By Jared Keene NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – There’s no better way to finish off perfection than achieving the ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl at the home of the Patriots. From the opening week, Hudson approached this season one game at a time. The Hawks always talked about being 1-0 each week, not 7-0, 8-0, 9-0, and so on. And they expected to make it to Gillette, not by…
MIAA Division 7 Super Bowl – (1) Uxbridge 42, (3) Mashpee 20 – Spartans win 2nd straight Super Bowl
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – Third-seeded Mashpee was able to hang tough for 44-plus minutes, but top-seeded Uxbridge made two back-breaking plays in the final three and a half minutes to secure its 27th consecutive win and second straight Division 7 Super Bowl title, 42-20. Clinging to a 28-20 lead after a Mashpee score, Uxbridge junior Cam LaChapelle took off down the right sideline, evaded several would-be tacklers…
Holy Cross signs 12 on first National Signing Day under Dan Curran
Coming off a share of the program’s sixth straight Patriot League title, Dan Curran and his staff had a productive first National Signing Day on Wednesday, getting 12 kids to sign on board. Here’s the full list of guys heading to Worcester… Troy Bailey (DB) Parsippany, N.J. | Delbarton Dominic Campanile (QB) Fair Lawn, N.J. | Bergen Catholic Lucas Catoggio (OL) Massapequa, N.Y. | Chaminade Patrick Enright (OL) Orchard Park,…
Quick glance at Massachusetts FBS signees
It’s (the first) Signing Day, so we wanted to tale a look at the top FBS signees for Massachusetts. Unless we are missing something, there are 16 players who fit that bill. It is another strong group of prospects, and a lot of programs are getting top-shelf players. Let’s take a look. What is the power position? Not a single position per se, but looking at this list, it is……
BC brings in 27 on first National Signing Day under Bill O’Brien
Bill O’Brien and his staff had a late start recruiting at BC after he was hired in February, but they certainly made up for lost time. The Eagles officially announced 27 signings on National Signing Day Wednesday, with five of them coming from Massachusetts, more than any other state in this first class for O’Brien and his staff. Here’s the full list: Sevie Amar Jr. (WR) – Oxnard, CA Micah…
UConn adds 12 on National Signing Day
UConn’s best season since 2010 still has about a month left in it, but all eyes were on 2025 Wednesday across the country during National Signing Day. The Huskies sit at 8-4 and are awaiting their bowl destination this weekend. In the meantime, the program announced the addition of 12 recruits for this class. Here’s the list with some details provided by the UConn PR department: Aubrey Melvin (DL) From…
UMass names Joe Harasymiak as next head coach
Image courtesy of AP Photos By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff The nearly two and a half week search for the next UMass football head coach finally came to an end on Wednesday morning as they named Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak to lead the program. On the heels of what felt like a never ending news cycle of blunders and misunderstandings throughout multiple levels of the program the past couple…
Newington 20, Wethersfield 13 – Newington avenges Thanksgiving loss with a big playoff win
Photo credit: Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEWINGTON — On Thanksgiving Eve, the Wethersfield Eagles defeated the previously undefeated Newington Nor’Easters football team 22-14 in overtime in the last game of the 2024 regular season. The loss for Newington put them at 9-1 while the win bumped up Wethersfield’s record to 9-1. With there being a three-way tie for the CCC (Central Connecticut Conference) Tier 3 title between……
MIAA State Title Games Preview
We are here. The MIAA state title games have arrived. All will be at Gillette Stadium from Wednesday to Friday. What seems to define this group of games is the amount of teams that will be going for repeats. From the looks of it, these should be fun and entertaining games. Let’s examine, one by one, these matchups, and what we expect to see this week. Division 1 No. 3……
CIAC Postseason Preview
The CIAC Playoffs kickoff tonight and as always, there are several programs that made the playoffs that are traditional powers and some new faces. With 48 team’s qualifying, the class brackets feature some intriguing quarterfinal matchups and some big time semi-final matchups if the favorites hold serve. Here is our CIAC playoff preview. Class LL Favorites: (1) Fairfield Prep, (2) Staples, (3) Greenwich, (5) West Haven Sleeper: Glastonbury or New……