After a remarkable career spanning almost 50 years, a career dedicated to shaping young athletes on and off the football field, Maine coaching legend Skip Capone is officially hanging up the whistle after retiring as the head coach at Cheverus High School.
College Journal – Week 10
Plenty of playoff berths are on the line with two weeks left in the FCS season and three remaining in the FBS schedule. Here are the five biggest storylines around D1 ball in New England after 10 weeks: BC with an uphill climb towards a bowl bid With a 31-24 loss at home to Florida State on Saturday, the chances of the Eagles missing a bowl for the second time……
D1 Dudes of the Week – Week 10
It was another big weekend for a bunch of the Division 1 teams around New England. With that came some big performances as FCS teams close in on playoff berths with two weeks left. The Big 3 of BC, UMass and UConn are all still in bowl contention with three weeks to go. Check out which guys earned NEFJ Dudes of the Week honors for Week 10: Umass got the…
New England Top 60 Poll – Week 10
Playoffs are in full swing everywhere but Connecticut. Here’s how we see things shaking out across the region: Connecticut 1. Fairfield Ludlowe (8-0) 2. St. Joseph (8-0) 3. Hand (8-0) 4. New Canaan (6-2) 5. Staples (7-1) 6. Masuk (8-0) 7. Greenwich (6-2) 8. Pomperaug (7-1) 9. New Britain (6-2) 10. Southington (7-1) Maine 1. Thornton Academy (10-0) 2. Leavitt (10-0) 3. Bonny Eagle (9-1) 4. Greely (9-1) 5. Hermon…
MIAA Top 25 – Postseason edition (First round)
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent The first round of the MIAA playoffs is in the books. There are not many changes to this week’s top 25. Andover replaces Franklin after the Golden Warriors won the first round matchup between the two teams, 56-21. Melrose is out after sneaking past Doherty. The Redhawks have been replaced by 7-2 Chelmsford. Danvers fell one spot, behind Duxbury, after a near-loss to Bedford in…
Connecticut High School Top 25 – Week 9
By Rob Gullo and Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents It was a wild week across the CIAC, and as such, there’s plenty of movement in the latest rankings. Three Top 10 teams suffered losses — New Canaan and Greenwich falling for the second time, while New Britain knocked Southington from the ranks of the unbeatens. Here are the latest rankings: 1. Fairfield Ludlowe (8-0) A week after taking the No. 1…
New England D1 poll – Week 10
1. Harvard (7-1) – 37-point shutout win over Columbia. Crimson is back on track. 2. UMass (5-4) – Minutemen got a wild overtime win over Ball State. Probably one win away from getting invited to the program’s first bowl ever. 3. Boston College (4-5) – Blown opportunity to beat FSU at home. BC needs to somehow beat Miami or Notre Dame and Syracuse to make a bowl. 4. UConn (4-5)…
7 Points on the Patriots 45-27 loss to the Packers
David Butler II-Imagn Images FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots completely no-showed in a 45-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Jordan Love and company shredded the Patriots secondary in a record setting performance. To make matters worse, Drake Maye threw three interceptions and Rhamondre Stevenson lost a fumble. The Patriots also suffered five more key injuries as the injury bug continues to bite this team. It was an awful performance with Tom…
If needed, Corey Kiner ready to carry the workload for Pats
Image courtesy of New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – For at least one week in Germany, there’s a very good chance the biggest opportunity in Corey Kiner’s football life is in front of him, After the scary medical news surrounding TreyVeyon Henderson and the horrendous 2026 injury bug hitting Rhamondre Stevenson in the ugly loss to Green Bay on Sunday, Kiner is most likely going to be the guy who has…
Packers 45, Patriots 27 – Green Bay ruins Gronk & Brady returns with dominant performance
AP Photo FOXBOROUGH – There was no 28-3 comeback. There was no Brady magic. There was no Gronk spikes in the end zone. Only an embarrassing performance in one of the bigger regular season games at Gillette Stadium in a long time on Sunday. With the world watching, Tom Brady in the booth, Rob Gronkowski donning his new red jacket as a Pats Hall of Famer and the 2016 team…