NEWBURYPORT – With a solid, all-around performance by the Newburyport Clippers (9-1) in a 35-0 win over Auburn (5-4) last week in the D5 MiIAA Football Tournament, coach Ben Smolski is still asking him team to focus on themselves and…

PEABODY – In the Salem News story below, you can see why Peabody High School football coach Mark Bettencourt appreciates the way his team competed last week. In the interview below, Coach Bettencourt talks specifics, generalities, philosophy and why he…

SALEM (Podcast)  #3 Salem football (7-2) will be hosting #6 Cardinal Spellman (7-2) Friday night (6:30 p.m.) at Bertram Field. The Witches are coming off a 33-26 win over Dennis Yarmouth while Spellman beat St Mary’s 41-30 to advance to…

AMESBURY – In the Sweet 16 round of the MIAA D7 Football Tournament, every team that won was a higher seed than the team that lost; that included number 6 seed Amesbury’s (7-1) 44-14 win over number 11 seed Wahconah…

LYNNFIELD – With a 28-0 win over 12-seeded Swampscott (5-4) in last week’s opener of the MIAA D6 Football Tournament, the number 5-seeded Lynnfield Pioneers (8-1) travel to Hudson (7-2) to take on the number-4 seeded Hawks.  Lynnfield coach Pat…

DANVERS (Podcast) #5 Danvers (7-2) will play at #4 Dedham (7-2) Friday night (6 p.m.) in the MIAA D5 football playoffs. Danvers beat Blackstone Valley (20-19) last Friday night in Danvers while Dedham beat Apponequet Regional (30-6). In this podcast…

MARBLEHEAD (Podcast) In the MIAA D4 playoffs, #14 Marblehead (4-4) upset #3 Middleborough (21-12) last Friday night. This week the Magicians find themselves back on the road playing at #6 Grafton (7-2) at 6 p.m. Grafton advanced last weekend with…

DANVERS – #1 St. John’s Prep (9-0) beat #16 Leominster last Friday 42-7 to advance in the MIAA D1 playoffs. Friday night (6 p.m.), the Prep will host Catholic Conference rival #8 Boston College High (6-3) a winner (46-8) last…

NORTH SHORE (Podcast)  This week the sports writers discuss several local teams that have advanced in the MIAA playoffs. (Marblehead, Danvers, Peabody, Salem, & St. John’s Prep) Hear from: Phil Stacey (Executive Sports Editor), Matt Williams (Asst. Sports Editor), and…