Scituate

Scituate’s championship pedigree comes in handy in thrilling win over Tewksbury

December 7, 2025
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Image courtesy of Mukala Kabongo  FOXBOROUGH- Scituate High School has been a regular at Gillette Stadium the past few years and it is that championship game experience that came in handy on Saturday in a 42-41 shootout win over Tewksbury. Facing a 28-14 deficit at halftime, the Sailors stayed composed and made one of the biggest comebacks in Super Bowl history the last 20 years. Quarterback Jonny Donovan (17-of-27 passing,……

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Top 15 interstate match-ups this season in New England

August 14, 2025
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Landon Husereau vs. Jonny Donovan is one of the top quarterback match ups in the region. The interstate schedule has some exciting match ups. Many of the games on this list were played last season and are rematches. Some of the games are new and on a one year deal. Either way, these games should be competitive match-ups that highlight the competitive state of New England High School Football. Here……

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MIAA Division 4 Super Bowl: (2) Scituate 29, (1) Duxbury 13 — Sailors earn revenge

December 5, 2024
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By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH — Scituate waited 370 days to avenge last year’s 62-33 Super Bowl loss to Duxbury. The wait was well worth it as the second-seeded Sailors rolled to a 29-13 win over No. 1 Duxbury in the Division 4 title game to capture the program’s third state championship since 2018. The Dragons had no answer for Scituate’s passing attack led by junior quarterback Jonny Donovan……

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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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Q&A with Scituate coach Herb Devine

September 8, 2024
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In maybe the most exciting finish of the weekend, Scituate slipped past Foxboro, 20-14, when junior quarterback Jonny Donovan hit Lawson Foley with a 44-yard touchdown as time ran out. It was a terrific win for Scituate, beating the defending D5 state champs in dramatic fashion. We spoke with Scituate coach Herb Devine to get his perspective on the win. Adam Kurkjian: Tell me about that ending. How often in……

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Five underrated high school results from Week 2

September 18, 2023
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There were a few results that caught our eye over the weekend that were not included in our preview or Top 25 and 15 out teams. These squads aren’t ranked at the moment, but still bear watching. (In alphabetical order of winning team) Bishop Feehan 29, Attleboro 6 — We did not want to count out Feehan too quickly after the Shamrocks lost a competitive game to North Attleboro in……

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High School: Plymouth South takes down Scituate, wrapping up Patriot League title

October 28, 2022
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By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent The old football adage “defense wins championships” was on full display Friday night in Scituate. With Plymouth South clinging to a seven point lead, Scituate possessed the ball deep inside their own territory. Facing a third and long, quarterback Jackson Belsan dropped back to pass and was intercepted by linebacker Gavin Schultz to seal a 28-21 Plymouth South win and a Patriot League championship along…

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