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Football – Varsity

In order to be successful, the Knights will fall back on their core principles: Accountability: We will be accountable to our school, our community, and most importantly to each other. Tough: Knight football players will be mentally and physically tough. Hardworking: We will always work hard, there is absolutely no substitute for putting in the work!

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TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

Undefeated (8-0), Outright ISL Champions in 2024
6x NEPSAC Bowl Champions; 11 NEPSAC Bowl appearances since 2004, including 7 out of the last 8 seasons

More than 120 alumni (8+ graduates per year) have gone on to play collegiately
Univ. of Michigan All American Zak Zinter ’20 was a 3rd round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft

ISL All League: Bo MacCormack ’25, Nate Bodden ’25, AJ Azuakolam ’25, Sam Kelley ’26, Damon Taylor ’26, Vince Snoonian ’26, Ethan Ortega ’26
Bo MacCormack ’25: 2x ISL MVP and NEPSAC Class A Player of the Year

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Schedule
Record
Coaches

Date	Opponent	Time	Home/Away	Type	Result
Upcoming Games
10/3/26	@ Avon Old Farms School	3:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 10/3/26 Opponent: Avon Old Farms School Time: 3:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Avon Old Farms School	Regular	TBD
10/9/26	vs. Lawrence Academy	6:30 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/9/26 Opponent: Lawrence Academy Time: 6:30 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location: Grove Street, Berylson Field	Regular	TBD
10/16/26	vs. Belmont Hill School	6:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/16/26 Opponent: Belmont Hill School Time: 6:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location: Grove Street, Berylson Field	Regular	TBD
10/24/26	@ Milton Academy	2:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 10/24/26 Opponent: Milton Academy Time: 2:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Milton Academy	Regular	TBD
10/30/26	vs. St. Sebastian’s School	7:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/30/26 Opponent: St. Sebastian’s School Time: 7:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location: Grove Street, Berylson Field	Regular	TBD
11/7/26	vs. St. Paul’s School	3:30 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 11/7/26 Opponent: St. Paul’s School Time: 3:30 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location: Grove Street, Berylson Field	Regular	TBD
11/14/26	@ Tabor Academy	4:30 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 11/14/26 Opponent: Tabor Academy Time: 4:30 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Tabor Academy	Regular	TBD
Past Games
9/5/26	@ Malden Catholic	10:00 am	Away i ✕ Date: 9/5/26 Opponent: Malden Catholic Time: 10:00 am Home/Away: Away Type: Friendly/Exhibition	Friendly/Exhibition
9/10/26	vs. Dexter Southfield School	5:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 9/10/26 Opponent: Dexter Southfield School Time: 5:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Friendly/Exhibition	Friendly/Exhibition
9/18/26	vs. Noble & Greenough School	5:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 9/18/26 Opponent: Noble & Greenough School Time: 5:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Friendly/Exhibition	Friendly/Exhibition
9/26/26	@ Trinity-Pawling School	2:30 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/26/26 Opponent: Trinity-Pawling School Time: 2:30 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular	Regular

Date	Opponent	Home/Away
9/5/26	@ Malden Catholic	Malden Catholic
9/10/26	vs. Dexter Southfield School	Home
9/18/26	vs. Noble & Greenough School	Home
9/26/26	@ Trinity-Pawling School	Trinity-Pawling School

Mike Willey

Science Teacher, The Kulkarni-Kewalramani Family Head Coach of Football

Coach Willey (@Coach_Willey_FB), The Kulkarni-Kewalramani Family Head Coach of Football, has been the Knights’ Head Coach since 2013. He first joined the staff in 2008, coaching OLine for the undefeated ISL/New England Champion Knights. Willey held roles including OLine, Linebackers, Run Game Coordinator, Defensive Coordinator, and Associate Head Coach. His coaching career began in 2002 at Dover-Sherborn HS. His Knights have a 71-27 record and secured 3 ISL titles (2016, 2018, 2024), plus 8 Bowl appearances between 2016 and 2025. He coached the North Team in the Mass Shriners game in 2017. In 2024, Willey became the first ISL coach honored with the prestigious Mark T. Crehan Award by the Association of New England Football Officials. Hailed for his track record of developing players and readying them for college programs, his players have gone on to thrive at schools such as Stanford, Michigan, Harvard, Clemson, Northwestern, Penn, Columbia, and every NESCAC school. Willey teaches Physics and Engineering at BB&N. His coaching style is fast paced, enthusiastic, and fun, adhering to Accountability, Mental & Physical Toughness, and the Will to Work Hard. A 4-year offensive-line starter for Tufts, he captained the 2001 team that set the overall individual rushing record, captained the Aztec Bowl-winning Team USA, and played professionally in the arena league. Students seeking a high level of academics and athletics can contact Coach Willey at mwilley@bbns.org or 508-740-4505.

