The Connecticut High School Football Alliance released its 2025 football schedule on Tuesday. Week one features some terrific match ups as do the ensuing weeks. Here are our top games and the full schedule. 10 Alliance games to watch: Week One Fairfield Prep at Greenwich: Tough opener for the defending Class LL champs. Both teams graduate talented senior classes but return key contributors from last season. New Canaan at……
Maye, Henry provide hopeful message to Pats fans on Christmas eve
It honestly could have been a Hallmark card. The only thing missing was matching pajamas. On a snowy Christmas eve morning down at Gillette Stadium Tuesday, Drake Maye and Hunter Henry took to the podium together, looking like brothers as Maye grinned ear-to-ear. Usually, the two take care of their weekly media obligations separately, but Maye sidled up to his veteran tight end this time. Henry said they had decided…
Catching up with Vincent Busa after his commitment to URI
I recently had a chance to catch up with Xaverian running back Vincent Busa on his commitment to Rhode Island. Busa announced his decision on Sunday. I had a chance to talk to Busa about why he committed to URI. NEFJ: Why did you decide that URI was the right school for you? VB: “I chose URI because of how important the football program is at there university. Also being…
Phillips Exeter’s Isaiah Reese honored to be playing in the Under Armour All-American game
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Jerod Mayo saves his job with Patriots close loss to the Bills
Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle All week long the Boston media has been debating the future of Jerod Mayo as Patriots coach. Mayo once again put his foot in his mouth after last week’s loss to the Cardinals and that led to many people around these parts questioning if he was qualified to coach the team beyond this season. On Sunday morning, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the Kraft family…
Seven Points on the Patriots 24-21 loss to the Bills
Getty Images The Patriots got off to 14-0 lead against the Bills and poised to pull off the upset, but three costly turnovers led to 10 points and they ultimately fell short, 24-21. Here are seven points on the Patriots loss. 1.Fast start: The Patriots got off to the best start of any game this season, jumping out to a 14-0 lead after a Drake Maye touchdown pass to Kayshon…
Bills 24, Patriots 21 – Pats show up, but poor 2nd half leads to 12th loss
One step forward, two steps back has been the theme of the 2024 Patriots season and it was on full display Sunday against Buffalo in Orchard Park. New England jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but melted down in the second half with three turnovers, giving up 17 points en route to a 24-21 loss. Drake Maye had 281 yards passing on a 22-36 clip with two touchdowns and a…
Final 2024 New England Top 25
This New England poll was not easy to put together each week. There were a lot of moving parts, and not as much crossover as you’d like to see for rankings like these. But here it is, the final New England Top 25, the first of its kind. 1. Catholic Memorial (12-1) 2. New Canaan (12-1) 3. Xaverian (9-4) 4. Greenwich (11-2) 5. King Philip (12-1) 6. Masuk (10-3) 7. Needham……
Patriots Game Plan vs. The Buffalo Bills
The Patriots will have their hands full in Buffalo today. Coaching will have to close the talent gap today if the Patriots want to win. Here are some things the Patriots coaching staff can do to find their team a chance at a win today. Offense 1. Throw on early downs: The Patriots have to be aggressive in this game. They need to come out slinging. Buffalo’s secondary has been…
Jerod Mayo expected back in 2025 barring late season collapse
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Kraft Family intends to bring back Jerod Mayo as head coach for the 2025 season barring a collapse over the final three weeks. “The Kraft’s want to keep Jerod Mayo. They believe he is the leader for their organization, for their future, and they knew it would be a multi-year process to get this thing right. That is their stance right now.” Rapoport…