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Pops to Nic Dee Dant, 😂Hubby to Cheri❤️ NE, WC & FL Elite Clinic founder & CEO, "THE LEAGUE"👊 founder/CEO, former coach 😎of lots of great football Knights 🏈
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Joined April 2016
Congrats to Al Costabile on his induction into the MASS HS Football Coaches HOF. Nobody more deserving #whosbetterthanyou
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‘Nuff said. Specialization is for guys who don’t love to compete, no matter what the sport
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Anyone else think it's time for the Catholic Conference (+LCC) to start playing the ISL Large (+Dex & Brooks) in some non-league play? There would be some GREAT games (ESPN worthy). Perfect for the region. It can happen! Catholics vs. publics is getting ridiculous. .
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Congrats to Bob Almeida, newest member of the MHSFBCA 2023 Hall of Fame. HOF Coach, HOF Guy👊🏈
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We lost a NE FB legend this morning. Howie Vandersea passed away at the age of 81with his family present. He was a great man, coach, visionary and mentor to many coaches; NFL, NCAA, HS. This pic was him with his SC FB ALUM this spring. He had more fun than anyone that night.
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One of my new bucket list items is meeting @CoachKristenMcD. Legendary what she does with teams👑.
NORWOOD WINS!! . Final score from Worcester State 69-66 Mustangs over Burlington in OT. Norwood advances to the state finals!. @NHS_Mustangs @NorwoodBoysHoop @CoachKristenMcD @BostonHeraldHS @mattyfeld612 @GlobeSchools
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FLA State Championship. Down 1 with 8 seconds to go, Coach Dunn/Columbus go for two for the win. Watch.
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These two guys are going to the Super Bowl. I guess some of us old guys can still Coach 👊👊#stonehamspartans #shawsheenrams
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Four former ISL guys will be lining up in the NFL tomorrow. Two of them impact guys. Pretty, pretty good 👍
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Our great friend Lou Anarumo is going to the Super Bowl. His Bengals defense has been immense this entire postseason. Couldn’t be any happier for him. Great coach, the best guy 👑
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The 28th annual New England Elite football clinic is in the books. What a great two days! Thanks to the 800+ players and 300+ coaches for making this event the premier high school football event in the country! Kids who love playing football, coaches who love coaching football 👊
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Congrats to 2022 MASS HS Football Hall of Famers Al Costabile and Rich Tarby. Great night for some great coaches
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Packed house today at Tufts for our New England Elite Football Clinic. So many great players getting coached by great coaches. Talent everywhere. Tremendous first day 👊
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Congrats to the Ivy League for finally making the right, sensible choice. Lots of great Ivy teams in the past were never recognized nationally because they weren't in the playoffs. Not anymore. Onward. 👊👍. PS- lets hope the NESCAC follows the Ivy lead 🙏.
Per sources, the Ivy League has confirmed with the NCAA that the league’s winner will get an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs starting in 2025.
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Two of my best friends are going for their 200th win tonight. Couldn’t happen to two better guys and coaches. Good luck Bob and Al. Couldn’t be any prouder to call you my friends 🏈👊😂❤️🎉
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When my brother Nick won his 300th game, I wrote his idol Coach Knight to ask him to send a congratulatory note. He responded by inviting him to spend preseason with him. Gift of a lifetime, from the absolute 🐐 of college basketball. He was a coach’s coach. RIP General 👊
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Really excited to be partnering up with the New England Football Journal @newftbj. Just a bunch of guys who love New England football. Can’t wait to get started🏈👊
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Congrats to BBN (Coach Willey), Dexter (Coach Day) and St Paul’s (Coach Vandersea) on their bowl game selections. We could see the potential this summer at NE ELITE. You guys finished! You’re bowling. LFG👊👊👊
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Proud of our former BBN OC and former NE Elite coach Shane Waldron “moving on up”. Let’s go ‘hawks!
