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Old Rochester Bulldogs football

Old Rochester Regional High School, Mattapoisett, serving Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester. Record 5-1.

The 2026 season so far

Old Rochester is 5-1 in football. It has won its last 2. By the scores the school posts, it has scored 169 points and allowed 106 in 6 games. Next: at GNB Voc-Tech, Friday, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m.

Game reports

  1. Friday, Oct. 16

    Old Rochester beat Bishop Fenwick 53-18 at home on Friday, Oct. 16. Benji Baptiste ran for five touchdowns, according to The Standard-Times and The Boston Globe. Old Rochester improved to 5-1. Old Rochester plays at GNB Voc-Tech on Friday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m.

    By South Coast 360 staff. Source: Arbiter Live schedule: Old Rochester Boys Varsity football, The Standard-Times, week 6 scoreboard, The Boston Globe, Schools Insider week 6 leaders. Checked Oct. 18.

  2. Friday, Oct. 9

    Old Rochester beat Dighton-Rehoboth 20-14 at home on Friday, Oct. 9. Old Rochester improved to 4-1; Dighton-Rehoboth fell to 1-4. Old Rochester followed with a 53-18 win over Bishop Fenwick on Oct. 16. Its next time out, on Oct. 15, Dighton-Rehoboth beat GNB Voc-Tech 27-13.

    By South Coast 360 staff. Source: Arbiter Live schedule: Dighton-Rehoboth Boys Varsity football, Arbiter Live schedule: Old Rochester Boys Varsity football. Checked Oct. 18. Dighton-Rehoboth football

Schedule and results

Old Rochester Regional High School football, 2026
DateOpponentResult or time
Sept. 11vs. Plymouth NorthW 27-13
Sept. 18vs. Bishop StangW 42-14
Sept. 24at DartmouthW 13-12
Oct. 2vs. FoxboroughL 35-14
Oct. 9vs. Dighton-RehobothW 20-14
Oct. 16vs. Bishop FenwickW 53-18
Oct. 23at GNB Voc-Tech6:30 p.m.
Oct. 30at Somerset Berkley6:30 p.m.
Nov. 26vs. Apponequet10 a.m.

Results and times as Old Rochester posts them on its Arbiter Live team page. Scrimmages and multi-team meets are left off.

Program history

  • 2025 Division 6 tournament as the No. 13 seed: won at No. 4 Wilmington 47-39 in triple overtime, then lost at Hudson 34-7 in the round of 8. Source
  • 2024 Division 5 tournament as the No. 4 seed: beat No. 13 Medway 42-0 and No. 12 Norton, then lost the state semifinal to No. 1 Shawsheen Valley Tech 28-7. Source