By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff LYNN — Michael Sherman set the tone early with a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown as No.8 St. Mary’s thumped No.9 Greater Lawrence 48-13 in the opening round of the D5 playoffs on Friday night. When the brackets came out on Sunday, a potential rematch between St. Mary’s and the top seed in D5 Shawsheen Tech was a real possibility and now it’s come…
MIAA D5 Playoffs: Archbishop Williams 14, Swampscott 7 – Bishops get big defensive effort for 1st round win
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff BRAINTREE – Archbishop Williams has rolled all season long. The Bishops entered Friday night’s contest 8-0 and averaging a shade under 35 points per game. Only once in the regular season did the Bishops win a game by fewer than two scores. In the first round of the Division 5 state tournament, Archbishop Williams showed its grit and ability to win a different way. After…
Big Game Predictions for Week 10
Tons of high school games on this week’s prediction slate. We have all six states covered and we have the big Division One college games and my Patriots pick as well. Here we goooo…… High School Lowell at Methuen: Two MVC teams clashing in the playoffs. Many people see Lowell as a sleeper in Division One. It is not a far fetched thought. Methuen fits the bill as well and…
Maine Playoff Preview
The Maine playoffs actually began last week so we are technically speaking, we are starting our preview with the second round. The matchups are really good, especially in Class A and B. Classes C and D have some quality matchups as well. It should be a fun three weeks in Vacationland. Here is our Maine High School playoff preview. Class A Deering (4) at Portland (1) Bangor (3) at Oxford……
Rhode Island Playoff Preview
The playoffs kick off in Rhode Island this weekend and we have some great first round and potential second round match ups in all four divisions. Here is our playoff preview. Division 1 La Salle Academy (1) BYE North Kingstown (2) BYE St. Raphael’s (6) at Bishop Hendricken Portsmouth (5) at Cranston West (4) Bowl Tournament Burriville (10) at Cumberland (7) Barrington (9) at Central (8) Breakdown: La Salle is……
New Hampshire Playoff Preview
The playoffs kick off in New Hampshire this weekend and we have some great first round and potential second round match ups in all four divisions.
Yukica Player of the Year Semifinalists Announced for 2025
The Yukica/New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation officially announced the 10 semifinalists for the 2025 award on Thursday, as chosen by the foundation’s committee. This prestigious award is presented annually to the most outstanding NHIAA football player
UMass officially introduces Thorr Bjorn in new role
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – Thorr Bjorn was reintroduced on Thursday to the University of Massachusetts in a press conference alongside coach Joe Harasymiak and Athletics Director Ryan Bamford. After nearly 18 years as athletics director with the University of Rhode Island, Bjorn is returning to his alma mater and the place where he spent 15 years with the UMass athletics department as senior deputy athletic director and chief…
New England college preview – Week 11
Only three weeks left in the regular season (four for BC, UMass and UConn). Here’s how the Week 11 slate shakes out with all 17 D1 teams playing. The Minutemen kicked things off this past Tuesday night with some Maction: Friday Harvard @ Columbia (7:00) The 12th-ranked, unbeaten Crimson travel to face last place Columbia for some Friday night lights action on ESPN2. Harvard (7-0, 4-0) has the inside track…
Standing Pat; Patriots don’t make any moves at the deadline & that’s ok
FOXBOROUGH – The quiet passing of the NFL trade deadline in Foxborough on Tuesday was not a cause for panic, nor was it a missed opportunity that should leave the New England Patriots faithful tearing their hair out. In fact, for a team that has only recently turned a significant corner, standing pat—or, more accurately, having already executed a pair of forward-thinking trades in the preceding days—was a sign of…