Paul Bandini

Athletic Coach

pbandini@bbns.org

Coach Bandini is the Defensive Coordinator and linebackers coach for the BBN Knights. He has been with the Knights football program since the 2021 season. Coach Bandini previously served as the Defensive Coordinator at Waltham High School, where he played high school football. He was a member of the Endicott College football team (’13), where he played linebacker and graduated with a bachelor’s of science degree. He then earned his Master’s Degree from Emporia State University with a focus in Health, PE, and Coaching.

Tim Fledderjohn

Athletic Coach

tim.fledderjohn@gmail.com

Tim Fledderjohn will enter the 2026 BB&N campaign as an offensive assistant focusing on coaching the offensive line. Coach Fledderjohn has coached with BB&N since 2013 after stints at Springfield College, Maine Maritime, and Dover-Sherborn High School. During his time with the Knights, he has had many coaching duties, including defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach, run game coordinator. Coach Fledderjohn played tight end for Springfield College, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Howie Rock

Athletic Coach

hrock@bbns.org

Howie Rock is the Special Teams Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach for the BB&N Varsity Football team and has been with the team since 2014. Coach Rock received his Bachelor’s Degree from Tufts University, playing alongside Head Coach Mike Willey, where he played cornerback and also handled the kicking and punting duties. Coach Rock obtained his law degree from Suffolk University.

William Samko

Athletic Coach

Coach Samko has been with the Knights since 2023. He brings 5 decades of college coaching experience to the Knights, including 24 years as a head coach (17 years at Tufts, 7 at Sewanee). He has also been an assistant at Yale, Holy Cross, and Bentley. He was named the SCAC Coach of the Year twice, and in 1998, received Coach of the Year honors from the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, the New England Football Writers, and the New York Football Writers.

Davidson Barthelmy

Athletic Coach

dbarthelmy@bbns.org

Coach Barthelmy serves as the Defensive Backs Coach for the BB&N Knights and has been a member of the football coaching staff since the 2021 season. Prior to joining BB&N, he served as an assistant coach at Xaverian Brothers High School. A native of Brockton, MA, Coach Barthelmy played defensive back at Brockton High School, graduating in 2011. He continued his football career at Hudson Valley Community College, where he played defensive back and earned an Associate of Arts degree in 2013. He later transferred to the University of Rhode Island, where he continued his collegiate career as a defensive back and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2016. Coach Barthelmy brings his experience as both a former collegiate defensive back and coach to the Knights, with a focus on developing disciplined, fundamentally sound, and competitive student-athletes.

August Lin

Athletic Coach

alin@bbns.org

Coach Lin is the Running Backs Coach for the BB&N Knights. A Lifer at BB&N, he played cornerback for the Knights football program, graduating in 2014. He then went on to serve as a student assistant for the UMass Amherst football program, where he earned his degree in Chemical Engineering, before returning to BB&N as a coach in 2021. Coach Lin currently works in the biotech industry in Cambridge.

Michael Galatis

Varsity Football Coach

Mike Galatis enters his first season at BB&N in 2026 as the Wide Receivers Coach. Prior to joining the Knights, Coach Galatis spent several seasons at St. John’s Prep, most recently serving as the Freshman Offensive Coordinator while coaching wide receivers and defensive backs. Coach Galatis graduated from Salve Regina University in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, where he played wide receiver for the Seahawks. He later earned his master’s degree in History from Southern New Hampshire University.

