Football practice for the East Boston High School football team got underway Friday morning, August 21 at Sartori Stadium. A scrimmage with Cathedral took place on Wednesday afternoon, September 2 and with Hull on Saturday, September 5. The Jets will open the season at Clemente Field in the Fenway this Friday evening at 7 p.m. The home team will be the Boston Latin Wolfpack, who are led by coach Ray Butler.
Beginning his seventeenth season as head coach is John Parziale with a record of 82-82. Assisting him will be Coaches Shawn Torrici (2008), Juan Murcia (2011), Brandon Ciacio (2006), Michael Zaleya, Xavier Ortiz and Elvis Navarro (2017). All are East Boston High graduates and played for the team. The team numbers about 30 with approximately 10 seniors. Captains thus far are Jason Taft and Caden Pelosi.
Last year, the Jets ended the season at 1-10. In year three of a new Thanksgiving rivalry with Chelsea, East Boston will travel over Chelsea on Wednesday, November 25 for the game at 6 p.m. Thus far, the record for both teams is 1-1.
Its year eleven for an MIAA approved play-off system. Schedules are set for September and October. Games in November will be determined by a point system in which Eastern Massachusetts and Central Massachusetts schools will be split into two groups: play-off teams and non-qualifiers. The new system began in 2013.
