Just four games remain in the 2025 Massachusetts high school football season.
On Thursday and Friday, four state champions were crowned in MIAA Super Bowls. Saturday marks the final day of the season, and six teams will play for state titles in Divisions 1, 2, 4 and 8.
Randolph and West Boylston kick the day off with a morning matchup in Division 8 at 10 a.m. At 12:45 p.m., Scituate battles Tewksbury in Div. 4. At 3:30 p.m., Catholic Memorial and Bishop Feehan square off in Div. 2, and St. John's Prep and Xaverian Brothers cap the day's action in the Div. 1 Super Bowl at 6:30 p.m.
Blue Devils win MIAA Super Bowl
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FINAL: Randolph 21, West Boylston 0.
The Blue Devils have captured the Division 8 Super Bowl title to complete an undefeated season (12-0).
1:35 LEFT IN FOURTH QUARTER: Randolph 21, West Boylston 0
Randolph's Javier Lopez leaps up to snag an interception on a West Boylston heave. The Blue Devils offense takes over at its own 16 yard line.
2:42 LEFT IN FOURTH QUARTER: Randolph 21, West Boylston 0
West Boylston's Ryan Schwehr forces a Randolph fumble, which was recovered by teammate Luke Lewis. The Lions offense will take over near midfield.
3:58 LEFT IN FOURTH QUARTER: Randolph 21, West Boylston 0
The Blue Devils' run defense stands tall on West Boylston's fourth down attempt and the offense will take over at its own 22 yard line with the intention of draining clock.
5:27 LEFT IN FOURTH QUARTER: Randolph 21, West Boylston 0
The Lions' are in hurry-up, down three touchdowns. They have a 1st and 10 at the Randolph 29.
8:13 LEFT IN FOURTH QUARTER: Randolph 21, West Boylston 0
Alin Norisca scores his 2nd touchdown of the game on a 2-yard rush to put Randolph up by 3 touchdowns. Norisca's PAT is good. The Blue Devils' are 8 minutes away from a Division 8 State Championship.
12:00 LEFT IN FOURTH QUARTER: Randolph 14, West Boylston 0
Abraham Cornet is back in at quarterback for Randolph.
END OF THIRD QUARTER: Randolph 14, West Boylston 0
Randolph has the ball with a 2nd and 7 on the Lions' 23. QB Abraham Cornet and RB Mekhi White left the game to injury on back-to-back plays in the last minute of the third quarter. Santos Santiago has come in for Cornet at QB. White has 22 carries for 102 yards and a TD. Alin Norisca recovered a West Boylston fumble halfway through the quarter to start the current Blue Devils' drive.
HALFTIME STATS
Randolph total yards: 164 (all rushing
West Boylston total yards: 61 (51 rushing, 10 passing)
Player stats and highlights: Randolph's Mekhi White has 17 carries for 74 yards and a TD with an interception on defense. Alin Norisca has 7 carries for 43 yards and a TD, a forced fumble and a tackle for loss on defense while going 2-2 on PATs.
West Boylston's Tommy Wyatt has 3 rushes for 26 yards and Dominick Renzoni has 6 rushes for 10 yards.
HALFTIME: Randolph 14, West Boylston 0
West Boylston drives to the Randolph 38 with 8 seconds remaining but Mekhi White comes down with an interception as time expires. West Boylston will receive the second-half kickoff.
50 SECONDS LEFT IN SECOND QUARTER: Randolph 14, West Boylston 0
Alin Norisca jumps over a pile for a 1-yard touchdown to give the Blue Devils their second touchdown of the half. Norisca kicks the extra point to make it 14-0.
5:00 LEFT IN SECOND QUARTER: Randolph 7, West Boylston 0
Mekhi White's touchdown stands as the lone score so far. Randolph has the ball 1st and 10 at the West Boylston 35.
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Randolph 7, West Boylston 0
Alin Norisca forces a West Boylston fumble and it's recovered by Allen Young. Randolph is driving with a 1st and 10 from the West Boylston 38. The Blue Devils have 118 yards to the Lions 32 (all rushing).
5:00 LEFT IN THE FIRST QUARTER: Randolph 7, West Boylston 0
West Boylston punted on it's first possession. Mekhi White had a 92-yard TD called back due to an illegal formation penalty for Randolph. 3rd and 5 coming up for Randolph from their own 29 yard line.
10:30 LEFT IN THE FIRST QUARTER: Randolph 7, West Boylston 0
Mekhi White rushes in for a 7-yard touchdown on the Blue Devils' first drive of the game. Alin Norisca's PAT was good.
11:55 LEFT IN THE FIRST QUARTER: Randolph 0, West Boylston 0
We are underway in the MIAA Division 8 Super Bowl. Randolph received the opening kickoff.
Weather for kickoff
After back-to-back nights of near sub-10 degree weather in Foxboro, Saturday morning's temperature at Gillette Stadium will hover around 39 degrees at game's start, according to Accuweather. The forecast also calls for mostly cloudy conditions with a light rain or snow shower in the morning and wind gusts up to 7 miles per hour.
Randolph and West Boylston Super Bowl history
The Blue Devils are making their third-ever Super Bowl appearance, each of which has come in the last five years. In 2021, Randolph claimed it's first Super Bowl in history in a win against Hull. That year, Randolph was the 10th seed in the Div. 8 tournament. With a Super Bowl berth this year, the Blue Devils have made back-to-back title games.
West Boylston has become a perenial contender in Division 8. The Lions are making their fourth-straight championship game and are looking for their fourth-consecutive title (3rd in Div. 8). West Boylston beat Randolph in 2024, Carver in 2023, and Saint Bernard's (Div. 7 Super Bowl) in 2022. Overall, the Lions are 5-for-5 in state championships with the other two coming in 2012 (vs. Leicester), and 1988 (vs. Grafton).
Super Bowl rematch
Randolph and West Boylston are meeting in the Div. 8 Super Bowl for the second year in a row. In 2024, West Boylston, which came in as the No. 2 seed got the best of No. 1 seeded Randolph, winning 22-16 for the program's third consecutive title.
The Blue Devils led 3-0 early, but trailed West Boylston 22-3 at half. Randolph made it 22-16 with less than 6 minutes remaining in the game, but couldn't complete the come back.
How Randolph got here
The Blue Devils went undefeated (8-0) in the regular season and kept that going throughout the playoffs as the No. 4 seed. Randolph beat No. 13 Oxford (45-6), No. 5 Hoosac Valley (49-13), and No. 1 Nashoba Valley Tech (20-12) in the Div. 8 semifinals for the second consecutive season.
How West Boylston got here
West Boylston earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament with a regular season record of 6-2. West Boylston beat No. 14 Bartlett (42-8), No. 6 Bourne (41-20), and No. 2 Lee (42-22) to reach Gillette.
Randolph and West Boylston warming up
The Blue Devils and Lions are warming up on the field about 45 minutes before kickoff.