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Very few coaches in the country could’ve got this done. No one grinds like Coach Willey. Fired up for the BBN seniors. Game On Boys! #haveablast.
Wow! Very fired up to be apart of the football community. So many coaches reached out to try to help us! We will now be playing The Avalon School (MD) @TyreeSpinner is a class act and we are greatful for him and his team to come up to play us at Russell field this Sunday at 6 pm.
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It still blows me away that the guys in the ISL actually tackled this Guy/Tank 👊
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Can’t leave town without getting together with these former BBN Knights. Legit players, tough hombres, lots of WWWs, great guys. #blessed👊
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Pre game walk before the 1st ever LEAGUE Tryouts. Literally couldn’t be anymore fired up to see the BEST talent New England has to offer
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So proud of my alma mater and Elite Clinic host Springfield College. An amazing site with amazing people. Some things never change 👊👊👊.
Thank you to all players and coaches who took part in New England Elite these past two days! It was great to see players learning and competing with some of the finest coaches around @EliteFBClinics @CoachPapas. #LTBR | #CTB
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No did it any better and with more class. 5 HOF’s says it all 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐.
Nick Papas retires as boys basketball coach at BB&N
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What do Choate, Bbn, Dexter, St Paul’s and Stoneham HS have in common? They’re all Bowl Champions and they all send big groups to the NE ELITE. #successisnotbyaccident.
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Come ‘on Boston Connor, you never even mentioned we WON THE GAME! Where’s that BBN pride? 👊.
We've heard some glory days stories from @BostonConnr about meeting #Packers running back @ajdillon7 "in the hole" in high school. We finally got to watch the tape and it tells quite a different story #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE
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Can you imagine playing football your whole life and dreaming of your last game? Well that dream died for a bunch of seniors today. I can’t believe it. Disgusting. Irresponsible. Just plain sickening. #noexcusespossible.
Wow that’s just awful.
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Having the NEFJ with us today was tremendous. No one does a better job covering NE football; from the pros to HS. Well done Adam and John. Much appreciated.
Catching up with the GOAT @coachpapas1. We talk @EliteFBClinics and what makes the camp one of the best in the country.
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How's This for a "Match up Weekend:" All Regional: .DEX-CM .Milton-BCH.BBN-XBHS .Brooks-LLC.GOVS-SJP.LA-SJS.Great talent every game. Wouldn't be a lot of 41-7 halftime scores, either way. .
@coachpapas1 Outstanding idea!! Don’t know all the details but I believe Dexter tried to make that happen this year but got shut down.
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So proud of coach Willey and the BBN coaches and players. Amazing Bowl performance today against a legit great opponent #allwedoiswin.
Past present and future knights leadership! How about AD Chuck Richard!!! Let's go!!! @BBN_Athletics @coachpapas1
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Proud to have a bowl name. Even more prouder to have two of my favorite teams compete in it. Packing the wool clothes and heading north 🥶👍🙏🏽.
The knights are fired up to be selected to play in the PAPAS bowl this Friday against a very good St Paul's team at St Paul's! #letsgo @BBN_Athletics.
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More Knights heading to great college football programs. No one does it better👊.
Second signing day We already celebrated Brett Elliott's commitment to Duke in Dec and we got a chance to celebrate: Brian Brennan- Princeton, Henry Machnik - Williams, Jack Kelley- Trinity, Tyler Blum -RPI today! We will have more as the rest of the guys finalize their decisions
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Honored to get a shoutout from the 🐐 Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow . Not possible without former Knight LB Connor Campbell @BostonConnr gettin' it done! The guy just keeps making things happen✊.
It was about time @coachpapas1 got his ESPN shoutout. From the ISL to the NFL, his connections are unmatched. All those early morning phone calls to the members of the coaching tree are paying off!!. @espn @PatMcAfeeShow @BostonConnr
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1100 NE Elite shirts getting prepped for next week’s clinic. Every guy gets a numbered shirt so he can get noticed while drilling, showcasing & playing #26yearsdoinitright
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In my 50+ years of watching/coaching MASS HS FB, I'm not sure I've seen an OL as BIG, talented and accomplished as this one. DEX will be fun to watch this season.
