Massachusetts high school football has followed one of the best traditions in all of high school sports for nearly two decades. Each year, the championship game for each division was held at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots.
Well, in a message sent out on Monday morning by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, it was announced that this year’s games, as well as those in the future, will not be played at Gillette. This ends the tradition that has been going on since 2007.
“The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association was informed late last week that the utilization of Gillette Stadium for the MIAA football championships is no longer an option,” the MIAA said. “We thank the Patriots organization hosting this event for nearly two decades.
The timing was unruly because the brackets for each…
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