Early Season Massachusetts Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In this report, I will give a brief analysis on notable players we know that are standing out early this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Notable“Stars so far”</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1348365' first='Gustavo' last='Varela'] (RB, Greater Lawrence)</strong> — <em>7 TDs</em> in a Week 2 win vs. Cathedral (came one score shy of the state single-game record). </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='400828' first='Christopher' last='Vargas'] (QB, St. John's Prep)</strong> — <em>279 yards, 4 TD</em> in Week 3 vs. Central Catholic.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='408630' first='William' last='Wood'] (QB, Xaverian)</strong> — <em>4 TD passes + 41-yd rush TD</em> in Week 3 vs. Everett; <em>3 TD passes</em> Week 1 vs. Bishop Feehan.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1317577' first='Hudson' last='Garrity'] (QB, Archbishop Williams)</strong> — <em>Debut: 242 pass yds, 2 pass TD; 45 rush yds, 2 rush TD</em> (Week 1). Week 3 guided AW past Apponequet. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='990725' first='Brady' last='McCormack'] (RB, Medfield)</strong> — Week 2: <em>229 rush yds, 4 TD</em> (passed 3,000 career rush yds); Week 3: <em>247 total yds, 3 TD</em>. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1474267' first='Nick' last='O'Brien'] (ATH, Tri-County RVT)</strong> — Week 1: <em>204 rush yds, 3 TD + 201 rec yds</em>; Week 2: <em>152 rec yds + 2 rush TD + INT</em>; Week 3: <em>201 rush yds (TDs 86 &amp; 57), 82 rec yds, 7 tackles</em>. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Quarterbacks</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Jareth Staine Jr. (Springfield Central)</strong> — Week 1: <em>340 pass yds</em> in opener vs. SJP.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Kyle Olson (Andover)</strong> — Week 2 first start: <em>198 pass yds, 2 pass TD + 2 rush TD</em> in win over Wellesley. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1627183' first='Joel' last='LaChapelle'] (Northbridge)</strong> — Week 2: <em>6 total TDs</em> (234 pass, 99 rush) vs. Clinton. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Ty Pindel (Westwood)</strong> — Week 2 leaderboard: <em>5 pass TD</em>. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Brady Rhinesmith (Duxbury)</strong> — Week 1: <em>5 pass TD</em> in triple-OT thriller over Abington. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1060393' first='Jack' last='Luccarelli'] (Norwell)</strong> — Week 1: <em>4 total TDs</em> (72-yd TD pass + 3 rush TDs) vs. Cohasset. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1428921' first='Jake' last='Varholak'] (Hingham)</strong> — Week 2: <em>GW TD pass at :00; 4 total TDs</em> vs. Hanover. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Running Backs</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='990725' first='Brady' last='McCormack'] (Medfield)</strong> — see above (dominant back-to-back weeks). </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='801104' first='Grayson' last='Foley'] (Scituate)</strong> — Week 1: <em>KO return TD + rush TDs of 75, 1, 14</em> vs. Westerly (RI). </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='606177' first='Keigan' last='Canto']-Osorio (King Philip)</strong> — Week 1 leaderboard: <em>216 rush yds</em>. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1475895' first='Jake' last='Banda'] (Shawsheen)</strong> — Week 1 leaderboard: <em>259 rush yds</em>. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Receivers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Jeremy Knief (Taunton)</strong> — Week 1 leaderboard: <em>227 rec yds</em>. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='889581' first='Riley' last='Selvais'] (St. John's Prep)</strong> — Week 3: <em>147 rec yds</em> (plus 2 TD on receiving TD leaderboard). </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Zay Whigham (Archbishop Williams)</strong> — Week 3 receiving TD leaderboard: <em>3 TD</em>. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1428974' first='Blake' last='Nelson'] (Archbishop Williams)</strong> — Week 1 leaderboard: <em>151 rec yds</em>. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Two-way / All-around &amp; Special Teams</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Connor McDonald (DB, King Philip)</strong> — Week 3: <em>3 INT + team-high tackles</em> in 43-0 win over Norwood. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Brendan McMahon (Silver Lake)</strong> — Week 3: <em>TD as rusher, receiver, KR + two FGs (27, 33 yds)</em> vs. Arlington. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Nick Bonafiglia (QB, Seekonk)</strong> — Week 2: <em>214 pass yds + 106 rush yds, 3 TD</em> in 55-12 win. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Notable Week-by-Week “Moments” </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Marshfield's [player_tooltip player_id='1199822' first='Luke' last='Richardson']</strong> — <em>90-yd TD reception</em> from Nate Rollinson in Week 3 win over Bridgewater-Raynham. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Mansfield's James Warren</strong> — <em>walk-off 27-yd FG</em> (Week 1 vs. Bridgewater-Raynham). </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->