MIAA D3 State Semifinal: (3) Mansfield 42, (10) Walpole 28 — Hornets book Gillette trip

November 22, 2024

By Jared Keene NEFJ Staff TAUNTON — Victory tasted sweet, but on Friday night, redemption — not necessarily revenge — tasted even sweeter for Mansfield. Last year, the Hornets came oh so close to beating Walpole and advancing to the Division 3 semifinals. But the Timberwolves had other ideas, scoring a touchdown in the final 30 seconds to emerge victorious and end Mansfield’s postseason. Fast forward a year. The way……

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North Attleboro 14, Mansfield 10 — Defense lifts Red Rocketeers

October 25, 2024

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff MANSFIELD — Defense won the day for North Attleboro in a 14-10 victory over Hockomock Davenport rival Mansfield. The game was pivotal not only in the league race, but also for Division 3 playoff seeding. Entering the game, Mansfield (4-3) was ranked second, while North Attleboro (6-1) came in ranked third. The Red Rocketeer defense was forced to defend short fields twice in the second……

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Marshfield 13, Mansfield 10 — Rams inch past Hornets

September 27, 2024

By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Staff MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Hornets looked to defend their home turf Friday night versus the Marshfield Rams. Both teams headed into the game with 2-1 records. The game came down to the wire, as Marshfield made a crucial stop on fourth down in their own red zone. “That was huge and I give our guys a lot of credit,” said Marshfield head coach Chris Arouca…….

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High School Yearbook: 2003

June 11, 2024

Note: We wanted to create a new feature that honored the history of the high school game a little. This is a snapshot of MIAA play in 2003, and while a lot of that info is hard to access, we still remember a good amount of it. So here’s an attempt to capture those old glories. If you have any additional information from other years, it is welcome. Here is……

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(4) Walpole 39, (5) Mansfield 31 – Timberwolves come from behind to win a D3 classic

November 10, 2023

WALPOLE- Walpole junior quarterback Noah McKenzie is a man of a few words. Off the field that is. On the field, he lets his play do the talking and McKenzie spoke loud and clear in the Timberwolves thrilling 39-31 win over Mansfield. McKenzie took the game over in the second half, helping Walpole advance to a date with Milford next week in the state semi-finals.  For McKenzie, the win was……

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(5) Mansfield 27, (12) Westborough 7- Hornets start fast, finish strong for D2 1st round win

November 3, 2023

MANSFIELD- Mansfield and Westborough opened Friday night’s round one match-up of the MIAA playoffs by trading scores.  Mansfield opened the game on a 14 play, 73 yard scoring drive that was highlighted by the running of senior running backs Nolan Bordieri and Brian Butler. Butler, who returned last week after missing the first seven games made his impact felt. The pair rushed for 39 yards on the drive that was……

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Duxbury 21, Mansfield 17 – Dragons rally past Mansfield

September 14, 2023

MANSFIELD — Trevor Jones and Finn Carley both start on defense for Duxbury, Jones as a defensive back, and Carley as a linebacker. Were it just for those contributions, Jones and Carley would be enough for the Dragons. But as it is now, each player also plays quarterback, and Duxbury coach Matt Landolfi rotates them. In Thursday’s game at Mansfield, both players made a positive impact in Duxbury’s 21-17 win…….

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CM 41, Mansfield 14 – Mekhi Dodd, Knights cruise past Hornets

September 7, 2023

WEST ROXBURY — A year ago, Catholic Memorial running back Mekhi Dodd was not the team’s primary ballcarrier. That designation belonged to Datrell Jones and Carson Harwood. But, now, Jones has moved on to Boston College, and Harwood is at the University of Rhode Island. There is no one left for Dodd to bide his time and wait behind. That’s a good thing for Catholic Memorial, and a bad thing……

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