Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — Last year, the New Britain Golden Hurricanes earned the program’s first win over the Southington Blue Knights in 16 years when Eli Rodriguez had a game-sealing interception to clinch a three-point win. . This year, the two Class LL CCC teams met in New Britain at Veterans Stadium, with New Britain earning a dominant 42-14 victory, improving…
Cranston West 45, South Kingstown 34 – Falcons win shootout over Rebels
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Mehkhai Taylor made noise on both sides of the ball for Cranston West on Friday night, leading the Falcons to a 45-34 win over the reigning Division II champion South Kingstown. The Falcons opened with the football, with Taylor taking a third-down rush 61 yards for the opening score. Joseph Manzi’s point after was off the mark. “Mehkhai’s become our offensive spark,…
Playing favorites? Vrabel has high praise for Truman Jones
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots will probably need more help at linebacker or defensive end this weekend in New Orleans. Don’t be surprised to see Truman Jones getting one of the first opportunities. Primarily a special teams player so far, Jones drew high praise from Mike Vrabel when Vrabel was asked about him during his press conference with the media on Friday. “I’m not…
New England Big Game Predictions – Week 6
I was cruising along but last week was not a good week. At least by my standards. I went 7-9 on the week. Bad week. Need a bounce back this week. Hopefully I get it otherwise, I will be officially on a losing streak. Here we gooooo……. High School North Attleboro at Canton: The Red Rocketeers will be looking to avenge last season’s loss to Canton and they get it done…
New England college preview – Week 7
Hard to believe we’re now past the halfway point of the college football season. It’s been a rough year for the majority of the local teams, while others are starting to make postseason pushes already. We’ve got three teams on byes this week and some big time ‘double local’ matchups. Here’s a look at this weekend’s slate: Friday 10/10 Cornell @ Harvard (7:00) The Crimson are rolling. Sitting at 3-0,…
New England high school preview – Week 6
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff We are officially past the halfway point in the Massachusetts high school football regular season. League play begins this week for many teams and the playoff pictures are beginning to take shape. Below, we take a look at the top games from across the region: Massachusetts Central Catholic at Methuen: Both teams are coming off massive wins. The Rangers are trying to prove they can…
URI looking to show preseason hype warranted after two straight losses
This is somewhat unfamiliar territory for Jim Fleming’s Rhode Island Rams. After starting the year 4-0 and earning a Top 5 national ranking in the AFCA Coaches Poll, URI has suddenly dropped two straight games and fallen all the way down to No. 18 in the latest poll. The most recently loss was an uncharacteristic, turnover laden loss to in-state rival Brown in the Governor’s Cup. It was the first…
College Dudes of the Week – Week 6
Joe Fagnano had a career day in the Huskies blowout win over FIU. Plenty of big time performances once again this week in New England Division One College Football. UConn’s Joe Fagnano had a career day and Brown’s upset win over URI landed three Bears on this week’s list. Meanwhile, Harvard continues to hum along thanks to Jaden Craig and an explosive offense. Here are this week’s College Dudes of……
‘It’s on me’; Bill O’Brien takes full responsibility for Boston College’s 1-4 start
Boston College football coach Bill O’Brien is not running from the reality of the Eagles’ disastrous 1-4 start, but he is offering a surprisingly defiant form of accountability: placing the entire blame squarely on his own shoulders. Following an embarrassing 48-7 blowout loss to Pitt—the team’s fourth consecutive defeat—O’Brien faced the press with a sobering yet unyielding resolve, vowing to “figure it out.”
As BC struggles continue, Franklin has important reminder for fans regarding social media
Image courtesy of BC Athletics There’s no sugarcoating it. It’s been ugly. There’s no denying that the BC football season has been the complete opposite of what many thought it would be just a couple months ago. The Eagles are 1-4, 0-3 in the ACC and could be on the verge of one of the poorer seasons in recent programs history. But, it’s also important to remember that these are…