Image courtesy of Chris Hanewich By Mike Scandura NEFJ Correspondent NORTH ATTLEBORO – The youngest team in Mike Strachan’s brief tenure as North Attleboro High’s head football coach got its baptism under fire Friday night during a 29-19 non-conference victory over Bishop Feehan. Of the 49 players on the roster, 11 are sophomores since the Rocketeers graduated 25 seniors from a team that lost to Marblehead in the Division 3…
King Philip 31, Walpole 0 – Strong running game & defense powers KP
After graduating Rudy Gately and Will Astorino, the Warriors had some question marks regarding the running back position heading into this season. The Warriors have a strong running back tradition but Brian Lee and his staff were unsure of who was going to be the next guy Well, those questions were answered tonight thanks to a resounding performance by the King Philip running game. .Powered by junior running backs Drew…
Barnstable 49, Brockton 14 – Kundel spoils Wiggins’ coaching debut with big performance
By Andrew Bluestein NEFJ Correspondent BROCKTON – The Gold Athletics game of the week between the Brockton High Boxers and the Barnstable High Red Hawks was a blowout showcasing the Red Hawks offense, with the home team winning 49-14. The star of the show pregame was Jermaine Wiggins, who was making his Brockton coaching debut. By the end of the night, it was Barnstable quarterback Aiden Kundel, who threw for…
St. John’s Prep 41, Marshfield 20 – Defending D1 champ Eagles soar in opener
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent MARSHFIELD – St. John’s Prep started its title defense on a high note Friday night in Marshfield. The defending Division 1 champions, jumped all over the host Rams early, building a 28-0 halftime lead en route to a 41-20 season-opening victory. The Eagles opened the scoring on their first offensive possession when senior running back Dylan Aliberti saw a little opening and exploded through it…
Milton 42, Scituate 14 – Wildcats speed past Sailors in opener
By Adam Nazzaro NEFJ Correspondent SCITUATE – High school football officially returned in the state of Massachusetts Friday night, including a south shore non-league clash between Milton and host Scituate. Milton, which lost in last year’s Div. 3 Super Bowl, debuted new starting QB Patrick Miller. A former cornerback who replaces graduated star Owen McHugh. The Wildcats also graduated their top five receivers and running back Jack Finnegan. It didn’t…
Leominster 0, St. John’s Shrewsbury 0 – CMass rivalry game suspended due to weather
Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent LEOMINSTER – With a lot of excitement and anticipation for two of Central Massachusetts’ historic programs set to kickoff the 2023 season, Mother Nature had other plans. There was only three drives and 10:01 of game action before inclement weather forced a postponement between Leominster and St. John’s Shrewsbury. The delay in play would last 41 minutes before school officials officially postponed the game, which will…
Boston College/Holy Cross Four Down Preview: Holy Cross Crusaders (1-0) at Boston College Eagles (0-1)
Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: This one is suddenly much more interesting after the Week 1 Boston College had. Just because of the rivalry between the Crusaders & Eagles and the historical implications, this was always going to be one of the bigger New England games we cover all year, but now, given the position the Eagles are in after the opening loss to NIU while Holy Cross is fifth…
Interstate matchups dominate the landscape in high school football this weekend
We are seeing more and more interstate match-up in New England and there are several really good ones this weekend. Londonderry, Chelmsford is the best match up but we also have LaSalle at B.C High and Central at Lynn Classical among others. It should be a good weekend for these games. It is always fun when schools are willing to cross state lines. Here are the top interstate match-ups this…
Thursday Night New England High School Round Up
Massachusetts Hanover 28 Duxbury 18: Senior quarterback Ben Scalzi threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another score in the Hawks 28-18 win over the #9 Dragons. Scalzi completed 15- of- 24 passes for 233 yards and three touchdown passes. He also had a rushing touchdown. The loss was Duxbury’s first since the 2021 Super Bowl loss to Scituate. Franklin 36 Wachusett 14: Running back Mike Davide scored four rushing touchdowns…
UConn Four Down Preview: UConn Huskies (0-1) at Georgia State Panthers (1-0)
Image courtesy of ESPN Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: The UConn Huskies travel to Georgia to take on Georgia State fresh off a tough week one loss to a formidable NC State squad. However, as they turn the page to their week two opponent, the Huskies have some things to build upon heading into the matchup that makes many around the team feel really good about their chances of leaving…