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The Athol football team got a confidence boost before its Thanksgiving showdown against Mahar. Hosting Springfield International in the Bears’ final non-playoff game of the season on Thursday, Sawyer Lefsyk ran in a trio of touchdowns to lift Athol to...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass football head coach Don Brown confirmed Monday that Minutemen starting quarterback Taisun Phommachanh will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an injury against Mississippi State on Nov. 2.UMass had a bye this past...

By GEORGE MILLER

TURNERS FALLS — Different football teams treat assigned non-playoff games differently, but for two teams that were co-champions in their respective leagues, Friday night's meeting did carry a playoff feeling about it.Thanks to Josiah Little's 271...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The confidence gained from the Greenfield football team following a big win over Athol carried over into Friday’s contest against Belchertown. The Green Wave knocked off the Bears, 22-14, thanks to a late touchdown last week, and that...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Through one quarter in Starkville, things were looking good for the UMass football team. The Minutemen came out and played one of their better quarters of the season to open Saturday’s road game against SEC foe Mississippi State, holding a 10-0 lead...

By GEORGE MILLER

GREENFIELD — Athol may have had everything to play for -- a Division 8 state football playoff berth and a share of the Intercounty League North title -- but Greenfield applied a steady dose of pressure over the full 32 minutes Friday night, and the...

The Franklin Tech football team clinched at least a share of the Intercounty League North title on Friday. Hosting Mahar, the Eagles took a 28-8 lead at the half and didn’t look back, rolling to a 48-14 victory in Turners Falls. Franklin Tech (7-1,...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — If there was ever a time for the UMass football team to do the improbable, it feels like Saturday would be that time.The Minutemen have struggled to win games in 2024, and although their two wins – the second coming last weekend – are both...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Win No. 2 was on the menu for the UMass football team last Saturday afternoon at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The Minutemen defeated Wagner 35-7 to improve to 2-6 – both victories coming against FCS opponents.Just as UMass does following every...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass football wide receiver T.Y. Harding stood on his own 40-yard line as he awaited a punt from Wagner specialist Bailey Marzola midway through the fourth quarter.Having already botched a pair of punt returns earlier in the game, Harding...

By GEORGE MILLER

ATHOL — Aidan Melanson may be a young man of few words, but his Senior Night performance Friday sent booming volumes across the North Quabbin region.Athol's senior quarterback set the school's modern-day record for career touchdown passes, slinging...

After a 6-0 start to the season, the Franklin Tech football team suffered its first loss on Friday, putting the Intercounty League North title race up for grabs in the process.Taking on Ware in a road game, the Eagles scored the opening touchdown of...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BELCHERTOWN — After being shut out two weeks in a row, the Frontier football team was in need of a fast start to gain some confidence against Belchertown on Friday. The Redhawks delivered. Utilizing its power run game, Frontier scored on both its...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Don Brown continued to bring up one word throughout his weekly press conference on Monday afternoon as the UMass football head coach and his team get ready for Wagner – the Minutemen’s second FCS opponent this season – coming out of its...

By GEORGE MILLER

GREENFIELD — Barely five minutes into Thursday night's game, Greenfield cashed in a 90-yard scoring drive and went on to have a fairly productive first half, but found itself in a real grinder of a 6-6 halftime tie with Palmer.The teams then matched...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — The last three Thanksgiving football games against Smith Vocational have been meaningful for Franklin Tech running back Josiah Little. As a freshman, Little entered the Turkey Day showdown with the Vikings 249 yards short of the 1,000...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The UMass football team is coming out of a much-needed off week following seven consecutive games to start its season, the most recent a 45-3 defeat at the hands of nationally ranked Missouri in front of over 16,000 fans at McGuirk Alumni...

By GEORGE MILLER

TURNERS FALLS — With the milestone safely surpassed on only his second carry Friday night, Josiah Little and his Franklin Tech teammates could move on to the business of methodically grinding down Greenfield for their sixth win of the season.Little...

After knocking off Ware last week, the Athol football team kept its foot on the gas against Palmer on Friday. The Panthers opened up a 7-0 lead early and after the Bears responded with a pair of touchdowns, Palmer scored before the half to take a...

By MIKE MORAN

EASTHAMPTON — Senior captains Nelson Gomez and Connor Donnis combined for three touchdowns while the Easthampton defense silenced Frontier Regional in a 26-0 victory Friday night.Gomez scored twice in the first half, and Donnis added the night cap as...