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

November 10, 2023

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 5

October 9, 2023

Once again, there were some results from over this weekend that we didn’t preview, but still deserve special mention. Here are those games that we felt made some waves as we come to the halfway point of the season. Fairhaven 49, Case 6 — Fairhaven is a team we have admittedly been a little late on to this point. One of the top programs on the South Coast, the Blue Devils……

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King Philip 34, Marblehead 6 – Warriors run past the Magicians

September 15, 2023

MARBLEHEAD- King Philip junior running backs Drew LaPlante and Aidan Astorino rushed for a combined 243 yards in the Warriors 34-6 win over Marblehead. The Warriors rushed for 270 yards as a team. The game was close early as Kimg Philip would take an early 7-0 lead on a four yard touchdown run by Aidan Astorino. Astorino would score again on the ensuing possession, this time from six yards out……

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High School: Division 3 – Milton 24, Marblehead 20; Wildcats storm back to reach Final 4

November 11, 2022

By Andrew Bluestein NEFJ Correspondent MILTON: It was round two of the MIAA Division 3 playoffs Friday night, and the eighth-seeded Marblehead Magicians headed to Milton to play the top-seeded Wildcats In miraculous fashion, it was the comeback kids of Milton who came out with a memorable 24-20 victory. After being down 13 points at the half, Milton stormed back while getting contributions in all three phases of the game….

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