High School Football America - Massachusetts

Talking Massachusetts Statewide High School Football Playoffs on Thursday Night

2012-06-12T13:59:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Join me Thursday night on High School Football America when I talk with former Fitchburg head football coach Ray Consenza about a proposal for a statewide playoff system in Massachusetts.

Consenza, who also served as the president of the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association, will discuss the plan that will be put to a vote of the entire Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association membership.

Two years ago, the membership voted 190-114 against a proposal that would have changed the current league structures, plus taken away Thanksgiving Day games, in order to create a statewide playoff system. The new system will maintain the league structure and not touch the Turkey Day games.

Cosenza, who is Fitchburg's athletic director, retired at the end of the 2011 season with a lifetime record of 194-116-1 with three Super Bowl victories.

Click here to read the proposal on the MHSFCA's website.

Click here to listen to High School Football America live tomorrow night starting at 7 P.M. Eastern Time.

Shiners All-Star High School Football Game Played Friday

2012-06-12T13:43:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

The 34th annual Shiners Football Classic will be played Friday night at Gillette Stadium.

The game features 100 of the top high school football players from Eastern Massachusetts divided into North and South teams. The North squad is coach by Austin Prep's Bill Maradel, who is the winningest Catholic high school football coach in state history. The South is led by Jon Bartlett of Boston College High School.

The game benefits the Shriners Hospitals for Children, an international pediatric specialty health care system.

MIAA Membership to Vote on Statewide High School Football Playoff System

2012-06-08T06:55:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

A proposal to create a statewide high school football playoff system will probably be voted upon by the entire membership of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association in October.

Thursday, the MIAA's Board of Directors voted 11-2 to place the plan before all of the schools during a late October meeting.

A date for that meeting will be announced in the near future.

Statewide Playoff Proposal Clears Another Hurdle

2012-05-10T22:17:00.001-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

A statewide playoffs system is one step clear to reality after the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association's Tournament Management Committee voted 10-4 in favor of the latest proposal crafted by the Massachusetts State Football Coaches Association.

The proposal now goes to the MIAA's board of directors on June 7th. At that meeting, the board can do several things including pass it, defeat it or push it to a vote at the MIAA's annual meeting in March of 2013.

If approved, the two-year statewide trial will begin during the 2013 season.

Massachusetts Moving Closer...Again...to Statewide Football Playoffs

2012-02-11T13:58:00.000-08:00

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

March 12th will be a big day in Massachusetts high school football history.

That's the day that the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Football Committee will vote again on a new proposal that would create a statewide playoff system. Two years ago, another statewide proposal was voted down 190-114 by the MIAA's member schools.

On Thursday, the MIAA Football Committee voted in favor of scheduling a meeting on March 12th at which time it will vote on whether to forward a new playoff proposal to the MIAA's Tournament Management Committee that has the power to implement.

The latest proposal that has been constructed by the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association preserves the current league structure, which would have been scrapped under the 2010 plan, plus Thanksgiving Day games will not be touched.

Massachusetts and New Jersey are the only two states that don't conduct statewide football playoffs.

National Letter of Intent Signing Day - Massachusetts High Schools

2012-02-01T12:56:00.000-08:00

Casey DeAndrade - DB/RB (East Bridgewater) - New Hampshire
Ryan Farrell - DB/WR (Xaverian Brothers) - New Hampshire
Marcus Grant - WR (Lawrence Academy) - Boston College
Abner Logan - LB (Dexter School) - Maryland
Tim Joy - LB (Chelmsford) - Boston College
Sacoy Malone - RB (Springfield Central) - Maine
Eric Olson - OL (Buckingham, Brown & Nichols) - Northwestern
Patrick Ricard - DE (David Prouty) - Maine

City Gloucester Trying to Sell Naming Rights to Newell Stadium

2011-08-09T13:59:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

Gloucester city officials are hoping to hop into the naming rights game by offering title sponsorship rights for Newell Stadium.

According to the Boston Globe, the city is selling the naming rights to its high school sports stadium for $500,000.

The Gloucester High School Fighting Fishermen are the defending Division 1A Eastern Massachusetts champs. Last year, Gloucester beat Bridgewater-Raynham 34-13 last year to cap a perfect 13-0 season.

The championship was the third in the last four years for the Fighting Fishermen.

