New England Patriots
“I heard it was an enormous recreation within the native space.”
The final query of Drake Maye’s Sunday press conference introduced a smile to the quarterback’s face.
He was requested why he selected to attend native highschool football game between Catholic Memorial and Xaverian on Friday night time.
“I heard it was an enormous recreation within the native space, I feel [it was] two state champions taking part in,” Maye stated. “Simply attempting to assist. It brings me again to these days once I was taking part in.”
Maye made the journey to Westwood after follow and earlier than the Patriots headed to Nashville for a blowout win against the Titans.
Soaking within the environment at the highschool soccer recreation was a “cool” technique to spend a Friday night time, the quarterback stated.
“It was fairly cool to see them on the market and I assume it was a bunch of Patriots followers,” Maye stated. “So it was a reasonably good and it was a reasonably good recreation.”
Xaverian received the sport 25-22 on a 23-yard field-goal from junior kicker Zander Govostes because the clock ran out. Catholic Memorial had overwhelmed Xaverian by a landing or much less in every of the three earlier conferences. It was the primary time the Hawks beat the Knights since 2018.
Maye took time to pose for photographs whereas he was on the sideline. The Patriots quarterback was carrying a hooded sweatshirt with the quantity “5” on it.
Maye wasn’t the one Boston sports activities movie star on the recreation. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, whose stepson Michael Harden performs linebacker for Xaverian, was additionally on the recreation.
Xaverian has received back-to-back Division I MIAA State Championships. Catholic Memorial was the top-ranked staff in Division II heading into the sport.
Maye had a dominant exhibiting towards the Titans after touching down in Nashville. He accomplished 21 of 23 passes and threw a pair of touchdowns in New England’s victory. He set the franchise document for highest single-game completion share within the common season because the Patriots cruised to a 31-13 victory.
“It was guys making performs for me,” Maye stated. “These guys up entrance are blocking their butts off and within the passing recreation they’ll make performs for me. I feel we’re simply attempting to remain forward of the chains and attempt to throw to the primary man open.”
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