New England Football Journal®

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent FOXBOROUGH – Scituate took its second-straight Division 4 Super Bowl victory on Saturday, needing nearly every second to knock off unbeaten Tewksbury in one of the best games in Massachusetts title game history. Jonny Donovan found Miller Shea with 16 seconds remaining for a 15-yard go-ahead score, securing a 42-41 win for the Sailors’ third Super Bowl win in five years. “My heart’s still pounding…

By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent FOXBOROUGH – Randolph coach Jon Marshall had quite the luxury with his team this season. The Blue Devils possess a ton of team speed, but none faster than his four-headed rushing attack of running backs Mekhi White, Alin Norisca, and Luis Valentin and quarterback Abraham Cornet. Those four make up the top 4×100 track team in the state. Using its speed as a primary weapon,…

Images courtesy of Andy Villamarzo & Phil Stacey By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 1 Super Bowl – Saturday, December 6 6:15 PM No. 3 Xaverian (10-2) vs No. 1 St. John’s Prep (11-1) Points per game: Xaverian 33.3, St. John’s Prep 42.0 Points allowed per game: Xaverian 15.4, St. John’s Prep 17.2 Signature wins: Xaverian – Catholic Memorial, Springfield Central, St. John’s Prep; St. John’s Prep –  Springfield Central, Central Catholic…

Images courtesy of Bishop Feehan Football & Catholic Memorial Football By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 2 Super Bowl – Saturday, December 6 3:30 PM No. 2 Bishop Feehan (10-1) vs No. 1 Catholic Memorial (9-2) Points per game: Bishop Feehan 29.9, Catholic Memorial 42.8 Points allowed per game: Bishop Feehan 17.8, Catholic Memorial 16.8 Signature wins: Bishop Feehan – St. Mary’s, Franklin, Bridgewater-Raynham; Catholic Memorial – St. Francis (NY), Wellesley, Winchester…

Images courtesy of Scituate Athletics & The Lowell Sun By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 4 Super Bowl – Saturday, December 6 12:45 PM No. 2 Tewksbury (12-0) vs No. 1 Scituate (10-2) Points per game: Tewksbury 34.2, Scituate 28.3 Points allowed per game: Tewksbury 7.6, Scituate 19.1 Signature wins: Tewksbury –  Lowell, Andover, Canton; Scituate –  Duxbury (twice), Norwell, Hanover Players to watch: Tewksbury – Emeka Olu, Ben Christopher, Jonny Sullivan, Will…

Images courtesy of Worcester Telegram & Gazette  By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MIAA Division 8 Super Bowl – Saturday, December 6 10:00 AM No. 4 Randolph (11-0) vs No. 3 West Boylston (9-3) Points per game: Randolph 39.6, West Boylston 31.5 Points allowed per game: Randolph 11.8, West Boylston 15.4 Signature wins: Randolph – Mashpee, Cohasset, Nashoba Valley; West Boylston – Millbury, Lee Players to watch: Randolph – Mekhi White, Alin Norisca, Abe…

Image courtesy of Mukala Kabongo  By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – As they have done many times in the last nine seasons, top-seeded King Philip used a strong running game and stout defense to pull away from Hockomock League rival, North Attleborough, 21-10, in the Division 3 Super Bowl on Friday night at Gillette Stadium. The title is the second in three seasons, and fourth since 2016 for King…

Image courtesy of Mukala Kabongo By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – Shawsheen Tech extended its winning streak to 27 in the Division 5 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium on Friday night, beating Foxborough 14-7 to capture a second straight state title. “Just a phenomenal accomplishment,” said head coach Al Costabile. “Just a phenomenal accomplishment to be able to put a win streak like that together.” These two teams have…

Image courtesy of Gatorade On Friday, Gatorade announced its annual Players of the Year for football. Here’s who took home the title in each of the six New England States: CONNECTICUT Anthony Robinson – Senior, Quarterback, Windsor High School Heading into the postseason this week, Robinson had thrown for 2,941 yards and 40 touchdowns with only one interception, leading the Warriors (9-1) to the top seed in the Class MM…