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September 14, 2026 High School Sports High School Sports Week 1 winners: 5 Western Mass. football teams that made a statement From statement wins to dominant performances, these five Western Mass. football teams stood out during an exciting Week 1. By Jeff Lajoie | jlajoie@masslive.com Read more High School Sports Meet the 2026 Western Mass. girls soccer captains Check out the reported girls soccer captains from across Western Massachusetts this fall. By Christopher Berry | cberry2@masslive.com MORE    High School Sports 7 storylines from Week 1 of Massachusetts high school football Walpole's upset win and Nantucket's SportsCenter moment were a few of the big storylines from last week's games. By Gage Nutter | gnutter@masslive.com MORE    High School Sports Gakuru Francis, Mohanad Abugaseim lead Putnam boys soccer past Duggan Putnam finished the game with six different players scoring and assisting on Friday. By Aidan Wohl | AWohl@masslive.com MORE    High School Sports Jostyn Reyes Cruz scores lone touchdown, leads Holyoke past Chicopee Comp Defense and a key carry from Reyes Cruz in the fourth quarter pushed the Purple Knights to victory on Saturday. By Brendan Rooney MORE    High School Sports 7 takeaways from St. John’s Prep football’s win vs. Springfield Central The emergence of Prep's new No. 2 running back and a star quarterback going down with an injury were a few things that jumped out to us during Friday night's game. By Gage Nutter | gnutter@masslive.com MORE    See more     Get Back to What You've Missed   Unlimited Digital Access   $1 for the first month   Subscribe Now     Cancel anytime.