ISL football: BB&N cracks the state's top five as Tabor heads to California

Five Independent School League teams appear in On3's latest Massachusetts football rankings. Two of them are this week's biggest ISL stories.

BB&N's statement win

BB&N beat Avon Old Farms 45-35 on Oct. 3, according to the ISL's scoreboard. Avon Old Farms finished last season as Connecticut's top-ranked team, per On3. The win moved BB&N to No. 5 in On3's Massachusetts Top 25 for Oct. 5. That ranking uses Massey Ratings and compares MIAA and prep schools on one list.

On3 lists BB&N at 2-0 and names two 2028 three-star prospects on the roster: athlete Owen DeSalvo and defensive lineman Xzavier Chafin.

Next for the Knights is undefeated Lawrence Academy (3-0), which beat St. George's 27-7 on Oct. 3 and sits at No. 21 in On3's rankings. Later this month, BB&N plays at Milton Academy on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m., per BB&N's athletics schedule.

Tabor's cross-country trip

Tabor Academy is 2-1 and No. 4 in On3's state rankings after beating Milton Academy 28-14 on Oct. 3. On3 reports that the Seawolves will travel to El Dorado Hills, Calif., on Oct. 9 to play Oak Ridge, which went 9-4 last season.

Tabor's quarterback, Peter Bourque, is a Virginia Tech commit, per On3. The Boston Globe reported in August that Bourque had flipped his commitment from Michigan to Virginia Tech.

ISL teams in On3's Massachusetts Top 25 (Oct. 5)

• No. 4 Tabor Academy: 2-1
• No. 5 BB&N: 2-0
• No. 7 Milton Academy: 2-1
• No. 15 St. Sebastian's: 1-1
• No. 21 Lawrence Academy: 3-0

Around the league: Oct. 3 results

• St. Sebastian's 21, Belmont Hill 3
• Roxbury Latin 17, Groton 14
• Brooks 21, Thayer 20
• St. Mark's 40, Rivers 22

See the full Oct. 3 ISL scoreboard for every result.

ISL schools compete in NEPSAC, not the MIAA, so they do not appear in MIAA power rankings. Our reader's guide to the ISL explains how the league works.

Boston Sports News did not attend these games. Results and rankings come from the sources listed below.