St. John’s Prep shuts down Xaverian

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Central Catholic's D'andre Drummond-Mayire (left) tried to take down Andover wide reciever Will Heikkinen.

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Andover quarterback C.J. Scarpa tried to elude Central Catholic's Santino Brancato in the fourth quarter. Andover won, 22-19.

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Central Catholic cheerleaders performed during the game.

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Andover offensive lineman Matthew Sutliff celebrated the victory.

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Framingham's Raphael Lanzo was tackled by Natick's Mike Abbruzzese. Natick won, 26-14.

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Natick quarterback Troy Flutie prepared to pass the ball during the game against Framingham.

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Natick's Gus Black almost dropped the ball during the fourth quarter.

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The New Mission High School cheerleaders warmed up before the game against Burke High School at Moakley Park in Boston.

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New Mission's Daniel Soares tried to fend off Brandon Newton of Burke.

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Burke's Terence Anderson was tackled during a play in the fourth quarter. Burke won, 22-0.

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Holbrook High's Ben Riordan broke past West Bridgewater's Cameron O'Reilly. West Bridgewater won, 27-20.

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Holbrook's Sean Manning drew a penalty for a facemask trying to tackle West Bridgewater's Jordan Ames.

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A dog showed support for West Bridgewater during the game.

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Needham beat Wellesley, 39-21, in Needham on Thursday, the 125th meeting between the two schools.