The 47th annual Shriners All-Star Football teams and coaches were announced on Tuesday evening. The game will be played on Friday June 13th at 7 pm at Bentley University. June 14th would be the rain date. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Shrinersfootballclassic@gmail.com and all proceeds benefit the Aleppo Shriners organization, which provides transportation for children who need specialty care at Shriners International Hospitals. Here are the North and South……
Hockomock League and Catholic Conference announce showcase days
Image courtesy of Xaverian High School The Hockomock League and Catholic Conference announced their second annual showcase days on Monday. The Hockomock League will hold their showcase on Sunday May 11th from 3-7 pm at Mansfield High School. The Catholic Conference will be holding their showcase on Thursday May 15th from 5 to 8 pm at Xaverian High School. Both events were big hits last season as multiple colleges attended…….
Vrabel hits on free agency, his staff & expectations at NFL Scouting Combine
For the first time since being hired, Mike Vrabel spoke with the assembled media down in Indianapolis on Tuesday morning. During the 15-minute Q&A, Vrabel hit on all the important issues currently facing him and the organization as they look to just get back to respectability before even thinking about contention. Vrabel’s staff is complete and it’ll be an integral part of the franchise’s success going forward. He was asked…
40 prospects to watch at the NFL Combine
The NFL Combine kicks off today in Indianapolis with player workouts scheduled for later this week. Here is a list of players to watch. Some of these players may only interview and test but not work out. Some may not work out due to injury. Trey Amos, CB, Mississippi: Long corner who moves well and has high level ball skills. Looking forward to seeing how he performs during the pre-draft……
Dexter Southfield has impressive run going producing Division 1 offensive linemen
Whether public or private, high schools around here have been able to produce top tier offensive linemen for a long, long time. As far back as the 80’s if you want to get technical. More recently, the Lindstroms, Zak Zinter, Drew Kendall and Ozzy Trapilo have all raised the bar when it comes to representing New England and that big boy fraternity up front. The private schools will always have…
Patriots Journal for 2/23/25
Plenty of Patriots talk this week as Mike Vrabel, his coaching staff and the front office head out to Indianapolis for the NFL Combine. Vrabel and Wolf times set for NFL Combine: Mike Vrabel is scheduled to meet with the media on Tuesday morning at 10:15 am. Eliot Wolf will meet with the media on Wednesday at 1 pm. Both should have plenty to say regarding the combine and what…
College Football Journal for 2/23/25
Here is this week’s edition of the college football journal. From Boston College, to Holy Cross to UMass, there is plenty to talk about. Harasymiak and staff make favorable impression with alumni: Joe Harasymiak introduced his coaching staff at the State of the Program event at the UMass Club. By all accounts, Harasymiak and his staff made quite an impression. It was a good start to what should be an interesting……
High School Journal for 2/23/25
Here is this week’s journal. Plenty to talk about as usual. So here goes! Masuk makes a hire: Masuk has hired Chris Pace to replace Steve Christy. Pace has had success as a head coach and he understands the Masuk tradition. He will fit right in and keep things rolling after the Panthers won the Class MM title last season. Dexter Southfield has another D1 lineman in Hall: Add Anthony……
Curran adds & promotes some staff ahead of Year 2 with Holy Cross
Coming off a share of a sixth straight Patriot League title – the first league title of his career – Dan Curran has made a few adjustments to his coaching staff for 2025. The Crusaders announced a handful of promotions and one addition on Saturday. Bo Alexander is the new defensive line coach. Westin Elliott is now the running backs coach. Matt Schell is the new passing game coordinator on…
Masuk hires Chris Pace as head football coach
Photo courtesy of Immaculate High School Masuk has found a new coach to replace Steve Christy who retired after the season. Chris Pace, formally the coach at ATI was named the new head football coach of the Panthers on Friday afternoon. Pace is a graduate of Springfield College, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education and Health. In a statement released by the school, Pace talked about the……