WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Brookline and Newton North face-off at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night. The Tigers won last year’s matchup 30-13. They come into the game with a record of 4-4, while the Warriors are 1-7.
Prophet Prediction: Newton North 28, Brookline 12
Ware vs. Quaboag
One of the more evenly-matched Thanksgiving series’ reignites on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in Warren.
Ware (6-4) has won two in a row in this series, including last year’s one-point win. Quaboag (0-9) has yet to find a win in 2025, and the team has scored just 44 points across nine games.
Prophet Prediction: Ware 30, Quaboag 16
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27
The earliest kickoff in the state gets things going on Thanksgiving morning at 9 a.m. in Belchertown.
The Orioles (6-4) won two of their final three games down the stretch, while Pathfinder (5-6) reached the state vocational semifinals before falling to Cape Cod Tech last week.
The Pioneers won the regular season meeting on Oct. 24 (40-25).
Prophet Prediction: Pathfinder 28, Belchertown 26
Walpole comes into the game following a loss in the Division IV state quarterfinals and with a record of 5-5. Weymouth comes into the game with a record of 6-3 and following a loss to Natick in the first round of the Division I tournament. Walpole won last year’s matchup 35-12.
Prophet Prediction: Walpole 26, Weymouth 20
With Xaverian and St. John’s Prep playing each other in the Div. I state championship the following week, this year’s Thanksgiving matchup will be even more interesting than usual.
Xaverian comes into the game following a semifinal win over Springfield Central, while the Eagles are coming off a blowout semifinal win over Central Catholic.
Prophet Prediction: St. John’s Prep 34, Xaverian 24
Catholic Memorial vs. Boston College High
Catholic Memorial comes into this week following a win over Winchester in the Div. II state semifinals. BC High is 2-6 on the year and closed out its regular season on Halloween with a shutout loss to Saint John’s.
Prophet Prediction: Catholic Memorial 30, BC High 8
Milton comes into this year’s matchup following a loss to North Attleboro in the Div. III state semifinals. Braintree is 2-6 and closed out its regular season with a loss to Newton North.
Prophet Prediction: Milton 28, Braintree 7
Needham has one win on the year, a victory over Framingham in its regular season finale. Wellesley comes into this week following a loss to Catholic Memorial in the Div. II quarterfinals.
Prophet Prediction: Wellesley 27, Needham 10
Natick vs. Framingham
Natick comes into this week following a loss to Central Catholic in the Div. I state quarterfinals. Framingham is coming off a loss to St. John’s Prep in the first round of the Div. I tournament.
Prophet Prediction: Natick 32, Framingham 7
While the Brownies (5-5) have dominated this series overall, it’s been all Terriers (6-4) in the past decade. The series dates back to 1924, the second-oldest Thanksgiving rivalry in WMass.
West Springfield has won seven in a row on Thanksgiving, including several dominant wins including last year’s 51-0 victory.
Prophet Prediction: West Springfield 35, Agawam 32
Longmeadow vs. East Longmeadow
The Lancers (6-4) and Spartans (4-6) meet for the 64th time on Thanksgiving, and the second time this season after Longmeadow took the regular season meeting on Oct. 3, 21-17.
Longmeadow has won two straight on Thanksgiving, including a nail-biting 7-6 victory a year ago. The schools have split the last 10 meetings in this series.
Prophet Prediction: East Longmeadow 21, Longmeadow 20
The Eagles (5-5) finally broke through last year, winning for the first time in nine tries during this Thanksgiving rivalry.
Northampton (2-8) had won the first eight in the series, which dates back to 2015. The Blue Devils previously played Amherst on Thanksgiving, while Easthampton used to play Dean Tech of Holyoke.
Both teams enter looking to rebound after tough ends to the regular season. Northampton has lost three games in a row while Easthampton has dropped three of its last four.
Prophet Prediction: Easthampton 18, Northampton 14
Smith Vocational vs. Franklin Tech
The newest Thanksgiving matchup in WMass renews for the seventh meeting on Thursday in Turners Falls.
The host Eagles (7-3) hold the 4-2 edge, though the Vikings (4-6) held serve at home last year for a 16-8 victory.
Both teams reached the state vocational small school playoffs, falling in the quarterfinals.
Prophet Prediction: Franklin Tech 30, Smith Voc. 20
The oldest Thanksgiving rivalry in WMass kicks off at O’Brien Field in Athol, where the host Bears (1-9) and visiting Senators (2-8) are looking to end their seasons with a win.
Athol has won two in a row on Turkey Day, and the Bears also picked up their lone regular season victory this fall with a 28-8 win over Mahar on Oct. 3.
This series dates all the way back to 1894.
Prophet Prediction: Athol 24, Mahar 18
South Hadley vs. Holyoke
The Purple Knights (3-7) welcome the Tigers (4-6) for the eighth Thanksgiving meeting between the two neighboring foes at the Roberts Complex in Holyoke. Holyoke previously played Chicopee and South Hadley used to play Chicopee Comp on Turkey Day.
South Hadley has won all but one of the seven previous meetings, with the Purple Knights capturing a 2021 victory. The Tigers have won three in a row, including last year’s 16-14 win.
Now league-mates, South Hadley won the regular season meeting between the two teams, 48-7.
Prophet Prediction: South Hadley 34, Holyoke 22
The Lions (3-7) have won three in a row in this series, including last year’s 12-6 victory.
Palmer (5-5) has played well down the stretch, capturing wins in three of its final four games entering Thursday. This series dates back to 1947.
Prophet Prediction: Palmer 24, Ludlow 23
The Colts (8-2) have never lost to the Pacers (6-4) on Thanksgiving, as the annual Sword Game returns to Szot Park in Chicopee.
Comp has won the past two matchups in dominant, shutout fashion, including last year’s 52-0 rout. The Colts ripped through the regular season with an 8-0 record, earning a spot in the MIAA Division III state playoffs before falling to King Philip in the first round.
The Pacers have played their best down the stretch, winning four of their final five games entering Thanksgiving.
Prophet Prediction: Chicopee Comp 42, Chicopee 26
