Central Mass. high school football is back! Catch up with our coverage so far on the 2024 season

The Central Mass. high school football season kicks off on Friday with a handful of teams in action , and we've been taking a look at some of the top players in the area with our Hometeam Football Players to Watch. Find them all in one place here to get ready for the season:

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

You can also cast your vote for our 2024 Hometeam Central Mass. Football Preseason Player of the Year , which will end on Friday.

On Thursday, Rich Garven unveiled his picks for the top teams around Central Mass. with his T&G Hometeam Super 7 Large Schools poll and Fab 15 Small Schools poll . That should get the conversation started heading into the season.

Also on Thursday, Tommy Cassell looked at seven questions heading into the new season . Will it be QB-dominated? Who are some new faces on the sidelines? What should we be looking for this season?

This is just the start of the Hometeam high school sports coverage planned for the fall season. Keep up with all the action from all the sports this fall with the Hometeam Scoreboard and the list of football scrimmages and follow how your favorite teams are doing with the updated 2024 fall sports standings . Next week we'll have plenty of recaps, polls and league leaders to keep the conversation going.

This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Central Mass. high school football is back! Catch up with our coverage so far on the 2024 season