Every eye in the stadium is looking at them, waiting for them to bark out the signal that starts that week’s most important play. If they feel any pressure, they don’t let you see it.
You might think that a team needing to replace 1,700 rushing yards, over 1,050 passing yards, more than 850 receiving yards and 35 total touchdowns might be in trouble this fall.
Most Beverly High football historians would agree that the 1980s were the greatest decade in Panther football lore. Under legendary head coach Bill Hamor, the Orange-and-Black won 76 games, lost only 23 and tied two while capturing three Northeastern Conference titles, the first 10-win campa…
Head coach Bob Serino isn't worried about his Swampscott High football team feeling overconfident, one that returns a deep and talented senior class that was a huge part of winning a sectional title in Division 5 North last November.
The Marblehead football squad steamrolled through the Northeastern Conference regular season a season ago en route to yet another league title.
Fast, physical and like they have something to prove.
Championships are won on the gridiron, not on paper. But the Bishop Fenwick football team heads into the 2019 campaign looking so strong at just about every position that they have to be a favorite to repeat as Catholic Central League champions.
A football team can never have too much speed, and this year the Masconomet Chieftains have some real burners in the backfield.
The slogan on the back of the Gloucester football team’s practice T-shirts reads, “Success is not given, it’s earned.”
Harrison Greenslade burst on to the high school football scene as a starting sophomore for the Pingree School last fall. The talented skill player led the Highlanders with 265 receiving yards and four touchdowns for a run-heavy squad.
Nobody is picking the Salem High Witches to win the Northeastern Conference in football this fall. But that doesn't mean they aren't capable of turning some heads.
The Manchester Essex football team has a new-look schedule in 2019 with six brand new regular season opponents.
There are nine seniors on the Hamilton-Wenham football team getting a little impatient when it comes to getting through its Week 1 bye and arriving at the season opener against Bishop Fenwick.
Last year was a magical one for the St. John’s Prep football team, one that ended with the Eagles being crowned Division 1 Super Bowl champs at Gillette Stadium. That team was loaded with talent on both sides of the ball, and the players graduation claimed left some very big shoes to fill.
Coming off of an eight-win campaign and having lost only four seniors to graduation, it's safe to say that expectations for the Ipswich High football team have been ramped up this season.
It's been a trying couple of seasons for now third-year head coach Dan Connors and his Essex Tech gridiron club.
Team-by-team previews and features for all 13 schools in The Salem News coverage area for winter sports like boys and girls hockey, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls indoor track, swimming and wrestling.
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The faces in the pool may change over the years, but the focus of the Peabody High swim team does not.
Jimmy Guy is enthusiastic about his new head coaching job with the Salem High boys and girls indoor track teams. Wanting to pass along his love for running, the Witch City native has big plans for his two squads.
Whether they’re ahead, behind or locked in a tie game, new head coach Danielle Finocchario wants her Beverly High girls hockey team to be grateful that they can be on the ice.
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As far as consistency goes, Danvers’ girls basketball squad set the standard for the North Shore squads last winter.
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Team-by-Team previews, facts and figures heading into the 2018 high school football season. Click on the arrows below to scroll between the lead story about local linemen to the various previews for each different high school.
They are the unsung heroes of football — the guys who put their bodies on the line, both literally and figuratively, on every snap and almost never get to touch the ball or score a point.
There are many times when quality far outshines quantity.
Statistically speaking, there has never been a better time to be a varsity football player for the Danvers High Falcons.
PEABODY — Ask the five captains of the 2018 Peabody High football team what's one thing that would make their senior season a success and you'll get five different, increasingly ambitious answers.
Last fall, the Swampscott High football squad had one of the most potent offenses in the North Shore, averaging 31.7 points per game and eclipsing 40 points in four of their seven wins.
Head coach Matt Bouchard and his Salem High football squad head into 2018 in a pleasantly unfamiliar position: they’re coming off a winning campaign for the first time in nearly a decade.
Expectations surrounding the five-time defending Northeastern Conference champion Marblehead High football squad are lofty once again — and understandably so.
HAMILTON — Size, whether in terms of the height and girth of the players or the sheer number of them on the roster, is not usually available in excess in the Cape Ann League's Baker division.
On paper, this year's Bishop Fenwick football team looks great.
Brian St. Pierre is pleased with the attitude and hard work his players have put in during the offseason.
Low participation numbers have already had an impact on the Manchester Essex football team for the 2018 season.
The Gloucester High football team will have lots of familiar faces returning to the starting lineup in 2018, none more familiar than its four starters in the offensive backfield.
Over the years, the spread formation has usually been the bread and butter of Pingree's football offense. It helped bring them back-to-back bowl championships in 2009 and 2010, when they averaged 32.8 and 39.2 points per game, respectively.
Masconomet's football opponents this fall beware: tackling the Chieftains' two captains at the end of the game in the fourth quarter will be much easier said than done.
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Every eye in the stadium is looking at them, waiting for them to bark out the signal that starts that week’s most important play. If they feel any pressure, they don’t let you see it.
You might think that a team needing to replace 1,700 rushing yards, over 1,050 passing yards, more than 850 receiving yards and 35 total touchdowns might be in trouble this fall.
