Plenty of players in the area had big games this weekend. Here are this week’s High School Dudes of the Week.
Connecticut Top 25 – Week 6
By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents Week 5 of the high school football season in Connecticut saw a Top 5 team go down in overtime, while some of the other teams high in the poll got to catch their breath with a bye. Separation is starting to take place as teams officially hit the second half of the regular season. Here’s our latest Top 25 heading into Week…
Jim Mora & UConn excited for the challenge in Chestnut Hill
Image courtesy of UConn Athletics The Big East no longer exists in the college football world, but UConn and BC will renew the Northeast rivalry on Saturday. This time though, both programs are in very different positions. Jim Mora’s Huskies come in at 4-2 with nothing to lose and everything to gain. Boston College is reeling, losers of four straight and sitting at 1-5 in what’s quickly turned into a…
Bill O’Brien & BC aren’t taking UConn lightly during rough stretch
Image courtesy of BC Athletics CHESTNUT HILL – For just over 11 minutes on Tuesday, Bill O’Brien stood in front of a camera and six reporters and passionately defended the struggling BC program. At 1-5 and losers of four straight, Boston College has been in a stunning tailspin with seemingly no way out. This weekend, a 4-2 UConn team comes to town with nothing to lose and everything to gain…
Patriots back atop the AFC East standings…for now
For the first time since the 2021 season, and after a five-year AFC East division title drought, the New England Patriots are back where they spent two decades: sitting atop the AFC East standings. Following a hard fought Week 6 win against the Saints and an unexpected loss by the Buffalo Bills in Atlanta, the Patriots (4-2) have climbed to first place in the division. While they share the same…
NEPSAC Top 10 Poll – Week 5
Some movement in the NEPSAC Top 10 Poll this week as Milton Academy moved up after a big win over Loomis and Brunswick dropped after losing to Cheshire Academy.
There are some big game this weekend that could definitely impact the poll.
Here is this week’s NEPSAC Top 10 Poll.
Division 1 New England College Football Poll – Week 7
The poll did not change much this week. We saw some movement with Brown moving into the Top 5 but overall it remained the same. Some big game this week will alter the poll and lead to some more notable movement next week.
New England Chaos Poll – Week 6
We are at the halfway point of the season which means the first Chaos Poll of the season is here. We are doing it a little different this year as it is a Top 25 all New England, Public, Catholic and Private Poll. Here is our first edition. Tabor Academy (Ma) (4-0) Avon Old Farms (CT) (4-0) Catholic Memorial (Ma) (4-0) New Canaan (CT) (4-0) St. John’s Prep (Ma) (5-0)…
Patriots postgame breakdown after victories has evolved
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – If you’ve seen any of the postgame locker room Patriots videos following victories this year, you might have noticed that something is different. For over two decades, the famous ‘How do we feel about a victory? Awww yeahhh!’ chant started by Tedy Bruschi, continued by Matt Slater and then delegated among a few different guys last year (albeit only four times)…
Patriots’ ability to remain mentally tough despite poor officiating vs. Saints starts at the top
Getty Images FOXBOROUGH – Mike Vrabel easily could have lost his mind on several occasions during Sunday’s win over the Saints. Not because of anything his team did, but because the Patriots were seemingly playing against both New Orleans and an incompetent officiating crew. The Patriots had 113 yards of offense and a touchdown taken off the board due to outrageous offensive pass interference calls. Multiple plays that really shouldn’t…