We are incredibly proud to announce that Patriots’ Hall of Famer, Andre Tippett came to Carver Middle High School on October 10, 2023 to present the Carver Middle High School Football Program with a $1,000 donation on behalf of the Kraft family and New England Charitable Foundation in honor of Head Coach, Benjamin Shuffain who was chosen as the Patriots High School Coach of the week. The visit and presentation will be featured on the “Patriots All Access” television show which airs on Friday, October 13, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. on WBZ-TV in Boston and also available immediately after on Patriots.com.

 

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About Coach Shuffain

Last season, the Crusaders finished their 2022 season at 3-8 and now are sitting at 5-0 after Head Coach Ben Shuffain led Carver to their biggest win in 20-plus years since its EMass Division 4 Super Bowl appearance against Fairhaven in 2000. In a stunning overtime thriller on Friday, October 6th, marked the first time that Carver upset Cohasset to end a 17-year losing streak and remain undefeated on the season. Additionally, the win plots Carver for its first winning season since 2015, when it finished 6-5. The Crusaders offense has averaged 47.2 points per game through the first five weeks of the season, with the high-mark of 55 points set against McCann Technical School on September 23rd, and arguably the most impressive showing of 42 in its biggest test against Cohasset on Friday.

Head Coach Ben Shuffain took over the program last year after moving his family from Mansfield to Carver and has instantly changed the culture of our program in a positive way. “In such a short period of time, Coach Shuffain has made such a profound impact on our student-athletes and our community. He is a tremendous role model and would not want any other coach leading our program”, says athletic director Christopher Carbone. Coach Shuffain has turned Carver football into a family; a family that is there for one another 24/7, 365 days a year. The student-athletes and coaches alike are always improving and have bought in. His ability to effect a positive turnaround for our football program does not go unnoticed.

Ben Shuffain adds, “this team just has it, they have the tenacity, and fought through adversity and we hadn’t seen that in the first four weeks, but we saw it in this one,” said Shuffain. “I think the sky’s the limit for this team. I think (this win) is huge for this program, this town, we ‘ve had a lot of struggles lately with some loss, and this team has come together the last few weeks.”

We are incredibly proud of our teams’ accomplishments and look forward to building on the success we have had thus far. 

 

Photos courtesy of the community and Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger

Congratulations to Crusader Athlete, Junior, Amanda Byron for scoring her 100th ace of her Varsity career this past week!

 

I hope that you had a great weekend and have enjoyed your summer thus far! I want to take a moment to provide you with some important information that you will need as we prepare for what hopes to be a successful fall season.

Important Documents

I am attaching a few documents that I strongly encourage you to review as we get ready to start the season. They are hyperlinked and are posted to our website for quick access.

• Carver Athletics Sports Night Presentation – These are the slides that we reviewed during our 2023 Fall Sports Night. Please review if you were not in attendance and do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions with any of the information that was presented.

• Carver Middle High School Athletic Handbook – The information presented in this handbook has been compiled to better acquaint you with the policies, practices and regulations that govern the interscholastic athletic programs at Carver Public Schools.

• 2023 Fall  MASTER Schedule – This spreadsheet includes our practice in addition to our contest schedules for the 2023 Fall season. Please note, this schedule remains fluid so please keep it handy (bookmark it) throughout the season.

• Arbiter Live Contest Schedules – New scheduling site! Go to www.arbiterlive.com and search “Carver” for team schedules. You can also follow your teams’ schedules; as part of following teams, you will receive notifications regarding your teams’ games and any event changes or cancellations. Arbiter Live will also be used to view team rosters and team scores. Lastly, there is a new smartphone app so please check that out and download it!

ImPACT Baseline Testing

Please note, your child will need to complete their ImPACT Baseline Test in order to remain eligible for the upcoming season. This test is good for 2 years! Our Athletic Trainer, Phil Madore is working with our teams and students to make sure they get this done as soon as possible. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Madore and he will be glad to help you out. His email is: [email protected].

Athletic Fee Info

The Athletic Fee is due BEFORE the first athletic contest (one week away). Our preferred method for payment will be for families to pay online through our Unipay account. You may also pay by cash or check, payable to the “Carver Athletic Department”. If this is the case, it can be brought to the Carver Middle High School office (Attention: Christopher Carbone).

• Sports Participation Fee
  $150.00 (All sports except Ice Hockey)
  $300.00 (Ice Hockey)
  $750 (Family Cap)

New Assistant Athletic Director

During our Fall Sports Night, we introduced our new Assistant AD, Tim Murphy. Mr. Murphy is a new physical education teacher at CMHS and we are looking forward to bringing him on board for the upcoming school year.

Closing

Thank you all for your continued support as we create the best possible experiences for all Crusaders; it is our goal that your child has a positive and memorable experience as a student-athlete! As always the case, please feel free to reach out to the CMHS Athletics office with questions, concerns, etc. I can best be reached at (508) 866-6136 or via email at: [email protected].