Most Beverly High football historians would agree that the 1980s were the greatest decade in Panther football lore. Under legendary head coach Bill Hamor, the Orange-and-Black won 76 games, lost only 23 and tied two while capturing three Northeastern Conference titles, the first 10-win campa…
Head coach Bob Serino isn't worried about his Swampscott High football team feeling overconfident, one that returns a deep and talented senior class that was a huge part of winning a sectional title in Division 5 North last November.
The Marblehead football squad steamrolled through the Northeastern Conference regular season a season ago en route to yet another league title.
Fast, physical and like they have something to prove.
Championships are won on the gridiron, not on paper. But the Bishop Fenwick football team heads into the 2019 campaign looking so strong at just about every position that they have to be a favorite to repeat as Catholic Central League champions.
A football team can never have too much speed, and this year the Masconomet Chieftains have some real burners in the backfield.
The slogan on the back of the Gloucester football team’s practice T-shirts reads, “Success is not given, it’s earned.”
Harrison Greenslade burst on to the high school football scene as a starting sophomore for the Pingree School last fall. The talented skill player led the Highlanders with 265 receiving yards and four touchdowns for a run-heavy squad.
Nobody is picking the Salem High Witches to win the Northeastern Conference in football this fall. But that doesn't mean they aren't capable of turning some heads.
The Manchester Essex football team has a new-look schedule in 2019 with six brand new regular season opponents.
There are nine seniors on the Hamilton-Wenham football team getting a little impatient when it comes to getting through its Week 1 bye and arriving at the season opener against Bishop Fenwick.
Last year was a magical one for the St. John’s Prep football team, one that ended with the Eagles being crowned Division 1 Super Bowl champs at Gillette Stadium. That team was loaded with talent on both sides of the ball, and the players graduation claimed left some very big shoes to fill.
Coming off of an eight-win campaign and having lost only four seniors to graduation, it's safe to say that expectations for the Ipswich High football team have been ramped up this season.
It's been a trying couple of seasons for now third-year head coach Dan Connors and his Essex Tech gridiron club.
Team-by-team previews and features for all 13 schools in The Salem News coverage area for winter sports like boys and girls hockey, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls indoor track, swimming and wrestling.
BOYS BASKETBALL
The faces in the pool may change over the years, but the focus of the Peabody High swim team does not.
Jimmy Guy is enthusiastic about his new head coaching job with the Salem High boys and girls indoor track teams. Wanting to pass along his love for running, the Witch City native has big plans for his two squads.
Whether they’re ahead, behind or locked in a tie game, new head coach Danielle Finocchario wants her Beverly High girls hockey team to be grateful that they can be on the ice.
BOYS HOCKEY
BOYS HOCKEY
As far as consistency goes, Danvers’ girls basketball squad set the standard for the North Shore squads last winter.
BOYS HOCKEY
BOYS HOCKEY
BOYS HOCKEY
BOYS HOCKEY
BOYS HOCKEY
BOYS HOCKEY
BOYS HOCKEY
BOYS HOCKEY
BOYS BASKETBALL
BOYS HOCKEY
Team-by-Team previews, facts and figures heading into the 2018 high school football season. Click on the arrows below to scroll between the lead story about local linemen to the various previews for each different high school.
They are the unsung heroes of football — the guys who put their bodies on the line, both literally and figuratively, on every snap and almost never get to touch the ball or score a point.
There are many times when quality far outshines quantity.
Statistically speaking, there has never been a better time to be a varsity football player for the Danvers High Falcons.
PEABODY — Ask the five captains of the 2018 Peabody High football team what's one thing that would make their senior season a success and you'll get five different, increasingly ambitious answers.
Last fall, the Swampscott High football squad had one of the most potent offenses in the North Shore, averaging 31.7 points per game and eclipsing 40 points in four of their seven wins.
Head coach Matt Bouchard and his Salem High football squad head into 2018 in a pleasantly unfamiliar position: they’re coming off a winning campaign for the first time in nearly a decade.
Expectations surrounding the five-time defending Northeastern Conference champion Marblehead High football squad are lofty once again — and understandably so.
HAMILTON — Size, whether in terms of the height and girth of the players or the sheer number of them on the roster, is not usually available in excess in the Cape Ann League's Baker division.
On paper, this year's Bishop Fenwick football team looks great.
Brian St. Pierre is pleased with the attitude and hard work his players have put in during the offseason.
Low participation numbers have already had an impact on the Manchester Essex football team for the 2018 season.
The Gloucester High football team will have lots of familiar faces returning to the starting lineup in 2018, none more familiar than its four starters in the offensive backfield.
Over the years, the spread formation has usually been the bread and butter of Pingree's football offense. It helped bring them back-to-back bowl championships in 2009 and 2010, when they averaged 32.8 and 39.2 points per game, respectively.
Masconomet's football opponents this fall beware: tackling the Chieftains' two captains at the end of the game in the fourth quarter will be much easier said than done.
Listen as Salem News sportswriter Matt Williams talks with Endicott mens basketball coach and Peabody Hall of Famer Kevin Bettencourt for the "March Madness" edition of the show. Bettencourt touches on his Gulls two NCAA tournament appearances, their first ever NCAA win and shares some memor…
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Every week, the Salem News sports department chats about high school sports on the North Shore.
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