• BC High 20, Malden Catholic 7 — Eagles earn Catholic Conference win
  • Scituate 52, Hanover 0 – Sailors cruise past rival Hawks
  • Tabor 40, St. Sebastian’s 34 – Seawolves’ Hail Mary answered on final play
  • NEFJ-Gold Athletics Game of the Week: BB&N 34, Belmont Hill 13 – MaCormack, Taylor lead Knights to impressive victory
  • New England college preview – Week 7

Rhode Island 46, Hampton 44 (2 OT) – Rams find a way again for wild road win

Image courtesy of Connor Caldon/URI Athletics You having fun yet, Rams fans? Something special is brewing with Jim Fleming’s crew so far in 2024. After a wild comeback win over LIU two weeks ago thanks to Hunter Helms and Malik Grant, the Rams needed another miracle finish against Hampton on Saturday afternoon to pull out an insane 46-44 double overtime win. This time it was Devin Farrell providing the heroics…….

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UConn 29, Temple 20 – Huskies stay perfect at home with 3rd straight win

By Aman Kidwai NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD – UConn football took an unexpected challenge from Temple on Saturday, squeaking away with a 29-20 win after a fumble on the final play at the goalline led to a game-sealing touchdown return. “That was a character win,” head coach Jim Mora said after the game. “Character wins, they’re more important to me than blowouts.” It was not the Huskies’ best performance, which……

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Holy Cross 38, Colgate 7 – Crusaders open up Patriot League play with blowout win

Image courtesy of @HCrossFB (Twitter) Earlier in the week, Holy Cross head coach Dan Curran said if his team used lessons they learned during a 1-4 non-conference start, they’d be alright when the Patriot League schedule came calling. He wasn’t wrong. Joe Pesansky was nearly perfect (35/28, 289 yards, 4 touchdowns) and Justin Shorter had a remarkable 11-catch day for 140 yards and all four of those TD’s to lead……

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Yale 23, Central Connecticut State 22 – Bulldogs sniff out win vs. Blue Devils

By Andrew Guindon NEFJ Correspondent NEW HAVEN – Yale defeated Central Connecticut 23-22 in a nail-biting victory that came down to the final minute inn a battle of the Nutmeg state on Saturday. The Bulldogs were able to hold off a final-minute Blue Devil offensive push. Yale defensive back Da’Quan Gonzales was able to deflect Central Connecticut quarterback Brady Olson’s pass to prevent a conversion on fourth down. Prior to……

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Virginia 24, Boston College 14 – Eagles give up 24 unanswered in ugly loss

Image courtesy of @UVAFootball (Twitter) Penalties. Turnovers. Lack of execution. Third down problems. You name it, Boston College struggled with it in a rather stunning 24-14 loss on the road against UVA on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles sprinted out to a 14-0 lead and looked dominant for about a quarter and a half. Other than that, it was the most uncharacteristic  performance yet of the Bill O’Brien era. BC dropped……

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Harvard 28, (No. 16) UNH 23 – Crimson upset Wildcats

CAMBRIDGE – Facing a similar situation to the one it faced against Brown last weekend on Friday night, Harvard wasn’t going to let history repeat itself. The Crimson led 28-23 with a 4th-&-1 at the UNH 32 with 1:15 left in their Friday night showdown. Instead of trying a field goal to make it an eight-point game, Harvard went for it. Xaviah Bascon scooted up the middle, broke free for……

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