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MIAA D2 State Semifinal: (1) Catholic Memorial 49, (5) Wellesley 7 — Knights pull away

November 22, 2024
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By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff WESTON — Catholic Memorial punched its ticket to Gillette Stadium for the fifth time in seven years after a 49-7 victory over Wellesley. Last year Catholic Memorial had a chance to get back to the state championship game for a third straight year but those hopes came to an end at the hands of Marshfield. This season the Knights focus was getting back to the……

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Q&A with Wellesley coach Jesse Davis

November 17, 2024
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One of the big stories coming out of the Division 2 playoffs is the play of the Wellesley Raiders. Led by coach Jesse Davis, Wellesley has beaten Plymouth North and Bishop Feehan to advance to next weekend’s game with Catholic Memorial. We spoke with Davis about his team and the playoffs. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: A lot of people that you guys play end……

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Natick 27, Wellesley 19 — Running back duo carries Redhawks

October 25, 2024
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By Jared Keene NEFJ Staff NATICK — Natick’s Jack Showstead understands his role as a change-of-pace back to powerhouse standout senior Sam Hubbard. But Showstead showed out on Friday night, making the most of his opportunities not just on offense, but on special teams as well. The speedy junior scored a rushing touchdown and later added a key kickoff return for a touchdown, and Hubbard added a pair of touchdowns……

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(7) Wellesley 42, (10) Belmont 0 — Raiders roll into D2 quarterfinals

November 4, 2023
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WELLESLEY — To say the very least, Wellesley did not start off this season the way it wanted to. The Raiders had lost most of its contributors to graduation, and it took a little longer to get going than they hoped. The result was an 0-3 start, and maybe some thoughts that the state tournament was not in the cards this year. Fast forward to Saturday, and Wellesley is back…….

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Five underrated high school results from Week 6

October 16, 2023
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Here are five results from the weekend that we didn’t otherwise cover or preview.These are teams that are outside the rankings but deserve mention. Here are the five: Danvers 27, Swampscott 14 — Danvers is an interesting team. The Falcons lost two close games — to Tewksbury and Salem — by only one score each. This is a team that owns wins over Winthrop, Reading, Beverly, and now Swampscott. Although……

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