Great to see our big guys get together for a workout yesterday! August 23rd can’t get here fast enough!
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What a great hire by Bentley. Great player, great coach, great guy. CJ will lead the Falcons to great heights for years to come!.
CJ Scarpa '17 is the new head coach for Bentley football! . The former Falcon quarterback was the program's offensive coordinator in 2023 and 2024. He was most recently serving as Bentley's interim head coach. 📰
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The BC win over FSU last night was throwback, old school coaching by Billy O. Get in a huddle, run the ball, use the full clock, repeat! Throw in some play action every once in a while. Keep the ball 17 out of the first 20 minutes. Amazing how old school still works 👊👍💪.
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Great hire by Bates. One of the best young football coaches in the country heading up to Lewiston 👊.
We are excited to welcome Matt Coyne as @Bates_Football's new head coach! . #mesports #gobates #d3football #d3fb @Sports_SJ
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Great honor for a great guy.
#MILTONACADEMYFOOTBALL would like to thank the #ISL and all the coaches for renaming the #LinemanOfTheYear award The Healey Lineman Of The Year. It's wonderful to know that Coach Healey will forever be remembered for his contribution to our league. #RIPCoachHealey🙏
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So proud of the BBN Knights winning the Papas Bowl. Typical Knights win; grind-it-out, gritty, tough/tough/tough!!! Special shout-out to Bo. One of the ALL TIME GREAT BBN PLAYERS…and there’s been a bunch of them 👊.
Ballgame. Bo MacCormack goes off for 430 yards rushing, 8 TD and a TD pass, as BB&N earns a 63-43 win in the John Papas Bowl. Incredible performance from a special player.
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Always great when our former coaches now in the NFL come back to the Elite Clinic. Shane Waldron (Bears OC) & George Godsey ( Ravens TEs) in the house today 👊👊
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I’ve never heard of a HOF coach that didn’t have great players. Thx to all of those dedicated fearless BBN Knights. #bbnallwedidwaswin
Congratulations Coach Papas on such a great honor! #RollKnights.
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With 34 current NCAA football players, why wouldn’t BBN be the 1st stop for college coaches.
When Coach Brown was first announced, BB&N was one of the first schools he went too. This paid off as they get the commitment from Harding.
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The country just got stronger with another commit from another great young man to our finest university. Congrats Nate.
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Spending time with Chris Shea, current Chiefs Exec & former NE ELITE coach. No one deserves it more. #LetsGoChiefs
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The Blue and Donnie Brown getting a great player and more importantly, a great young man. Congrats Tyler.
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For the second time in three weeks two NE Elite legends will square off. Coach Almeida (Stoneham) vs coach Costabile (Shawsheen) in the Dsix North semi’s. Loser work the snack bar with Louis Anarumo (Bengals) #nolosers
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We know that guy 👊.
Former Patriots, UMass and BB&N assistant @Coach_Waldron makes his debut tonight as @Seahawks offensive coordinator.
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Couldn’t be any prouder of being a Springfield College Chief today. No less than 20 SC connected-coaches we’re here at the NE ELITE. Too great.
You know it is an elite camp when @_CoachBurns and @CoachWalsh_SC are working together. Thanks again @EliteFBClinics @coachpapas1 for having @SCfootball_ #BUILDTHEBROTHERH20D 🐍🐍
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Heaven just got a HOF coach and guy. The true GOAT.
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Day 1- West Coast Elite Football Clinic. Great crowd, Great talent, Great coaching staff. Guys competing in real padded football drills, getting coached, getting recruited. Perfect 👊
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There is no better event than Recruiting Diners and Dives with Coach BWhite. The North End will never be the same 🏈😂👍🍕.
