MIAA Super Bowl coverage: Live updates from the high school football state championships
Gillette Stadium, here we come.
The home of the New England Patriots will host the MIAA high school football state championships this week. We'll have live updates from all eight games.
The South Shore is invading Foxboro, sending six area teams to compete in five different state finals. Duxbury and Scituate will meet in a rematch of the 2021 Division 4 final. Top-seeded Hanover will be the 'road' team against Foxboro in the Div. 5 final.
Carver is trying to make program history in Div. 8, while Marshfield is looking to pull off another upset in Div. 2. Milton is back at Gillette after losing in last year's Div. 3 final.
Follow this page for updates from all the games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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MIAA Super Bowls
Wednesday, Nov. 29
Division 8: West Boylston 41, Carver 7
Division 1: Xaverian 31, St. John's Prep 25
How to watch: Gillette Stadium hosts eight state championship football games from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1
Thursday, Nov. 30
Division 6: No. 8 Fairhaven (11-1) vs. No. 3 Salem (10-2), 3 p.m.
Division 2: No. 3 Marshfield (9-3) vs. No. 1 King Philip (12-0), 5:30 p.m.
Division 3: No. 4 Walpole (9-3) vs. No. 3 Milton (8-4), 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 1
Division 7: No. 6 Amesbury (9-2) vs. No. 1 Uxbridge (12-0), 3 p.m.
Division 4: No. 7 Scituate (9-3) vs. No. 1 Duxbury (10-1), 5:30 p.m.
Division 5: No. 2 Foxboro (11-1) vs. No. 1 Hanover (11-1), 8 p.m.
Vocational playoffs
Wednesday, Nov. 29
Small School Championship: Blue Hills 44, Tri-County 7
Div. 1: Xaverian 31, St. John's Prep 25 (FINAL)
St. John's Prep last-second throw falls incomplete. The Hawks win behind stellar performances from Henry Hasselbeck and Caleb Brown, who connected for three TDs.
Div. 1: Xaverian 31, St. John's Prep 25 (1 second left in fourth quarter)
Some chaotic moments here. A Xaverian pass interference gives the Eagles a first down. Two Xaverian sacks follow. The Eagles have one last snap from the 26.
Div. 1: Xaverian 31, St. John's Prep 25 (59 seconds left in fourth quarter)
Vincent Busa comes up with a third-down sack. On fourth-and-15, Deacon Robillard throws up a jump ball and Jack Angelopulus makes a stellar catch near the sidelines for the game-saving first down. Second-and-10 from the Xaverian 33.
Div. 1: Xaverian 31, St. John's Prep 25 (1:42 left in fourth quarter)
St. John's Prep uses its final timeout ahead of a third-and-10 from the Eagle 37.
Div. 1: Xaverian 31, St. John's Prep 25 (2:14 left in fourth quarter)
The Eagles force a three-and-out with the game hanging in the balance. A stellar punt from Luke Bell is nearly muffed on the return, but Jimmy Nardone recovers. St. John's Prep first-and-10 from its own 37.
Div. 1: Xaverian 31, St. John's Prep 25 (3:24 left in fourth quarter)
On a fourth-and-12 from near midfield, the Eagles opt to punt and down the ball at the Xaverian 6.
Div. 1: Xaverian 31, St. John's Prep 25 (5:07 left in fourth quarter)
On a third-and-9 from the 22, Henry Hasselbeck completes a 10-yard pass to William Benting for a big first down. The drive stalls and Luke Bell converts a 33-yard field goal.
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Div. 1: Xaverian 28, St. John's Prep 25 (10:02 left in fourth quarter)
Xaverian's Vincent Busa nearly intercepts a third-down pass and that forces the Eagles to punt. First defensive stop of the second half. Xaverian takes over near midfield.
Div. 1: Xaverian 28, St. John's Prep 25 (11:47 left in fourth quarter)
On a third-and-9, Henry Hasselbeck conncects for an 18-yard TD pass to Caleb Brown. That's the duo's third TD connection of the day. Luke Bell's PAT is good.
Div. 1: St. John's Prep 25, Xaverian 21 (After three quarters)
Xaverian is threatening deep in St. John's Prep territory to open the third quarter.
Div. 1: St. John's Prep 25, Xaverian 21 (3:15 left in the third quarter)
Three drives, three TDs to start the second half. Deacon Robillard rolls to his right and finds an open Gael Garcia for a 16-yard TD pass. The PAT is good.
Div. 1: Xaverian 21, St. John's Prep 18 (7:06 left in the third quarter)
Henry Hasselbeck keeps an option for himself and barrels his way 53-yard run. He's tackled at the 1-yard line, but one play later Mike O'Connor takes a 1-yard run up the middle for a score. The PAT from Luke Bell is good.
