Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent LYNN – For the third straight year, head coach Brian Aylward and his Tewksbury Redmen found themselves in the Division 4 state semifinals on Friday night. This time, they finally got over the hump with a convincing 35-6 win over the Canton Bulldogs. “It’s tremendous, these kids have worked so hard. It’s a tremendous experience with great kids and great families that want to do the…
Harvard & Yale set for biggest ‘The Game’ in history
Harvard Athletics For the 141st time, Harvard and Yale will play football on Saturday afternoon down in the Yale Bowl. There’s an argument to be made that it’s the most important meeting in the history of ‘The Game’ rivalry. Or, at least in the last 116 years. Only in 1890 and 1909 were the stakes higher than they are this weekend. A quick Google search shows that in 1890, Harvard…
New England Big Game Predictions for Week 12
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.