• Thanksgiving football: King Philip 27, Franklin 21 – Warriors come from behind to earn gutsy win
  • Thanksgiving football: Mansfield 21, Foxborough 7 – Redding gets 300th win as Hornets turn sights towards Super Bowl
  • Thanksgiving football: North Quincy 43, Quincy 41 (OT) – Raiders win wild one in 92nd edition of rivalry
  • Thanksgiving football: Lynn English 28, Lynn Classical 6 – After three years, Bulldogs finally get Thanksgiving win in 111th meeting of rivals
  • Thanksgiving football: Needham 20, Wellesley 13 – Rockets remain unbeaten; Beat Raiders for 2nd straight year in country’s oldest public school rivalry

Pirates 43, Oilers 24: Pirates rely on offensive attack to earn 5th straight playoff berth

Ryan Martin NEFJ Correspondent WORCESTER – With the Indoor Football League standings and recent history in their favor, the Massachusetts Pirates earned their fifth consecutive playoff berth with a 43-24 win against the Tulsa Oilers Saturday night. After going 1-3 to start the 2023 IFL Season, the Pirates (9-3) have now rattled off eight straight wins, while Tulsa (1-12) dropped their ninth consecutive game. FINAL: @mass_pirates 43, Oilers 24 Pirates…

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Pirates Preview: Tulsa Oilers (1-11) at Massachusetts Pirates (8-3)

Kickoff: The Pirates are back after having a bye week last week. They will look to finish the home schedule undefeated tonight against the struggling Tulsa Oilers. The Pirates won the first ever meeting between two teams last month, 49-28. Here three keys for the Pirates tonight. 1. Keep the good times going: The Pirates have been the best team in the IFL the past six weeks and they will look to…

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Dexter Southfield lineman Dominic Silvia commits to Charlotte

Dexter Southfield offensive tackle Dominic Silvia has committed to Charlotte. The 6-6 300 pound Silvia held 15 offers but ultimately chose the 49ers over Army, Marshall, Bryant, Brown, UNH and Maine among others. https://twitter.com/dominicsilvia1/status/1671315182155452417?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA I reached out to Silvia for a comment on why he chose Charlotte and he said it was all about the love he felt from the beginning from Biff Poggi and his staff. “Basically just went…

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BB&N Tight End Brett Elliott commits to Duke

BB&N Tight End Brett Elliott has committed to Duke. The Holliston native held offers from Boston College, UConn, UMass, Harvard, Dartmouth and Yale. Elliott also held offers from Nebraska, Rutgers, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina and Indiana. Committed to Duke University‼️@CoachMikeElko @Coach_Dougherty @kjfbcoach @CoachKLars @Coach_Willey_FB @mboyle1959 pic.twitter.com/Nmo3gieMaZ — Brett Elliott (@_BrettElliott_) June 20, 2023 Elliott cited the combination of Power 5 football and a great education as the…

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What would Bill Belichick be doing if he hadn’t become a coach?

Bill Belichick usually doesn’t do media stuff if he doesn’t have to, but he made an exception recently. ‘The 33rd Team’ is made up of former NFL players, coaches and staffers, so Belichick was on a podcast of theirs recently talking about a number of things. At the end of the 20-ish minute session, Belichick was asked what he’d be doing if he hadn’t become a football coach. The answer…

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Jones arraigned on Tuesday, still a member of the Patriots for now

(Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool) Early on Tuesday morning in East Boston, Jack Jones was arraigned on weapons charges. Jones posted a $30,000 cash bail, pleaded not guilty and has a probable cause hearing on August 18, a day before New England will play Green Bay in a preseason game. The Patriots will have joint practices with the Packers that week as well. Jones’ attorney Rosemary Scapicchio spoke…

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A look at the fastest 40 times at BONE

We wanted to do something on the best 40 times from this past weekend’s BONE camp at Springfield College. So we compiled a list of the players who ran better than a 4.7-second 40-yard dash. Here is that list: Best 40 times, BONE camp Troy Warrell, 4.39, WR, Archbishop Stepinac Kymari Latney, 4.43, DB, St. Thomas More Kash Kelly, 4.44, WR, Milton Academy Jaden Copening, 4.45, RB, St. Thomas More…

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