Central Mass Beats Western Mass in Shrine Chowder Bowl Classic

2011-06-25T15:10:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

Central Mass continued its dominance over the western part of the state in Friday's 11th annual Shrine Chowder Bowl Classic at Amos Alonzo Stagg Field in Springfield.

The Central stars rolled to a 35-0 victory to give them a 9-1-1 advantage in the game that began in 2001.

Click here to learn more about the game.

Massachusetts - 2011 National Signing Day

2011-02-02T17:20:00.000-08:00

Taariq Allen (The Rivers School, WR) - Nebraska
Manny Asprilla (Everett, DB) - Boston College
Dalton Gifford (Bridgton Academy, OT) - Connecticut
Marcus Grant (Lawrence Academy, WR) - Iowa
Al Louis-Jean (Brockton, DB) - Boston College
Brian Miller (Andover, TE) - Boston College
Paul Nwokeji (Thayer Academy, OT) - Connecticut
Mike Orloff (Lawrence Academy, LB) - UCLA
Liam Porter (Natick, OL) - Boston College
Max Ricci (Lawrence Academy, DL) - Boston College

Dedham HS Fires Football Coach

2010-12-22T11:14:00.000-08:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

Keith Comeau is out as the head coach of Dedham High School after three years on the job.

The Marauders finished 1-10 this past season, and according to the Boston Globe, the school is also changing the type of teams it will play in 2011 and 2012.

Massachusetts High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

2010-12-05T11:37:00.000-08:00

Massachusetts High School Football Scores
Saturday, December 4, 2010

Playoffs - Championships

Eastern Mass Division 1
Everett 34 St. John's Prep 7

Eastern Mass Division 1A
Gloucester 34 Bridgewater-Raynham 13

Eastern Mass Division 2
Mansfield 29 Reading 26

Eastern Mass Division 2A
Duxbury 35 Concord-Carlisle 13

Eastern Mass Division 3
Beverly 28 Somerset 20

Eastern Mass Division 3A
Holliston 21 Cardinal Spellman 7

Eastern Mass Division 4
Shawnsheen 20 Blue Hills 6

Eastern Mass Division 4A
Northeast Regional 38 Brighton 14

Central Mass Division 1
St. John's 31 Nashoba 21
Wachusett 35 Holy Name 8

Central Mass Division 2
Northbridge 24 Millbury 7
Auburn 28 David Prouty 8

Central Mass Division 3
Narragansett 36 Oakmont 35
Clinton 22 Hudson 21

Western Mass Division 1
Longmeadow 34 Springfield Central 31

Western Mass Division 2
South Hadley 16 Putnam Voc. 14

Western Mass Division 3
Mt. Greylock 34 Athol 14

Western Mass Division 4
East Hampton 26 Pioneer Valley 0

Massachusetts High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Semifinals

2010-11-30T12:11:00.000-08:00

Massachusetts High School Football Scores
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Playoffs - Semifinals

Eastern Mass

DIVISION I
Everett 21 Andover 0
St. John's Prep 35 New Bedford 7

DIVISION IA
Bridgewater-Raynham 34 Weymouth 22
Gloucester 21 Lincoln-Sudbury 0

DIVISION II
Mansfield 28 Walpole 0
Reading 15 Dracut 14

DIVISION IIA
Concord-Carlisle 35 North Andover 16
Duxbury 19 Dennis-Yarmouth 7

DIVISION III
Beverly 41 Scituate 14
Somerset 28 Dighton-Rehoboth 0

DIVISION IIIA
Cardinal Spellman 28 Hamilton-Wenham 15
Holliston 35 Rockland 20

DIVISION IV
Shawsheen 21 Madison Park 0

DIVISION IVA
Brighton 36 West Bridgewater 13
Northeast Reg 42 Pope John 0

Central Mass

DIVISION I
Holy Name 16 Fitchburg 14
Nashoba 35 Milford 0
St. John's 42 Gardner 0
Wachusett 31 Marlborough 14

DIVISION II
Auburn 18 Shepherd Hill 14
Millbury 21 Leicester 15
David Prouty 20 Oxford 7
Northbridge 20 Grafton 7

DIVISION III
Narragansett 38 Blackstone Valley 12
Hudson 40 Groton-Dunstable 13
Clinton 28 Bay Path 14
Oakmont 35 Littleton 16

Westen Mass

DIVISION I
Longmeadow 37 Holyoke Catholic 22
Springfield Cntrl 19 West Springfield 13

