Image courtesy of Dartmouth Athletics By Jack Norberg, NEFJ Corespondent HANOVER, N.H- The Wildcats got off to a fast start in the 40th annual Granite Bowl match up between UNH and Dartmouth. Quarterback Max Brosmer connected with freshmen wide receiver Joey Corcoran (6 catches, 89 yards) for 55 yards to set up the Wildcats at the Dartmouth 10. After a timeout and injury, UNH scored on a two yard touchdown…
High School: Rivers 38, Belmont Hill 32 (OT); Rivers remains unbeaten with wild road win
BELMONT – Just five years ago, the Rivers football team lost all nine games it played during the 2017 season. On Saturday afternoon, the program cemented itself as a legitimate ISL championship contender with a thrilling 38-32 overtime win, spoiling Belmont Hill’s homecoming day. Rivers (4-0) built a 26-10 halftime lead, but watched as the hosts came all the way back to tie the game and eventually force overtime. Belmont…
UMass: Buffalo charges past UMass 34-7
Courtesy of Chris Tucci/UMass Athletics By Ryan Barry, NEFJ Corespondent AMHERST – The beautiful fall backdrop of McGuirk Alumni Stadium was the setting for a Buffalo Bulls 34-7 win over the UMass Minutemen. An early 17-0 hole proved too much to overcome, as a sputtering offense and inconsistent defense doomed the Minutemen before a crowd of 13,378 fans. Known for their solid secondary play so far this season, the Minutemen…
College: Yolked Game Of The Week: No. 23 URI 17, No. 14 Elon 10
AP Photo By Mike Scandura, NEFJ Correspondent S0UTH KINGSTOWN – Before sophomore defensive back Jarrett Martin graduates he’ll probably make big plays. Arguably no play will be bigger than the one he made in the fourth quarter of No. 22 Rhode Island’s CAA game against No. 14 Elon before a sell-out crowd of 5,415 at Meade Stadium on Saturday. The game was tied at 10 and the Phoenix had a…
High School: Catholic Memorial rallies past St. John’s Prep, 28-17
WEST ROXBURY — Behind a brilliant performance in all three phases from Georgia commit Joenel Aguero, St. John’s Prep played Catholic Memorial as. tough as anyone has the past two years. And while Aguero could make the argument as the best player on the field, it was a familiar twosome that powered the host Knights to a 28-17, comeback win. Catholic Memorial running backs Datrell Jones and Carson Harwood came…
UConn Four Down Preview: UConn Huskies (3-4) at Ball State Cardinals (3-3)
Kickoff: UConn will look to make it three in a row this afternoon when they visit the Ball State Cardinals in Muncie, Indiana. As usual, the Huskies will once again be short handed in some spots but this team has proven to be resilient this season. Four Downs: (Four keys to the game.) 1. Viva La Rosa! It’s going to be the Victor Rosa show today. Look for OC Nick…
Patriots: Our first look at the Cleveland Browns
By Mason Sousa It’s like the old saying goes ‘It’s not who you play it’s when you play them.’ A below average opponent that has significant players dealing with injuries might be enough reason alone for Bailey Zappe to play in his 3rd consecutive NFL game. Bill Belichick was asked during the Wednesday press conference “Is Mac Jones the starter when he’s ready to go? “We’ll see where he is…
High School: Hanover makes an impression in 36-8 win over Scituate
HANOVER- The Hanover Hawks improved to 4-2 last night after an impressive 36-8 win over Scituate. Getting wins like this are hard to come by against the Sailors. The Hawks needed to strike first and they did. Hanover opened the scoring when quarterback Ben Scalzi hit Joe Curran on a 36 yard touchdown pass to give the Hawks a 7-0 lead. End 1: @HanoverFball leads @ScitFootball 7-0. Ben Scalzi with…
High School: North Attleboro outlasts Foxboro 19-14 in vintage rivalry game
FOXBOROUGH- North Attleboro and Foxboro always play close games when they face off and Friday night was no different as the ancient rivals squared off at Jack Martinelli Field. Both offense got off to fast starts as Foxboro opened the scoring on the opening possession of the game when quarterback Mike Marcucella hit Lincoln Moore on a 23 yard touchdown pass. The score put Foxboro up 7-0 with 5:04 left…
High School: Hendricken survives a classic against LaSalle, winning 10-9
Mike Scandura, NEFJ correspondent WARWICK – At the risk of using a horrible cliché’ Hendricken dodged a major bullet Friday night in its State Championship Division game against La Salle When the Rams Max Wallace was wide right on a 26-yard field goal attempt with four seconds left on the clock, the Hawks were able to exhale and walk off the turf with a 10-9 victory. “You don’t know what…