North High School • Worcester, MA

The Spaghetti
Bowl 2026

A reunion dinner for the North High football family. Organized by Tobias Jeffy and Mrs. Coach (aka Jo Ann Savage) to celebrate Coach Ed & Jo Ann Savage and the family and legacy they built together.

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Our Legacy

More Than a Team.
A Family.

In the '90s, North High football was more than a sport. Coach Ed Savage and Jo Ann built a program and a family that treated every player like one of their own.

Coach and his wife Jo Ann opened their home to players. They fed us, drove us to practice, and showed up for us in ways that went well beyond football.

Thursday night spaghetti. Life inspiration far beyond X's and O's. That stuff stuck with us as we grew up, and our families benefited. It shows in the companies we've worked for, the relationships we've built, and the families we've raised. It shows in the kids and teams we've coached. Many went on to serve our country in the Marines and other branches, carrying those values with them and leaving a lasting impact on everyone they served alongside. They came home and became Worcester firemen and policemen, bringing that same dedication and character to the communities they protect. The classes of the '90s carry and share those values today.

Today, Coach is happily retired and spending some time on the golf course when he's not with his grandkids. The Spaghetti Bowl is our chance to come together, see Coach and Jo Ann, and celebrate the family and legacy they built together.

Lineman Danny Messina may get his chance to take a handoff and run the ball.

The Savage Family Legacy

Coach demanded discipline and gave loyalty in return. Mrs. Coach made every player feel like family the moment they walked through the door. Together, they built something bigger than a football program. Their rallying cry: Nerve, Heart, Spirit.

Now retired, Coach is doing great, enjoying the golf course, spoiling the grandkids, and still going strong with Mrs. Coach by his side. The legacy they built together lives on in every player who came through their home.

Mrs. Coach (aka Jo Ann Savage)

There is no Coach without Mrs. Coach. Jo Ann fed the players, cheered the loudest, and made sure every young man on the team knew somebody cared. She was the heart of everything, an equal partner in building the family that North High became.

Ed & Joan Savage Sr.

The Savage family legacy started a generation before Coach. His parents, Ed Sr. and Joan, opened their home and yard to players on many occasions. That hospitality, that instinct to bring people together and treat them like family, ran deep. The house Ed Sr. built in Worcester is still standing.

Classes of the '90s

From '90 to '99, North High turned out players who became leaders, fathers, and good men. If you were in the stands, you remember the Orange Crush chant. The Spaghetti Bowl brings us back together to reconnect and celebrate the family and legacy the Savages built.

What Made Us Family

The Traditions

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Spaghetti Dinners

Before every game, the team came together for a spaghetti dinner at the Savage house. Coach and Mrs. Coach made sure no one went hungry. It was about more than carb-loading. It was about sitting down together as a family the night before you went to war together.

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Thanksgiving Dinners

Every Thanksgiving, Coach and Mrs. Coach opened their home to players. Some guys had nowhere else to go. Some just wanted to be there. Either way, you had a seat at the table and a plate in front of you. That was the Savage house.

What Coach Taught Us

Adversity

Coach preached adversity. On the field, in life, it didn't matter. You were going to get hit. What mattered was getting back up and knowing your brothers had your back. He taught us that before we were old enough to understand it. We understand it now.

March 21, 2026

Honoring the Life & Legacy of Jerome Jeffy

January 18, 1978 – January 25, 2026

We lost Jerome Jeffy. There is no play in the book for that. Jerome was our brother and a pillar of the NHS football family. He was also the spark that got everyone talking about coming back together for the Spaghetti Bowl.

The North High community came together to honor Jerome, and Mrs. Coach was there, remembering Jerome, Tobias, and all the team members fondly. The dinners, the game watch parties at their home, the brotherhood that never faded. She shared how much those years and those young men meant to her and Coach.

Mrs. Coach said she and Coach would love for everyone to get together for Spaghetti in 2026. One more time. For Jerome, for the family that North High built, and to see all the guys again.

Forever in our hearts, always remember.

North High football brothers gathered to remember Jerome — Tobias Jeffy (center), Eugene Christopher, Francesco Lopriore, Ato Biney, Sal Molinari, Rohan Brewster, Tanisha Antonette Webster, Greg Grant, Delattre Jovin, Liza Nyamekye, Johnny Rice, and DeMarr Langford

Tobias Jeffy (center), surrounded in random order: Eugene Christopher, Francesco Lopriore, Ato Biney, Sal Molinari, Rohan Brewster, Tanisha Antonette Webster, Greg Grant, Delattre Jovin, Liza Nyamekye, Johnny Rice, and DeMarr Langford.

March 22, 2026

In Memory of Jerome Jeffy

In the photo, that ray of light says a lot without saying a word.

On Saturday, we came together to remember Jerome Jeffy and the joy he brought into our lives.

We heard about his gift for drawing and sketching, how he could put just about anything on paper. We remembered how much he loved fishing, gaming, football, and being around family and friends.

Jerome was a true Pats fan, and he knew how to bring laughter into family life. One of those small memories that stays with us is how he gave a Dallas fan in the family the nickname “Dallas,” turning it into a joke everybody still carries.

Rohan Brewster's story captured something many of us already knew about Jerome as one half of the talented Jeffy brother duo. He remembered watching Jerome carry the ball, spin past defenders, and make it all look easy. That was Jerome. People looked up to him not only for what he could do on the field, but for the way he carried himself through life.

More than anything, we remember Jerome for his joyful spirit, the way he made people feel welcome, and the love he had for his children. He wanted them to have a life filled with joy, hope, and care.

We hold on to the comfort of our faith and to that old hymn that reminds us this life is not the end. We trust that Jerome has found peace, that he has been lifted beyond pain and sorrow, and that, as the song says, he will “fly away” into everlasting rest with God.

Rest easy, Jerome. May God continue to cover your family and carry them forward with the same joy, hope, and care you gave so freely.

I'll Fly Away

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The SpaghettiBowl 2026

More Than a Team.A Family.