Fall

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!

TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

6x NEPSAC Bowl Champions
10 NEPSAC Bowl appearances since 2004, including 6 out of the last 7 season

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: Brett Elliott ’25, Sam Kelley ’26, Bo MacCormack ’25, Henry Machnik ’24, Nic Matosic ’24, Max Van Tassell ’24
Bo MacCormack ’25: ISL MVP and NEPSAC Class A Player of the Year

Schedule
Coaches
Record

Date	Opponent	Time	Home/Away	Type	Result
Upcoming Games
9/21/24	@ Lawrence Academy	2:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/21/24 Opponent: Lawrence Academy Time: 2:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Lawrence Academy	Regular	TBD
9/28/24	@ Milton Academy	1:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/28/24 Opponent: Milton Academy Time: 1:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Milton Academy	Regular	TBD
10/5/24	vs. Thayer Academy	6:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/5/24 Opponent: Thayer Academy Time: 6:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location: Grove Street, Berylson Field	Regular	TBD
10/11/24	vs. Belmont Hill School	2:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/11/24 Opponent: Belmont Hill School Time: 2:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location: Grove Street, Berylson Field	Regular	TBD
10/18/24	@ St. Sebastian’s School	6:30 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 10/18/24 Opponent: St. Sebastian’s School Time: 6:30 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: St. Sebastian's School	Regular	TBD
10/26/24	@ Governor’s Academy	3:30 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 10/26/24 Opponent: Governor’s Academy Time: 3:30 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Governor's Academy	Regular	TBD
11/1/24	vs. Tabor Academy	5:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 11/1/24 Opponent: Tabor Academy Time: 5:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location: Grove Street, Berylson Field	Regular	TBD
11/9/24	vs. Rivers School	12:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 11/9/24 Opponent: Rivers School Time: 12:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location: Grove Street, Berylson Field	Regular	TBD
Past Games
9/13/24	@ Choate Rosemary Hall	6:30 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/13/24 Opponent: Choate Rosemary Hall Time: 6:30 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Preseason	Preseason
9/6/24	@ Phillips Exeter Academy	6:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/6/24 Opponent: Phillips Exeter Academy Time: 6:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Preseason	Preseason
8/31/24	@ Waltham High School	10:00 am	Away i ✕ Date: 8/31/24 Opponent: Waltham High School Time: 10:00 am Home/Away: Away Type: Preseason	Preseason

Mike Willey

Science Teacher, Varsity Football Head Coach

Coach Willey (@Coach_Willey_FB) has coached at BB&N since 2008. His coaching career began in 2002 at his alma mater Dover-Sherborn HS. In 2008 Willey joined the BB&N staff, coaching OLine for the undefeated ISL/New England Championship Knights. Willey held various roles including OLine, Linebackers, Run Game Coordinator, Defensive Coordinator, and Associate Head Coach before being promoted to Head Coach in 2013-14. Willey’s Knights have a 57-23 record and secured the second and third ISL titles (2016, 2018) in school history, plus 6 Bowl appearances between 2016 and 2023. He was head coach of the North Team in the Mass Shriners game in 2017. Hailed for his track record of developing players and readying them for college programs, he has coached players who have gone on to thrive at programs such as Stanford, Michigan, Harvard, Clemson, Northwestern, Penn, Columbia, Cornell, and every NESCAC school. Willey teaches Physics and Engineering at BB&N. His coaching style is fast paced, enthusiastic, and fun, and adheres to the principles of Accountability, Mental & Physical Toughness, and the Will to Work Hard. Willey was a 4-year offensive-line starter for Tufts and captained the 2001 team that set the overall individuals rushing record. He captained Team USA (Division 3), which won the 2001 Aztec Bowl. Willey also played professionally in the arena league. Student-athletes seeking a high level of academics and athletics can contact Coach Willey at mwilley@bbns.org or 508-740-4505.

Paul Bandini

Athletic Coach

pjbandini@gmail.com

Tim Fledderjohn

Athletic Coach

tfledderjohn@bbns.org

Tim Fledderjohn will serve as the defensive coordinator as well as working with the defensive secondary for the 2019 season. He has spent the last five seasons working with the Offensive Line. He has also served as the Run Game Coordinator for the Knights in the past. Coach Fledderjohn has coached with BB&N since 2013 after stints at Springfield College, Maine Maritime, and Dover-Sherborn High School. Coach Fledderjohn played Tight End for Springfield College, where he earned his Bachelor and Master’s Degrees.

