Third time is the charm for No. 1 Catholic Memorial

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After Super Bowl losses in 2018 and 2019, Catholic Memorial is finally a Massachusetts high school football champ. Thursday night, at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, the Knights beat King Philip Regional 42-18 for the state’s Division 2 state championship.

Catholic Memorial, ranked No. 1 in the High School Football America Massachusetts Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football, hadn’t won a Super Bowl trophy since 1978.

CM had great balance on offense. Junior quarterback JC Petrongolo completed 7 of his 14 passes for 137 yards with four touchdowns. Wide receiver Kole Osinubi caught two of them. unior receiver Jaedn Skeete had three receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown.

On the gorund, Carson Harwood ran for 135 yards on 16 carries. Datrell Jones picked-up 95 yards on nine carries with a touchdown.

Catholic Memorial finishes 12-0. King Philip, which entered the game ranked No. 5 in our Massachusetts Top 10, finishes 9-3.

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Jeff Fisher
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.