RADIO: Quabbin Football, Doherty Legend Alfred Adakwah and More!

By Joe Parello (@HerewegoJoe)

It was a bittersweet final episode of "The Local Sports Lunchbox" on WPKZ this week.

It was my final show as host, but I did get to welcome in Sean Sweeney to the studio as a co-host. Mr. Sweeney will take over the time slot, alongside legendary Clinton basketball coach Tony Gannon starting next week, and I know they are going to kill it.

For my final show, we first chatted with Quabbin football coach David Buchanan. His team returns a ton of offensive firepower, including record-setting quarterback Ryan Malkowski. Hear what the Panthers need to do to take the next step.

Then, Doherty football legend Alfred Adarkwah called in to discuss his brand new scholarship to play football at UMass. Adarkwah walked on for the Minutemen three years ago, and his hard work finally paid off, as he was awarded a scholarship just last night.

Finally, Sean and I break down the blockbuster Celtics-Cavaliers trade, and the legendary Dick Tucker makes a surprise call in. All that, and more, in this week's episode below.

The Top Plays of CMass High School Football 2013

Davon Jones made big plays on both sides of the ball for St. John's this year.

By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

Today we close the book on the 2013 high school football season in Central Massachusetts with my end of the year highlight package.

This video features plays and celebrations from the biggest games across Central Mass, including great moments from Leominster, St. John's, Doherty, Littleton, Shepherd Hill, Leicester, Auburn, St. Peter-Marian, Quabbin and Burncoat.

Postgame Blog: Brennan's 5 TDs Lift Doherty Past Quabbin

Senior quarterback Luke Brennan and the Doherty offense rolled Friday night.

 By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

So yeah, that Luke Brennan kid is pretty good.

As I mentioned in last week's postgame blog, the Doherty senior isn't often mentioned with the other great CMass QBs (Smiley from SJS, O'Connor from Leominster, Kierman from Quabbin), but he's quite a player himself.

If five touchdowns in a playoff game where your team goes down 7-0 out of the gate isn't a big-time performance, I don't know what is. The Highlanders are still my favorites in Division 4, not just in Central Mass, but in the whole state as well.

They wouldn't be if they didn't have one of the region's best quarterbacks. Time to give the kid his due, he's a guy you can win a state championship with.

You can check out some highlights of his big day below.