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MIAA D4 State Semifinal: (2) Scituate 14, (3) Grafton 3 — Defense shines for Sailors

November 23, 2024
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By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff WALPOLE — On an afternoon where Scituate didn’t have its A-game offensively, the Foley brothers stepped up to guide the Sailors back to the Division 4 state title game with a 14-3 win over third-seeded Grafton. No. 2 Scituate is known for its potent offense, but with the offense floundering through the first 17-plus minutes, senior Lawson Foley came up with a big play on……

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(6) Grafton 17, (14) Marblehead 6 — Defense powers Gators’ win in D4 quarterfinal

November 10, 2023
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By Tony Catalina NEFJ CorrespondentGRAFTON — In a playoff matchup featuring two D4 powers with a Final Four appearance on the line, Grafton’s defense came to play en route to a 17-6 win. In what was a defensive struggle for most of the night, No. 6 Grafton was able to flex its defensive muscle on its way to a sound victory over No. 14 Marblehead. Grafton took the lead late……

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Five underrated high school results from Week 6

October 16, 2023
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Here are five results from the weekend that we didn’t otherwise cover or preview.These are teams that are outside the rankings but deserve mention. Here are the five: Danvers 27, Swampscott 14 — Danvers is an interesting team. The Falcons lost two close games — to Tewksbury and Salem — by only one score each. This is a team that owns wins over Winthrop, Reading, Beverly, and now Swampscott. Although……

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Grafton 14, Doherty 8 – Gators get it done late in defensive thriller

October 6, 2023
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Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent GRAFTON – Unbeaten no more. Grafton’s defense shut down previously uneaten Doherty and got a late TD from the offense for a thrilling 14-8 win in a  matchup that lived up to the hype. A game that was scoreless until there was just 2:38 left in the third quarter ended in incredible fashion with the go-ahead score coming from the arm of quarterback Jon Peeler to……

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