Rayna Stewart

Athletic Coach

Rayna Stewart III is excited to join the Knights coaching staff. Originally from Nashville, TN, Coach Stewart moved to Chicago to pursue his undergraduate degree at Lake Forest College. Following his time at Lake Forest, Stewart played football professionally in Germany and Finland. As an educator, Coach Stewart’s experience includes service as a 6th and 8th grade ELA teacher at CICS Avalon in the South Side of Chicago. He moved to Boston after joining Teach for America MA, and will be starting his EdM in Educational Leadership and Policy at Boston University this fall.

Patrick Dei

DEIG Associate Director

Coach Dei is the Interior Defensive Line Coach for the BB&N Knights. He has been with the Knights football program since the 2024 season, where in his first season he helped out with our Offensive Line. He was a member of the Colby College football team (’23), where he played Offensive Line and double majored in Human Development and Computer Science, and minored in Economics. Coach Dei currently works at BB&N as our Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Global Education.

BB&N’s football program has been one of the most successful football programs in New England in recent years. Since 2004, the Knights have gone to 12 NEPSAC Bowl Championships (including 8 in the last 9 years), have won six Bowl games, and have earned four ISL Championship in 2009, 2016, 2018, and 2024. Over that time, the Knights have sent over 125 players on to college programs, ranging from D1 to D3. Colleges such as Stanford, Boston College, Wake Forest, Columbia, Duke, Northwestern, Yale, Cornell, Princeton, Penn, Brown, Harvard, Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Tufts, and Bentley have welcomed former Knights to their programs. The combination of an outstanding education and high-level athletics has made BB&N one of the top Ivy, NESCAC, and High Academic D1 FBS feeder schools in the country.

If you are a student-athlete who has interest in attending BB&N and playing football, please feel free to contact Head Football Coach, Mike Willey, at mwilley@bbns.org.

2026 SEASON PREVIEW

The 2026 Knights are primed to attack the season, one in which they will face one of the most challenging schedules in all of New England. The success of the team, as always, will be determined by how well the Knights adhere to the program’s three core values of Hard Work, Accountability, and Mental and Physical Toughness! As with all Knights football teams, the leadership is driven by the seniors, and this group will be measured by their ability to lead through all the adversities the season will bring. The Knights are committed to ”toughness over self” and have determined this is how they will attain their goals!

The Senior Class is a tough-as-nails group. It all starts up front with Captain Liam Cunningham who will start for his 5th year in a row at center! Captain Ben Pantera will be in his 3rd year starting at guard and is powerful. Greyson McHargue will also start again this season at OL. With the OL paving the way, running backs/hybrid defenders, and both Captains, Colin Hoffman and Christian Flores will carry the rock and play key roles on defense. Linebacker/Tight End Andrew Knapp, one of the best defenders around, will anchor the Knights Defense. Fullback and snapping ace, Captain Dante Snoonian, and Defensive Edge Drini Panariti have both stepped up in big roles for the Knights. Jonathan White is as dynamic as they come, look for electric plays from him on both sides of the ball at corner and wide out! Angus McKenna has shown great leadership from his QB position. Tommy Bresler, James Dornburgh, and Charlie Linehan are all Varsity-ready players!

Junior all everything, Captain Xzavier Chafin might be the most dominate D Lineman in the league again this year and will also do a bit of everything on Offense at multiple positions. Captain Owen DeSalvo will probably be the best athlete on the field and will impact the game from running back and defensive back! D Lineman Colton Fisher has been dominating, DB/WR Liam Walker is fast, fast, fast! DB Andrew Green is looking to take his game to the next level. Newcomers Dom Chaves and Weston Opper will round out the OL, with Dom pulling double duty along the DL. TE Charlie Todd will look to dominate at TE like the Knight tight ends before him. Liam Kraby has been one of the most physical skill players on the team and will fill roles on offense and defense. Alex Ruiz looks to help with the kicking duties. They are a talented bunch!

Sophomore DB Ace Cuevas is varsity ready, and both sophomore signal callers, Jake Kelley and Ethan Hatch, have shown poise in the pocket at QB. Freshman Will Kelley and Darrin Shaw both return as players who got varsity experience as 8th graders last year and look ready to make huge jumps this fall on both sides of the ball!

Season Recaps

Relive each season’s biggest moments, standout performances, and memorable milestones in our BB&N football season recaps.

