MA Fan Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Masslive's Western Mass Top 20: http://www.masslive.com/high_school_sports/2017/09/preseason_western_mass_footbal.html The top 5 are: 1. West Springfield 2. Springfield Central 3. Longmeadow 4. Westfield 5. Chicopee Comp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 State top 25 by Suite Sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasMalibu Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 What in the hell happened to Brockton? Growing up, I'd always here stories about their nationally ranked teams that played DeMatha in two classic games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 2 hours ago, NicholasMalibu said: What in the hell happened to Brockton? Growing up, I'd always here stories about their nationally ranked teams that played DeMatha in two classic games. I think the Colombo family ran out of kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Boston Herald EMass Top 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Some results from last night: St. John's of Shrewsbury crushed Catholic Memorial, 33-3. Pioneers showed why there is so much optimism around their program this year. Bridgewater-Raynham pushed past Duxbury, 20-10, with an impressive defensive effort. BC High, with Harvard commit RB Danny Abraham, ran all over Andover. King Philip plays great defense to hold off North Attleboro, 24-14. In smaller school action, Holliston takes down Millis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Not there, but Bishop Sullivan cruising past Springfield Central, 21-0, in the second quarter. St. John's Prep playing Haverhill. Live stream here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Bishop Sullivan up 35-7 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Lexington hammering Brockton, 28-0, in the second quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Everett takes an 8-0 lead on Xaverian. 70-yard TD pass on the first play from scrimmage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Bishop Sullivan wins 55-7 (I think, I left with 1:30 to go). Central, trailing 28-7 with 20 seconds left in the half, picked off BS in the endzone and ran it back 103 yards for a score. Unfortunately they were called for a chop block back at their own 30 or so. They were hanging in there (losing to be sure, but still fighting) but that took the starch out of them. I don't know if it was due to BS playing their third game while this was Central's opener, but Central's tackiling was awful. Couple this with BS being bigger and noticeably faster and you have the recipe for a mismatch. Interesting observation: Sullivan tried onside kicks three times in the first half, recovering none. Late in the fourth quarter they kicked deliberate line drives that didn't get more than 2 feet off the ground. The ball bounced and tumbled so much it allowed the coverage team to be right on the receiver. I hope they were just practicing for future use, as they were already up by 35 to 40 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Adam Kurkjian said: Some results from last night: St. John's of Shrewsbury crushed Catholic Memorial, 33-3. Pioneers showed why there is so much optimism around their program this year. Bridgewater-Raynham pushed past Duxbury, 20-10, with an impressive defensive effort. BC High, with Harvard commit RB Danny Abraham, ran all over Andover. King Philip plays great defense to hold off North Attleboro, 24-14. In smaller school action, Holliston takes down Millis. I think Central is in for another long afternoon next week against SJS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 22 minutes ago, Wosinc said: I think Central is in for another long afternoon next week against SJS. Yeah. At least they schedule up though. It's an admirable trait. Brockton stormed back and made a game of it, but Lexington won, 42-28. Everett is cruising, 38-7, over Xaverian in the fourth. SJP shut out Haverhill, 27-0. In other New England action, Iona Prep of NY leads Rhode Island's Bishop Hendricken, 33-22, in a shootout. Third quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Got a DM from someone at the Everett game: "X is down. Everett is loaded. They will not lose. Offensive weapons are absurd." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 "Everett has no weakness?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, Wosinc said: "Everett has no weakness?" Up here, you could probably say that, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYHSFAN33 Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 31 minutes ago, Adam Kurkjian said: Yeah. At least they schedule up though. It's an admirable trait. Brockton stormed back and made a game of it, but Lexington won, 42-28. Everett is cruising, 38-7, over Xaverian in the fourth. SJP shut out Haverhill, 27-0. In other New England action, Iona Prep of NY leads Rhode Island's Bishop Hendricken, 33-22, in a shootout. Third quarter. I believe Iona Prep won, 40-22. However Iona lost their best receiver with an ankle injury. Gonna hurt them big time going forward if he's out for any lengthy period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 8 minutes ago, NYHSFAN33 said: I believe Iona Prep won, 40-22. However Iona lost their best receiver with an ankle injury. Gonna hurt them big time going forward if he's out for any lengthy period of time. That's too bad. It sounded like Iona Prep scored almost every time they touched the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, GardenStateBaller said: Bishop Sully throttled SC 55-13. That game was Presented by PGL!!! #sorry #nomas #onlyeverett That was as expected. At least SC took the game. A lot of teams around here would not want a piece of a squad like BS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYHSFAN33 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Adam Kurkjian said: That's too bad. It sounded like Iona Prep scored almost every time they touched the ball. The CHSFL will most likely go to either Stepinac, Hayes, St Ants, or Iona. Iona won today vs Bishop Hendricken, RI 40-22. Stepinac beat St Peters (Staten Island) 56-26. St Ants beat Delbaton, NJ 35-21 today. Hayes opens up next week (they start a week later as they gave a Thanksgiving day game every year vs Mt St Michael). Throw in Msgr. Farrell on Staten Island and it should be a very tight league race this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Adam Kurkjian said: That was as expected. At least SC took the game. A lot of teams around here would not want a piece of a squad like BS. SC does deserve credit for scheduling up, but from what I saw today they need some serious revision to their offensive play calling. Again, don't know if it was due to first game kinks or what but their offense was extremely limited. Basically they ran three plays: dives up the middle which never worked, short passes out to the side to a receiver behind the LOS (not even a screen) which were sniffed out every time (BS speed), and once in a while over the top, which worked exactly once. They worked hard but were too predictable. Or maybe they just didn't have the people to execute. Anyway, just my take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted September 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, Wosinc said: SC does deserve credit for scheduling up, but from what I saw today they need some serious revision to their offensive play calling. Again, don't know if it was due to first game kinks or what but their offense was extremely limited. Basically they ran three plays: dives up the middle which never worked, short passes out to the side to a receiver behind the LOS (not even a screen) which were sniffed out every time (BS speed), and once in a while over the top, which worked exactly once. They worked hard but were too predictable. Or maybe they just didn't have the people to execute. Anyway, just my take. Yeah, I didn't see the game. To be honest, the talent disparity was so large that I'm not sure it would have mattered. We'll see how they do going forward though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I have nothing to add... Just wanted to say that I appreciate Adam's and Wosinc's takes and banter on a lesser posted about area. Good stuff. I guess I have a special eye on Sully for obvious reasons this year and you guys bring the goods. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I need to get NYHSFAN33 and MA Fan in there too though. Always good stuff from all of you guys up there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gospeeder Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 2 hours ago, HawgGoneIt said: I need to get NYHSFAN33 and MA Fan in there too though. Always good stuff from all of you guys up there. Yep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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