Last week threw us for a loop with the Patriots and UMass playing during the week. I am back this week and ready to serve up my predictions so here goes. High School Central Catholic vs. St. John’s Prep: Should be one hell of a state semi-final but it is really hard to pick against the Prep, even without Christopher Vargas Pick: St. John’s Prep Springfield Central vs. Xaverian: Central…
Rhode Island Championship Previews
Image courtesy of the RIIL By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent The 2025 season comes down to this weekend at Cranston Stadium, with five championship games set to kick off and all of the top seeds still in play. Rhode Island’s biggest prize is on the line Friday for the state championship at 7 p.m., followed by doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday. Division IV starts Saturday at noon, before Division I…
New England college preview – Week 13
Well, this is it. For 14 of the 17 New England D1 programs, the regular season ends this Saturday. URI, CCSU, Harvard, Yale and UNH can all clinch postseason berths, although UNH might need a little help. BC is on a bye, UMass played on Tuesday night and UConn wraps up against FAU with a nine-win regular season on the line. New Haven finished its first D1 season two weeks…
Final NEPSAC Top 20 Poll
The NEPSAC Football season wrapped up last weekend and it was one of the best seasons in the history the conference. Tabor Academy was our number one team wire to wire and Jeff Moore’s squad looked like the best in New England.
Avon Old Farms was right there with them and went undefeated for the first time since 1991.
MIAA Top 25 – Playoff Edition (State semifinals)
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff The state semifinals are here. Only 32 teams are in action this weekend and 22 of those teams are in this week’s New England Football Journal top 25. This week’s new entrants are Duxbury, Norwell, Fairhaven, Amesbury and North Reading. The top seven from last week’s top 25 remains unchanged. Here’s how things look before Super Bowl matchups are determined: 1. St. John’s Prep (10-0)…
Holy Cross looking to end rough year on high note at Fenway
Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics The Holy Cross program and its fan base find themselves in unfamiliar territory heading into Thanksgiving. Usually – at least for the last six years – Holy Cross was battling for the Patriot League title, or already making plans for the postseason. But, 2025 has been a rare down year and there will be no playoff appearance for Dan Curran’s crew after this Saturday….
High School Dudes of the Week – Week 10
Another great week of standout performances across New England. Here are this week’s High school Dudes of the Week.
Ohio 42, UMass 14 – Improved effort not enough for the Minutemen
ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio Bobcats (7-4, 5-2 MAC) closed out their home schedule with a decisive 42-14 victory over the UMass Minutemen (0-11, 0-7 MAC) on a cold, rainy Tuesday night at Peden Stadium. The Bobcats’ powerful running game proved unstoppable for the Minutemen, racking up 363 yards and accounting for all six touchdowns.
UNH can make statement to FCS committee in Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket
It sort of feels like a win-and-in situation for UNH this weekend. But, if they can beat rival Maine convincingly – much like URI did a week ago – then it should almost guarantee them a spot in the FCS playoffs. The Wildcats are 7-4, 5-2 in the ultra-competitive CAA and looking to make it 17 of the last 21 seasons in the postseason. UNH has also won four straight…
Rhode Island controls its playoff destiny heading into final weekend
It’s pretty simple. After making the playoffs last year for the first time in three decades, No. 9 Rhode Island has a chance to make it back-to-back years on Saturday. If the Rams (9-2, 7-0 CAA) can take care of business against 2-9 Hampton, they would clinch conference title outright and the automatic berth into the FCS 24-team bracket. There’s a good chance the Rams would still get an at-large…