got every MIAA postseason matchup in the eight divisions, plus out of state. Also, check out our NEPSAC bowl capsules. Let’s get to it. Division 1 St. John’s Prep vs. Andover — We knew Andover would be good this season, but did not necessarily think the Warriors woud be back here. At……

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NEPSAC bowl capsules

Leon Modeste Bowl — Choate (8-0) at Phillips Exeter (7-1) These might be the two best NEPSAC teams playing this weekend, or is at least close to it. Choate has walloped most of the teams it has played this season. Nick Rubino has had an excellent season at quarterback. He spreads the ball around to talented skill players like Pearson Hill, Jadon Spain, and Blaize Cameron. Choate also has some……

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Q&A with Marshfield coach Chris Arouca

Another big game this weekend is the D2 state semifinal between Catholic Memorial and Marshfield. The Rams opened the season with losses to St. John’s Prep and Methuen, but have come roaring back with eight consecutive wins. We reached out to Marshfield coach Chris Arouca to talk about his team and the challenge ahead. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: The first thing I want to……

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Top 16 College Poll – Week 11

Not a lot of changes in this week’s poll. A slight shift at the top but with teams in the area winning this week, the poll remained unchanged as we head into the final week of the regular season for most programs in the area. 1. Harvard (8-1)- The Crimson beat Penn in overtime and in the process won a share of the Ivy League title. They will look to clinch……

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