Howie Rock

Athletic Coach

howie.rock@gmail.com

Howie Rock is the Special Teams Coordinator and Wide Receiver’s Coach for the BB&N Varsity Football team and has been with the team since 2014. He is also an Assistant Coach for the BB&N 3rd’s Basketball team and an Assistant Coach for Waltham High School’s JV baseball team. Coach Rock received his Bachelor’s Degree from Tufts University, 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

wsamko@bbn.org

Alan Paquette

Athletic Coach

Coach Paquette is entering his 7th season as an Assistant Football Coach at BB&N. He is current duties include coaching Defensive Ends, Tight Ends, Punters, Holders and Kickers. Paquette coached college football for 18 years. University of Maine: Running Backs; State University of New York at Albany: Tight Ends/Receivers; Edinboro University: Outside Linebackers; Colby College: Tight Ends/Receivers William Paterson College: Defensive Coordinator Boston College: Defensive Backs, Tight Ends, Special Teams Coordinator; Harvard Universit: Linebackers; Northeastern University: Defensive Backs/Special Teams Coordinator. Coach Paquette graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Business Administration. He later earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Boston College.

Eric Olson '12

Athletic Coach

eolson@bbns.org

Davidson Barthelmy

Athletic Coach

dbarthelmy@yahoo.com

Mamadou Bah

Athletic Coach

August Lin

Athletic Coach

alin@bbns.org

Date	Opponent	Home/Away
9/13/24	@ Choate Rosemary Hall	Choate Rosemary Hall
9/6/24	@ Phillips Exeter Academy	Phillips Exeter Academy
8/31/24	@ Waltham High School	Waltham High School

BB&N’s football program has been one of the most successful football programs in New England in recent years. Since 2007, the Knights have gone to 9 and won 6 NEPSAC Bowl Championships (including 6 in the last 7 years) and 3 ISL Championship in 2009, 2016, and 2018. Over that time, the Knights have sent over 100 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.

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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.

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2024 Season Preview
Expectations are high for the 2024 Knights football team, but the team understands that games are not won on paper. The success of the team 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 Knight’s 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. It is no secret to anyone in New England that All-Everything Running Back/Strong Safety and Captain Bo MacCormack is back for his senior campaign. He is poised to have another big season. Senior Captain Aj Azuakolam will direct the secondary from his free safety position. Senior Captain Carter Shaw looks the establish himself as a force in the middle of the defense and Senior Captain Nate Bodden will be the veteran on the offense line. Senior Phil Ellis looks to contribute on the offensive and defensive lines this season and Alex Levitt is a hard-hitting secondary player that will make some noise!

The Junior Class is loaded with talent from top to bottom. Linebacker/H Back Sam Kelley will also be a captain and be the man in the middle of the defense. Vince Snoonian will be a big-time target from his receiver spot and will handle the kicking and punting duties; I am sure he will pop up on defense also. A pair of enormous tackles in Tim Church and Jake McGrath with create and protect on the offensive line. Ethan Ortega can do a little bit of everything for the Knights from his secondary position and his dynamic play making abilities on offense will be something to watch for. Ellis Barnes looks to have a breakout year as a lockdown Corner and will add depth on offense. Leo Albee and Will Volk will anchor the defensive line. Junior Kai Ewin will play tight end and look to contribute in the pass game and the run game! The straw that will stir the drink on offense will be Junior QB Damon Taylor. Damon has set himself up for a monster year and he will be turning heads left and right! Jack Demarco, Will Gohlmann, Ellery Olson, and Lucas Morvillo all look to carve out a contributor’s roles for the Knights!

Super Sophomore Liam Cunningham will start at center for the third year in a row! Classmate Ben Pantera will join him on the offensive line. Tough Dudes: Linebacker/Running back Colin Hoffman, Linebacker/Tight End Andrew Knapp, Big skill player and snapping ace Dante Snoonian, Defensive Edge Drini Panariti and Lineman Mo El-Nazer have all made tremendous strides in the off season and will be counted on. Skill Players Jonathan White and Aiden Holness could be electric.

Freshmen Xzavier Chafin and Owen DeSalvo both return as starters on the defensive line and in the secondary respectively and look to dominate. Colton Fisher, Liam Walker, and Andrew Green appear to be varsity-ready freshmen.

2023 Season Recap
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!

2022 Season Recap

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!

2021 Season Recap
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 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!

2019 recap:

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 Recap

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.

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