Wellesley Preview

We’re less than 24 hours from the big game and it’s time for the Wellesley preview. The Raiders are coming off a season where they earned a playoff berth and their first playoff victory since 2019. Here’s a look at how they got here!

Wellesley:

5-5 (4-0)

PPG: 22.4

PAPG: 16.7

Schedule:

Dedham 20-13 L

Milford 24-0 L

@ Walpole 30-14 L

@ Brookline 40-6 W

Framingham 26-7 W

@ Newton North 38-14 W

Natick 17-10 W

@ Weymouth 14-13 L

Belmont D2 Round of 16 42-0 W

CM D2 Elite 8 42-21 L

Needham Preview

Time to continue the march to Thanksgiving by taking a look at the 2023 Needham Rockets, who enter Thanksgiving after quite the season where they made it one game away from Gillette. Here’s a look at how the Rockets got here

Needham:

9-2(3-1)

PPG: 25.3

PAPG: 13.7

Schedule:

Natick 14-6 W

Lincoln Sudbury 14-13 W

@ Newton North 27-7 W

Walpole 21-19 W

@ Milton 10-9 L

Braintree 42-21 W

@ Weymouth 33-7 W

Framingham 24-7 W

Westford Academy D1 Round of 16 35-17 W

Methuen D1 Elite 8 42-24 W

Xaverian D1 Final 4 20-17 L

Wellesley Needham Series Overview

As we take countdown to the 136th Wellesley Needham game Thursday it’s time to take a look at a brief overview of how the series stands to date.

Wellesley Needham Series Overview:

136th Meeting

Wellesley leads 66-60-9

Last Meeting: Wellesley 24-17

Current Streak: Wellesley (4)

Last Needham win: 2018

Last 10 meetings

2022: Wellesley 24-17

2021: Wellesley 34-28 (OT)

2021 (March): Wellesley 34-0

2019: Wellesley 27-0

2018: Needham 14-13

2017: Wellesley 23-20

2016: Wellesley 34-14

2015: Needham 12-7

2014: Needham 27-13

2013: Wellesley 22 Needham 6

Thanksgiving Content

Beginning tomorrow we will be looking at the 136th installment of the Wellesley Needham game coming up Thursday in Wellesley. Tomorrow we will have a series overview, followed by Needham and Wellesley previews on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively and of course the game result on Thursday, so stay tuned!