By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff BARNSTABLE — Two teams gearing up for the playoffs in their respective states faced off on Friday. Rhode Island’s La Salle made the trip to take on Barnstable of Massachusetts in an out-of-state matchup. A high-scoring first half made way for a defensive stalemate, the lone score in the second half being the deciding one, as the Rams took a comeback 31-28 victory. “It was…
WEYMOUTH — For King Philip, the Warriors are back where they belong. Where is that? Gillette Stadium, of course, to play for another state title. The Warriors have made it a home away from home, of sorts. With Thursday night’s 41-21 walloping of Barnstable, King Philip earned a return trip to the D2 state final. In the last seven state tournaments, the Warriors will be in the championship for the…
One of the biggest games of the coming weekend is in D2, when Barnstable plays King Philip. The Red Hawks are the No. 5 seed and come in at 9-1, having just beaten Peabody, 13-9, over the weekend. We wanted to catch up with Barnstable coach Ross Jatkola, so we talked with him briefly over the phone on Monday night. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian:…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent BARNSTABLE — Scrimmage season got underway on Saturday across Massachusetts. One of the more unique scrimmages of the day was on Cape Cod at Barnstable High School. Bishop Hendricken and Rogers made the trip from Rhode Island. Old Rochester and the host Redhawks represented Massachusetts. There were plenty of takeaways from the action. Barnstable: The Barnstable defense got off to a slow start, giving up…
Although Barnstable had a young team in 2022 and finished with a 3-8 record, the Redhawks will be more experienced this fall and look to rebound. Coach Ross Jatkola has one of the best collection of skill talent you will find, and if this team stays healthy, it will make a big playoff push. No matter what, Barnstable has clearly established itself as one of the top programs on both…
The first two minutes of the season opener between Brockton and Barnstable could not have been more misleading. 13 points were scored in the first minute and four seconds of action and it appeared we were heading for another Brockton versus Barnstable shootout. Barnstable won last year’s contest, 52-35. The scoring opened up just 31 seconds into the game. Brockton fumbled the opening kickoff which was scooped up by Barnstable’s…
FOXBOROUGH – As the Boston Renegades made their way out of the visitors tunnel and onto the field at Gillette Stadium early on Friday morning, the roster of 59 women, coaches and staff members all had the same child-like jubilation on their faces. With a “Have a Banner Weekend” message on the video board just under the Patriots’ six Super Bowl banners greeting the team, everyone took about 45 minutes…
Photos: @NavyFB/@ArmyWP_Football On Saturday afternoon, whether you root for Army, Navy or just love everything the game represents, you can also take pride in knowing that there are some local guys on the sidelines. When Army and Navy meet for the 122nd time in the Meadowlands, Army will have junior Daryan McDonald (Leominster/Choate) while Navy will have freshmen Declan Moriarty (West Barnstable/Barnstable HS) and Jaden Young (Cambridge/BB&N). I caught up…
MANSFIELD — It was a classic showdown Friday night in the Div. 2 playoff game between No. 11 Barnstable and No. 6 Mansfield. In a back-and-forth affair, Mansfield earned a 28-21 win on the back of a last-minute touchdown from running back Drew Sacco. Mansfield moves on to play King Philip, in what should be another good one. Some more observations . . . — Mansfield’s CJ Bell and Trevor…
Week one featured some high scoring games which is not surprising considering the match ups. The schedule several other intriguing match ups this weekend as well. Here are my thoughts on week one. Barnstable came into the season with a lot of hype and the Red Raiders certainly lived up to it after beating a good Brockton team 52-35. Ross Jatkola has the Raiders believing. They are a legitimate threat…