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Hots and nots and game notes from Pats vs. Indy.

I'll be quick with the hots and nots. WHO'S HOT NOBODY: They lost a game they should have won. You don't get rewarded for that. WHO'S NOT BILL BELICHICK: He told half of his team that he had no faith in its ability to stop a team from marching 70 yards to a score in the last two minutes, and instead forced them to try to make the stop from 40 yards closer. Clock management was a disaster, too. This one is solely on the Genius' shoulders. GAME NOTES NEW ENGLAND SCORES AGAINST STINGY COLTS D… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 16, 2009 at 2:32am — No Comments

Bonus thoughts postponed.

Because of the lateness of the hour, I'll add some bonus thoughts from the Attleboro-Barnstable game to those from the Somerset-Feehan game Monday night. Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 16, 2009 at 1:42am — No Comments

Final stats from a disaster.

I'm just speechless after this one, so here are the final stats from the Patriots' loss to the Colts -- the worst regular-season loss of the Belichick Era, no doubt, but I still rank the 2006 AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl XLII ahead of this one. I have to be up at 6:45 for The Sun Chronicle News Hour on WARL (1320 AM), so if the game notes don't arrive soon, I'll skip them. All of the superlatives don't mean a heck of a lot in a loss, anyway. PATRIOTS Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT T. Brady… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 16, 2009 at 1:39am — No Comments

Halftime stats.

Here, courtesy of NFL.com, are the halftime stats for the Patriots-Colts game (Patriots up 24-14). PATRIOTS Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT T. Brady 11/19 237 2 0 Rushing CAR YDS TD LG K. Faulk 5 41 0 29 L. Maroney 5 15 1 5 T. Brady 3 3 0 3 Receiving REC YDS TD LG R. Moss 4 144 1 63 W. Welker 2 27 0 15 J. Edelman 2 14 1 9 B. Watson 1 36 0 36 I. Stanback 1 9 0 9 C. Baker 1 7 0 7 Fumbles FUM LOST REC YDS - - - - Kicking FG LG XP PTS S. Gostkowski 1/1 31 3/3 6 Punting NO AVG I20 LG C. Hanson 3 46 1… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 15, 2009 at 11:11pm — No Comments

Where's Fearless? On that lovable old sandy spit.

You're looking not-so-LIVE at Barnstable High's football field, where I was earlier today to watch the Attleboro High Blue Bombardiers say farewell to the Old Colony League with a 43-24 loss to the Red Raiders. I remain on the Cape, with a nail in the right rear tire of the Tree Hugger, which must be fixed s… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 15, 2009 at 8:22pm — No Comments

Barnstable 43, Attleboro 24.

A nightmarish first half in the mist and fog in Hyannis as the Bombardiers fall behind 29-0 to one of the better no-huddle offenses you'll see in high school. Here's the box score of Attleboro's last Old Colony League game, and the bonus thoughts will follow later tonight. Barnstable 43, Attleboro 24 AHS Barn First downs 16 16 Total yardage 323 344 Rushing yardage 217 98 Passing yardage 117 262 Sacks-yds. 1-9 2-16 Comp.-Att.-Int. 8-21-4 15-21-0 Punts-Avg. 3-30.3 5-35.6 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Pen… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 15, 2009 at 6:37pm — No Comments

Bonus thoughts from Holbrook, via other far-flung destinations.

I'm already on Cape Cod, preparing to see another high school football game in about 12 hours or so, but I figured it was time to put up some bonus thoughts from Saturday's 38-0 win by Tri-County over Holbrook-Avon: ** My impressions of Saturday's game have already been written -- for Sunday's newspaper, in my column. But I don't mind repeating them here because, in this case, first impressions were lasting ones. In the event that anyone reads these comments, and somehow interprets them as ins… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 15, 2009 at 2:06am — No Comments

So much for Brandon Tate.

The Patriots put wide receiver Brandon Tate on injured reserve late Saturday, activating wide receiver/quarterback Isaiah Stanback to the 53-man roster from the practice squad to replace him. Tate, who had leaped into a role as co-third receiver and kick returner upon his activation from the reserve-non-football injury list (rehabbing an injury from college), injured a knee just two games into his pro career, and there you have it. Stanback is the second player on the Patriots' roster who can p… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 14, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Tri-County 38, Holbrook-Avon 0.

Old-fashioned football in the mud in Holbrook today as Tri-County takes another step toward a playoff berth. Here's the box score, with bonus thoughts to follow late tonight. Tri-County 38, Holbrook-Avon 0 T-C H-A First downs 12 1 Total yardage 334 39 Rushing yardage 271 33 Passing yardage 87 11 Sacks-yds. 3-24 1-5 Comp.-Att.-Int. 2-6-3 4-10-1 Punts-Avg. 0-0 3-27.0 Fumbles-lost 2-0 4-2 Penalties-yds. 2-15 1-10 Tri-County 8 10 6 14—38 Holbrook-Avon 0 0 0 0—0 Scoring summary: First quarter T-C… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 14, 2009 at 4:34pm — No Comments

Tri-County at Holbrook-Avon: Game on.