DIVISION II
Putnam 31 East Longmeadow 26
South Hadley 34 Hoosac Valley 0

DIVISION III
Athol 25 Belchertown 6
Mt. Greylock 24 Mahar 15

DIVISION IV
Easthampton 30 Pathfinder 14
Pioneer Regional 30 McCann Tech 20

Massachusetts High School Football Scores - Week 5

2010-10-09T10:00:00.000-07:00

Massachusetts High School Football Scores
Friday, October 8, 2010

Acton-Boxborough 28 Wayland 14
Andover 21 Lawrence 20
Athol 34 Greenfield 6
Attleboro 26 Foxborough 24
Auburn 21 Northbridge 7
Barnstable 38 New Bedford 29
BB&N 33 Governor's Academy 28
Belmont 26 Stoneham 0
Bishop Fenwick 30 North Reading 24
Boston Latin 9 Bedford 6
Bourne 28 Bishop Stang 26
Brighton 26 O'Bryant 14
Brockton 28 Fitchburg 20
Burlington 22 Woburn 12
Cardinal Spellman 42 Coyle & Cassidy 7
Central 34 Agawam 20
Central Catholic 29 Haverfill 0
Chicopee Comp 40 Ludlow 13
Clinton 41 Ayer 16
Concord-Carlisle 28 Lincoln-Sudbury 9
Dartmouth 21 Silver Lake 15
David Prouty 26 Millbury 13
Denis-Yarmouth 27 Austin Prep 6
Dighton-Rehoboth 42 Greater New Bedford 13
Duxbury 35 Quincy 7
East Longmeadow 47 Commerce 6
Easton Boston 28 West Roxbury 20
Falmouth 35 Sandwich 6
Gloucester 24 Salem 13
Grafton 36 Oxford 21
Groton-Dunstable 42 Tantasqua 7
Hingham 28 Hanover 0
Holliston 42 Hopkinton 7
Holyoke 34 Northampton 20
Hudson 27 St. Bernard's 9
Kimball Union 26 Holderness 12
Latin Academy 28 Burke 0
Leominster 26 Algonquin 0
Lexington 20 Melrose 0
Littleton 48 Assabet 22
Longmeadow 27 Catholic Memorial 26
Lowell Catholic 32 St. Clement 6
Lunenburg 42 West Boylston 20
Madison Park 28 Boston English 0
Mahar 42 Monument Mountain 0
Manchester Essex 22 Lynn Tech 6
Manfield 28 King Philip 0
Marblehead 21 Revere 20
Marlborough 27 Gardner 7
Masconomet 20 Newburyport 15
Mashpee 21 Norwell 0
Matignon 30 Trinity Catholic 6
Maynard 3 Nashoba Valley Tech 0
Medfield 28 Bellingham 16
Medway 42 Ashland 0
Methuen 31 Chelmsford 21
Mills/Hopedale 24 Dover-Sherborn 12
Mohawk 42 Turners Falls 7
Nashoba 21 Wachusett 14
Needham 25 Natick 0
Newton North 21 Milton 6
North Andover 55 Medford 12
North Attleboro 28 Franklin 6
Northeast 42 Mystic Valley 0
Norton 28 Westwood 6
Oakmont 20 Narragansett 10
Oliver Ames 14 Stoughton 8
Pathfinder 41 Ware 7
Peabody 30 Winthrop 6
Pentucket 41 Ipswich 2
Pioneer Valley 32 Palmer 14
Plymouth North 20 Bridgewater-Raynham 7
Plymouth South 27 Old Rochester 3
Portsmouth (RI) 21 Durfee 0
Putnam 33 Chiocpee 14
Reading 42 Wakefield 0
Rockland 26 Hull 0
Scituate 25 Bishop Feehan 22
Seekonk 33 Fairhaven 0
Sharon 26 Canton 26 (tie)
Shawsheen 42 Chelsea 32
Shepherd Hill 32 Bartlett 27
Somerset 38 Wareham 8
Southbridge 34 Quaboag 8
Southeastern 20 Randolph 8
South Shore Vo-Tech 32 Charlestown 8
St. Peter-Marian 19 North Middlesex 6
Swampscott 33 Triton 27
Waltham 34 Arlington 0
Walpole 34 Braintree 21
Watertown 55 Worcester South 14
Westfield 53 Minnechaug 50
West Springfield 42 Amherst 6
Wilmington 34 Hamilton-Wenham 6
Worcester Tech 15 Monty Tech 6
Xaverian 24 Lynn English 7

