The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) kicked off its high school football state championship games on Wednesday night at Gilette Stadium in Foxborough with two title contests.
Two champions were crowned, with Hudson defeating Fairhaven and Uxbridge rolling by Mashpee to notch state title victories.
High School On SI Massachusetts gives you three takeaways from Hudson and Uxbridge's state title wins:
The Spartans came away with their second consecutive Division 7 state championship and it wasn't that close. Uxbridge was able to cruise by Mashpee on Wednesday night behind a potent offense and a opportunistic defense. Running back Camden LaChapelle has been a standout player for Uxbridge all season long and remained doing so against Mashpee's defense, rushing for a game-high 205 yards on 19 carries while adding a couple touchdowns. LaChapelle wasn't alone in the offensive outburst, with fellow teammate Rogan Devlin also added 226 all-purpose yards and four total touchdowns.
There's not many players that walk away from the 2024 season with accolades like Hudson quarterback Jake Attaway. The senior signal caller capped a memorable fall campaign by leading the Hawks to a 21-14 victory over Fairhaven for the Division 6 Spuer Bowl. Attaway once again was the team's top player as the two-way star solidified his place in history by becoming just the sixth player in Massachusetts history to account for over 10,000 all-purpose yards. Attaway (159 all-purpose yards) scored a touchdown to give Hudson a 13-6 lead that they would never relinquish. The victory for the Hawks gave them their first state championship since 1991.
When you look around the country at states and the venues hosting their respective state championship games, you can't help but notice that Massachusetts has one of the best venues around come the end of the season. The MIAA capping the season at Gillette Stadium displays excellence as the venue is the home of the 6-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. Though some may look at it as a cavernous venue for a state championship game, it's more about the overall experience for the players and quality for the teams. Gillette is a state-of-the-art stadium and having the state championship games only seems right.
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— Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @highschoolonsi
Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.
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