New England Football Journal checked in with North Attleboro Head Coach to see how the off-season is going for the Red Rocketeers thus far.
Here is what Coach Strachan had to say about the off-season thus far in North Attleboro.
We got a chance to catch up with North Attleboro standout offensive and defensive lineman Nathan Rivera. Rivera is one of the top two way lineman in the Hockomock League and he is primed for a big season. Here is our conversation with Nathan. He was gracious enough to time from his busy school and lacrosse schedule. NEFJ: How has the off-season gone for you so far? What have you……
It was a dream season for the North Attleboro Red Rocketeers. They won the D3 state title over Mansfield, the program’s first championship since 2002. North was one of the most physical teams in the state, both running the ball and stopping the run. We caught up with North coach Mike Strachan to get his thoughts on the season. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: I……
Even now, as a senior at North Attleboro, Ryan Bannon can rattle off the names of former Red Rocketeers greats whom he looked up to as a kid. Chad Peterson. Zach DeMattio. Ryan Clemente. Those players led North to postseason success, and Bannon, a running back and linebacker, now does the same. It’s that carrying of the torch, a youth player watching the older ones, then doing the same, that……
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……
By Samuel Chozick NEFJ Correspondent NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH — The North Attleborough Red Rocketeers took on the Lynnfield Pioneers Friday night in the Rocketeers’ 2024 home opener. The Rocketeers moved to 2-0 with a 21-6 win behind a packed house in North Attleborough, besting the Pioneers in a game decided in the trenches. A 7:31 minute drive orchestrated by the Rocketeers embodied what was a dominant rushing attack throughout the contest…….
One of the real powers out of the Hockomock League over the years has been North Attleboro. Coach Mike Strachan has led the team recently to some strong finishes, and has a more experienced squad in 2024. The schedule out of the Hockomock Davenport this season is an interesting one. There are nonleague games with Lynn Classical and Lynnfield, and a crossover contest with Taunton before getting into division play…….
By Siddharth Chandra NEFJ Correspondent MILFORD — In Friday night’s D3 quarterfinal, there was a rematch of two Hockomock League rivals, No. 9 North Attleboro and No. 1 Milford. Despite a 33-13 victory in October for Milford, the Scarlet Hawks knew that this game was going to be a dogfight. “Hock’s physical football. It’s probably the most physical football in the state,” Milford coach Dale Olson said. In the end,……
WRENTHAM- The King Philip Warriors are known as a run first program that leans on their ground game and defense but on Friday night, the Warriors aired it out in a 42-14 win over rival North Attleboro. It was the Warriors first win over North since 2019. Senior quarterback Tommy McLeish completed 11-of-17 passes for 220 yards and three touchdown. He scored on the ground on a quarterback sneak. All……
NORTH ATTLEBORO – Football games at Community Field always have a big game feel to them and Friday night’s game visiting Milford and North Attleboro certainly felt like a heavyweight fight. Milford struck first three minutes into the game when senior quarterback Jack Buckley connected with fellow senior tight end Andrew Rivera on a 16 yard touchdown pass. The Hawks lead would be short lived however because North Attleboro would……