Stoughton High School Football

At Stoughton Cable 9 the objectives are clear:
Provide an entertaining, informative, professional
presentation of the sporting event.

The idea for covering Stoughton sports on Channel 9 began in 1995. Upon graduation from Connecticut School of Broadcasting, John Leahy approached Deborah Miles, who at the time was Stoughton program director for what was then Continental Cablevision. They talked about opportunities for getting sports on the air in Stoughton. After a brief run through with the equipment, the first Stoughton sporting event on-air occurred on December 23, 1995 at the Asiaf Arena in Brockton. John Leahy and Sean Walsh, a fellow CSB student, were at the microphones. They used stick mikes that night. Stoughton took on Dover-Sherborn and won 7-0 as Sadique Hassan had a hat trick. Hockey aired alone for the first season and then in subsequent seasons Boys Basketball followed (1996), followed by Football (1997) and then Girls Basketball in 2000. Over the years Stoughton Cable 9 has covered MIAA tournament action from all around the state.

Here is a list of some of the non Hockomock League post season venues Stoughton Cable 9 has broadcast from:
Boys Basketball: O'Bryant H.S., Roxbury; Dartmouth H.S., Dartmouth; Duxbury H.S., Duxbury; Silver Lake Regional H.S., Kingston.
Girls Basketball: UMass Boston; Massasoit Community College, Brockton; Bishop Feehan HS, Attleboro.
Ice Hockey: Northeastern University (Matthews Arena); Bridgewater Ice Arena; Ryan Arena, Watertown; Asiaf Arena, Brockton




Currently Stoughton Cable 9 is showing Football Replays on
Monday Nights at 9:00 PM
Friday, Saturday and Sundays at Noon and 3:00 PM
We appreciate your support




Biography of the Voice of Stoughton High School Athletics, Mr. John Leahy, in his own words:

I graduated in 1983 from Stoughton High School. After high school, I
graduated with a B.A. in psychology from the University of Massachusetts
(Boston campus.) in 1989. In 1990 I left for 3 years to live in California
(San Francisco Bay Area.) In 1995 I graduated with a degree from
Connecticut School of Broadcasting. Also as part of my educational
experience I took a sports broadcasting course at the Boston Center
for Adult Education, with former New England Whalers play-by-play voice
John Carlson teaching it. My professional work includes 9 years
of play-by-play work for Stoughton Cable 9 Sports, play-by-play work for
Comcast, and color commentating and field reporting for Mansfield Cable 8
Sports. I have also hosted a movie segment for UPN 38, appeared as a guest
on Allston-Brighton Free Radio, a guest on the Avon-based " Sports Rap"
TV program with Frank Staffier, as well as appearing currently on WNRI
(1380 AM) as a field correspondent. I am the proud owner of 2 websites, my home page at
John Leahy Sports Broadcaster
and my Hockomock football website at
Hockomock League Football
I am married, my wife's name is Lori-Ann, and we live in Blackstone, Mass.





The Crew