Globe Schools Insider, Nov. 5: Takeaways from the first playoff night

The Boston Globe · Brendan Kurie · 2026-11-06 10:00 UTC

The first big night of playoff action saw a pair of top-six football seats get bounced, a 600th career save, a 1,000th career assist, and some eye-popping individual performances.

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