Friday, November 23, 2012
Here's a photo gallery look of Thursday's 82nd Thanksgiving Day rivalry game between Foxborough and Mansfield. The Warriors beat the Hornets, 27-21 at Alumni Field.
Perhaps the greatest thing about the day after Thanksgiving is the leftovers. And Foxborough Patch is sharing plenty of leftovers from Thursday's Thanksgiving Day football battle between Foxborough and Mansfield to go around the community! Foxborough overcame a 14-0 deficit at halftime to win 27-21 at Alumni Field in Mansfield to snap a five-game losing streak on Thanksgiving Day and finish the season 8-3. Foxborough's Kiivone Howard had a big day, scoring three touchdowns (two on runs of 71 yards and 65 yards) enroute to earning the Vincent Igo MVP trophy. The season ended for Foxborough Thursday but the Warriors finished the year on a high note and created a memorable legacy for this team that will live on forever in the history of this…
Thursday, November 22, 2012
It was a memorable Thanksgiving Day in Mansfield for the Foxborough High School football team as it snapped a five-game losing streak against its longtime rival.
MANSFIELD – An elated Jack Martinelli watched with a proud smile as his Foxborough High School football team celebrated a thrilling, 27-21 Thanksgiving Day victory over rival Mansfield (7-4) at Alumni Field. “I could not be more thrilled with this win,” Martinelli said. “Terrific win … proud of all 34 of my seniors.” The win was Foxborough’s first against Mansfield since 2006, ending a five-game losing streak vs. the Hornets. Thursday’s victory also cemented the legacy of the 2012 Warriors. “In this game you are only remembered of how good you were from your last win,” Martinelli said. “That was a decision [Foxborough’s players] had to make. Did they want to be remembered as the team that beat North Attleboro and Mansfield or just a 7-4 …
Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough this Thanksgiving, Nov. 22.
Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! 1. What’s Open and Closed on Thanksgiving in Foxborough? The day has arrived to give thanks and gorge oneself on a bountiful meal. If you need to get any last minute items, though, it may be wise to first know what's open and what's not on Thanksgiving Day Thursday. 2. Follow Foxborough High football on Thanksgiving LIVE The Foxborough High football team (7-3) travels to Mansfield (7-3) Thursday at 10 a.m. in the annual Thanksgiving Day football game between the two rivals. Can't make it to the …
The New England Patriots roll into East Rutherford, N.J. to face the rival New York Jets on Thanksgiving night. Kick-off is 8:20 p.m. Here’s what you need to know about the Week 12 match-up.
Note: Information courtesy of The New England Patriots Media Relations Department Thanksgiving Day football is all about rivalries. So it is appropriate that 10 hours after Foxborough and Mansfield take the field the New England Patriots meet their biggest rivals - the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J. The Pats will play on Thanksgiving for the fifth time in team history and their first in a Thanksgiving night game against the Jets. The Patriots will look to improve to a 4-0 record in the division and earn a series sweep of the Jets with a win this week. The last time these two teams met, the Patriots defeated the Jets, 29-26, in overtime on Oct. 21 at Gillette Stadium. This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience by NBC …
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thursday, Nov. 24: Bringing you live coverage of the Hockomock League Thanksgiving games (Stoughton at Canton; OA at Sharon; Mansfield at Foxboro; KP at Franklin; and Attleboro at North Attleboro).
Welcome to the Patch Hockomock League football LIVE blog. The Patch teams in Stoughton, Easton, Foxboro, Wrentham and Attleboro will be bringing you LIVE updates from the Thanksgiving Day games between: There’s so much more than bragging rights at stake this Thanksgiving. Three teams in each Hockomock Division are still alive for a postseason berth—OA, Stoughton and Sharon in the small schools Davenport Division and King Philip, Mansfield and NA in the large schools Kelley-Rex Division. Each Division champion will advance to the playoffs, with the Kelley-Rex champion playing Duxbury in the Division 2 playoffs and with the Davenport champion playing Pembroke in the Division 3 playoffs. For a complete breakdown of playoff scenarios for both …
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Foxborough-Mansfield Thanksgiving Day rivalry stands the test of time.
I've been a Hatfield. And I've been a McCoy. When it comes to the Foxboro-Mansfield Thanksgiving Day rivalry, I'm in the selected crowd of people who have rooted for both sides in the game. In 2005, I made the switch in the middle of the football season, going from being the sports editor of the Mansfield News to the sports editor of the Foxboro Reporter. My dear friend Don Wilding did the same Mansfield-Foxboro trip. Overnight, I went from a green wardrobe to a blue one. During my time at the Foxboro Reporter, I did the research for a special section on the 75th anniversary. That ment many nights in the basement of the Sun Chronicle in Attleboro, going over all the years of the rivalry. Doing something like that, though, real makes you …
Carol Chiocco
11:19 am on Thursday, November 24, 2011
Is it because its half time that I cant see the game live? more ›