Bring the rain gear, folks -- I just got off the phone with Tri-County coach Dan MacLean, and the Cougars are on their buses heading to Holbrook for today's 1 p.m. Mayflower Small game against the Bulldogs. If I know that field, it has turned into soup already. Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 14, 2009 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Monday Night Football: Somerset at Feehan.

Bishop Feehan AD Paul O'Boy just called, and said that the Shamrocks' game against Somerset has been postponed to 6 p.m. Monday at McGrath Stadium. Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 14, 2009 at 9:29am — No Comments

The weather outside is frightful...

... but as far as I know at 8:20 a.m., today's two football games are still on. Once I hear anything different, I'll pass it along. The only change I've seen so far is that Tri-County's game at Holbrook is now listed as 1 p.m. on highschoolsports.net, not 11 a.m. as on the original schedule. Somerset is supposed to visit Bishop Feehan at 1 p.m. as well. Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 14, 2009 at 9:20am — No Comments

Scores and bonus thoughts from East Bridgewater.

Here are Friday night's scores, and more postponement news: Mansfield 41, East Bridgewater 17 King Philip 10, Foxboro 7 Dighton-Rehoboth 35, Old Rochester 13 Medway 33, Norton 0 Nauset 18, Seekonk 13 SATURDAY (still on as far as we know and updated) Tri-County at Holbrook-Avon, 1 p.m. SUNDAY Attleboro at Barnstable, 1 p.m. Canton at North Attleboro, 1 p.m. MONDAY (updated) Somerset at Bishop Feehan, 6 p.m. And now, for the bonus thoughts: ** Quick quiz ti… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 14, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Mansfield 41, East Bridgewater 17.

A change of travel plans for me, and it was almost a shocker. Mansfield trailed East Bridgewater 17-14 at halftime, but left no doubt in the second half. Here's the box score, and bonus thoughts will follow later. Mansfield 41, East Bridgewater 17 Mans. EB First downs 15 15 Total yardage 313 196 Rushing yardage 299 174 Passing yardage 14 24 Sacks-yds. 0-0 1-2 Comp.-Att.-Int. 1-3-0 3-7-0 Punts-Avg. 0-0 6-27.3 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-yds. 3-32 2-10 Mansfield 14 0 15 12—41 East Bridgewate… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 13, 2009 at 11:18pm — No Comments

Draft pick

U.S. Senate candidate and Boston Celtics honcho Steve Paglicua, who is running for Democratic nomination for the late Ted Kennedy's seat, is getting batted around for what appears to be his own confusion about the military draft. First he was for it, then he was against it. (Is he channeling John Kerry, here? Or, as Jonny Most would have said: "First… Continue

Added by Tom Reilly on November 13, 2009 at 3:58pm — No Comments

Soccer postponements.

Fearing the worst, the MIAA has postponed most of its soccer tournament action to Sunday and, in the process, created a same-site doubleheader for local fans. At Veterans Stadium in Quincy, the Bishop Feehan girls and King Philip boys will play back-to-back semifinal-round games. Feehan will play Whitman-Hanson in a Division 1-South girls' soccer semifinal at 4 p.m. King Philip will play Catholic Memorial in a D1-South boys' semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Veterans Stadium has new FieldTurf but VERY… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 13, 2009 at 2:36pm — No Comments

Attleboro-Barnstable postponed.

Word just in that the football game between Attleboro High and Barnstable in Hyannis has been postponed to Sunday, 1 p.m. Weather observers on the Cape are reporting winds of 45 mph and more, and a look at the Weather Channel's regional map shows a big blob of rain about to make landfall on the Cape's south coast. In other words, a really nasty day. With some luck, I might go to that game ... but my hand will probably be forced by other postponements. In the meantime, I'm looking for options f… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 13, 2009 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Speech Writing: How To Write A Good One?

Speech writing is in lots of ways similar writing a paper, apart from that there is no penalty for spelling and punctuation mistakes. You should not try to write words in your speech that you are not relaxed pronouncing or don't know the meaning of because it can lead to a less fluently delivered speech. To be able to write a high-quality speech is a lot like making a good cake. Having the right elements is key for it's success. Every… Continue

Added by Barbara Wilkins on November 13, 2009 at 3:40am — No Comments

Friday Night Rights ... and Wrongs, Week 10.

It's going to be a long day on the road today, so I figured there was no time like "last night" (or early this morning) to get these picks on the record. Looks like I'm going to finish in the middle of the pack this year, but how about that James Schneider? One good week and he leaped all the way from fourth place to a tie for first. Going to be a good battle over the last two weekends and the playoffs, while I'm probably going to be receiving the Friday Night Rights and Wrongs Home Version for… Continue

Added by Mark Farinella on November 13, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

His works are classics: Boston's Gareth Hinds discusses adapting "The Odyssey" into a graphic novel

Editors often say that a writer's work need not be a classic. That's not true for Gareth Hinds. The Boston resident just finished adapting Homer's "The Odyssey" into a nearly 250-page painted graphic novel, scheduled for release next October from Candlewick Press. Candlewick previously published Gareth's rendition of Beowulf, and of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Gareth appeared at the Wellesley Booksmith in Wellesley on Nov. 6. He also discussed his latest project with the 'Word. T… Continue

Added by Mike Gelbwasser on November 12, 2009 at 4:21pm — 1 Comment

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