Week 4 Chaos Poll

October 15, 2023

Two games of the weekend as Williston Northampton beat BB&N, and Tabor knocked off St. Sebastian’s. Deerfield rolling as the top NEPSAC team in the poll. Tabor is a fast riser. On to the poll. Week 4 Chaos Poll 1. Catholic Memorial (4-1) 2. St. John’s Prep (6-0) 3. Springfield Central (5-1) 4. King Philip (6-0) 5. Xaverian (4-2) 6. Deerfield (4-1) — Big one with Exeter next. 7. Milford……

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Week 6 MIAA Top 25

October 15, 2023

There were a few big upsets this weekend to cause some movement in the top 10 and other spots in the rankings. Looking forward to another significant week coming up, as Catholic Memorial visits St. John’s Prep. On to the rankings . . . Week 6 MIAA Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (4-1) — Looking to pull the St. John’s sweep. 2. St. John’s Prep (6-0) — All eyes on……

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King Philip 13, Foxboro 7 — KP holds on, stays perfect

October 13, 2023

There are not a lot of teams that play like King Philip. The Warriors line up in the I formation and play power football. Then, on defense, they bring pressure and hit you for four quarters. When KP is able to string together long possessions and make you play from behind, the Warriors are damn near impossible to beat. In a 13-7 victory over previously-unbeaten Foxboro, King Philip followed its……

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Springfield Central 44, Westfield 7 — Golden Eagles pull away

October 13, 2023

By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent SPRINGFIELD — If you heard Springfield Central coach Bill Watson in his postgame huddle, you would’ve thought his team lost to Westfield. Well, it didn’t, and it wasn’t particularly close, either. Central took the lead and never looked back as the Golden Eagles made a statement on Friday night with a 44-7 win. What Watson was upset about was the fact the first half was……

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New England high school preview — Week 6

October 11, 2023

A ton of quality matchups this week as we get, for the most part, deep into league play. Here are the ones we have our eyes on for now. Methuen at Billerica — These might be the two best teams in the Merrimack Valley Conference, or at least close to it. Methuen’s offense seems to have hit its stride. Billerica is coming off a nice win over Tewksbury. This is a fun one…….

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A peek at the power rankings

October 10, 2023

Let’s take a quick look around the power rankings, which have been updated through this past weekend’s games. Division 1 What really sticks out is Everett at 4-1 standing at No. 16. The Crimson Tide scheduled two Catholic Conference teams. They lost to Xaverian, 32-21, and beat BC High, 35-34. You would think that would buy Everett some better standing in the rankings, but the Crimson Tide find themselves squarely……

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High School Dudes of the Week – Week 5

October 10, 2023

Connecticut Maloney’s Donte Kelly returned two punts for touchdowns (54 and 55 yards) and caught 4 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown in a 41-0 win over Glastonbury. DUDE! West Haven’s Camren Kemp rushed for 156 yards and a 68 yard touchdown in a 47-21 win over Hamden. DUDE! Will Attianese of Granby/Canton: had two fumbles returns for touchdowns and rushed for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns in a……

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Five underrated high school results from Week 5

October 9, 2023

Once again, there were some results from over this weekend that we didn’t preview, but still deserve special mention. Here are those games that we felt made some waves as we come to the halfway point of the season. Fairhaven 49, Case 6 — Fairhaven is a team we have admittedly been a little late on to this point. One of the top programs on the South Coast, the Blue Devils……

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