Some great performances in New England this week. Here are this week’s High School Dudes of the Week.
Old Rochester 13, Dartmouth 12 – Observations from a gritty Bulldogs win
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent DARTMOUTH – Old Rochester won its first two games of the season in convincing fashion. During the season, there will be difficult moments, requiring teams to dig deep. That moment came Thursday night for the Bulldogs. Old Rochester trailed 6-0 and 12-6 against Dartmouth, but didn’t take its first lead until there were 23 seconds left in regulation. Junior running back Benji Baptiste scored the……
New Britain 21, Maloney 20 – Seymour’s 3 touchdowns lead Golden Hurricanes to win
Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — After erasing a 28-point deficit in a 30-28 win against Maloney football team last year, New Britain staved off a 20-point second half comeback from the Spartans on Thursday night, earning a 21-20 win. The Golden Hurricanes gained an early 14-0 lead a minute-and-half into the second quarter with a pair of touchdown runs from quarterback Billy…
Ashton Grant & Liam Coen crossing paths for first time this weekend
FOXBOROUGH – Somehow, Ashton Grant and Liam Coen haven’t crossed paths in their coaching careers despite both being local guys. They’ve both had multiple stops around New England after lengthy playing careers, gone to countless coaching clinics and each had a handful of stops around the NFL and yet, nothing. It almost happened though…sort of. Bob Chesney had hired Coen away from Maine to be his offensive coordinator in January…
New England CFB preview – Week 4
After the first full weekend with all 17 New England teams playing last Saturday, two programs are on byes for Week 4. Here’s a quick run down of an intriguing slate coming up… Friday 9/25 Harvard @ Brown (7:00 p.m.) – The No. 25 Crimson got off to a hot start, blowing out UNH on the road in the season opener last weekend. The Bears opened with a hard-fought 17-10…
Can Jaguars fans actually create a difficult environment for Patriots?
Image courtesy of Jacksonville Jaguars FOXBOROUGH – It’s hard to believe for those of us that grew up as 90s kids, but the Jaguars organization has been around for 31 years. I vividly remember the 1996 AFC Championship win here and I remember Mark Brunell beating the Pats down there in the 1998 playoffs. I was there for the 2005 Wild Card win where Willie McGinest dominated and got to…
New England High School Preview – September 24-26
Image courtesy of Catholic Memorial Athletics By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent Week 2 of the MIAA football season delivered more big matchups. This week, there aren’t as many heavyweight matchups as the first two, but there will be plenty of good games across the region. There are several intriguing interstate matchups on tap headlined by Central Catholic making a trip to Bishop Hendricken. An added layer this week is the…
UFL coming to Rhode Island in 2027
Image courtesy of the United Football League Pawtucket is going to be hosting professional football in 2027. On Wednesday morning, the UFL (United Football League) announced that teams located in Houston and Birmingham will be moving to Colorado Springs and Pawtucket, RI this coming spring. The United Football League (UFL) is league started in 2024 comprised of six teams after a merger with the XFL. The league plans on expanding…
High School Journal for Week 3
Another great week of high school featured some big upsets and several programs had statement wins. Here is this week’s high school journal.
1. Williston’s upset win over Tabor, 23-14 was a huge upset despite the Wildcats having the requisite talent to be competitive in the game. I don’t think people realize just how good Tabor is.
NEFJ College Dudes of the Week – Week 3
It was another strong week of performances from some of the local dudes in the area. UMass continued its historic start for the program, moving to 3-0 for the first time since 2007. William ‘Pop’ Watson wasn’t at his best, but wide receiver T.Y. Harding helped him out with a 56-yard end around TD, with Watson leading the way. Harding finished with 73 yards receiving on four grabs and TD…