Massachusetts High School Football Scores - Week 1

2010-09-10T21:52:00.000-07:00

Massachusetts High School Football Scores
Friday, September 10, 2010

Abington 29, Hanover 6
Acton-Boxboro 23, Woburn 0
Amesbury 22, Triton 21
Andover 21, North Andover 9
Apponequet 40, Middleboro 32
Aquinas (NY) 32, Mansfield 5
Archbishop Williams 38, Norwell 14
Attleboro 49, Bishop Feehan 14
Austin Prep 24, East Boston 6
Barnstable 38, Durfee 15
Brockton 16, BC High 6
Case 34, Latin Academy 14
Catholic Memorial 21, Lynn Classical 14
Central Catholic 28, Marlboro 14
Chelmsford 21, Waltham 0
Cohasset 45, Quincy 7
Dennis-Yarmouth 43, Taunton 18
Diman 44, Burke 32
Duxbury 42, Bridgewater-Raynham 22
East Bridgewater 32, Plymouth South 13
Everett 42, Leominster 23
Franklin 16, Milford 0
Gloucester 41, Swampscott 24
Holliston 54, Bellingham 22
Hopkinton 16, Dover-Sherborn 7
Ipswich 22, North Reading 7
King Philip 28, Wayland 14
Lawrence 13, Lynn English 9
Lynnfield 37, Manchester-Essex 6
Millis-Hopedale 27, Ashland 0
Mystic Valley 32, Lowell Catholic 20
Nashoba Tech 28, Minuteman 20 (2 ot)
North Attleboro 26, Dartmouth 7
North Quincy 13, Boston Latin 6
Norton 23, Medway 14
Pembroke 7, Hull 0
Plymouth North 13, Methuen 7
Reading 50, Cambridge 12
Revere 48, Medford 12
Rockland 37, Scituate 17
Salem 14, Winthrop 0
Sandwich 27, Bourne 21
Saugus 41, Bishop Fenwick 20
Shawsheen 12, Arlington Catholic 8
Somerset 13, Dighton-Rehoboth 7
Somerville 28, Greater Lawrence 0
Tewksbury 28, Lincoln-Sudbury 17
Tyngsboro 30, North Middlesex 0
West Bridgewater 12, Blue Hills 6
Westford 19, Lexington 13
West Roxbury 32, Boston English 0
Westwood 26, Medfield 19
Whittier 28, Southeastern 22 (ot)
Wilmington 34, Melrose 0

Legendary Massachusetts High School Football Coach Dies After Battle with ALS

2010-07-21T08:24:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

The Boston Globe is reporting that former BC High head football coach Jim Cotter has lost his four year battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Globe reporter Bryan Marquard looks at the life of the man, who did more than lead his school to a record of 236-149-17 from 1960 to 2004.

Massachusetts High School Football Pre-Season Practice Begins August 23rd

2010-07-21T08:14:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher

Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

Welcome to our new look for the 2010 Massachusetts high school football season!

With the first day of practice beginning August 23rd, I wanted to take the time to thank all of my readers, who have made this blog successful over the past three years. I have bigger-and-better things planned this year with more original content.

Also, don't forget to check-out High School Football America for great high school football stories from around the country. If you have story ideas that I should know about, please feel free to email me.

Here's a look at important dates for the 2010 season...

First Practice - August 23rd

Regular Season Begins - September 10th

Championships - December 4th

Jeff Fisher is Founder/Editor-in-Chief of High School Football America

Two Coaches Inducted into Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame

2010-04-18T15:14:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

Bob Souza, who's been the head football coach at St. Sebastian's School for the last 32-years, and Vin Joseph (15-years at Medfield HS) are being inducted next Sunday night into the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

The Boston Globe reports that both men are extremely happy with the honor.

Natick High and Lynn Tech Name New Football Coaches

2010-02-18T13:56:00.000-08:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

Longtime Natick assistant Mark Mortarelli has been promoted to head coach.

Mortarelli takes over for Tom Lamb, who resigned at the end of last season.

Meanwhile, Lynn Tech has hired 29-year old James Runner its its new head football coach.

Runner replaces Gary Sverker.

