DIV. 5 EMASS

Apponequet

Archbishop Williams

Bishop Fenwick

Bishop Stang

Danvers

Dedham

Dighton-Rehoboth

Dracut

Dover-Sherborn

Falmouth

Foxboro

Gloucester

Greater Lawrence

Greater Lowell

Hanover

Martha’s Vineuard

Medfield

Medway

Newburyport

Northeast Regional

Norton

Old Rochester

Pembroke

Saugus

Shawsheen

Watertown

Wilmington

DIV. 6 EMASS

Abington

Arlington Catholic

Bellingham

Cardinal Spellman

Dennis-Yarmouth

East Bridgewater

Fairhaven

Lynnfield

North Reading

Norwell

Pentucket

St. Mary’s (Lynn)

Salem

Sandwich

Seekonk

Stoneham

Swampscott

Tri-County

Triton

Weston

Winthrop

DIV. 5-6 OVERVIEW

The last time we saw Fairhaven on the football field, Justin Marques was running for more than 200 yards in guiding his team to a Div. 6 state championship. The bad news for the opposition is that the standout running back returns and he has plenty of linemen back looking to return to Foxboro.

Fairhaven certainly has to be considered among the favorites in Div. 6, but this is not an easy road to navigate as several teams have their best players back in the fold.

Norwell will look to star running back Will Bostrom along with quarterback Jack Luccarelli and lineman Dante Tordigliore. There will be a new look on the Abington sideline as Ed Reilly takes over for Jim Kelliher, who retired after more than a half-century on the sidelines.

Dennis-Yarmouth could have one of the top pass catching combos around with quarterback Jayden Barber and wide receiver Peyton Kellett back to torment enemy secondaries. Keep an eye on Stoneham, which returns several league all-stars. Winthrop, St. Mary’s and Swampscott are three more teams north of Boston with the potential to cause havoc.

Foxboro captured the Div. 5 state title last year and will be someone with the target on its back this fall. That being said, it doesn’t have to hurt standout tailback Ben Angelini and quarterback Mike Marcucella back in the fold.

Shawsheen has quarterback Sidney Tildsley back for another year and he should be among the best in the state. Apponequet is a team who will make noise in the South Coast Conference as running back Brody Joly and linemen Lucas Tremblay are back once again.

DANDY DOZEN FOR DIV. 5-6

Ben Angelini, Sr., RB, 5-11, 195, Foxboro: A key component to Foxboro’s Div. 5 state championship run, Angelini rushed for 1,605 yards and 25 touchdowns on 213 carries last year.

Jayden Barber, Sr., QB, 6-2, 175, Dennis-Yarmouth: Barber put up some big numbers as a junior, completing 186-of-301 passes for 2,823 yards and 32 touchdowns.

Will Bostrom, Sr., RB, 5-11, 190, Norwell: Bostrom put together a big junior year as he rushed for 1,450 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Nick Cappuccio, Sr., RB/DB, Winthrop: Multi-sport star athlete rushed for nearly 1,000 yards and 19 touchdowns last season.

Aviren Chitpaseuth, Sr., RB, 5-7, 185, Greater Lowell: Chitpaseuth rushed for 1,370 yards and 14 touchdowns on 163 carries.

Brayden Clifford, Sr., QB, 6-3, 190, Bishop Fenwick: Clifford completed 90-of-160 passes for 1,471 yards and 15 touchdowns a season ago.

Liam Friis, Sr., PK, 6-6, 175, Triton: Nearly automatic, Friis made all 17 of his extra point attempts, while connecting on 5-of-6 field goals attempts, including a 39-yarder.

Brody Joly, Sr., RB/LB, 5-10, 195, Apponequet: One of the most productive running backs in Division 5, Joly amassed more than 2,000 all-purpose yards and 29 touchdowns.

Justin Marques, Sr., RB, 5-11, 215, Fairhaven: The classic workhorse back, Marques amassed 1,883 yards (including 228 in a Div. 6 state championship win) and 32 touchdowns.

Zach Moura, Jr., OL/DE, 6-0, 270, Fairhaven: Behind every successful running attack is a good offensive line and Moura excelled as a sophomore for the Div. 6 state champions.

A.J. Pinet, Sr., RB, 5-9, 195, Dedham: A threat since the first time he donned a Dedham uniform, Pinet has already rushed for more 4,000 yards in his career.