Our Varsity Program had a year that our community should be proud of. They started out fast with a great win over TP in a Friday night special, They beat an LA team on the road. They rolled over rival Belmont Hill on their home turf. They won a defensive struggle away at Sebs where points were hard to come by. The Knights also went up to St. Paul’s and avenged our only loss from last year beating the Pelicans in New Hampshire. The 2025 signature win was the Homecoming classic against Milton. The whole community was out there to support the team and the seniors: Kai, Will, Jake, Leo, Ethan, Damon, Lucas, Ellery, Jack, Ellis, Will, Tim, Vince, and Sam led us the whole way. It was a thrilling game all the way through, but the Knights went down by a point with just a little over 1 minute left in the game. The offense put together an epic drive that included a throw from Damon to Ellis on a 4th and 17. We scrambled to spike the ball to stop the clock with 2 seconds left and on trotted the FG unit, Vince Snoonian split the uprights with the most epic kick in BB&N history from 41 yards out. Fans rushed the field to celebrate together. The Knights finished 6-3, completed their 21st straight year without a losing record, and earned an opportunity to play in the John Papas Bowl for the class B Championship. This team is Hardworking, Accountable, and Tough, our three core values, and above all they became and will always be a family!

The 2024 football team had a historic year. They started out fast with a great win over a good LA team, which springboarded them into another decisive win over a high-flying Milton Team. They rolled over Thayer on Homecoming. Next up was rival Belmont Hill. The Knights really took it to them in front of a great home crowd. A wild win at St. Sebs’ field on a Friday night was the next stop. But it was the next two weeks that defined this group — a credit to the seniors: AJ, Phil, Bo, Nate, Alex, and Carter. Those leaders found a way to lead the team to a 2-point overtime win in which Bo’s performance in OT was the stuff Disney movies are made of. This set up a battle of the unbeatens, a 6-0 Tabor Team vs a 6-0 Knights squad with the ISL championship on the line. Tabor was certainly imposing and a super-talented team, but the Knights were up to the test and made all the plays they needed to to secure the victory in front of an awesome BB&N student section that rushed the field after the final ball was batted away as time expired to celebrate with the whole community. The Knights then took care of Rivers on Senior Day to lock in an undefeated 8-0 ISL record, for only the second time in school history. This awarded the Knights the outright ISL championship (the first outright title since 2008), its 20th straight year without a losing record, and the opportunity to play in the John Papas Bowl at Boston College; the program’s 7th Bowl game in the past 8 seasons.

Our seniors continually displayed our core values of Accountability, Hard Work, and certainly Mental and Physical Toughness during their Knight careers. We know they will all be successful in life and will continue to apply the lessons learned at BB&N!

The 2023 football team had a year that our community should be proud of. They started out fast with a great win on Friday Night Lights against a good Milton team, where the whole community was there to support the team. It was an awesome night for all. They beat Thayer and got a tremendous road win over Governor Academy. The team secured a Homecoming win over Nobles, where the touchdown passes where coming from all angles. But the final three weeks truly defined this group, a credit to a tremendous class of seniors: KP, Jimmy, Henry, Brian, Jack, Henry, Nic, Kevin, Max Tyler, Brett, and David. These leaders propelled the team to a decisive win over a very talented St. Sebastian’s team in which the team really rallied behind captain Tyler Blum. Then along came a matchup against a 1-loss Lawrence Academy team on the last game of the season. The Knights absolutely blitzed them, and it all started with a 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and the rout was on from there. The final result was a 52-21 win. The team earned a 6-1 ISL record and secured its 19th year in a row without a losing season.

The seniors really displayed our core values of Accountability, Hard Work, and certainly Mental and Physical Toughness. How they truly care about one another allowed them to earn placement in a New England Bowl Game, the 10th bowl game since 2004, including 6 in the last 7 seasons. The Knights played against Tabor in the John Papas Bowl, named after our Hall-of-Fame coach. The Knights came out on top of a wild 63-43 game in which Junior all-everything running back Bo MacCormack ran wild, amassing 441 yards on the ground on 41 carries, punching in 8 rushing touchdowns, and adding a touchdown pass for 9 total TDs in the game!