Massachusetts - 2010 National Signing Day

2010-02-03T18:47:00.000-08:00

Stanley Andre (Reading) LB - Massachusetts
Alex Blane (North Andover) DL/OL - New Hampshire
Matt Campbell (Attleboro) LB - Massachusetts
Brian Ciccone (Manchester-Essex) TE/LB - New Hampshire
Pat Crosby (Lincoln-Sudbury) OL - Lafayette
Mike Delaney (Foxborough) RB - Massachusetts
Aaron Kramer (Duxbury) OL - Boston College
James McCaffrey (Buckingham Brown & Nichols) DB - Boston College
Jaryd Rudolph (Silver Lake Regional) OL - Boston College
Robert Vardaro (Phillips Academy) OL - Boston College
Dominque Williams (Brockton) DB - Boston College
Harris Williams (Proctor Academy) OL - Boston College
Dominic Wooten (Norwell) OL - Massachusetts

Boston Globe Top 20 - Final Rankings

2009-12-12T15:20:00.000-08:00

1. Xaverian (13-0), LW: #1
2. Reading (13-0), LW: #3
3. Gloucester (13-0), LW: #5
4. Brockton (9-2), LW: #2
5. Natick (12-1), LW: #4
6. Franklin (11-1), LW: #10
7. Walpole (10-1), LW: #8
8. Everett (8-3), LW: #9
9. Billerica (10-2), LW: #6
10. Bridgewater-Raynham (10-3), LW: #11
11. Dracut (9-3), LW: #7
12. Mansfield (9-2), LW: #12
13. Marshfield (9-3), LW: #15
14. Masconomet (10-3), LW: #13
15. Bishop Feehan (10-2), LW: #NR
16. Duxbury (9-3), LW: #14
17. Westford (8-4), LW: #18
18. Marblehead (10-3), LW: #20
19. Austin Prep (10-3) LW: NR
20. Whittier (12-0), LW: NR

Massachusetts High School Football Scores - Super Bowls

2009-12-06T15:27:00.000-08:00

Massachusetts High School Football Scores
Saturday, December 5, 2009

Super Bowls

Eastern Mass

Division I
Xaverian 29 Everett 0

Division IA
Gloucester 33 Bridgewater-Raynham 13

Division II
Reading 26 Natick 0

Division IIA
Marshfield 13 Masconomet 12

Division III
Bishop Feehan 12 Marblehead 6

Division IIIA
Austin Prep 38 Holliston 15

Division IV
Whittier 14 East Boston 12

Division IVA
Northeast Regional 22 Brighton 12

Central Mass

Division I
Wachusett 34 Holy Name 0
St. John 21 Marlboro 10

Division II
David prouty 11 Northbridge 7
Auburn 35 Southbridge 0

Division III
Oakmont 29 Littleton 19
Clinton 14 Narragansett 0

Western Mass

Division I
West Springfield 37 Longmeadow 30

Division II
Hoosac Valley 22 East Longmeadow 16

Division III
Ware 14 Pioneer Valley 8 (OT)

Xaverian Knocks-off Everett for Eastern Mass D-1 Super Bowl Championship

2009-12-06T01:26:00.000-08:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

Xaverian captured its first MIAA high school football championship since 1998 beating Everett 29-0 on Saturday at Gillette Stadium.

The Boston Globe reports that the Hawks finished a perfect 13-0 thanks to four first half turnovers for Everett.

Gloucester Wins Eastern Mass D-1A Title

2009-12-05T23:40:00.000-08:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

The Gloucester Fishermen went trolling for an Eastern Mass Super Bowl title Saturday against Bridgewater-Raynham on Saturday at Gillette Stadium.

When the final horn sounded, Gloucester had landed its second title in three years with a 33-13 victory. The Boston Globe reports the Fishermen were led by running back Conor Ressel, who scored three touchdowns.

Reading Completes Three-Year Turnaround to Win Eastern Mass Division 2 Super Bowl

2009-12-05T23:23:00.000-08:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

Reading shutout Natick 26-0 for the Eastern Mass Division 2 Super Bowl title.

The Boston Globe reports the Rockets win comes three years after a 4-7 season.

Marshfield Wins Eastern Mass D-2A Title

2009-12-05T22:13:00.000-08:00

by Jeff Fisher
Massachusetts High School Football Huddle

Marshfield beat Masconomet beat 13-12 to win the Eastern Mass Division 2A Super Bowl.

The Boston Globe reports the win was redemption for the Rams, who lost in last year's championship game.