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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King Philip 42, Walpole 14: Warriors roll in season opener

September 6, 2024

WALPOLE — For last night’s season opener at Walpole, King Philip coach Brian Lee worried a little about the inexperience his team had. After all, the Warriors graduated a talented and accomplished senior class. But, after his team’s 42-14 romp, Lee’s King Philip Warriors played, well, like King Philip Warriors. They combined a smothering defense with a punishing ground attack in the victory. For as many great players leave the……

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3 observations of the Norwood at Walpole scrimmage

August 28, 2024

WALPOLE- It was a beautiful afternoon to renew a rivalry at Walpole’s Turco Field as crosstown rivals Norwood and Walpole met in a game scrimmage. The long time rivals both return talented squads and are among the favorites in their respective leagues.  Here three observations from the scrimmage. 1. Mustangs return good senior class: Norwood returns a good senior class led by Jack Dwyer, Drew Bartucca, Danny Russo and Brian……

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Recruiting Roundup: Walpole

February 29, 2024

Walpole had a season in 2023 worthy of its rich tradition. The Timberwolves made it to the D3 state title game and lost to Milton at Gillette Stadium. During the season, Walpole earned a win over Milton, and others over Milford, Weymouth, Mansfield, Wellesley, Braintree, Hingham, Shrewsbury, and Wachusett. Basically, if you’re telling the story of strong football programs in Massachusetts, you cannot leave out Walpole. Even despite losing some……

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Division 3 Super Bowl — Milton 42, Walpole 21 — Wildcats storm back from early deficit

December 1, 2023

FOXBORO — When Walpole and Milton met in the regular season, the former rolled over the latter in blowout fashion. Early on in Thursday night’s D3 state final between the two, it looked as if Walpole would do it again. Then, Milton woke up, and that deficit disappeared fast. The Wildcats bounced back from that slow start and rolled to a 42-21 victory at Gillette Stadium, a year after losing……

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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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Q&A with Walpole coach Chris Sullivan

October 15, 2023

In one of the most significant results of the weekend, Walpole defeated Milton, 42-23, on Friday night. The win improved Walpole to 3-3, while Milton took its first loss of the season and dropped to 5-1. We talked to Walpole coach Chris Sullivan Sunday to get his thoughts on the victory. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: What was it like? Were you guys ahead the……

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High School: Milton 28, Walpole 14; Wildcats stay unbeaten with gritty win over Timberwolves

September 30, 2022

By Andrew Bluestein NEFJ Correspondent   MILTON – It was a battle for first place in the Bay State Conference on Friday night as Milton hosted Walpole with both teams coming in with unblemished records. Thanks to a gritty 28-14 win, the Wildcats now find themselves alone in first place after getting the win on senior night. Milton is now 4-0 while Walpole suffered its first defeat of the season,…

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