By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Correspondent LYNN – St. Mary’s defense and special teams’ big second half led the way to a 30-14 victory over Marblehead at Manning Field on Friday night. After Marblehead’s Trent Brown picked off Rowan Merryman early in the third quarter, the Spartans defense and special teams shifted the momentum of the game. Senior Christopher Agoha sacked Marblehead quarterback Sawyer Adams on third down to force a……
Hand, 38 Cheshire 0 – Rusher, Boyce combine for 5 touchdowns in blowout win
Image courtesy of Denyel Alvarez By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent MADISON — Behind five combined touchdowns from sophomore quarterback Jacob Rusher and running back Lucca Boyce, the Hand Tigers shut out a talented Cheshire Rams team 38-0, continuing its dominant 2026 season while improving to 5-0. Rusher threw three touchdown passes in the win and Boyce rushed for two as the Tigers’ defense pitched its third shutout of the season…
St. John’s Shrewsbury 42, Xaverian 22 – Perry’s 5 TDs send Pioneers past Hawks
By Michael Najarian NEFJ Correspondent WESTWOOD — Brad Perry and Zaccheus Collins connected on a 90-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, but by that time, it was just an extra cherry on top of the victory sundae. Behind a five-TD day in the air by Perry and plenty of big plays from the defense, St. John’s Shrewsbury walked away with a stunning, thrilling and convincing 42-22 over Xaverian on Friday…
King Philip 26, North Attleboro 14 – Warriors back to their winning ways
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent WRENTHAM – Over the last decade, winning has become the standard at King Philip. After starting the season in a rare 0-2 hole, the Warriors have used their familiar program formula of stout defense and a grinding rushing attack to get back on the winning track. On Friday night, the Warriors used that formula to fend off eighth-ranked North Attleboro, 26-14, in a Division 3…
New England Big Game Predications – Week 6
Picks, picks and more picks. Should be a great week of action in New England Football. Here are some of my picks of the biggest games. High School LaSalle Academy at Bishop Hendricken: If there was ever a year for LaSalle to have the upper hand, it is this year. I don’t think that is the case, that is why I am picking Hendricken. Pick: Bishop Hendricken St. John’s (Shrewsbury)…
Patriots special teams unit preparing for Dylan Laube
Image courtesy of Las Vegas Raiders FOXBOROUGH – If you watched any of UNH’s games from 2019-2023, you know how much of a weapon Dylan Laube was, particularly as a returner. Now, in his third NFL season with the Las Vegas Raiders, Laube is making his mark on special teams. Heading into this weekend’s slate of games, Laube leads the league in average yards per kickoff return (33.4), helping the…
New England CFB preview – Week 6
We’re already halfway through the 2026 college football season. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Playoff pictures are taking shape and bowl aspirations are either picking up steam or starting to fade. It’s a light week locally with six of the 17 D1 teams on a bye week. Here’s how the slate looks for the second weekend in October: Saturday 10/10 UConn @ Temple (3:45) Coming off an overtime loss at…
NEPSAC Top 10 Poll – Week 3
Another great week of NEPSAC Foitball featured some high scoring affairs. There is a lot of movement in this week’s poll. A couple teams dropped out and two new ones moved in.
Here is this week’s poll.
Patriots players reflect on most memorable high school & college games
Image courtesy of The Charlotte Observer FOXBOROUGH – After covering the historic 52-51 Central Catholic win over Xaverain last week, I knew I had to incorporate the Patriots somehow for at least one follow up. I mean, it’s going to go down as one of the best games in state history, at least in the last 20-25 years. So with that in mind, during the first bit of media availability…
What a difference a week makes: Maye named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – Well, what a difference seven days makes. A week ago on Wednesday, all the talk and questions surrounding the Patriots and Drake Maye was whether or not he could handle being ‘the guy’ in New England. Was there too much on his plate? Was he mentally broken? Turns out, all it took was a trip to Buffalo to get things right….