Sidney Tildsley, Sr., QB, 5-8, 150, Shawsheen: Two-time All-Scholastic has already thrown for more than 4,000 yards and 53 touchdowns.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Tyler Adamo, Sr., QB/DB (Lynnfield); Connor Akerman, Sr., K (Danvers); Michael Albano, Sr., WR/DB (Danvers); Caleb Altidor, Sr. HB/LB (Cardinal Spellman); Aiden Boutin, Sr., RB/DB (Hanover); Ben Bruno, Sr., RB/DB (Stoneham); Aidan Burrier, Sr., OL/DL (Pentucket); Bryan Cahill, Sr., QB (Arlington Catholic); Wyatt Callery, Jr., TE/LB (Bellingham); Aidan Clancy, Sr., RB (East Bridgewater); Ben Comey, Sr., OL/DL (Fairhaven); G’nai Concannon-Garvin, Sr., QB (Watertown); Cameron Cort, Jr., QB (Weston); Dylan Costa, Jr., LB (Medway); Thomas Cribbs, Sr., FB/LB (Gloucester); Trechaun Days, Jr., RB/WR (Falmouth); Ben DeJesus, Sr., RB/LB (Dracut); Austin Dewhurst, Jr., RB (East Bridgewater); Jesse Dorman, Sr., WR/DB (Lynnfield); Evan Dunker, Sr., QB/DB (Dracut); Riece Dunton, Sr., RB (Pembroke); Adam Ferreira, Sr., QB/DB (Sandwich); James Fodera, Sr., LB/OT (North Reading); Colin Fuller, Sr., QB/DB (Newburyport); Sebastian Garcia, Sr., OL/DL (Seekonk); Zachary Garrett, Sr., DT (Archbishop Williams); A.J. Gillespie, Sr., OT/DE (Dennis-Yarmouth); Luke Gobin, Sr., OL/LB (Medfield); Tyler Guy, Sr., QB/DB (St. Mary’s); Will Hines, Sr., LS (Hanover); Dylan Hovernale, Jr., LB (Northeast); Otto Indelicato, Jr., RB/DE (North Reading); Koby Jette, Jr., OL/DL (Saugus); Sawyer Johnson, Sr., OL (Old Rochester); Liam Kearney, Sr., DB (Swampscott); Peyton Kellett, Sr., WR (Dennis-Yarmouth); Aaron Ketschke, Sr., WR/DB (Pentucket); Sean Kilty, Sr., RB/DB (Stoneham); Edem Kpfloria, So., LB (Dedham); Aaron Lague, Jr., DB (Fairhaven); Jayden Leonard, Sr., WR (Pembroke); Connor Lovell, Sr., WR/DB (Wilmington); Jack Luccarelli, So. QB (Norwell); Mike Marcucella, Sr., QB (Foxboro); Luca Mariano, Sr., RB/LB (Dover-Sherborn); Gavin Martin, Sr., QB (Old Rochester); Sam Matthews, Jr., RB (Arlington Catholic); Noah Matton, Jr., OL/DL (Wilmington); Walter Mayo, Sr., WR/DB (Dennis-Yarmouth); Brady McCormack, Jr., WR/DB (Medfield); Ben Meade, Sr., OL/DL (Weston); Cody Munafo, Sr., RB/LB (Saugus); Umarei Murray, Sr. HB/LB (Cardinal Spellman); William Nicholson, Jr., QB (Martha’s Vineyard); Matt O’Keefe, Jr., OL/DL (Foxboro); John Oleyer, Sr., RB/LB (Dover-Sherborn); Guilherme Oliveira, Jr., RB (Martha’s Vineyard); Maxwell Parent, So, RB/DB (St. Mary’s); Peter Pavlidis, So., LB (Watertown); Mateus Pereira, Sr., LB (Northeast); Ethan Pohl, Sr., QB (East Bridgewater); Keegan Plante, Sr., RB/DL (Bishop Stang); Matt Reardon, Sr. OL/DL (Winthrop); Michael Reilly, Sr., QB (Abington); Quinn Rocco Ryan, Sr., WR/DB (Salem); Ethan Rodriguez, Sr., DB (Norton); Wyatt Romanowski, Sr., TE/DE (Stoneham); Devin St. Germain, Sr., LB (Old Rochester); Sam Sereda, Sr., DE/TE (Stoneham); Devin Sheehan, Sr., DB (Archbishop Williams); Jaylen Severino, Jr., RB/S (Gloucester); Ryan Shea, Jr., WR/DB (Saugus); Chris Soto, Jr., RB (Cardinal Spellman); Peyton Tabares, Jr., Ol (Martha’s Vineyard); Evan Thibert, Sr., WR (Dighton-Rehoboth); Max Thomas, So. OL/DL (Gloucester); James Tildsley, Jr., LB (Shawsheen); Dante Tordigliore, Sr. DL (Norwell); Jayden Torres, Sr., RB/DB (Triton); Lucas Tremblay, Sr., OL/DL (Apponequet); Gustavo Varela, Sr., RB (Greater Lawrence); Declan Walker, Jr., DB (Tri-County); Cullen Walsh, Sr. OL (Shawsheen); Alden Welch-Tyree, Sr., RB/LB (Tri-County); Logan Williams, Sr., WR (East Bridgewater)