What a year. It was highlighted by some amazing players.

This is our attempt to honor the best ones, as we did three full teams and an honorable mention. As is always the case, we can’t highlight every single player. There will be some we leave out. Please do not take that as disrespect. We respect every player who suits up.

So without further ado, here is our NEFJ 2023 MIAA All-State Team.

First Team

QB

Henry Hasselbeck, Xaverian, Sr.
Drew Eason, Methuen, Sr.
Tommy McLeish, King Philip, Sr.

RB

Tate Hoffmeister, Needham, Sr.
Justin Marques, Fairhaven, Jr.
Alex Barlow, Duxbury, Sr.
Bryan Ferreira, Woburn, Sr.

WR/TE

Cam Monteiro, Brockton, Sr.
Jonathan Monteiro, Xaverian, Sr.
Jamal Abdal-Khallaq, Walpole, Sr.
Zach Falls, Duxbury, Sr.

OL

Guerby Lambert, Catholic Memorial, Sr.
Brandon Sullivan, Catholic Memorial, Sr.
Sean King, King Philip, Sr.
Dan Moore, Billerica, Jr.
Thomas Brown, Chelmsford, Jr.

DL

Brandon Mazenkas-O’Grady, Foxboro, Sr.
Cooper Ackerman, Shrewsbury, Sr.
Mason McSweeney, St. John’s Prep, Sr.
Dazjuan Johnson, Minnechaug, Sr.

LB

Will Claude, Catholic Memorial, Sr.
Nicholas Araujo, Milford, Sr.
Brian McSweeney, Andover, Sr.
Lincoln Moore, Foxboro, Sr.

DB

Jameson Dion, Amherst, Sr.
Mike O’Connor, Xaverian, Sr.
Jayden Prophete, Everett, Sr.
Noah Carter, Springfield Central, Jr.

ATH

Sidney Tildsley, Shawsheen, Jr.
Christian Zamor, Everett, Sr.
Eli Batista, Peabody, Sr.
Brian Hnat, Andover, Sr.

K/P/LS

Kieran Corr, Winchester, Sr.

Second Team

QB

Osiris Lopez, Leominster, So.
Noah Mackenzie, Walpole, Jr.
Ben Scalzi, Hanover, Sr.

RB

Shane Eason, Methuen, Jr.
Cam LaGrassa, St. John’s Prep, Sr.
Connor Muldoon, West Boylston, Sr.
Denzil Pierre, Xaverian, Sr.

WR/TE

John McDonald, Hanover, Sr.
Mattias Barbour, Springfield Central, Jr.
Lawson Foley, Scituate, Jr.
Grayson Baker, Wachusett, Sr.

OL

Dom Rijos, Springfield Central, Jr.
Aiden Donovan, Amesbury, Sr.
Graham Roberts, St. John’s Prep, Sr.
Nate Urman, Foxboro, Sr.
Greg Celestin, Xaverian, Sr.

DL

Cole Dillon, Billerica, Sr.
Riley McCann, Grafton, Sr.
Sean Judge, Bishop Feehan, Sr.
Micah Ameede, Xaverian, Jr.

LB

Ryan Bannon, North Attleboro, Jr.
Vincent Busa, Xaverian, Jr.
Aiden Williams, Needham, Jr.
Jack Casey, Springfield Central, Jr.

DB

Eric Lovell, Barnstable, Sr.
Luke Connolly, Bishop Fenwick, Sr.
Matthew Mahoney, Norwood, Sr.
Ferris Collins, Milton, Sr.

ATH

Luke Foley, West Boylston, Sr.
Zach Wolinski, North Andover, Sr.
Patrick Miller, Milton, Sr.
Wesley Williams, Grafton, Sr.

K/P/LS

Joe Vinci, Westwood, Sr.

Third Team

QB

Kellen LaChapelle, Uxbridge, Sr.
Tyler Lennox, Carver, Sr.
Jake Attaway, Hudson, Jr.

RB

Cam LaChapelle, Uxbridge, So.
Kaevon Eddington, Westfield, Sr.
Andrew Laplante, King Philip, Jr.
Ben Angelini, Foxboro, Jr.

WR/TE

Tajardo France, Barnstable, Sr.
Ronan Sammon, WR, Milton, So.
Andrew Rivera, Milford, Jr.
Dwayne Early, Springfield Central, Jr.

OL

Jack Johnson, Duxbury, Sr.
Charlie Simeone, Needham, Jr.
Brendan Kearns, Walpole, Sr.
SeaJae Gaskill, Everett, Jr.
Dylann Many, Lowell, Sr.

