BROCKTON- For newly appointed Brockton High School head football coach Mike Norman, stepping into the top job at one of the country’s most historic high school football programs isn’t just a career milestone—it’s the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
Patriots trade WR Kayshon Boutte to the Houston Texans for safety Jaylen Reed and a 7th round pick
Steven Senne/AP FOXBOROUGH- The New England Patriots have finalized a trade sending wide receiver Kayshon Boutte to the Houston Texans. In exchange, the Patriots acquire second-year safety Jaylen Reed alongside a 2028 seventh-round draft pick originally belonging to the New Orleans Saints. For Houston, the transaction fills a crucial positional vacuum created during joint practices, when projected starter Jayden Higgins suffered a season-ending torn ACL. Boutte arrives in Houston coming…
Weymouth’s Monteiro-Cooper embraces football and capitalizes on his talent
WEYMOUTH- For Tyandre Monteiro-Cooper, football wasn’t an immediate obsession; it was a craft that had to be unlocked. What began as a game eventually transformed into a life-defining pursuit, fueled by a realization of his own potential and an undeniable desire to compete under the bright lights of high school sports. “I decided to commit to playing football because I could see that if I just put in a lot of hard work I could be able to get an opportunity to play at an elite level in college on scholarship,” Monteiro-Cooper said. “Football is just a great game that is a mix of strategy, discipline, willpower, brotherhood that I wanted to be apart of and i always wanted to play in Friday night lights!”
McFarland ready to lead St. Johnsbury back to the top in Vermont
ST. JOHNSBURY- Maddox McFarland took the reins of the St. Johnsbury Academy offense as a sophomore last season, an honor carrying immense weight under head coach Rich Alercio and the program’s rich tradition of signal-callers. Stepping into that leadership role as an underclassman presented a steep learning curve, but McFarland turned the inherent pressure into the foundation of his growth.
Massachusetts Day 1 Camp Visits – Xaverian
By Mike Sidhly NEFJ Correspondent WESTWOOD – For the last few seasons, Xaverian football has owned MIAA Division 1 winning three consecutive state titles after its 41-35 victory against St. John’s last year. Now gunning for their fourth in a row, Xaverian kicks their season off on September 11th against Bishop Feehan. Focusing On The Present – For coach Al Fornaro and his staff, the focus remains in the here……
Preseason Top 25 MIAA Poll
It is the first day of the 2026 MIAA football season and with that comes the first batch of New England Football Journal rankings. There are no surprises at the top. There is a clear top four in Xaverian, St. John’s Prep, Springfield Central and Catholic Memorial heading into the fall. What other teams cracked the preseason edition of the MIAA top 25?
5 Observations from our camp visit with Stonehill College
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Key takeaways from 2nd Boston College scrimmage
Boston College CHESTNUT HILL – It’s pretty much go time now. With two weeks to go until the season opener on September 5, the second in-stadium scrimmage at Alumni on Saturday morning was one of the last real ‘tuneups’ before things get real. The Eagles did rest a handful of regulars, but it was good-on-good with a ton of different situations to work through for two hours in front of…
Hutchins’ biggest moment comes at perfect time
Image courtesy of New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – Moments before his game-sealing strip sack against the Eagles on Friday night, Quintayvious Hutchins wasn’t happy with himself. Hutchins had made a mistake on the kickoff team, but quickly made his loudest case yet for a roster or practice squad spot, sacking Cole Payton and stripping the ball, allowing Casey Rogers to fall on it and seal the win. With one week…
Patriots 24, Eagles 21: Pats win wild preseason game vs. Eagles
Image courtesy of Philadelphia Inquirer FOXBOROUGH – Preseason game No. 2 is in the books. The Patriots and Eagles saw a lot of each other this week with two joint practices. None of the starters played on Saturday night in the last game at Gillette Stadium until Week 2 and it certainly showed at times. In what was a snoozer that turned into a fairly entertaining preseason game by preseason…