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Massachusetts High School Football Playoff Game Ends With Controversy As Personal Foul Penalty Yields Upset Win

It could’ve gone either way. Built in 1971, Norton High School is the only public high school in Norton, Massachusetts. It enrolls just under 700 students in Grades 9-12. Watertown High School is located in Watertown, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. It enrolls just under 800 students in Grades 9-12.

New School Building Update: Variety of Plans Released

In the conference room in the central office, a new building is being presented, and it’s the biggest thing for Triton yet. The building project has been in the planning phase since 2019, when the school committee started researching how to fix the building, which was originally built in 1971. Then, in 2022, the Triton School Building Committee (SBC) began applying to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for a new building with an expression of interest. Now, in 2026, the Triton Committee is saying the building project will start close to the year 2030.

Predicting the winner of each Week 10 High School football game in Central Mass.

Before the football season wraps up and the holidays arrive, I’d like to remind everyone that I am indeed NOT the Grinch. While I’m tasked with predicting high school football results each week , I’d like our local teams to actually win (contrary to popular belief). Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. But either way, we are here to cover you — win, lose or draw. Still, as I get greedy this time of year, I’d like to point out that I went 31-6 (!) last week amid the tricky proposition of picking playoff (and non-playoff) winners. How ‘bout them apples? So, as a reminder, while the Telegram & Gazette opens itself up to bulletin-board material , second guessing and verbal lashings, I handicap each high school football game — with no biases or bribes provided under the table — throughout the course of the 2026 season. With pencil in hand and the delete button on standby, here are my predictions for the Week 10 slate of the high school football games in the Central Mass. and Worcester this week. Last Week: 31-6 (21-3 in playoff games, 10-3 in non-playoff games) Season: 201-52 THURSDAY Haverhill at St. John’s, 6 p.m.

MIAA high school football Elite Eight schedule and scores

The MIAA high school football playoffs roll on with the Elite Eight this weekend. The action gets started on Thursday night with five state quarterfinal games. A total of 64 teams are competing this weekend to earn a trip to the Final Four and stay in the state-title picture. The top four seeds are still standing in all eight brackets, but look for that to change this weekend. Winchester (Div. 2) and Winthrop (Div. 6) are the lowest seeds remaining in the tournament, both sitting at No. 12 following Round of 16 upsets last weekend. No. 11 Case knocked off No. 6 Fairhaven in Div. 6 last week. The Blue Devils were the defending state champs. More: South Shore high school football predictions for MIAA quarterfinals More: New England Patriots honor Joseph Case football coach Mike Cloutier How to watch MA high school football These are the best games to watch on the NFHS Network on Friday. Haverhill vs. St. John's Shrewsbury Old Rochester vs. Hudson Xaverian vs. Central Catholic Wahconah vs. Northbridge Westford Academy vs. Bridgewater-Raynham Watch MA high school football on the NFHS Network MIAA high school football playoff schedule and scores Division 1 No. 1 St. John's

BPS enrollment continues to decline; nearly 2,000 fewer students this year

Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. The latest enrollment figures released by Boston Public Schools officials this month show that the total number of students has dropped by almost 2,000 — or 4.2 percent— since last year.

Running is hard. These students love it anyway.

Sneakers collide with the pavement as a herd of runners rush down Huntington Avenue. Boston is a runner’s city, and this culture stretches to Northeastern, where athletes flock to Northeastern Club Running, or NUCR, and the Women’s Run Club. The city’s running culture stretches back over a hundred...

Massachusetts Students Miss Weeks of School for Travel Sports Tournaments

Wellesley High School — Reported Site of Soccer Player Absences. A Massachusetts student, Soley Rodriguez Martinez, traveled to a tournament. Massachusetts school staff say sports travel is contributing to student absences. School staff around the state have told reporters that sports-related travel is contributing to student absences, according to...

MetroWest high school football schedule/live scores (Nov. 12-14)

The playoffs march on, with 64 teams still alive across the state. Massachusetts high school football teams that made their division's quarterfinals are ready to play through some more inclement weather this weekend. It may no longer be the Road to Gillette , but teams have to win the next one in front of them to reach the state semifinals. And many more are on the march toward their Thanksgiving rivalry games. After another eventful slate in Week 9, what will the opening round of the MIAA high school football playoffs in Massachusetts have in store? In the Daily News coverage area, we have 19 games to kick off over three days in Week 10 of the 2026 campaign, with three of those being playoff matchups. On Thursday night, we have seven games, then nine contests under the Friday night lights and three more on Saturday. More: Who is the Daily News Football Player of the Week for Week 9? Follow our scheduling updates and scores from Thursday through Saturday right here. MetroWest high school football coverage Time to explore 8-man football in Mass.? 2026 MetroWest schedule Statewide top 25 State's best QBs The scoreboard .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height:

