Burke High to play Westie in Fenway football matchup

Dorchester’s Jeremiah E. Burke High will take on their crosstown rivals West Roxbury in a football match-up at Fenway Park on Tues., Nov. 20 at 5 p.m.

Meeting for the first time since Oct. 16, 2015, these two Boston city schools will be battling for civic pride inside the hallowed grounds of Fenway Park. West Roxbury won that 2015 meeting, 12-6, in a low-scoring, hard-fought contest at White Stadium in Boston’s Franklin Park.

Fenway Sports Management (FSM) announced he expanded return of high school football to Fenway Park with four games taking place November 20-21. Building on the excitement and success of hosting Thanksgiving rivalry games in 2015 and 2017, eight local high schools will compete over two days in a pair of doubleheaders at the ballpark.

This year’s other contests include Foxborough v. Mansfield on Nov. 20; St. John’s Prep v. Xaverian and Natick v. Framingham on Nov. 21.

The four high school showdowns follow the 135th edition of the legendary rivalry between Harvard and Yale, when “The Game” is played at Fenway Park on Saturday, November 17. For more information about this year’s football games at Fenway, including how to purchase tickets and parking, and any additional schedule updates, please visit redsox.com/highschoolfootball.


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