Best,

Christopher Carbone

My name is Christopher Carbone and I was recently appointed as the Interim Athletic Director for the upcoming school year. I feel honored that I was selected to serve your community and look forward to the opportunity to meet you and work with all of our amazing student-athletes this upcoming fall season.

For now, I wanted to send out a reminder and invite you to our 2023 Fall Sports Night. This event will be held on Tuesday, August 22nd at 6:00pm in the Carver Middle High School Auditorium. Student-Athletes and Parents/Guardians who are registered for a fall sport are strongly encouraged to attend. During the evening, we will review athletic department policies and other important information. Following the athletic director presentation, students and their parents/guardians will break out and meet with their coaches for their individual team meeting. Head coaches will go over additional team rules, schedules and expectations for their program.

After the event, please be on the lookout as I will be sending along some important information that you will need for the upcoming season (sometime Wednesday). As always the case, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have. Have a wonderful evening!

Best,
Christopher Carbone
Interim Athletic Director

Crusader Nation,

We hope that you are all doing well as you start your summer schedules.  While we know tomorrow is the 4th of July and we are just starting our summer season, we would like to remind each of you that registration for the Fall 2023 High School Athletic Season opened on Tuesday May 23, 2023.  As of today we have over 128 student-athletes that have registered for a fall sport.   We ask that you please review and complete all of the steps below if you are planning on participating in a fall sport that you please register as soon as possible. We ask this for multiple reasons including:

• This will ensure that you will be ready for the first day of tryouts / workouts
• We will utilize this data to decide if we will open registrations for certain sports for 7th graders.
• This will ensure we have proper coaches in place as well as equipment/uniforms needed.

1. Register in FamilyID Portal – Click Here to register by Friday August 4, 2023 for all sports.  Coaches will have access to all student-athletes looking to participate in their sport once the registration in FamilyID is completed.  If not registered by the above date we can not guarantee that you will receive clearance for the first day of tryouts.
2. A current physical (new or on file) from within the last 13 months.  REMINDER: a physical may expire during the season, we will need a new physical to keep your student eligible.  Physicals must be submitted to Lorraine Leahy at the High School Nurse’s Office either in paper form or you can scan the physical and send it to Interim Athletic Director Sean McInnis at [email protected]. We will reach out to any student-athlete that has a missing or expired physical starting on Sunday August 6, 2023
3. Current or updated IMPACT test must be on file.  The Impact tests are good for 2 years from the date of taking the test.  We will reach out to any student-athlete that has a missing or expired Impact test starting on Sunday August 6, 2023.
4. Any outstanding uniform issue or any user fee still outstanding from 2022-2023 season must be paid in full.  We will also be in touch with anyone missing a uniform from 2022-2023.  If your uniform is missing, you will not be able to tryout for a sport in the 2023 – 2024 academic season until the uniform is turned in or has been paid for.
5. All previous User Fees must be paid in full or arranged for with the Athletic Office prior to tryouts. If a student-athlete does not make a team or decides not to play a spring sport we will process a refund.  If you would like to submit a check for payment please submit checks payable to Carver Athletics and can be sent to the the High School Main Office

We will be offering impact testing for all students that need to complete the testing.  Please watch for an email from our trainer starting in early August if you are informed we are missing your impact test or you need to take one for fall sports.  Our Trainer’s email will review the process on how to handle the impact testing for anyone that needs to complete this.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR STUDENT-ATHLETE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRYOUT IF THEY HAVE NOT COMPLETED ALL 5 STEPS ABOVE 

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Important Dates & Information For the Upcoming Spring Season:

Sports being offered:

Boys and Girls Cross Country
Coach: Andrew Gittleman, [email protected]

Boys Soccer
Coach: Michael Santos, [email protected]

Girls Soccer
Coach: John Amaral, [email protected]

Cheer
Coach: MacKenzie Arrigal, [email protected]

eSports
Coach: David Arruda, [email protected]

Field Hockey
Coach: Renee Grennell, [email protected]

Football
Coach: Ben Shuffain, [email protected]

Golf
Craig Lochiatto, [email protected]

Volleyball
Morgan Bardetti, [email protected]

Grades allowed to participate:
Grades 8-12 are allowed to play HS sports at Carver Middle High School.  Grade 7 students will only be allowed if a need arises to save a program or level.  An update on the decision to allow 7th grade students for specific sports will be provided shortly.  This will be announced via email, if 7th grade student-athletes are allowed to participate on a high school team we will provide a process for registration

Online Athletic Registration opened on FamilyID
Tuesday May 23, 2023

 

Mandatory Fall Student-Athlete / Parent meeting:
Tuesday August 22, 2023 @ 6PM

 

First day of official tryouts:                                           

Cheer:                                Tuesday June 6, 2023
Football:                            Friday August 18, 2023
All Other Sports:          Monday August 21, 2023

First possible day of games/meets/matches: 
Friday August 25, 2023

Anticipated Sub Varsity Season End:                          

Football:                              Saturday November 18, 2023
All Other Sports :           Wednesday November 1, 2023

 

Varsity State Tournament Anticipated Start Date:      

Football:                                Saturday November 18, 2023
All Other Sports:              10/30/2023 – 11/1/2023

 

Anticipated State Tournament end date:                    

Once a team loses their season is completed on that date, The dates of state finals are being worked on now.

