Adam Kurkjian Posted December 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Penalties force a fourth and a mile. Pass incomplete. SJS takes over with less than three minutes and should take this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Instead of punting with less than two minutes to go in their own end, SJS goes for it. North takes over with a chance to pop one in with less than a minute to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 TD North with 24 seconds left. PAT good. SJS leads, 35-33. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Offsides North on the onside kick. That'll do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 King Philip beats L-S, 10-7, to win Division 2. That's 25 wins in a row. Program was middle of the road in the Hockomock League for a long time. Then Brian Lee, son of legendary Walpole coach John Lee, took over and basically made KP the best program in one of the best leagues in the state. They don't have the biggest, strongest, fastest kids, but they play great defense, run the ball well, and don't make mistakes. Kind of like a "Massachusetts Bingham." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Middleboro crushes Littleton, 43-20, to take the Division 6 crown. Melrose currently up on Nashoba, 21-0, in the Division 4 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Everett-Xaverian at 8. Can watch it here. Not sure if you'll be able to get it, but here's the link, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Xaverian playing great. Moving the pile in the running game. But a pick-6 on the first possession and a fumble has helped Everett jump out to a 14-10 lead late in the half. KO return for a TD comes back on a block in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Quick strike from Everett to start the second half to go up, 21-10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 That was too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Whoaa ... Hawks almost break one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 This is the only way to have a shot against Everett. Shorten the game. X has to finish these drives with TDs those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Say goodnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 35-10 final Everett wins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYHSFAN33 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 20 hours ago, Adam Kurkjian said: 35-10 final Everett wins Would have liked to see Everett vs some other top squads, just out of curiosity. Anyone around here you would reasonably compare them to? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 2 hours ago, NYHSFAN33 said: Would have liked to see Everett vs some other top squads, just out of curiosity. Anyone around here you would reasonably compare them to? It’s hard to say. This is their best team since 2002. Easily their most talented if you want to go by offers. Out of their entire roster, you probably have around 12-15 (conservatively) playing football for free at the next level. Their offensive line has at least two scholarship kids and the left tackle imo is good enough to play early on a Power 5 team. Their running backs are more big, power guys than the speedy, shifty types, but they will use those types of guys in other packages. Their quarterback is accurate, smart, tough and mobile. He’s not huge (6-1 185?) but he runs their offense well and completed over 70 percent of his passes this season. He’s a junior and holds a 1aa offer already. Their receivers are all 1a, 1aa or d2 offered. Their tight end is big and has good hands but is probably a DT at the next level. As far as their scheme, ‘multiple’ doesn’t really do it justice. They do a little bit of everything. Their jet series and play action off it is probably what would be most difficult to defend against a defense that can match their speed/size/athleticism. Their defense had a lot of talent but did not play as well as some of their past teams. They have five kids in their secondary will be scholarship players. Three already have ACC and up offers, including a junior safety who is a top 100 kid with offers from everyone. Their linebackers are all scholarship kids. Their DL is big. Their team speed is good. That said, the defense wasn’t as good as all those platitudes add up to. To be honest, I think they might have just been bored in some of these games. Most of them were over at halftime. Xaverian played them (kinda) tough but the outcome was never truly in doubt. As far as who they could compete with, it’s kind of hard to say. I mean, I look at certain teams that are highly ranked in every poll and think Everett could certainly match up. Others, not so much. I’d like to see them play Stepinac or really anyone from the Northeast. The teams that can match their speed would give them the most trouble, basically because they don’t really see it that often. GSB and I tried to hook them up with a top end Cali squad but the $$$ for a cross country flight, hotel, etc made that impossible. They will be good again next year. Their offense should be fine but the defense has to replace a lot. They’ll likely be the best team in New England again. Hopefully they can find someone at their weight class from another state to get a better handle of just what that is, but we won’t really know until that happens. Hope that answers your question. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omaha Vol Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 New England guys, could Everett easily handle teams like Stepinac or Troy from New York or Darien from Connecticut? I think they would beat those three. Or, do you think are good enough to step up and compete with a Bergen Catholic or DePaul from New Jersey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Easily? No. But I’d like their chances against anyone from Connecticut or New York. All pretty close though. The very best BNU teams imo are a step ahead of this year’s Everett team, but those next rung down squads, yes, Everett is right there with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 All right, let's wrap up the season... Statewide Top 5 (NEPSAC included) 1. Everett (11-0) — Wire-to-wire top team in the state. College coaches flooding in from everywhere to check them out right now. 2. Lawrence Academy (9-0) — Brings back most of its skill for next year but has to replace a lot up front. 3. Central Catholic (10-1) — Loses a ton and most other years is your D1 champ. 4. St. John's (S) (13-0) — Their offense was lightning fast and their QB excellent. Defense left a little to be desired, but they'll be one of the better teams in the state again next season. 5. King Philip (12-0) — Tough to drop D-Y out of this spot, but KP has a 25-game winning streak and had a tougher road through the playoffs. They lose some key players, but they'll just reload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 You’re really pushing it with the avatar ... 🥓 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Fan Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 DiBiaso is stepping down as Everett coach: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/2017/12/everett_s_john_dibiaso_retires_as_head_football_coach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 18 hours ago, Wosinc said: You’re really pushing it with the avatar ... 🥓 LOL I'm not even the one doing it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kurkjian Posted December 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 4 hours ago, MA Fan said: DiBiaso is stepping down as Everett coach: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/2017/12/everett_s_john_dibiaso_retires_as_head_football_coach Great career. Will go down as one of the state's all-time best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HawgGoneIt Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 On 12/6/2017 at 8:58 PM, Wosinc said: You’re really pushing it with the avatar ... 🥓 On 12/7/2017 at 3:04 PM, Adam Kurkjian said: LOL I'm not even the one doing it Is the glittery sparkly too much? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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