Nick Duarte and Cody Arsenault Lead 56 Athletes to Week 8 Honors
Players from Divisions 1 through 8 and preps in Eastern Massachusetts earned recognition for standout performances in Friday night games.
By David Almasi ·
Nick Duarte of Framingham led a group of 56 high school football players recognized for their performance in Week 8 games across Eastern Massachusetts. The senior fullback rushed for 350 yards and five touchdowns in a 33-20 victory over Needham. He added a two-point conversion to the total.
Cody Arsenault of Central Catholic also made the list. The junior rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown in a 43-36 win over Haverhill. That performance helped the Raiders secure a share of the MVC 1 title. Arsenault had earlier scored on a 75-yard kickoff return in a previous contest against Andover.
The honors include players from all eight divisions as well as prep schools. In Division 2, Austin Allen of North Andover threw for a 43-yard touchdown to Jason Meaney and scored from the one-yard line with 16 seconds remaining in a 27-26 win over Lowell. In Division 3, Josiah Peralta of Lynn English passed for 257 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-21 win over Medford. Jairo Fernandez caught three of those passes.
Other notable performances included Maxwell Parent of St. John’s Prep, who ran for 235 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-35 win at Catholic Memorial. The game winner came with 27 seconds left. In Division 5, Coleman Keuchkarian-Mckeen of Watertown passed for 233 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 65 yards and another score. The win over Wilmington gave the program its first league title in 12 years.
Division 6 saw Benji Baptiste of Old Rochester rush for 257 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-7 win over Somerset Berkley. In Division 7, James Joyce and Jed Seita of Cohasset helped secure the South Shore Tobin title with a 35-0 shutout of Mashpee. Joyce caught touchdown passes of 46 and 25 yards, while Seita threw four touchdown passes and added one on the ground.
Prep school players also earned spots on the list. Jack Cullinan of St. Mark’s passed for 266 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-35 win over Thayer. CJ Farrell caught six passes for 144 yards and three touchdowns in the same game. Sam Surgento rushed for 117 yards and two scores, including the game winner.
The selections were compiled from games played across various conferences and leagues. The list spans from the Division 1 ranks to the preps, covering a wide range of athletic achievements from Friday night contests.
