SMITHFIELD – The Rhode Island Rams capped off a Cinderella season on Saturday with a 35-21 win over in-state rival Bryant. The win gave the Rams a share of the CAA title and a 10 win season. It was the Rams first conference title since 1985 and their first ever CAA title. “This is the first time since 1985 which is the first year I started coaching,” URI coach Jim……
MIAA D4 State Semifinal: (1) Duxbury 28, (5) Tewksbury 21 – Dragons headed back to Super Bowl for 5th straight season
By Joseph Celia NEFJ Staff WALPOLE – Top-seeded Duxbury wasn’t leaving its Division 4 state semifinal against familiar foe Tewksbury without a win on Saturday. On a crucial 4th-&-16th play, the Dragons’ defense made a final stop that sealed a 28-21 win to advance to the MIAA D4 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium. In a rematch of last year’s state semis, Duxbury (10-1) took down the Redmen (8-3) again. This…
MIAA D6 State Semifinal: (1) Hudson 21, (4) Norwell 14 — Hawks hold off Clippers
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MANSFIELD — Like so many teams before it, Norwell found out how hard it is to defend Hudson quarterback Jake Attaway. Despite throwing for only 47 yards, the senior star signal caller gashed the Norwell defense to the tune of 139 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, sending the Hawks to the Division 6 state title game, with a 21-14 win. Though Attaway had……
MIAA D6 State Semifinal: (3) Fairhaven 42, (7) Swampscott 13 — Justin Marques, Blue Devils book another Gillette trip
By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Staff MILFORD — Fairhaven workhorse running back Justin Marques was borderline unstoppable in Fairhaven’s 42-13 Division 6 Final Four win over Swampscott. The Blue Devils star back was responsible for all six of Fairhaven’s touchdowns. “Justin’s a great kid. He’s really done a lot in his four years with the program. He established himself as one of the premier kids in the state,” said Fairhaven head……
MIAA D7 State Semifinal: (3) Mashpee 28, (2) Clinton 22 – Falcons hang on late to reach Super Bowl
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MANSFIELD – Third-seeded Mashpee was on the verge of blowing a 21-point second half lead in a Division 7 state semifinal against second-seeded Clinton on Saturday. The Falcon defense had given up 15 unanswered points and Clinton had the ball at the five-yard line with under a minute left in the game. On second down, the Falcons stuffed a run play. Clinton spiked the ball…
MIAA D4 State Semifinal: (2) Scituate 14, (3) Grafton 3 — Defense shines for Sailors
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff WALPOLE — On an afternoon where Scituate didn’t have its A-game offensively, the Foley brothers stepped up to guide the Sailors back to the Division 4 state title game with a 14-3 win over third-seeded Grafton. No. 2 Scituate is known for its potent offense, but with the offense floundering through the first 17-plus minutes, senior Lawson Foley came up with a big play on……
MIAA D8 State Semifinal: (2) West Boylston 36, (3) Carver 14 – Lions roar into 3rd straight Super Bowl
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Rhode Island Div. IV Championship: Davies 28, Narragansett 25 — First title for Patriots in program history
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff CRANSTON — The 2019 season marked the first year that Davies had a football program, and the team went 0-7. Coach Henry Cabral flipped the script with last year’s undefeated campaign that was spoiled by North Providence in the Division IV championship. This season was redemption for the Patriots. “This means the world to our school, our community, our players,” Cabral said. “We lost last……
MIAA D8 State Semifinal (1) Randolph 29, (4) Nashoba 12 – White helps lead Blue Devils back to Gillette
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff WAYLAND — Mehki White and Randolph’s rushing attack powered top-seeded Randolph to a 29-12 victory over No.4 Nashoba to punch its ticket to the Division 8 Super Bowl on Saturday. The No.1 Blue Devils (10-1) knew they had to be fundamentally sound on both sides of the ball against a Nashoba team that had allowed only eight points this postseason. Randolph controlled this game from…
Rhode Island Div. I Championship: North Kingstown 31, Burrillville 7 – Skippers cruise to 2nd straight D1 title
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON – When RIIL reshuffled divisions entering this season, it meant the return of the D-I Championship for the first time since 2021. On Saturday, the reigning champion North Kingstown defended its title with a decisive 31-7 victory over Burrillville. NK had plenty of motivation after just missing out on the state tournament as the fifth-place team in the division. “I feel like we are…