NORTH SHORE – In this post hear from Daily Item sports editor Joey Barrett on several of the area Thanksgiving football rivalry games. The complete north shore schedule is posted below as well as information on next week’s super bowl games at Gillette Stadium
Joey Barrett – Daily Item Sports Editor with Bill Newell
Wednesday 11/22/23
KIPP Academy vs. Lynn Tech 4 (Manning Field)
St. Mary’s at Everett 6
Thanksgiving
Salem at Beverly 10
Gloucester at Danvers 10
Marblehead at Swampscott 10
Saugus at Peabody 10
Masconomet at Bishop Fenwick 10
Lynn Classical vs. Lynn English 10
St. John’s Prep at Xaverian 10
Newburyport at Amesbury 10
Triton at Pentucket 10
Ipswich at Hamilton-Wenham 10
Essex Tech at Northeast 10
North Reading at Lynnfield 10:30
North Middlesex at Manchester-Essex 10
Melrose at Wakefield 10
Super Information (Below)
GILLETTE STADIUM TO HOST ALL EIGHT MIAA STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS ON NOV. 29, NOV. 30 AND DEC. 1
For the 16th year, the Kraft family will provide Massachusetts high school athletes with an unforgettable championship game experience at the home of the six-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) today announced the matchups and schedule for the eight state football championships which will be played at Gillette Stadium for the 16th year on Wednesday, Nov. 29; Thursday, Nov. 30 and Friday, Dec. 1.
GAME SCHEDULEWednesday, Nov. 29
Division VIII West Boylston vs. Carver 5:30 p.m.
Division I St. John’s Prep vs. Xaverian Brothers 8:00 p.m.*
Thursday, Nov. 30
Division VI Salem vs. Fairhaven 3:00 p.m.
Division II King Philip vs. Marshfield 5:30 p.m.*
Division III Milton vs. Walpole 8:00 p.m.*
Friday, Dec. 1
Division VII Uxbridge vs. Amesbury 3:00 p.m.
Division IV Duxbury vs. Scituate 5:30 p.m.*
Division V Hanover vs. Foxborough 8:00 p.m.*
*Game times are approximate, starting 15 minutes after conclusion of the previous game
The 2023 MIAA State Football Championships, presented by Cross Insurance, will mark the 16th year Gillette Stadium has hosted the games and the sixth time that all eight championship games will be played on the home turf of the six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
Three days of championship action gets underway with a doubleheader on Wednesday, Nov. 29 and continues with tripleheaders on Thursday, Nov. 30 and Friday, Dec. 1. The three-day stretch will provide student-athletes from 16 MIAA schools and their respective communities with an unforgettable title game experience and memories that will last a lifetime. The MIAA State Football Championships are a culmination of more than 100 playoff football games across the state over a four-week span. Adding to the excitement of the state championships will be thousands of cheering fans, cheerleaders and school bands. The Kraft family will also treat the participating schools and their fans to an NFL-caliber game presentation with music and replays on the stadium’s high-definition video boards, including Gillette Stadium’s new north end zone board, which is the largest outdoor video board in the country.
Tickets for the MIAA State Football Championships are on sale now via Ticketmaster. No tickets will be sold at the Gillette Stadium Ticket Office. All tickets will be digital and will be accessible via mobile device only. Fans can access and manage mobile tickets via the Gillette Stadium App which is available on the App Store (for iPhone users) and Google Play Store (for Android users). It is recommended that fans add their mobile tickets to their Apple Wallet or Google Pay to beat busy network connections at the game. Additional information on mobile ticketing can be found at GilletteStadium.com/tickets/mobile/.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students/senior citizens. Children 5 years old and younger will receive free admission. The ticket price includes parking, admission to the games and a game day discount of $3 off adult admission at the Patriots Hall of Fame presented by RTX (must show game ticket). Wednesday’s tickets provide access to both Wednesday games, Thursday’s tickets provide access to all three Thursday games, and Friday’s tickets provide access to all three Friday games. Please note that tailgating and reentry to this event is prohibited but fans are invited to visit Patriot Place before and after the games each day. For a full listing of everything Patriot Place has to offer, visit Patriot-Place.com/MIAAFOOTBALL.
All fans will enter the stadium via the Ticketmaster Field Gate in the Enel Plaza. The Patriots Foundation will also be accepting donations during the MIAA State Football Championships for their annual toy drive benefitting children in need. Fans can bring new and unwrapped toys to the blue and white collection bins located by the Ticketmaster Gate. Gillette Stadium’s Clear Bag Policy will be in effect for all eight state championship games. For more information on the policy, visit GilletteStadium.com/bagpolicy/.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Kraft Sports + Entertainment will produce the broadcast, which will stream all of Wednesday’s, Thursday’s and Friday’s games live on Patriots.com and the Patriots official YouTube channel. Wednesday’s games will also be streamed on the NFHS Network at www.nfhsnetwork.com. Additionally, Thursday’s and Friday’s games will air live on radio on WEEI-AM 850.
Game Time Online Streaming
West Boylston vs. Carver 5:30 p.m. Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots, NFHSNetwork.com
St. John’s Prep vs. Xaverian Brothers 8:00 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots, NFHSNetwork.com
THURSDAY, NOV. 30 SCHEDULE
Game Time Online Streaming
Salem vs. Fairhaven 3:00 p.m. Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
King Philip vs. Marshfield 5:30 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
Milton vs. Walpole 8:00 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
FRIDAY, DEC. 1 SCHEDULE
Game Time Online Streaming
Uxbridge vs. Amesbury 3:00 p.m. Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
Duxbury vs. Scituate 5:30 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
Hanover vs. Foxborough 8:00 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
*Game times are approximate, starting 15 minutes after conclusion of the previous game
ABOUT GILLETTE STADIUMGillette Stadium, located in Foxborough, Mass., is New England’s premier sports and entertainment venue. The 64,628-seat stadium is the full-time home of the NFL’s six-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots, the home field of the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer and one of the world’s top grossing concert venues, according to Billboard and Pollstar. Gillette Stadium has also hosted several notable sporting events including the 2016 NHL Winter Classic, international soccer matches, NCAA athletics, professional lacrosse, motor sports and the Massachusetts high school football state championships, and will host the 2023 Army-Navy Game and FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 matches. Additionally, Gillette Stadium served as the northeast’s first large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site. The site, operated by CIC Health, administered more than 610,000 vaccinations over 148 days of operation in early 2021. For more information, visit www.GilletteStadium.com or follow @GilletteStadium on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