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Bucket list: Yellowstone Buffalo closeup without getting trampled 👍
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The Lawrence HS guys were FANTASTIC. We loved having them with us and boy, did they impress!.
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Proud of our NE Clinic Director Mike Willey on another NEPSAC Super Bowl appearance. Good Luck Mike’s Knights #gititdone
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RPI vs JHU. Two of our best NE Elite staff face off. RPI OC Marcella vs JHU DC Rehring. Two great young ball coaches doin battle. #steelcagematch.
It will be @RPIFootball vs. Johns Hopkins next Saturday! #d3fb.
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We’d love for some young blood to help us build THE LEAGUE.
THE LEAGUE is back this year and expanding throughout New England. Current HS & D3 college coaches, former HS and college coaches, we're looking to fill staffs. If you love football, this is for you. You coach ball & we pay our coaches. DM us and we will get you the details!
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I mean, what more can we say. It’s simple; do you wanna be great? Then get registered for and start working to be great!.
"THE LEAGUE" 18 Division 1 Commits to 17 D1 schools. BE NEXT!!! #DreamChasers #Wewantyou #GetRecruited
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Best of us luck this weekend for two of our finest NE ELITE coaches in the Florida high school football championships. Dave Dunn (HFC, Columbus, Miami)and Mike Kelleher, (DC Fort Lauderdale, St. Thomas Aquinas). LFG 👊👊
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Lots of NE Elite Coaches in NCAA D3 playoffs this weekend. Great luck coaches Castonia (Plym), Webster (Spring), Maloney (RPI), Lebeau(WNE), OBrien (W&L), Rehring (JHU), Deblichek (CWU). Congrats Coach Devanney, Melnitsky & TRIN on NESCAC 🏆#NEEwherethebestmeetthebest.
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This is one of my favorite tweets ever. A great young man committed to the country’s greatest institution. Good for Jaden, good for us 🇺🇸.
I am grateful and ready for the next phase of life, and to say that I am committed to the Naval Academy! #GoNavy⚓️⚓️ @NavyFB @JMacDonald_Navy @NAVYCoachKen
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Proud of our Knights👊👊.
Great championship win in the John Papas bowl today for the Knights! The seniors lead us from day one and they deserve to go out NE CHAMPS! #letsgo
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Huge congrats to NEPSAC Champions BBN, Choate, Dexter and St Pauls. All send multiple players to our NE Elite Clinic. Hard work pays off! #howchampsrmade.
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Coach Harriman is a legend in New England college football. No better role model in all of college athletics
Coach Harriman is one of the best coaches to ever do it and an even better man! Good luck in your next chapter coach!
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Good luck to the 112 NE Elite Clinic players playing in Saturday’s NEPSAC Bowl games. Every team has at least one NEE player on it. Great to see our guys achieve #grinders.
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Chilly in Cali for the West Coast Elite. Given me an opportunity to rock my Tufts Jumbos gear, our New England site. #whereeastmeetswest
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While we’re at it, DC Steve Spagnuolo, Northbridge MA, THE Springfield College.
Congrats to Everett’s Mike Borgonzi (KC Director of Football Operations) on heading to another Super Bowl.
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Huge win for the BBN Knights. Congrats Coach Willey, staff and team. Let’s get one more!
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The best “feel good story” in MASS football in 2020. From a defunct St Clements program to the Naval Academy Football team. “Never Ever Give Up”. Should be a movie someday.
Thank you @Coach_Willey_FB @NavyFB @NateJames2021FB @JMacDonald_Navy @NAVYCoachKen and everyone else who has made this possible. It’s a feeling like no other being able to do that with my brother for life. Thank you to everyone who came and supported, Love yall!
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It is with a heavy heart and fond memories that I inform you of Ashleigh Davenport’s passing. He was a great guy with a heart of gold, a wonderful colleague and a friend to all. We had too many tremendous times to count. God bless the Great Coach D🙏🏽 🐐
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Congrats to the XBHS Hawks. Another NE Elite team that worked their tails off this summer #hawkshardworkpaysoff.
