High School SportsSaturday, November 14
The MIAA moves four state football championship games to Boston College
The Springfield Morning News team
If you follow high school football around the state, the finals have a new address. The MIAA announced Boston College's Alumni Stadium as the venue for four state championship games this year. Gillette Stadium had hosted the finals since 2007, but the MIAA said it was unable to this year because of “scheduling constraints.”
Four finals now have a home at Boston College
- 8
- title games without a venue as of Nov. 4
- 4
- championship games set for Boston College's Alumni Stadium
- 2007
- the year Gillette began hosting the games
Sources: Western Mass News, MassLive.com
The MIAA first said Nov. 2 that Gillette was no longer an option and thanked the New England Patriots for hosting the event for nearly two decades.
- Venue: Boston College's Alumni Stadium, for four games
- Schedule and divisions: not yet decided
- Original timing: early December
The finals went from Gillette to Boston College
- 2007Gillette Stadium begins hosting the football championship games.
- Nov. 2The MIAA announces Gillette is no longer an option for the finals.
- Nov. 13The MIAA names Boston College's Alumni Stadium for four championship games.
- Early Dec.The state title games were scheduled for this month.
Sources: Western Mass News, WWLP, MassLive.com
Sources: Western Mass News, WWLP, MassLive.com