Somerville To Open MIAA Football Playoffs Against Triton

SOMERVILLE, MA -- Somerville High School football enters the MIAA's North Division 5 playoffs seeded second with a 5-2 record. The Highlanders will open the eight-team tournament Friday at 7:30 p.m. against seventh-seeded Triton Regional High School (2-5) at Dilboy Stadium.

If Somerville were to win Saturday's game, they would advance to play the winner of Swampscott (6-1) and Watertown (3-4) on either November 3 or November 4. The date and time will be announced after the four first round games are completed.

A longtime member of the now-defunct Greater Boston League, Somerville's first season in the Northeastern Conference got off to a rocky start. The Highlanders fell to a 1-2 record before winning four straight, including a 42-0 shutout over Medford and an upset over previously undefeated Lynn Classical.

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Somerville High School football coach Makonnen Fenton, himself a former standout for the Highlanders, was named the New England Patriots High School Coach of the Week earlier this month.

The MIAA switched to a playoff format in 2010. The state semi-finals are scheduled for the weekend of November 17 and 18, with state championship games scheduled for December 2 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. For more on the state football tournament, see the MIAA football website.

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