America’s Oldest Thanksgiving Day high school football game goes to Needham (Massachusetts)

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher November 23, 2023

For the first time since 2018, Needham is celebrating a Turkey Day win over arch-rival Wellesley. Thursday morning, the Rockets beat Wellesley with Tate Heffmiester rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns in a 21-7 victory.

It was the 136th installment of America’s oldest Thanksgiving high school football rivalry that dates back to 1882.

Wellesley still leads the all-time series 66-61-9.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.

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