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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL
Eastern Mass. girls’ volleyball: Players of the Week for Oct. 15-21
A Pembroke senior becomes the school's all-time assists leader, plus sterling showings from stars at Westford, Barnstable, Dennis-Yarmouth, and Woburn. 41 minutes ago
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
Wellesley girls’ volleyball senior Lucy Kulka proving how handy it is to have a lefty at right-side hitter
Lucy Kulka has an advantage over your average opposite-side hitter, and with some help from her mentor at Tufts, she's taking full advantage of her lefthandedness. 41 minutes ago
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Jay Fielding has spent two years elevating Andover football. Central Catholic will test those efforts.
No. 6 Andover (5-1) is riding a five-game win streak while No. 5 Central Catholic (3-3) looks to get back in the win column after a last-minute out-of-state loss last week. 41 minutes ago
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL
Globe Top 20 girls’ volleyball poll: Westford spooking opponents as it climbs
The Ghosts took down three ranked Dual County League teams in a row to rise from No. 17 to No. 14 with just over a week to go in the regular season. 41 minutes ago
Bears 30, Patriots 24
The Patriots’ last-ditch effort fails, and their winning streak ends with loss to Bears. Here’s how it unfolded.
The Patriots gave themselves a chance, but an onside kick was not successful and New England dropped to 4-3 on the season. See how the game unfolded. 2 hours ago
PATRIOTS
Patriots pay price for missed opportunities along the way to losing to the Bears
A second-quarter interception thrown in the end zone, Drake Maye’s first turnover in two weeks, had the Patriots playing catch-up for the rest of the game. 2 hours ago
Chad Finn
Same draft class, stellar play keep Drake Maye and Caleb Williams connected
Both quarterbacks had great moments, but Maye's second-quarter interception proved costly. 2 hours ago
BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS
Patriots lose, but comported themselves well in loss to Bears, and other observations
Despite their mistakes, they showed impressive fight against a quality team, battling back from an early deficit to give the Bears a hard-fought game.