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…
Boston College 41, North Carolina 21 – Eagles put forth best effort of the season to lock up bowl bid
CHESTNUT HILL – It took until the week before Thanksgiving, but BC finally has its best game of the season. The Eagles dominated UNC from start to finish on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium, blowing out the Tar Heels 41-21. With the win, BC is officially bowl-eligible at 6-5 with one game left at home against Pitt next week. The Eagles out-gained UNC 420-212 and held the ball…
Yale 34, Havard 29 — Bulldogs play spoiler, beat Crimson in “The Game”
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff CAMBRIDGE — There’s nothing like beating your rival to end the season. For the Yale Bulldogs (7-3), their 34-29 victory over the Harvard Crimson (9-2) wasn’t just an opportunity to win their third straight game over their oldest foes, it was a chance to ruin the Crimson’s shot at clinching the Ivy League title outright for the first time since 2014. Instead, a relentless Bulldogs……
MIAA D1 State Semifinal: (3) Xaverian 31, (2) BC High 14 — Luke Bell’s big day boosts Hawks
BROCKTON — As a starting fullback, linebacker, and kicker, Xaverian senior Luke Bell impacts each Hawks game. In Saturday’s D1 state semifinal against BC High, Bell’s influence was monumental. He made two interceptions returned for touchdowns, booted a critical field goal, hit two PATs, and was a key piece in blocking for a running game that took off in the second half of a 31-14 victory. With the win, No…….
UConn 4 down preview: UConn Huskies (7-3) at Syracuse Orange (7-3)
Kickoff: The Huskies are coming off of a bye week as they hit the Carrier Dome to take on Syracuse. The Orange are coming in off of a 33-25 win at Cal. The Huskies earned their seventh win of the season with the victory at UAB two weeks ago, guaranteeing the program’s first winning season since the 2010 campaign. Here are four keys to the game. 1st Down: Start Fast……