DL

Jadon Gibbs, Westfield, Sr.
Naheem Ridore, Weymouth, Jr.
Ethan Frisch, Clinton, Jr.
Mason Zylinski, Mashpee, Sr.

LB

AJ Cicerone, LB, Milton, Sr.
Lexi Estrada, Worcester South, Sr.
Aiden Astorino, King Philip, Jr.
Marquese Avery, St. John’s Prep, Sr.

DB

Justin LaChance, Plymouth South, Sr.
Shane Evans, Bishop Feehan, Sr.
Devin Carreiro, Haverhill, Sr.
Trevor Jones, Duxbury, Jr.

ATH

Morenel Castro, KIPP, Sr.
Max Dresens, Wayland, Jr.
Liam Appleton, Cohasset, Sr.
Jackson Belsan, Scituate, Sr.

K/P/LS

Andrew Dufault, Xaverian, Sr.

Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order)

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p class=”gmail-p1″>Ransford Adri, QB, Worcester South, Jr.
Cam Aieta, RB, Weymouth, Jr.
Will Arsenault, LB, Amesbury, Sr.
Jayden Barber, QB, Dennis-Yarmouth, Jr.
Jacob Bierenbroodspot, RB, BC High, Sr.
William Bostrom, LB, Norwell, Jr.
Kaiden Brochu, RB, Bay Path, Jr.
Mehki Bryan, WR, Hanover, Sr.
Cade Callahan, WR, North Middlesex, Sr.
Matt Callahan, LB, St. John’s Prep, Sr.
Mason Campbell, WR, King Philip, Sr.
Nicholas Capuccio, RB, Winthrop Jr.
Finn Carley, DB, Duxbury, Sr.
Anthony Chamoun, LB, Walpole, Sr.
Ryan Conley, DB, Lowell, So.
David Constantine, DB, King Philip, Sr.
Xavier Cora, LB, Leominster, Jr.
JayCion Cox, RB, Springfield Central, Jr.
Jake Cullen, QB, Westford Academy, Sr.
James Curry, RB, Braintree, Jr.
Luke Danson, DL, King Philip, Sr.
Will Devine, DB, Marshfield, Sr.
John Droggitis, LB, St. John’s Prep
Derek Dubriskie, WR, Franklin, Sr.
Nathan Ehui, RB, Milton, Sr.
Owen Gasinowski, WR, Danvers, Sr.
Gael Garcia, FB/DL, St. John’s Prep, Jr.
Aiden Green, LB, Clinton, Jr.
Corey Grimes, QB, Salem, Sr.
Ethan Harris, LB, Taunton, Sr.
James Harris, QB, West Bridgewater, Sr.
Jackson Hart, QB, Dartmouth, Jr.
Harrison Hinckle, DB, Milton, Sr.
Kamari Hughes, WR, Walpole, Sr.
Brandon Jackman, WR, Mansfield, Sr.
Sam Joseph, LB, Andover, Sr.
Thomas Kuefler, DB, Catholic Memorial, Jr.
Josh Kwakye, WR, Methuen, Jr.
Logan Letourneau, Bay Path, Jr.
Tor Maas, QB, Marshfield, Jr.
Vinny Mancini, RB, Hanover, Sr.
Seamus McDermott, LB, Springfield Central, Jr.
Aidan Milinazzo, LB, Lowell, Sr.
Owen Mordas, QB, Bishop Feehan, So.
John Nasky, WR, Lynn Classical, Sr.
Matt O’Keefe, DL, Foxboro, So.
Christian Pacheco, LB, Marblehead, Sr.
Jaxon Pereira, QB, Central Catholic, Sr.
Robbie Peterson, WR, Carver, Sr.
Max Poirier, RB/WR, Wellesley, Sr.
Joseph Polland, LB, Burlington, Sr.
Albert Pujols, DB, Salem, Sr.
Axel Ramos, DB, Clinton, Sr.
JD Rayner, DL, Catholic Memorial, Jr.
John Regan, DL, Hanover, Sr.
Chevy Shakespeare, WR, Barnstable, Jr.
Lasean Sharp, RB, Catholic Memorial, Jr.
Daniel Silveria, TE, King Philip, Sr.
Jareth Staine, QB, Springfield Central, Fr.
Jack Sullivan, RB, Newburyport, Sr.
Jose Tauron, WR, Taunton, Sr.
Davin True, Marshfield, Jr.
Brian Vaughan, QB, Lynn Classical, Sr.
Griffin White, DL, Milton, Sr.
Montavious Zollarcoffer, ATH, O’Bryant, Sr.