The 2022 football season is one to be remembered. Our Varsity Program posted a winning record, the 18^th straight without a losing record. The Knights competed in the very tough group of 7 within the ISL in which they posted a 4-2 record. The Knights also squared off against out of league NEPSAC opponents. The Knights were led by the seniors: Jay, Isaiah, Jake, Ronan, Tommy, Finlay, Leo, Jake, Tyler, Isaiah and Christian. Highlights included beating a strong Nobles team where Tommy really stepped up, shutting out a Belmont Hill team on our new turf. Then facing St. Sebs and LA, both of which were sitting at the top of the league. The Knights beat Sebs by a point in a wild game on a Friday afternoon where the special teams really stepped up. Then running over the top ranked LA team where the passion for knights football was on full display. This resume was strong enough to qualify them for a Bowl game, the 9^th in the last 17 years and 5^th in the last 6 seasons. This group gave it everything they had and should be proud of their efforts, they are knights for life!

The 2021 Football season was a very successful one. Our Varsity Program posted a 7-1 record, the 17th straight without a losing record while competing in the very tough group of 6 within the ISL. This is good enough for 2nd place. These Knights had plenty of success highlighted by a huge win over Governors in our opener, a decisive win over rival Belmont Hill on our home turf and a come from behind win over St. Sebs under their lights! But I thought the real highlight was at practice the Monday after Milton when our team, led by our seniors reacted so strongly in the face of adversity. Those seniors really displayed our core values of Accountability, Hard work and certainly mental and physical toughness. How they reacted propelled us to a dominating win over a 6-1 at the time LA team and earned us a Bowl game, our 8th in the last 16 years. We are proud of this group and they have certainly left their mark. Our seniors will graduate but never stop being a part of the BB&N Football Family! We are so proud of this group and know they will go on to great things in the future!

The 2019 Football season was a very successful one. Earning a record of 6-3 in the very competitive ISL group of 6 is solid, and good enough for 3rd place in the ISL. This marks the 16th straight season without a losing record. Including a nice season ending win over Avalon (Maryland). More important than the wins and losses, this team grew. They played their very best football in the last game and demonstrated our core values throughout that game and the events leading up to the game. They showed great mental and physical toughness, they held each other accountable, and they certainly worked hard. I am proud of this group and they have certainly left their mark. Our seniors will graduate but never stop being a part of the BB&N Football Family! We Wish them the very best.

2018 was a historic year for the Knights football team, for the third time in history, and the second time in three years, the Knights have won both the ISL championship and the New England Championship. The Knights finished with an impressive 8-1 record which was capped off with and definitive 21-0 shutout win in the class A Kevin Driscoll Bowl against a very strong Avon Old Farms team. The Knights have been to back to back to back New England championship games, the 7^th in the last 14 years This year also marked the 15^th straight season without a losing record, no easy task in the ISL group of 7. More important than the win loss records and the championships, this group of young men lived by our core principles. Accountable, Hard-Working, and Mentally and Physically Tough is what defined this group of young men. Led by the group of 12 seniors these student athletes are prepared for life well beyond the playing fields and our community is nothing but proud of them. The seniors will once again matriculate to some of the very best colleges and universities in the world and many will continue to play the game they love.

Knightly News

Catch up on Knightly News to explore latest headlines and highlights featuring BB&N football’s standout moments and coverage celebrating the Knights.

Knightly News 2026

T.Y. Harding ’22 Garners MAC Special Teams Player of the Week Honors

Who Had a Better Saturday? BB&N Graduate T.Y. Harding (Boston Globe)

NEPSAC Preview: Tabor, BB&N Enter as Teams to Beat (Boston Herald)

Vince Snoonian Named Boston Globe All Scholastic

Ellis Barnes Boston Herald Star of the Week (11/1)

Sam Kelley & Vince Snoonian Boston Herald Stars of the Week (10/24)

Vince Snoonian Boston Globe Player of the Week (10/18)

Vince Snoonian Boston Herald Star of the Week (10/18)

Vince Snoonian Field Goal Lifts Buckingham Browne & Nichols over Milton Academy

BB&N caps wild finish with last-second field goal to walk off Milton Academy

Vince Snoonian Boston Globe Player of the Week