The linebacking corps should be solid as Sam Jaffe and Jack Crowley are back along with defensive backs Erich Clarke, Ben Waterman and Mathias Fowler. Luke Thorbahn and Jackson Smith are the top running backs, Duncan MacDonald, Jack Wilson and Dan Rosenberg are the key offensive linemen. Milton Academy will be in the hunt once again as 11 starters return. Ryan Puglisi is a sophomore quarterback many feel is destined for stardom, while tight end Matt Ragan has pledged to play on at Boston College. Notre Dame-bound lineman Ty Chan leads an offensive line that includes stalwarts Hollis Dirstine and Ryan OвЂ™Connor. If youвЂ™re looking for a team capable of bouncing back, look no further than Lawrence Academy, which struggled with numbers in 2019. Other key players figure to be Jake Berglund (LB/FB), Isaiah Kacyvenski (WR/DB), Jay Kulkarni (LB/HB), Brian Brennan (OL/DL), Jack Kelley (LB/WR), Brett Elliott (TE/DE) along with Westford transfer Bo Maccormack (RB/DB). The offensive line will be keyed by Nick Ciaffoni, Thaddeus Foote, Declan Pflaumer and James Staknis.

HanafinвЂ™s younger brother, Ronan, will join Porell and Harding in the secondary. Tom Porell and Ty Harding will be two-way starters at wide receiver and defensive back, while Shane Hanafin returns at quarterback.

Arizona-bound linebacker Tyler Martin has been a starter since the eighth grader. Given that, hope springs eternal for the schools as they trot out on the field this Saturday to play a meaningful game for the first time since November 2019.Д«B&N should be one of the teams to beat in the ISL. All Independent School League football coaches agree upon this: there is a great deal of uncertainty heading into the season.Д¬OVID-19 wiped out the 2020 ISL/Prep football season.

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