South Shore high school football Elite Eight scores and top performers

The South Shore will look to continue to leave a stamp on the MIAA high school football playoffs this weekend. In total, 11 teams are still standing in the playoffs. Of those 11, eight teams will be hosting quarterfinals. No. 3 Abington gets the action started on Thursday night against No. 11 Case . Case is fresh off an upset of No. 6 Fairhaven, the defending Div. 6 state champion. Top-seeded Cohasset will also host a game on Thursday. Bridgewater-Raynham, Marshfield, Scituate, Duxbury, Norwell and Randolph are the area's other teams playing at home on Friday night. To submit scores or highlights, email sports@patriotledger.com Catch up on our coverage Playoff predictions Super Bowls not at Gillette in 2026 Tournament brackets QB cousins compete in playoffs The scoreboard .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } Watch South Shore football on the NFHS Network Three South Shore games will be streamed live this weekend: Braintree vs. Westwood Fairhaven vs. Middleboro Canton vs. Medfield Westford Academy vs. Bridgewater-Raynham Watch MA high school football on the NFHS Network South Shore high school football scores Playoff Thursday, Nov. 12 D-6 - No. 3 Abington 36, No. 11 Case 7 The Green

‘A good change’: BU’s DAS opens a new accommodated testing center

Boston University’s Disability and Access Services opened a new accommodated testing center late last month, providing students with accommodations an easier way to take exams on campus. The center opened on Oct. 26 after a year and a half of construction. The center is meant to provide all students...

Boston College to host 4 high school Super Bowls next month

Four of the state’s high school Super Bowls are heading to Boston College next month.

Five BU Alumni Sue Over Alleged Data Theft First Revealed in a Single X Post

Five Boston University graduates have filed three separate class-action lawsuits in Boston federal court, accusing their alma mater of failing to protect their personal data from an alleged theft that, so far, rests entirely on a single post on X. The lawsuits, filed Wednesday and Thursday, seek lead-plaintiff status on behalf of a broader class of former students and staff who say their sensitive information was put at risk.

Behind Alpha’s stalled push into Massachusetts public schools

Three days before Springfield students returned to classrooms this fall, a district technology official got a request he was unsure about: to install new software on 30 school computers. The request came from a representative of Alpha School, a for-profit company that has drawn national attention for its polarizing education...

Inside Boston University's push to cut carbon with an all-electric dining hall

Boston University's Warren Towers is the largest residential building on campus, as well as its biggest natural gas user. So when the building, which includes three separate residential towers and a dining hall, was scheduled for renovation, the Aramark Collegiate Dining team knew they wanted to transition to an electric kitchen to better fit with the university's and the city of Boston's sustainability goals.

Bedford, Concord-Carlisle School Leaders Present Anti-Hate Strategies at Statewide Conference

At the joint M.A.S.S./MASC conference on Nov. 4, leaders from Bedford and Concord-Carlisle school districts presented “Beyond Belonging: Creating a Culture of Understanding and Upstanding for All Students,” sharing ways to make schools safer and more inclusive. According to a Bedford Citizen report, the session brought together approximately...

Stonehill College honors 9/11 victim with field rededication

Stonehill College rededicated Timothy J. Coughlin ’80 Memorial Field at W.B. Mason Stadium on Oct. 31 before its football team faced Mercyhurst University. The ceremony honored Coughlin’s legacy as a Stonehill football student-athlete and alumnus, according to a community announcement. Coughlin died at age 42 in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Family, friends, classmates, former teammates and other members of the campus community gathered for the rededication and reflected on Coughlin’s determination, integrity and heart, according to the announcement. The ceremony also recalled his call to always “Play Hard.” 3 other Stonehill community members also honored The observance, marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, also honored three other members of the Stonehill community who died that day: James E. Hayden ’76, Timothy E. Reilly ’82 and Rev. Francis E. Grogan, C.S.C. This story was produced with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct . This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: Stonehill College honors 9/11 victim with field rededication

Tensions flare at Rochester School Committee meeting

ROCHESTER — Shouting amongst attendees brought the Rochester School Committee to a temporary halt as conflict erupted over the Rochester Memorial School’s bathroom policy. Arguments broke out amongst the crowd as parent Luis Rivera finished his comments during public policy at the Thursday, Nov. 12 meeting. Since May...

Whaler Legends: Seven New Names Enter the New Bedford High School Football Hall of Fame

NEW BEDFORD — Friends of New Bedford Whaler Athletics Inc. has announced the inductees for the 44th annual New Bedford High School Football Hall of Fame. This year’s class includes Dennis “Bubba” Gomes (class of 1980), Kory Medeiros (1993), James Currin (1997), Patrick Walsh Jr. (2004), Lance Burlingame (2011), Chandler Debrosse (2015), and Andrew Rapoza (2016).