Div. 1: St. John's Prep 18, Xaverian 14 (8:32 left in the third quarter)
St. John's Prep has the first possession of the second half and marches down the field. Gael Garcia caps the drive with a 4-yard TD run. The PAT attempt is no good.
Div. 1: Xaverian 14, St. John's Prep 12 (HALFTIME)
Henry Hasselbeck and Caleb Brown have connected on a pair of TD passes for the Hawks. Deacon Robillard threw a 38-yard TD pass to Merrick Brown and Jimmy Nardone had a 1-yard TD run for the Eagles.
Div. 1: Xaverian 14, St. John's Prep 12 (21 seconds left in the second quarter)
The Eagles strike before half as Deacon Robillard throws a 38-yard TD pass to Merrick Brown. The Hawks stuffed the 2-point conversion attempt to keep the lead intact.
Div. 1: Xaverian 14, St. John's Prep 6 (1:04 left in the second quarter)
Henry Hasselbeck extended the drive with a scramble for a first down on fourth-and-3. Hasselbeck and Caleb Brown then connected for 25-yard TD on a great pitch-and-catch.
Div. 1: Xaverian 7, St. John's Prep 6 (7:40 left in the second quarter)
Xaverian's Henry Hasselbeck threw a 19-yard TD pass to Caleb Brown and Joseph McDonald's PAT put the Hawks ahead.
Div. 1: St. John's Prep 6, Xaverian 0 (After one quarter)
Xaverian will open the second quarter with a third-and-2 from its own 32.
Div. 1: St. John's Prep 6, Xaverian 0 (9:18 left in the first quarter)
The Eagles force and recover a fumble on Xaverian's second play from scrimmage. St. John's Prep's Jimmy Nardone scored on a 1-yard TD run off the turnover. Xaverian denied the 2-point try.
Div. 1: St. John's Prep vs. Xaverian
The Div. 1 final is just about kickoff. Xaverian beat the Eagles on Thanksgiving, less than a week ago.
Div. 8: West Boylston 41, Carver 7 (FINAL)
The Crusaders bid for a state title ended with a 41-7 loss. Next up is the Div. 1 final between Xaverian and St. John's Prep. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m.
Div. 8: West Boylston 41, Carver 7. (2:21 left in the fourth quarter).
West Boylston's Connor Muldoon ran in for his third TD of the evening, this one from three yards out. PAT is good.
Div. 8: West Boylston 34, Carver 7. (9:51 left in the fourth quarter).
West Boylston senior running back Jonathan Ruas followed a pair of blocks to the end zone for a 5-yard TD. PAT is no good.
Div. 8: West Boylston 28, Carver 7. (End of the third quarter).
West Boylston has 285 yards of total offense (231 rushing, 54 passing). Carver has 103 yards of total offense (80 passing, 23 rushing).
Div. 8: West Boylston 28, Carver 7. (3:22 left in the third quarter).
The second pass attempt of the game for West Boylston's Luke Foley is a good one: a 54-yard TD connection to Connor Muldoon. The 2-pt try from Jamie McNamara is good.
Div. 8: West Boylston 20, Carver 7. (6:24 left in the third quarter).
West Boylston's Jackson Caramanica ran in for a 5-yard TD. 2-pt run from Jamie McNamara is good. The Crusaders now face their largest deficit of the season midway through the third quarter.
Div. 8: West Boylston 12, Carver 7. (HALF)
It's been a defensive battle through the first 24 minutes. The West Boylston run game and pass rush shined the brightest in the second quarter.
Good news for Carver is, it remains a one-score game. The West Boylston starters have outscored opponents 386-25 in the first half this year (12 games).
Div. 8: West Boylston 12, Carver 7. (1:15 left in the second quarter).
West Boylston running back Connor Muldoon made a cut to the inside of the block and blasted to the end zone for a 6-yard TD run to cap off a long drive that lasted nearly seven minutes and spanned 80 yards. 2-pt try no good.
Div. 8: Carver 7, West Boylston 6. (11:54 left in second quarter).
West Boylston senior quarterback Luke Foley cruised into the end zone upright for a 8-yard TD run. 2-pt try no good.
Div. 8: Carver 7, West Boylston 0. (End of the first quarter).
The Carver defense will start the second quarter facing a fourth-and-goal deep in the the red zone.
Div. 8: Carver 7, West Boylston 0 (6:25 left, first quarter).
Senior QB Tyler Lennox connects with senior receiver Robbie Peterson for a diving 4-yard TD. PAT from Nate Dirado is good.
On the first play of the West Boylston's ensuing drive, Peterson scooped up a fumble recovery as the Crusaders' offense will resume near midfield.
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: MIAA high school football state championships 2023: Live coverage
