Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: Matchup of two teams at .500 today when the Eagles take on the Yellow Jackets. GT has its signature win on the year, upsetting Miami in Miami while BC’s biggest win is over Army prior to its bye week. This game could go a long way in determining just what kind of season BC is going to have. 1st Down: Prior to its bye week last…
UConn four down preview: USF Bulls (3-4) @ UConn Huskies (1-5)
Image courtesy of ESPN By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: The UConn Huskies come home for their Homecoming game to take on the University of South Florida fresh off a much-needed bye week. As they turn the page to their first opponent post-bye, the Huskies will look to build on their first win of the season in hopes of making it two in a row for the first time in…
Lawrence Academy 31, St. Sebastian’s 28 – Hughes’ late field goal keeps Spartans unbeaten
NEEDHAM – Tied 14-14 heading to the fourth quarter of a typical grind-it-out ISL game on Friday night, it appeared 17 or 21 points might get the win for Lawrence Academy or St. Sebastian’s. Then, the offenses woke up. The Arrows and Spartans ended up in a shootout that Lawrence Academy won 31-28 thanks to a late field goal from senior Rollin Hughes. Hughes’ 31-yarder propelled the Spartans to a…
Foxborough 35, Canton 0 – Martinelli picks up 300th win as Warriors cruise past Bulldogs
CANTON- Winning 300 games as a coach in any sport is quite an accomplishment. Winning 300 games in football is rare air. Jack Martinelli is in exclusive company becoming just the seventh coach in state history to accomplish the feat after the Warriors beat Canton 35-0 on Friday night. The Warriors got off to a slow start early offensively but managed to score right before the end of the first…
Leominster 48, Shrewsbury 26 – Blue Devils keep playoff hopes alive
By Ethan Winter NEFJ Correspondent LEOMINSTER — Ever since the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association instituted the power ranking system, a lot of what determines whether a team is postseason bound or not has been left out of many teams’ control. There are no more “win and you’re in” scenarios. It’s more like, “win and you have a chance.” Well, on Friday night, the 20th ranked Leominster High football team continued…
King Philip 23, Milford 14 — Warriors top Scarlet Hawks, remain unbeaten
WRENTHAM — It is October. The temperatures are getting a little lower, the leaves are turning, and King Philip is rounding into form, just in time for the postseason. In a game that very much felt like a playoff one, King Philip earned a 23-14 win over Milford in a matchup between the two best teams in the Hockomock League’s Kelly-Rex Divison. The host Warriors scored on offense, defense, and…
Moses Brown 21, West Warwick 0 – Quakers earn shutout over Wizards in defensive battle
By Harry Pray NEFJ Correspondent PROVIDENCE – Moses Brown controlled the line of scrimmage all night long and came away with a 21-0 victory over West Warwick in a big matchup on Friday night. MB is now 5-2 while West Warwick dropped to the same record. In what looked like a slugfest to start the game, the first points were neither a touchdown or a field goal. Instead, it was…
Doherty 35, Worcester North 0 — Highlanders blank Polar Bears
By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent WORCESTER — In what was supposed to be a matchup between two Worcester heavyweights turned into Doherty flexing its muscles and proving the Highlanders are the real team to beat in the city, in a dominant, 35-0 win. North High is known for their physical style of offense where the Polar Bears lean on you and break you down in the run game. But North…
Dartmouth 35, Bridgewater-Raynham 22 – Hart scores four TD’s; Indians remain unbeaten
By Owen Hart NEFJ Correspondent DARTMOUTH – In a game that once looked like Dartmouth was going to roll in, Bridgewater-Raynham ended the game scoring fifteen straight to make things more interesting than they probably should have been before the Indians hung on to stay unbeaten, winning 35-22. Trailing by two scores late, the Trojans were just outside the red zone and looked to keep hopes alive. After failing to…
Cohasset 42, Mashpee 0 – Skippers hammer Falcons
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent COHASSET – Cohasset used a balanced offensive attack and a dominant defensive effort en route to a 42-0 thrashing of its South Shore League rivals from Mashpee. The Skippers (3-3) scored early and often on Friday night, starting the fun on the game’s first possession. Cohasset moved down the field with little resistance and wound up scoring on a 20-yard strike from sophomore quarterback Michael…