Draft Game Schedules:   Click Here 

 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions or concerns.

Go Crusaders!

Sean McInnis
High School Assistant Principal
Interim Athletic Director
Carver Middle High School

p:  508-866-6100
e:  [email protected]

Crusader Nation,

We would like to remind each of you that registration for the Fall 2023 High School Athletic Season opened on Tuesday May 23, 2023.  As of today we have over 115 student-athletes that have registered for a fall sport.   We ask that you please review and complete all of the steps below if you are planning on participating in a fall sport that you please register as soon as possible.  We ask this for multiple reasons including:

• This will ensure that you will be ready for the first day of tryouts / workouts
• We will utilize this data to decide if we will open registrations for certain sports for 7th graders.
• This will ensure we have proper coaches in place as well as equipment/uniforms needed.

 

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  Register in FamilyID Portal – Click Here to register by Friday August 4, 2023 for all sports.  Coaches will have access to all student-athletes looking to participate in their sport once the registration in FamilyID is completed.  If not registered by the above date we can not guarantee that you will receive clearance for the first day of tryouts.

 

• A current physical (new or on file) from within the last 13 months.  REMINDER: a physical may expire during the season, we will need a new physical to keep your student eligible.  Physicals must be submitted to the High School Nurse’s Office either in paper form or you can scan the physical and send it via email or fax it to 508-866-5639. We will reach out to any student-athlete that has a missing or expired physical starting on Sunday August 6, 2023

 

• Current or updated IMPACT test must be on file.  The Impact tests are good for 2 years from the date of taking the test.  We will reach out to any student-athlete that has a missing or expired Impact test starting on Sunday August 6, 2023.

 

• Any outstanding uniform issue or any user fee still outstanding from 2022-2023 season must be paid in full.  We will also be in touch with anyone missing a uniform from 2022-2023.  If your uniform is missing, you will not be able to tryout for a sport in the 23-24 academic season until the uniform is turned in or has been paid for.

 

• All previous User Fees must be paid in full or arranged for with the Athletic Office prior to tryouts. If a student-athlete does not make a team or decides not to play a spring sport we will process a refund.  If you would like to submit a check for payment please submit checks payable to Carver Athletics and can be sent to the the High School Main Office

 

We will be offering impact testing for all students that need to complete the testing.  Please watch for an email from our trainer starting in early August if you are informed we are missing your impact test or you need to take one for fall sports.  Our Trainer’s email will review the process on how to handle the impact testing for anyone that needs to complete this.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR STUDENT-ATHLETE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRYOUT IF THEY HAVEN’T DONE ALL 5 STEPS ABOVE 

 

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Important Dates & Information For the upcoming Fall season:

 

Sports being offered:

Boys and Girls Cross Country 
Boys and Girls Soccer
Cheer
eSports
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Volleyball

 

Grades allowed to participate:

Grades 8-12 are allowed to play HS sports at Carver Middle High School.  Grade 7 students will only be allowed if a need arises to save a program or level.  An update on the decision to allow 7th grade students for specific sports will be provided shortly.  This will be announced via email, if 7th grade student-athletes are allowed to participate on a high school team we will provide a process for registration

 

Online Athletic Registration opened on FamilyID:       

Tuesday May 23, 2023

Mandatory Fall Student-Athlete / Parent meeting:

Tuesday August 22, 2023 @ 6PM

 

First day of official tryouts:

Cheer:                                Tuesday June 6, 2023
Football:                            Friday August 18, 2023
All Other Sports:          Monday August 21, 2023

First possible day of games/meets/matches:
Friday August 25, 2023 

 

Anticipated Sub Varsity Season End: 

Football: Saturday November 18, 2023
All Other Sports: Wednesday November 1, 2023

 

Varsity State Tournament Anticipated Start Date:

Football: Saturday November 18, 2023
All Other Sports:  10/30/2023 – 11/1/2023

 

Anticipated State Tournament end date:

Once a team loses their season is completed on that date, The dates of state finals are being worked on now.

Draft Game Schedules:
Click Here 

 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions or concerns.

Go Crusaders!

Sean McInnis
High School Assistant Principal
Interim Athletic Director
Carver Middle High School