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We off and running at the Florida Elite Clinic. Some tremendous skill on display for 41 college coaches #GameTime
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Wow! Coach Civetti and the entire Jumbo community rolled out the red carpet yesterday for our NE ELITE Clinic. Just blown away by this great site. Can’t wait for Day 2!.
Logged 35k steps, that’s 17 miles, today as we hosted @EliteFBClinics @TuftsUniversity in Medford.We had over 1000 kids, 400 college coaches, 119 colleges represented. It was a proud day for @TuftsFootball to share our amazing school with so many others. Can’t wait for tomorrow!
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You want great academics and great football playing for a great coach? Check out BBN. Join the tradition.
We are always looking for qualified students that want a high level of education along with a high level of athletics. If you are a 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th or 11th grader and want to find out more, DM me.
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For the spread coaches Pro means the guy next to the OT is called the tight end and the guy behind the QB is a Fullback. Used to work well back in the day #oldschool.
Today my boys learned about the formation "pro right" and what we like to run out of it and how to defend it.
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This guy is a “heat seeking missile”. Happy ND found him. Loved having him play in THE LEAGUE last spring. Congrats Ronan 👊.
I am very blessed and grateful to have received an offer to play football for the University of Notre Dame‼️ Thank you for the great game day experience! ☘️ @T_Rees11 @CoachBrianKelly @dalex3333 @aarynkearney @daniobringer @MackenzieZanow @Coach_Willey_FB #GoIrish
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Nothing like a lax guy who hits like a Mack truck in football. Congrats Thomas.
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Congrats Knights. So proud of our guys. Year round dedication pays off #bbnknightsallwedoiswin.
The knights are bowling this year!!! We are playing Avon Old Farms. Still nailing down the times and location. Fired up for sure! 1 more week of football!.@BBN_Athletics @BostonHeraldHS @BConn63 @GlobeLars @IThuddleMA.
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There is nothing like senior night at BBN. Plenty of tears. Tears of joy, tears of sadness. That’s what great teams consist of; great young men with passion. Lots of great ones have done that final winner. Proud of the 2023 seNIORS. Let’s finish this season strong. #BEATLA!.
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A HUGE THANKS to Coach Civetti, his staff and Tufts University for hosting our NE Elite Football Clinic this week. Phenomenal facilities at an amazing university. Couldn’t have been more perfect #jumbosrock.
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If you love football and are willing to work hard, contact Coach Willey. It will be the best move you’ll ever make #Knightswin.
We are always looking for qualified student athletes to join our football family. Please contact me if you are interested (email is best mwilley@bbns.org). Our application deadline is close so reach out asap. Get all the lastest info on our website:
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Love it!.
Joe Burrow's advice to kids: Don't get sucked into social media. "Work in silence. Don't show anyone what you're doing. Let your performance on Friday and Saturday night speak for it."
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Thanks 2023 Knights for a tremendous effort and win. I'm beaming with pride here in Laudy. "How 'bout those Knights!".
Love the new decor over in the knights athletic center! 10 bowl games in the last 19 seasons is awesome! This one being the John Papas Bowl in honor of our hall of fame coach makes it that much sweeter! @BBN_Athletics #letsgo
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Congrats SPS. We saw something special with this team this summer at the NE Elite. You did not disappoint. Congratulations!.
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Nothing makes me happier than a Lauderdale visit by coach Brian White 🐐and another edition of Coaching Diners Delis ‘n Dives. #Priceless.
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7 yrs ago, Foye Oluokun was at the NE Elite Clinic. Today he’s leading the NFL in tackles
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A word of advice to FBS coaches. Recruit this guy.
Double workouts with @NateJames2021FB this weekend with @Coach_MacFB and @EliteFBClinics Got to put in the time to get results you want 💯
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