MANCHESTERBYTHESEA – The Manchester-Essex Green Hornets (6-3) scored early and often in last week’s D8 opening round win over Quaboag Regional High School (7-2), 36-25.  Friday at 6 p.m., coach Joe Grimes Hornets host the Old Colony RVT Cougars (8-1)…

LYNN (Podcast) The KIPP Academy football team (5-4) will meet Lowell Catholic (8-1) Friday (5 p.m.) at Tyngsborough High School. KIPP seeded #7 in the Division 8 tournament beat Lee Saturday afternoon in Lynn, 44-12. (Game Story) #2 seeded Lowell…

LYNN (Podcast) #3 seeded St. Mary’s football will host #6 seeded Lynnfield Friday night at 4 p.m. at Manning Field in Lynn. Last weekend in the Division 6 tournament St. Mary[s (8-1) beat Archbishop Williams 37-13 while Lynnfield (6-3) topped…

GLOUCESTER – On Monday night’s “North Shore Sports Night” with Tim Kearns and Rick Moore, Gloucester Times sports editor Nick Curcuru highlighted some of the playoff efforts of the high school teams in his coverage area.  (His interview was prior…

NORTH READING (Podcast) #2 seeded North Reading football (8-1) in Division 5 will be hosting #7 Apponequet (7-1) Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. North Reading opened playoff action last Friday with a 50-18 win over Dedham. Apponequet, last weekend, was…

MILTON (Podcast) Milton football (8-0) will host Marblehead (7-1) Friday night at 6 p.m. Milton is coached by former Swampscott head football coach and player Steve Dembowski. It was Dembowski that brought the spread offense to the north shore and…