There are several head coaching openings that we know of right now in Massachusetts. Of course there will be more to come but as we begin 2023, we will rank all the openings or pending openings and tell you why we ranked them the way we did. Here goes… 1. Brockton-Peter Columbo hasn’t officially stepped down but the expectation is that the job will open. When it does, it should…
HANOVER- The Hanover Hawks improved to 4-2 last night after an impressive 36-8 win over Scituate. Getting wins like this are hard to come by against the Sailors. The Hawks needed to strike first and they did. Hanover opened the scoring when quarterback Ben Scalzi hit Joe Curran on a 36 yard touchdown pass to give the Hawks a 7-0 lead. End 1: @HanoverFball leads @ScitFootball 7-0. Ben Scalzi with…
FOXBOROUGH- North Attleboro and Foxboro always play close games when they face off and Friday night was no different as the ancient rivals squared off at Jack Martinelli Field. Both offense got off to fast starts as Foxboro opened the scoring on the opening possession of the game when quarterback Mike Marcucella hit Lincoln Moore on a 23 yard touchdown pass. The score put Foxboro up 7-0 with 5:04 left…
BILLERICA – When Billerica and Tewksbury met in Tewksbury last season, the teams combined for just 22 points in a defensive struggle. Exactly 364 days after that meeting – won by the Redmen – the Indians put on quite a show at Billerica High School on Friday night. Two kick off return touchdowns from Sebastian St. Pierre, two touchdown catches from Mike Murnane and three total touchdowns from QB JT…
By Andrew Bluestein NEFJ Correspondent METHUEN – It was a high scoring affair in Methuen as the top two teams in the Merrimack Valley Conference squared off Friday night. In the end, it was Andover who came out with a 41-34 win over Methuen in a battle of unbeaten teams. The headline in this one was Andover senior Lincoln Beal who stole the show. Beal has been dealing with an injury,…
By Ryan Martin NEFJ Correspondent TAUNTON- After last week’s loss to King Philip, Taunton was looking to put themselves back in the win column for the inaugural game at Aleixo Tiger Stadium. Unfortunately for the hosts, Franklin came into town and acted like they were the ones cutting the ribbon. The Panthers seemed to be in control throughout the game and cruised to a 35-14 win. Taunton, who had played…
By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent WESTFIELD – From the opening kickoff to the final whistle, there was no doubt who the most dominant team in Western Massachusetts is when Springfield Central hammered Westfield 52-0 on Friday night. Central is now 4-1 and as usual, the Golden Eagles were powered by Nebraska Cornhusker commit William Watson. In typical SC fashion, the performance was dominant in all three phases and the team…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent ROCKLAND – It was the Jacob Coulstring Show on Friday night in Rockland. The senior running back scored four first half touchdowns, propelling the host Bulldogs to a convincing 34-7 victory over Abington in a Division 6 State Championship game rematch. Coulstring had 127 yards on 17 carries with three rushing TD’s and a receiving TD. “We didn’t have a good first drive, but we…
MARLBOROUGH – Heading into a matchup of Central Massachusetts unbeatens at historic Kelleher Field on Friday night, a quick glance at the team stats for Marlborough and Grafton suggested it would be a tight, defensive affair. That’s exactly what the lively crowd on hand got. The Gators and Panthers combined for just 20 points with Grafton pulling out a 13-7 win on the road in the New England Football Journal/Gold…
HANOVER – It was a wild one between Plymouth South and Hanover on Friday night, with the game coming down to a goal line stand on a two point conversion in overtime and the Panthers pulling out a massive 29-27 road win. It’s funny how quickly things can change as far as momentum goes. When Plymouth South senior quarterback Cole Brunstrom found senior tight end Nick McNulty for a 21…