• 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

(7) Wellesley 42, (10) Belmont 0 — Raiders roll into D2 quarterfinals

WELLESLEY — To say the very least, Wellesley did not start off this season the way it wanted to. The Raiders had lost most of its contributors to graduation, and it took a little longer to get going than they hoped. The result was an 0-3 start, and maybe some thoughts that the state tournament was not in the cards this year. Fast forward to Saturday, and Wellesley is back…….

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(5) Mansfield 27, (12) Westborough 7- Hornets start fast, finish strong for D2 1st round win

MANSFIELD- Mansfield and Westborough opened Friday night’s round one match-up of the MIAA playoffs by trading scores.  Mansfield opened the game on a 14 play, 73 yard scoring drive that was highlighted by the running of senior running backs Nolan Bordieri and Brian Butler. Butler, who returned last week after missing the first seven games made his impact felt. The pair rushed for 39 yards on the drive that was……

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(7) Springfield Central 24, (10) Central Catholic 7 — Golden Eagles pull away for D1 Sweet 16 win

By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent SPRINGFIELD — In a playoff matchup featuring two Division 1 powers with a lot of history against one another, the No. 7 Springfield Central Golden Eagles advanced with a 24-7 win over the No. 10 Central Catholic Raiders. The history between these two teams is well documented. With Springfield Central winning the last three matchups, including in Week 1 of this year, Central Catholic had……

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