Second-ranked Xaverian and No. 3 St. John’s Prep rolled to impressive results Friday night with their star quarterbacks leading the way. Natick continued to showcase a top-tier defense, scoring a 42-14 Bay State Conference win over Walpole to keep climbing the Globe’s latest Top 20 football poll.
Scituate held on against a talented Norwell squad and Milford keeps rising after another impressive road win, this time at Wellesley.
Mansfield couldn’t hang with Springfield Central and Central Catholic slides after losing at St. John’s Prep. Duxbury also takes a tumble after a close win over Hanover.
Tewksbury shifts from No. 20 to No. 18 following a win over Methuen. Foxborough debuts on the heels of a 58-0 shutout of Springfield Putnam.
Records based on scores reported to the Globe.
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The Globe poll as of Sept. 22, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.TeamRecordPrevious1.Catholic Memorial2-0-012.Xaverian2-0-023.St. John’s Prep3-0-034.King Philip3-0-045.Natick3-0-086.Scituate3-0-077.Mansfield2-1-068.Central Catholic1-2-059.Bishop Feehan2-1-01010.Milford3-0-01611.BC High0-2-0912.Barnstable2-0-01213.Milton3-0-01314.Andover2-0-01415.Shawsheen3-0-01516.Duxbury2-1-01117.North Attleborough2-1-01718.Tewksbury2-0-02019.Masconomet3-0-01920.Foxborough3-0-0–
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