WEST ROXBURY — A year ago, Catholic Memorial running back Mekhi Dodd was not the team’s primary ballcarrier. That designation belonged to Datrell Jones and Carson Harwood. But, now, Jones has moved on to Boston College, and Harwood is at the University of Rhode Island. There is no one left for Dodd to bide his time and wait behind. That’s a good thing for Catholic Memorial, and a bad thing……
Jack Jones reportedly out for “some time” with hamstring injury
Jack Jones was the only player not spotted at Patriots practice on Thursday. Now we know why. According to Jeff Howe, Jones is now set to be “out for some time with the hamstring injury that he suffered yesterday in practice, according to a source,” he said in a tweet on Thursday night. During his Wednesday morning press conference, Bill Belichick was asked if Jones was now available with his…
Is Mac Jones ‘the franchise guy’ moving forward? We’ll start getting an answer Sunday
Mac Jones approached the podium inside the Gillette Stadium media work room on Thursday afternoon smiling. Jones has clearly enjoyed this camp and seems to be fully ready to show he can be ‘the guy’ for New England moving forward. Jones was asked if he feels like he has anything to prove this season after the way 2022 ended and he quickly steered the conversation to 2023. “I’m not really…
Matt Patricia won’t be the difference on Sunday, it will be the players
AP Photo/Matt Rourke Former Patriots assistant Matt Patricia is now the Senior Defensive Assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles. Patricia of course was the Patriots primary offensive play caller last season. He was considered Bill Belichick’s right hand man. However after spending 15 years with the Patriots, the two sides parted ways in off-season. Now we are left wondering if he will impact Sunday’s game in any way? The short answer…
New England high school preview – Week 1
We are calling this our Week 1 Preview even though Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire have already kicked off. But, for the sake of everyone else, it’s still the first week. There are a ton of big matchups on tap, so we’re previewing more than usual. And, for the first time this year, we have all the New England states represented. Get out and see some games this weekend. They’ll……
With another opener upon us, Bill Belichick is still as passionate as ever about coaching
Image courtesy of Sports Illustrated While chatter will continue throughout the year – especially if the Patriots start slow – it doesn’t appear there’s an end in sight for Bill Belichick any time soon. During his media availability on Wednesday morning, Belichick was asked what keeps him going 49 years of coaching? “It’s what I do,” he said. That answer came following a question about the mystery of opening day…
MIAA Preseason Top 40 Countdown
MIAA Preseason Top 40 Countdown It’s August, and you know what that means. We again kick off our high school coverage with the 40-team MIAA preseason countdown. Over the course of the offseason, we pared down this list from one of closer to 75. It is always difficult to get the number down to 40. This is an exhaustive exercise each year, but fun to do. We will start —…